Last week, we asked writers to create a sci-fi story that contained two elements found in our creative writing prompt: A goldfish The line: “I just want a nice, easy life. What’s wrong with that?” And while it was no easy task, we did have several entries that ranked high on our list. We want to give a special shout-out
A special thanks goes out to all the writers who entered last week’s writing contest! We wanted horror and you gave it to us! Our winning entry comes from Emily Sauer, whose story was a combination of both real and supernatural terror! We can’t shake the visual of this murderous hitchhiker! Check out the prompt and her entry below! Prompt: We’re
Last week, we asked writers if they could create a poem using the abecedarian poetry form. It’s an ancient style of poetry in which each new line or stanza begins with a successive letter of the alphabet. We had many entertaining and creative entries, but the winning poetry contest entry this week belongs to Emily Sauer! Congrats on your second
Last week, we asked writers to create a story based on the above photo and the word “trapped”. The results were creative, funny and interesting in ways we didn’t expect. We appreciate everyone one of them and we hope that the writers enjoyed the challenge! Our winning entry comes to us from G. N. Boorse, who’s wonderfully descriptive tale describes
We hoped everyone enjoyed last week’s writing contest! We had a lot of fun entries with a lot of novel superpowers. But our favorite entry is a humorous tale by Ashley Gardana about a sentient coffee pot and the man with the power to communicate with it. When getting a good cup of Joe is on the line, you need a
Time to announce the winner of last week’s writing challenge! Last week we asked writers to write about family feud (real or imagined) told from the perspective of each of the characters involved in the conflict. This challenge helps writers try to envision how people can view the same event differently based on their own unique world view. Congratulations go
We hoped everyone enjoyed last week’s contest titled, The Lake House, in which we asked writers to combine several unrelated elements into one cohesive story. You don’t usually find golf carts and Christmas ornaments up at a summer lake house, but our winning entry showed that these elements can be combined in a way that seems natural. Congratulations Tammy! And thanks for
Last week, we tried something a little different for our monthly poetry competition. We asked writers what they could come up with using only the words from a magnetic poetry kit—those funny little fridge magnet kits that allow people to wax poetic while making dinner. So we gave competitors a link to their own virtual fridge and we received some amazing
Time to announce last week’s contest winner! Lat week, we asked writers to imagine what it would be like to live in an area affected by severe drought. How would everyday life change without access to water? Our winning entry gave us a detailed glimpse into what life would be like under these extreme conditions. Congrats goes out to Tammy
Thanks again for everyone who entered last week’s short story contest! Last week we asked authors to write about first impressions. We often judge people within the first few minutes of meeting them. Unfortunately, these judgements aren’t always fair or accurate. This week’s winning entry belongs to Tammy Mack! Tammy wrote a story that shows how jumping to conclusions can
Happy Friday everyone! We hope you’ve been enjoying National Poetry Month as much as we have! It’s a great time to revisit some of the classics or to create something new! That’s why last week we asked writers if they could write a poem inspired by the new growth of spring. We had several wonderful entries, and while we enjoyed
It’s that time again! Time to announce the winner of our weekly short story competition! Last week we asked writers to create a story from the perspective of man’s best friend, those funny, furry, four-legged creatures that seem to love us unconditionally despite all of our faults. The winning entry comes to us from Juliet Wilson, who gave us a
