Through the curses of long-stretched shadows,
Come past the many ghostly echoes,
Black branches of the aspen willows,
Whispered the girl with hair like crows.
Welcome, welcome, to my contest. Unlike other ones I've hosted this one is slightly darker and more gothic. Or so I'm hoping on my entries
Basically what I'm looking for is stories - not poems (and I hope my starting sentences didn't put you off) - about anything dark. You know the drill. Gothic, crows, Christian crosses (nothing too religious though), black, people who harm themselves (what some may call Emo), burning stakes, witches.
Dark.
That's the keyword, and brownie points for anyone who puts any one of these words in their story:
Dark
Gothic
Crows
I do prefer stories based around young women. Things with self harm as well.
I will try to comment on every entry, and depending on what I get, points may go down or up.
Just a few rules first::
1) No adult content.
2) Nothing extremely religious, mild at the most.
3) No cussing.
4) Please don't abuse the shift key.
5) Proper grammar and spelling if you can help it.
6) It must be dark.
7) No poems allowed.
8) Word count: Min. 100 Max. 2000
9) No fanfiction.
You CAN post prologues and first chapters, and you CAN only just post a short story. I don't mind
P.S. If you want a prompt for any inspiration, just message me
Thank you, now get submitting/writing !
Come past the many ghostly echoes,
Black branches of the aspen willows,
Whispered the girl with hair like crows.
Welcome, welcome, to my contest. Unlike other ones I've hosted this one is slightly darker and more gothic. Or so I'm hoping on my entries
Basically what I'm looking for is stories - not poems (and I hope my starting sentences didn't put you off) - about anything dark. You know the drill. Gothic, crows, Christian crosses (nothing too religious though), black, people who harm themselves (what some may call Emo), burning stakes, witches.
Dark.
That's the keyword, and brownie points for anyone who puts any one of these words in their story:
Dark
Gothic
Crows
I do prefer stories based around young women. Things with self harm as well.
I will try to comment on every entry, and depending on what I get, points may go down or up.
Just a few rules first::
1) No adult content.
2) Nothing extremely religious, mild at the most.
3) No cussing.
4) Please don't abuse the shift key.
5) Proper grammar and spelling if you can help it.
6) It must be dark.
7) No poems allowed.
8) Word count: Min. 100 Max. 2000
9) No fanfiction.
You CAN post prologues and first chapters, and you CAN only just post a short story. I don't mind
P.S. If you want a prompt for any inspiration, just message me
Thank you, now get submitting/writing !
Closed for judging
- Closed for judging on November 20
- Rewards: Gold: 240, Silver: 100, Bronze: 40
Preliminary Finalists
As the editor reads entries, favorites are added to this list. (6)-
Short story for contest!!!by ZeroYukiforever23 300 words, 1 comment, on Nov 6 2:27 PM. In Dark, Death, Depression, Horror, Love, Pain, Short story, Strange, Tragedy• Viewed by judge. [remove]
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Sara had been doing this for a very long time. She knew that if it continued she might die, but she did not mind. She knew the reward was f• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by Dr. Psycho 600 words, 26 comments, on Nov 6 9:54 PM. In Abuse, Dark, Disturbing, Pain, Psychological, Starting idea, Strange, Weird
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by PippyFruit 500 words, 3 comments, on Oct 31 4:00 PM. In Dark, Death, Fantasy, Fiction, First person, Horror, Murder, Other, Pain, Young adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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A disturbing short story about how life and choices can take a turn for the worse• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite
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She looked through the window carefully, noting the fine droplets of rain fell on it, and slip slowly.by Maxxym Neovalerious 600 words, 38 comments, on Aug 14 9:11 PM. In Dark, Depression, Drama, Fantasy, Pain• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite
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In part 1 we learned of the merchant and how an evil fetish / idol came into his posetion, the tale of its aquisition.1 / MERCHANTS DOOM PAby Tomereader 2100 words, 6 comments, on Jun 18 2:16 PM 2008. In Adventure, Fantasy, First person, Horror, Strange• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I have no right to be alive. I have no right to tell you how I feel. I have no right to speak. I say this, because it is true, not because I want you to pity me or anything like that. I say this, because I am me, and if you kby Disasterous-Bastard 200 words, 4 comments, on Nov 6 1:21 PM. In Dark, Depression, Emo, Hate, Loneliness, Self destruction• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Short-story on one of the very many things that can happen during a regular night in Toronto.by corrupthoughts 1100 words, 1 comment, on Oct 21 8:04 PM. In Dark, Fiction, Murder, Short story, Society, Tragedy• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Diana Skye let out a sigh of mixed emotions. The sigh contained hints of sadness, joy, love, and hate, like many sigh's do. But it also conby Silenced Lullaby 400 words, 5 comments, on Nov 5 11:30 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Am I really thinking these thoughts; looking down at the darkness with only the silhouette of the scene I’m yet to meet. Can I do it?1
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When I was little, Mother wouldn’t let me into the basement, mostly because the screams gave me nightmares. ...Well, the screams and the whites of the men’s eyes as their veins bled, slowly, into the upturned pots and rubber• Not viewed by judge.
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Lily couldn't take any more. The knot in her gut would not leave and her stomach felt as if it was digesting itself. She felt sick, she felt guilty. She felt used. She was every psychotic's excuse for their own psychoses. 1by Danni. 500 words, 9 comments, on Oct 5 10:59 PM. In Adventure, Contest, Dark, Death, Drama, Fiction, Hmm, Humor, Pain, Vampires, Weird• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Nequam. It is said that one hundred years ago, we were saved by 9 great and powerful mages.by SympatheticMisery 600 words, 11 comments, on Nov 5 1:01 PM. In Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Magik, Science fiction• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite
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It's just another crisp autumn night, in my town where the houses are open like dollhouses. I'm playing hide and seek with friends in one of the dollhouses. It's innocent, it's familiar, it's perfect. I choose a spot under thby Syddox 300 words, 7 comments, on Sep 29 8:37 PM. In Dark, Dream, Fantasy, Horror, Nightmare, Science fiction• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Jake was sitting down cross-legged in his bedroom reading a novel from James Patterson when the phone rang. He got up and ran to the cordle• Not viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Comments
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No poems
I wanted to enter
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Sorry!
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I have one that is adult themed, but not so bad in actual wiritng.. however, there is a little bit of swearing.. is that o.k? honestly, if your asking for dark stories, you might have to expect that
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That's okay, I don't mind any swearing. (:
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Hello Dead Beauty, I have a gothic horror story but it is a second chapter which could easily stand alone as a short story. The other problem is it is 2100 words. Please may I enter anyway? If not then fair enough and good luck with your contest.
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Hi Tomereader, I don't mind reading the second chapter, as long as it makes sense on its own. Feel free to enter if it's just 300 or less over the word limit. (:
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Um I'm new on here and I thought it would be fun on writing something for this! No poems? That's cool because I stink at poetry. No cussing? That will be tough. No adult? Hmmm No sex stuff, I can manage I think lol. But kissing and make out is cool right? And the word limit is 100 to 2000? That's good for me! Now I shall write something dark for thee to read!
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First of all, welcome to SW! Well I'm happy to have a new member eager to participate in my contest, and kissing and all that is, to me, the spice of a good story I look forward to what you'll come up with.
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CAN U ENTER GHOST STORIES?
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No, sorry, that's not the kind of 'dark' I'm looking for. Sorryy.
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No poems?? That's outrageous!! Why not?
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Well I do love and enjoy poems, but it's just I'm looking for a story because you can get more out of those than poems, plus it's hard to judge a poem against a story.
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