reedsymarketplace
Assemble a team of professionals
reedsystudio
The writing app for authors
reedsylearning
Writing courses, events and memberships
reedsydiscovery
Get your book reviewed
reedsyprompts
Weekly writing prompts and contests
Writing courses, events and conferences
Upcoming events
Write Stunning Sentences
October 26, 2026
Things that Go Bump in the Night: Writing Horror
October 27, 2026
Unreliable Narrators: When Your Storyteller Gets It Wrong
November 02, 2026
Beyond Book One: Writing a Bingeable Series
November 03, 2026
Learn how to succeed as a writer from the best in the business.
Every writer needs a Studio
Check out our writing app for authors!
Menu
More apps built by Reedsy
Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021
Weekly Contest #79
The colosseums in Rome were busiest on the sunny holidays when the citizens were feeling festive and needed entertainment of some sort. So it was in a certain large city in Rome one day, and the central arena was filled with a large and noisy crowd. One large family, likely the wealthiest there, laughed the loudest and smiled the widest in anticipation for the fun of the sport at hand. Among this lively group sat a very tall and powerfully built boy of around eighteen years, who spoke neither to the lordly men or vivacious women around him...
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email: