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This week's contest:
Win $250
Something Wicked This Way Comes
31 contest entries /
19 stories
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Write about an AI or person trying to inject a ‘human touch’ into their work.
Science Fiction
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50 stories
Write about someone with a Midas touch: everything they touch turns to [fill in the blank].
Character
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39 stories
Write a story about someone who is losing feeling in their hands and/or fingers.
Character
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46 stories
Start or end your story with a character receiving a hug or words of comfort.
Dramatic
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102 stories
Set your story in a post office.
Fiction
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36 stories
Write a story about a pair of pen pals.
Character
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26 stories
Write a story in the form of a letter, or multiple letters back and forth.
Short Story
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147 stories
End your story with two characters reconciling.
Adults
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49 stories
Set or begin your story in a room lit by the flickering flames of the fireplace.
Fiction
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71 stories
Write a story involving a friendship with an adorable animal.
Fluff
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50 stories
Begin your story with a librarian searching for something.
Fiction
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70 stories
Write a story starring an octogenarian who’s more than meets the eye.
Fiction
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68 stories
Write a story that includes someone saying, “We’re not alone.”
Dialogue
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88 stories
Make a mysterious message an important part of your story.
Mystery
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40 stories
Write about a character who has to grapple with something completely alien to them.
Character
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47 stories
Set your story after aliens have officially arrived on Earth.
Science Fiction
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96 stories
