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Alex replied to the topic Monthly competition March 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 weeks, 4 days ago
This was a good prompt. Unfortunately, this month was really busy, and I didn’t get a chance to come up with a story. I enjoyed the stories entered.
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Congrats @Terrie!
All were great stories and great prompt @Pinkbelt
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month, 2 weeks ago
<p style=”text-align: center;”>The Sale</p>
The charlatan, bushy eyebrows, and matching scarlet hair, propped in her doorway. “What do you want?”I thrust my hand with the violin towards her. “I need to return this.”
“My ad said no returns.”
“You don’t have to refund me, just take it back.”
“No returns.”
This was proving harder than I thought…[Read more]
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly Competition – January 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Bathsheba
I strummed my guitar in the basement, Ol’ Man River by Bing Crosby cooed from the gramophone.
My wife heaped a mound of crimson pigment on the palette. “You need to lock the doors and latch the windows before you head to bed.”
If I got stuck locking the doors like at our crummy old place, it would take an hour of locking and re-lo…[Read more]
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly Competition – December 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 months, 2 weeks ago
@athelstone, that was an enjoyable story. I liked how you interpreted the prompt. A deserving winner to end the year. Over to you.
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Alex started the topic Monthly Competition – December 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Giving or receiving gifts is a part of this time of year for many people. On that note, have a gift form part of your story. What, who, why etc. is all up to you as long as the story involves a gift.
500 words maximum, by December 31.
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly Competition – November 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly Competition – November 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 months, 2 weeks ago
He had seen the changing colors of the leaves which autumn requested. Felt the temperature fall. Of course, he had to haul himself on a plane years ago to experience this. Where he was from, it was hot all year round. No changing colors of leaves where he was from.
This year, he would experience autumn again. See the leaves change. Feel the air…[Read more]
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly competition – October 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 months, 2 weeks ago
This was a great prompt @seagreen. Unfortunately, this month I have been swamped with obligations from another part of my life and was unable to write anything at all (for the monthly comp or in general).
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly competition – September 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Rusty
Killing a man is easy. The hard part is disposing the body. Was disposing the body. Until I tried a wheelbarrow. Yup. Same type of wheelbarrow Mavis used in the garden, but mine was rusty.
Last year, I made the beginner’s mistake of using a garbage bag, but the lower back isn’t at forty-eight what it was at twenty-eight. Thanks to cri…[Read more]
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly competition – August 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Innocence
She spread the gorgeous plaid cloth over the table. So many things she could praise the new government for, adding class to the house topped the list. Who knew pigs would be classier than humans? And nicer.
After this, set the table for the pigs and their usual Thursday night guests. Serve dinner, check in every twenty minutes. Life…[Read more]
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 8 months, 3 weeks ago
@ Libby, thanks for the feedback. It was a great prompt.
I enjoyed all the entries and how varied the stories were.
@Sandra, congrats!
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Fallen
I messed up.
In the worst way.
The building site was wrong. How could I have made such an amateur mistake? Because I was an amateur, that’s why. No man who has spent his life in the Alaskan mountains could know how to build in the Caribbean. And not a simple house, but a castle. The mosquito bites on my back provided evidence this was my…[Read more]
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly comp – June 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Congrats Libby!
I enjoyed all the entries.
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Thank you, @alex !
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly comp – June 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Road to Wishes
My cheeks hurt from smiling.
“I’ve never had a passenger be happy to go to this town,” said the driver.
“And I’ve never had a taxi driver dressed in a top hat and tuxedo.”
Although now he mentioned it, the cars around us were filled with weeping people. I had been preoccupied with the beautiful overcast sky and the…[Read more]
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly comp – May 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 10 months, 3 weeks ago
All were great entries. Loved the ending of Seagreen’s story.
Sandra’s story was very touching.
I enjoyed being inside the head of the MC in Athelstone’s entry.
@Sandra, the MC’s husband was named Ian Pierce with that extra ‘e’ in Pierce dropped.
This was a fun prompt, Kate.
Congrats Seagreen.
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly comp – May 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Nia Price
The son of a gun had done it. I should have known it was from him, only he would use an unmarked envelope. I held the letter, signed by Nia Price, a discount anagram of his real name. He always told me if I got a letter signed by Nia, he had faked his death. I didn’t think he would do it, even when he said he found a way to make it to…[Read more]
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly Comp – March 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 11 months, 3 weeks ago
I really enjoyed these entries! This was a difficult decision.
@ Kate, the fairy was a nice surprise. I never saw that coming.
@ Athelstone, I enjoyed that bitter twist at the end
@ Sandra, I liked how I never met the wife but through the character, I feel like I met her through his POV.
Tough decision, but the win goes to @ Kate.
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Alex posted a new activity comment 1 year ago
I agreed with Athelstone’s suggestion of another month too. So yes, the prompt is there for April.
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Alex replied to the topic Monthly Comp – March 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 year ago
Yes, I’m fine with your vote for another month.
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