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Weekly Contest #332
It begins with a storm, and not only a storm, the was a storm over an ocean, and every ship caught in its wrath would face a harrowing fate. Unfortunately for James Howard, who was a sailor on board the HMS Guardian, that was his unfortunate fate. As the thunder roared and the waves crashed, it looked more like something out of a horror novel than from something from real life. Even for a veteran sailor like him, this was a nightmare come to life as he fought to stay aboard the ship and not become thrown overboard by the winds and currents. ...
Weekly Contest #331
It is 1943 during WW2 and the battle of Stalingrad had been raging for a few months. Among the people trapped in the apocalyptic battle is an unnamed Soviet soldier. Before, he was a farmer from a far away province of the Soviet Union. Now he was among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers batting in the desperate defense of the city. Everyday, he heard gunshots, falling shells and bombs, and it was difficult to tell whether it was from the enemy or from another Soviet unit. The chaotic nature of the battle made recognizing friend from foe d...
Weekly Contest #330
In the not too distant past, there was a war that raged across countries, with entire cities being destroyed. Thousands of people were left homeless with refugees flooding any country that was not devastated by war. Among the thousands of fighters, a soldier named Alex Hunter was writing a letter. “I want you to know,” he wrote, “I am sorry that I have to say good-bye again, because today might be the day.” It had been a grueling campaign where the sound of machine guns was constant. Even worse, the soldiers feared something e...
Weekly Contest #329
There was once an old man by the name of Howard Thomas who worked at a local department store. He was a friendly old man who enjoyed the company of the store’s customers and frequently told them about his adventures. One of his most frequent stories regarded a trip to a famous mountain named the Heavenpeak, even though in truth, he never made the trip. One day, a group of customers asked him to tell the story, and he happily obliged. “Alright, let me think,” he started, “alright, I was with my team, and we managed to reach th...
Weekly Contest #328
The Local Healer In Europe during the medieval era, there lived a woman named Isabella Aarden who lived in a forest with the animals for company. The forest was vast with many different kinds of trees populating the area. Isabella often walked around the region, and gathered local herbs for both food and seasoning. She was able to brew different kinds of stew and drinks with the plants she collected. Isabella even said that she could lived completely on the forest alone, never needing to venture to the local town. ...
The Old Veteran There once lived an old veteran in a European country named Eraldo Aalmers who lived on a farm with his family. He was a hard-working old man who woke up everyday at 5:00 AM to work in his garden. Eraldo also took his grandchildren to school everyday where they learned mathematics and science at a local church. To his community, he was a hard-working and honest man who was a pillar of the community. He was also popular with his neighbors as he frequently hosted events at his church where he played games with th...
Weekly Contest #326
Realization Mary Anne lived in a rather picture-esque marriage where she and her husband enjoyed a life without many worries. They were never hungry, and they never worried about being homeless. Her husband, James Alberts, worked as an accountant where he earned a respectable salary. Mary Anne often bragged to her friends about all the luxuries that she was able to buy with the money and that she was able to send her children to a competitive private school. Even though Mary didn’t have a career of her own, her husband assure...
Weekly Contest #325
Walking with Shadows There was a young woman in California who lived in the San Francisco area. Her name was Sarah Wilson, and she was an aspiring student at a nearby university. She studied everyday and maintained a 3.5 GPA. She said that her parents were proud of her, and that they were going to buy her a new car for her birthday. Next year will be her final year at university, and then she would go on to finish her PhD at another school. As she walked along the Golden Gate Bridge, she could feel a cool breeze brush across h...
Weekly Contest #324
New Home for a Wanderer Located in a forest in the Western United States, there was a raccoon named Scruffy. He was similar to other raccoons in that he depended on the forest as both his home and source of food. He lived on a diet of fruit, nuts, insects, and the occasional fish. He was also friends with the other raccoons who lived in the forest. The raccoons whom he spoke to the most were named Claws and Hunter. During a long winter day, he came across his two friends looking for food. “Hello Claws,” greeted ...
Weekly Contest #323
The Quiet Escape It was the afternoon of a winter Sunday, where the birds were chirping and the squirrels were running around. Freya Alexandre was running across the forest, and the birds sang as she passed them. The sun shone on her brown hair as it reflected the light across the trees. As she ran, the birds began to sing a more somber song she the maiden began to run faster, as if for her life. Freya began to run faster and faster through the forest, in a faint hope that she could find one of her friends. Fre...
Weekly Contest #319
Monsters of the Green Mountain There was once a country named Coldwind, and a group of beings known as the Icehooks lived in the region surrounding a green mountain. The Icehooks had an appearance similar to Bigfoot combined with a werewolf. Stories from the local human village describe than as savage monsters who hunt and kill for sport. It was recommended that people from the village never travel to mountain alone for the fear that the Icehooks would abduct and eat them if they did. One day, a group of village...
Weekly Contest #318
The Leader and the Real Leader Governor Harry Wright had served as the governor of South Dakota for about ten years now. He took pride in not only the development he oversaw in the state, but also for what he perceived as his forceful and effective leaderships style. He believed that he was able to create change from his ability to not only lead, but to inspire courage and optimism in people. The truth was that he could neither inspire nor get many of his constituents to like him. Governor Wright had what many p...
Weekly Contest #317
Warning from Oneself Alex Rogers was a mostly normal person who enjoyed playing video games and drawing. He was also a student at a local college named Hilltown College studying engineering. One day, something strange happened. Someone who looked like him suddenly appeared while he was playing video games. To his surprise, it was the future version of him. “Hello Alex, I bring dire news,” begin future Alex, “it is important that you know this right now, so that you can make the appropriate changes.” “You will be...
Weekly Contest #316
The Lingering Shadow A college student was reading in class, and his teacher quickly noticed and approached him. “Alex, can you pay attention in class,” asked the teacher who was named Professor Baker, “we are in the middle of my mathematics lecture.” “I apologize,” replied Alex politely, “I will pay attention from now.” The student didn’t complain or argue, and paid attention for the rest of the class. Afterwards, he left the classroom to meet his friends, Charles and Ashley, who just finished their chemistry lectur...
Weekly Contest #313
The Elected There was recently an election in a city in the USA. The elected individual had the first name of Blake, and he had a supporter who had the first name of Eric. After Blake won his election, Eric requested that they meet at a local bowling alley to both celebrate and talk. Much to the chagrin of Blake, Eric arrived two hours late, but Blake, being the gracious host that he was, greeted Eric friendlily and graciously. “Hello Eric,” greeted Blake, “what can I do for you.” “I am happy that you agr...
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