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A weekly short story contest
Join (probably?) the world's largest writing contest. Flex those creative muscles with weekly writing prompts.
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We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $250!
This week's theme: Technical Difficulties
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#183 – Opposite Day
#182 – Feeling Watched
#181 – Standing Tall
#180 – A Roll of the Dice
Liv Chocolate – read
Aeris Walker – read
Marilyn Filewood – read
Saeda Rose – read
#1 Zilla Babbitt
32160 points
#2 Deidra Whitt Lovegren
27050 points
#3 Abigail Airuedomwinya
22350 points
#4 Scout Tahoe
13103 points
#5 Rayhan Hidayat
10506 points
#6 Deborah Mercer
9546 points
#7 Thom Brodkin
9203 points
#8 Graham Kinross
8271 points
#9 Corey Melin
7925 points
#10 Kathleen March
7445 points
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