These entries from April’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “April Writing Challenge.” . Harriet 16 Australia Big City Dreams She sat at the solid wooden table, running her fingers over the dried rings of wine bottle […]
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The following is a featured 100-word story from the December Writing Challenge. I looked across the table and felt a contentment I hadn’t felt in some time. I was finally in a home of my own with my friends around me. There was laughter and conversation, the wine was flowing — a little too […]
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These entries from November’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “November Writing Challenge.” Sophia Titara 15 USA The bitterness of the air bit into Ella’s face as she walked out her front door. Snowflake after snowflake fell, […]
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This story is one of the August Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . Seven years of bad luck if you break a mirror…. Well, sod that…. So I smashed another – surely that would balance things out? I pushed all the glittering shards into the waste bin in the bathroom and […]
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These entries from January’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “January Writing Challenge.” Haley Duncan 15 USA Destiny To say the least, the life of David Mitchell was rather monotonous. As a high school English teacher, his […]
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These entries from November’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “November Writing Challenge.” Alison 20 UK The Whisper of the Wind The wind blew the window open, and with a quiet whistle the candle let its […]
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This story is one of the October Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . Sally often felt happiest amongst the autumn leaves out in the countryside. She had memories of a magical place filled with trees, sea, mermaids, and cake. It was somewhere in the depths of her memory swirling in sepia […]
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The following is a featured 100-word story from the June Writing Challenge. The skin so sallow, eyes wide, full of so many words, words that can’t be spoken. I’d choke on them, you’d drown in them. Hair that hangs to hide what it can. My hands touching, poking, prodding, hating but trying so hard […]
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These entries from August’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “August Writing Challenge.” Joy DelGiorno 14 USA The sinister smile that spread across the man’s face was nothing to sneer at, but sneer she did. Despite the […]
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