Stories of the Week: Contest #346
Welcome back to your weekly wrap-up of the Reedsy Prompts contest! This week’s tales are hot off the press, so settle in and check out our latest contest winner, the runners-up, and recent popular entries in your preferred genres below.
Also, don’t forget to like and comment on your favorites! Our authors work hard on their submissions every week — your support and feedback mean the world to them.
Winner 🏆
The Road That Has No End – Mariah Lightening’s Last Interview
by
Khaya Cohen
As the curtains close on a life and career, 54-year-old rockstar Mariah Lightening gives her final interview. What will her fans — and fiercest critics — find out about her upbringing, her family, and the legacy she wants to leave behind?
💡 Inspired by the prompt:
Your character is traveling a road that has no end.
📌 Why it won: For a moment, we wondered whether Mariah Lightening was a real person — that's how convincing this poignant, moving piece is! A creative take on the author's chosen prompt, with plenty of layers, personality, and a final question that'll stay with us for a long time.
Runners-up 🏅
Time Matters
by
Anne Olivant
A time-traveling lawyer steals two puppies, loses them on her first-ever dog walk, and ends up breaking some laws to get them back...
💡 Inspired by the prompt:
Write about someone who has (or is given) the ability to teleport or time-travel.
Auto Delete
by
Stuart Laidlaw
A group of colleagues try to text their way through a corporate scandal in real time. Will they succeed?
💡 Inspired by the prompt:
Tell a story with a series of calls, emails, and/or text messages.
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This week’s top stories from your preferred genres.
Fiction
Where the Veil is Thin
by
Harry Stuart
Thirty Years of Tuesdays
by
Marjolein Greebe
Drama
Boiled Sweets
by
Colin Wadeson
Hard Shoulder
by
Colin Wadeson
Friendship
Rubber Bands and Heartstrings
by
Chelsea Faith
Spring Break
by
Story Time
And there you have it: the latest and greatest of this week! If you want to change your preferred genres or opt out of this newsletter, you can do so anytime in your Account Settings.
Stay tuned for next week’s wrap-up, which will feature stories from the "The Lie They Believe with Abbie Emmons" edition of our contest.
Happy reading,
Isabella, Chief Story Curator @ Reedsy
P.S. Want to be featured in this newsletter? Submit a story to the current edition of our contest, "What Makes Us Human? with Susan Chang", for the chance to receive fame, glory, and a top prize of $250!
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