Begin a new story with one of the following sentences (or sentence fragments):
1. There was something floating in the freshly opened can of chicken noodle soup...something strange.
2. He promised to forgive me if I picked up the phone.
3. Go and catch a falling star...
4. Teach me to hear mermaids singing.
5. Julie, I promise to get back on my feet before the baby arrives.
6. Something, something long and cold and horrible, ran down the length of my spine while I struggled to remember to move.
7. You sign your checks 'Prince of Darkness;' try 'Squire of Dimness.'
8. Things are getting desperate when all the boys can't be men...
9. You'll know quite soon what your mistake was.
10. Look, I'm standing naked before you.
11. She discovered the spellbook under her older sister's bed...
12. His nose ring was infected.
13. The dog was staring at me.
14. That morning, the vampires came.
15. Ghosts recall nothing but the delusions of their own making.
16. I puckered my lips for a kiss, waiting for the bell to toll.
17. Death to the dead!
18. It hit the news circuits at eight in the morning; an angel had been found.
19. When I was a little girl, Jesus sang me lullabies.
20. The queen was given her daily nutritional suppliment; for the rest of the day: starvation. (<-- Grammar fiends out there - is this the correct punctuation for this sentence?)
21. She was unpracticed at running, and her kimono, the ties loosened by her pounding footsteps, slipped down from her shoulders.
22. We met in South Korea and at the first glance; love.
23. She is a strange little girl, her eyes black with anger and her hair braided with ribbons.
24. After going to the bathroom, the little boy turned around to discover bloody footprints leading into the laundry room.
25. My hair was dirty, my armpits stank, and the shower was spraying blood.
RULES:
1. Spelling. Grammar. Check.
2. Multiple Entries Allowed.
3. Obviously, no prewrites.
4. Feel free to change any of the sentences to help the flow and logic of your story. Changing "she" to "he" as an example, or altering the tense.
5. All subject matters allowed.
6. No word limit.
7. Just to make things easy for me, please put the option number you choose in the Author's Notes.
**Note: Contest extended. Pre-Writes are allowed for only the person who contacted me earlier. Otherwise, you're outta luck**
Please realize that I am the laziest person alive. Thus, it will be awhile before I read and review your story. However, it will be done, so don't worry if it says 'not viewed,' okay?
1. There was something floating in the freshly opened can of chicken noodle soup...something strange.
2. He promised to forgive me if I picked up the phone.
3. Go and catch a falling star...
4. Teach me to hear mermaids singing.
5. Julie, I promise to get back on my feet before the baby arrives.
6. Something, something long and cold and horrible, ran down the length of my spine while I struggled to remember to move.
7. You sign your checks 'Prince of Darkness;' try 'Squire of Dimness.'
8. Things are getting desperate when all the boys can't be men...
9. You'll know quite soon what your mistake was.
10. Look, I'm standing naked before you.
11. She discovered the spellbook under her older sister's bed...
12. His nose ring was infected.
13. The dog was staring at me.
14. That morning, the vampires came.
15. Ghosts recall nothing but the delusions of their own making.
16. I puckered my lips for a kiss, waiting for the bell to toll.
17. Death to the dead!
18. It hit the news circuits at eight in the morning; an angel had been found.
19. When I was a little girl, Jesus sang me lullabies.
20. The queen was given her daily nutritional suppliment; for the rest of the day: starvation. (<-- Grammar fiends out there - is this the correct punctuation for this sentence?)
21. She was unpracticed at running, and her kimono, the ties loosened by her pounding footsteps, slipped down from her shoulders.
22. We met in South Korea and at the first glance; love.
23. She is a strange little girl, her eyes black with anger and her hair braided with ribbons.
24. After going to the bathroom, the little boy turned around to discover bloody footprints leading into the laundry room.
25. My hair was dirty, my armpits stank, and the shower was spraying blood.
RULES:
1. Spelling. Grammar. Check.
2. Multiple Entries Allowed.
3. Obviously, no prewrites.
4. Feel free to change any of the sentences to help the flow and logic of your story. Changing "she" to "he" as an example, or altering the tense.
5. All subject matters allowed.
6. No word limit.
7. Just to make things easy for me, please put the option number you choose in the Author's Notes.
**Note: Contest extended. Pre-Writes are allowed for only the person who contacted me earlier. Otherwise, you're outta luck**
Please realize that I am the laziest person alive. Thus, it will be awhile before I read and review your story. However, it will be done, so don't worry if it says 'not viewed,' okay?
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 30, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 200, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Excellent job, everyone! I really enjoyed reading your stories. In particular, I was very impressed with how imaginative you were concerning the prompts. Many of you took your stories to a place that I hadn't ever expected. Great great job. Congrats to everyone! :-)
Contest Winners
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“When I am in heaven, child”––that phrase has always stuck with me…there’s acceptance in it…peace…well, maybe.by cewelman 4200 words, 3 comments, on Dec 26 3:29 PM 2007. In Dark, Death, First person, Horror, Starting idea, Supernatural
Gold trophy winner
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She was a strange little girl, her eyes black with anger and her hair braided with ribbons. Her long blonde locks were sternly caught up in the blood red pieces of silk we had chosen out together.1by Restless and True 1100 words, 4 comments, on Jan 5 5:53 PM 2008. In Life, Other, Pain
Bronze trophy winner
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He promised to forgive me, if I picked up the phone. And I'll1
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I have never shared this story with anyone. Years have gone by, I have watched people come and go, lost family, and now I live alone. I neeby parntsoftwins 1200 words, 5 comments, on Dec 28 5:53 PM 2007. In Crime, Dark, Death, Drama, Fiction, Horror, Murder, Sad, Short story, Tragedy
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Silver trophy winner
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this is a real school, and the things said about the school are real. The characters are fake• Commented on by judge.
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"Yes" he'd think "Yes, they are down there... waiting for me... scratching at the walls of their confines..."• Commented on by judge.
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My dearest wish ever: to own the dress depicted in the above picture. It is, without a doubt, the coolest, tackiest thing in the entire world. Ah, that I could own something like that!
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Everyone needs a fabulous Evil Queen dress. I too want that dress, even though I almost never wear dresses. And can't shimmy. And would worry about popping out if I tried.
*sings*
When I turned 12, Papa said, "Little woman, better get yourself a wife..." -
Oh! And the one from "Legend" too.
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Option twenty, instead of using a semicolon, try using a dash, and instead of a colon, a comma.
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You are crazy.
And I mean that in the best way.
I almost always stalk your contests - but you already know that ^_^
P.S. That dress reminds me of Cruella De Ville.. haha
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#20
As a part of my grammar-whoring, I will make a suggestion.
Instead of the above sentence, change it to: "The queen was given her daily nutritional supplement: Starvation, for the rest of the day."
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Oooooh, I like that. I think I'll change it. It definitely sounds better.
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i love the tori amos lyrics!!
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# 21
For number 21, a comma should be added to make it "21. She was unpracticed at running, and her kimono, the ties loosened by her pounding footsteps, slipped down from her shoulders." Yay for me actually knowing this now! -
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Thanks for the correction. :-)
I always thought that the comma before the 'and' was optional. Is there a rule of thumb for remembering when to use one and when not to?
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Heh, the rule of thumb is what my teacher says.
Uhm, actually, in this case at least, the rule is that if you have an "and" and the clauses both before and after the "and" can be independent sentences, then you have to use a comma. 
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I was planning on entering more than once, but the story I submitted took far longer to write than I had anticipated. Sorry >.>;;
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Oh, I extended the contest, so if it's done within a couple of days, feel free to submit it. :-)
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