You’re using a free account which has limited features and Ads.
Premium Access
Premium Access
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
The Last Question (or Final Question) nearly defines a new genre of sci-fi “The Last Question” Written By Author Issac Asimov in 1956 Born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov in 1920 Russia, and perhaps best known for his works in science fiction— despite being a professor of biochemistry—Isaac Asimov is regarded as one of the greatest authors of the 20th century. It’s
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
Editors note: Dawn is an avid reader and library roamer who selects interesting books to review and discuss monthly Another Fine Myth is the first book in the Myth Adventures series by Robert Asprin. It was also my introduction into the world of adult literature. Never again was I limited to grade school chapter books or teen novels for me.
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
Ray Bradbury is best known for Fahrenheit 451 and with good reason, too. But people tend to overlook some of his short stories, which are just as great themselves. One of these great short stories is “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed.” “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” Summary “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” is about Harry Bittering and his family’s effort
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
Editors note: Dawn is an avid reader and library roamer who selects interesting books to review and discuss monthly. Decades by Ruth Harris is not my favorite book. It is not even close to being one of my favorite books. A main theme of this book goes against my moral code and reading about it tends to make me queasy.
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