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This week's contest:
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Funny Story with Fran Lebowitz
98 contest entries /
51 stories
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Your fingers tensed around the object in your pocket, ready to pull it out at a moment's notice.
Science Fiction
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44 stories
Write a story about a character who buys a secondhand coat and then discovers something in the pocket.
Thriller and Suspense
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99 stories
Write a story about a family dinner that involves some kind of reconciliation.
Nonfiction
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30 stories
Write a story about a family dinner that takes place in any time period other than the present.
Historical Fiction
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30 stories
Write a story about a family dinner that includes someone unexpected showing up.
Thanksgiving
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80 stories
Write a story about a family dinner from the perspective of an in-law who's married into the family.
Thanksgiving
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33 stories
Write a story about a character on a quest, trying to "prove themselves."
Adventure
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30 stories
Write a story in which characters are warned not to go into the woods.
Mystery
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98 stories
Write a rags-to-riches story.
Novel
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20 stories
Write a story that involves love at first sight.
Romance
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87 stories
Write a story around the theme: Be careful what you wish for.
Novel
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79 stories
And there's a twist! It actually all took place in the past.
High School
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32 stories
Someone in the story has a lot of hard lessons to learn.
Sad
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35 stories
It kicks off on a yacht with the delivery of an important letter.
Short Story
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35 stories
