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Weekly Contest #94
Reedsy WRITING CONTEST #243: Stubborn as a Bull 2. Start your story with someone accepting a dare. “I dare you”, said the email. Not exactly, I dare you, but that’s what it implied, and it wasn’t an elementary school dare to eat paste, or a middle school prank to run naked around the house during a slumber party. No, it wasn’t like that. This was more of a self-improvement challenge, a supportive study buddy or work out partner type of dare, and both women wanted to participate, if they could just make the time, if they could just be a bit...
Weekly Contest #88
Reedsy Contest #237: Fairy Tale Truths 1. Write a cautionary fable about someone who always lies. Brigetta and Winston Brigetta stretched out long in the fresh straw as she raked in the delicious fragrances of their new environment, her pale whiskers quivering gently as the rooster crowed. Her feet and legs still ached from the long trek from Portland, but her paws were clean and she was dry. She felt safe, warm and happy. Each morning arising on the farm had been wonderous since their arrival. Winston hadn’t lied. Escaping the rat r...
Weekly Contest #86
Reedsy Contest #235: Springtime Flowers 4. Start your story with one character pointing out the first sign of spring to another. Spring By Mail I’m a pretty lucky kid. Nana and Gramps live just outside of town and I can walk there from school. I’m welcome to visit anytime I want, so I go a lot. Home’s a bit rocky with the folks and I don’t really fit in with the kids here. I don’t play an instrument or sports. Nana and Gramps are great. They let me drive their tractor, climb in the orchard and swim with the frogs in the pond. Sometimes G...
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