Our October Flash Contest was based on Prompt #223 (provided by Stone Soup contributor Molly Torinus), which asked that participants randomly choose a word from the dictionary and use that word to start their story or poem. A welcome change from some of our more specific prompts, this open-ended prompt led to far and away the […]
Flash Contest
Weekly Creativity #223 | Flash Contest #48: Start the First Line of Your Story/Poem with a Word Chosen Randomly from the Dictionary
Flip to a random page in the dictionary, pick a word, and start the first line of your story/poem with that word.
Flash Contest #47, September 2022: Write about two people who are lying to each other—our winners and their work
Our September Flash Contest was based on Prompt #219 (provided by Stone Soup intern Sage Millen), which asked that participants simply write a scene in which two people are lying to each other. This straight forward prompt led to some brilliant writing, all of which was structured in distinct, fascinating ways. One story focused on two […]