Pain

I want to read stories about pain. But I want the emotion in it to be real...and I want there to be a balance of pain and something else. I want to feel the real, raw emotion, but don't overdo it.

I know that stories and poetry about cutting and suicide and vampires and broken hearts (especially high school hearts) are very popular but that's not really what I'm looking for.

I want something strong, with description and imagery. I want it to speak to me. I mostly want to read about ache and longing...the sort of feeling you feel in quiet moments when you feel like you've lost something but you can't put your finger on it. Or the kind of feeling you get when you listen to a piece of music that burrows into you. That's what I'm looking for.

Mostly, I want believability and real emotion showing through. That's what I'm judging on...I'll let you know if I don't feel it.

Rules-

-no erotica

-no crime (no murder, no rape, etc)

-no dark (dark as in horror, witchcraft, etc. Obviously I know the subject of pain is dark in a way)

-nothing irreverent. I'm a Christian and when I read stuff that's irreverent (even if I think it's funny) it makes me feel bad like I've done something wrong.

Allowances-

-I'm not going to say no gay/lesbian...I just want to let you know it's not really my thing. I read some story (it had a German title) on this site that was about these two gay guys and it was amazing. I loved it. So I'm allowing gay-lesbian, but just a warning: it's usually not my thing.

-It's okay to swear. Just don't be superfluous with it.

-Sci-fi or fantasy on a case-by-case basis so message me if you absolutely have to enter it.

Ok, I think thats about it. Thanks for entering! (= Good luck in the contest.

(Brownie points for-
-music
-theatre
-performing arts
-romance...but not in the romance-novel-esque way. In a flawed imperfect way. Read this story to see what I mean: http://storywrite.com/story/126517)

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on February 13, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 8 people
  • Final notes:
    Whenever you post a contest you never know what you're going to get, specifically if it's what you want. But I definitely got what I wanted in this contest. I got a lot of great entries, all of which placed, a lot only honorably. If I could give more bronzes and silvers I would (= Anyway thanks for entering.

Contest Winners

  1. Shattered mirror of Pain. ( contest entry )
    I look into this mirror placed before me. / Deep into my eyes, / Past the eye liner, / Past the dry tears, / Past the shiny surface of my pupil.
    by Xtclozer- 400 words, 20 comments, on Jan 31 11:43 PM 2008. In Dark., Hope, Pain, Poem, Realization, Tears
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Error: Unable to find finalist item 126081, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  3. Error: Unable to find finalist item 135874, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 126823, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 140832, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  6. Do You Care For Me?
    by HopelesslyInLove 100 words, 5 comments, on Jan 21 1:30 PM 2008. In Dark, Depression, Drama, Love, Personal, Romance, Tragedy, Young adult
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Iman
    I.1 / I was lying restlessly in bed that night—the night that our baby Sami came home from the hospital. It was a warm, muggy night in the summer, and we slept with the door to the porch open. Bu
    by Stephanie44 4000 words, 3 comments, on Feb 6 8:32 PM 2008. In Family, Fiction, Life, Pain, Spiritual, Tragedy, Unfinished
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. Fantasy Kiss
    Was her walk in the rain worth it?
    by HoneyAngel 1100 words, 11 comments, on Jan 6 7:49 PM 2008. In Fiction, Love, Pain, Personal, Sad, Short story, Third
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. Lost Within
    When was it that I lost myself? When did the mirror start making no sense and the people who were closest to me end up being "that chick i
    by AllOuta 300 words, 5 comments, on Jan 28 7:23 PM 2008. In , Dark, Other, Personal, Weird
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • NinjaMegami
    January 26, 2008
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    How do you enter?


    • beezy92
      January 26, 2008
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      You enter by scroling down to where it says Enter the Contest n bolded letters. Then you can either enter a story you've already written (pre-written) or a new story you want to write just for this contest.


  • caylierose
    January 27, 2008
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    is poetry allowed?????? -onix

  • HoneyAngel
    January 29, 2008
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    Hi, um I have two very good stories for this and while I'll only enter one I can't put either in because I've labeled them 'erotic' when technically there isn't much if any in it at all in one of them, just a slight mentioning... So I was wondering if you could make an exception?


  • Xtclozer-
    February 1, 2008
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    um.. sorry, i accidently entered two of the same thing. The one closer to the bottom you should read, it is edited and has proper grammer and such.
    sorry about that lol.


  • theDARK1
    February 6, 2008
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    looks like you have a ton of entries and you won't need one from me. i think the rules disqualifies my stuff anyway. i do wish everyone luck in the contest, DARK.

  • theDARK1
    February 10, 2008
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    i disqualified myself from your contest. there was a reason why i didn't enter to begin with and felt like you wanted me to. my first comment should have tipped it off that the only word that will ever have a capital letter in my writing is all the letters that form the word DARK. there are other circumstances like giving a hidden message. now i know i won't be able to participate in any of your contests that you host in the future since it does drive you crazy about the capitalization. i'm not being unkind here, itz just my style and will be the reason why i won't participate in many contests at this site. now, i don't care how people enter their works in my contest unless they don't follow the specific rules of the contest. i'm a stickler for attention to detail of the subject matter, but easy on grammer and punctuation as long as i know what they are saying. i do wish everyone well and luck in the contest to include you, DARK

  • Vivianne
    February 25, 2008
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    Just wanted to point out that you seem to have assumed my story was irreverent because it contained Bible quotes, without having read it, which I find frankly bizarre. It was written drawing parallels to Genesis in a completely respectful manner. If you read the story and then drew the same conclusion, I'd be baffled but accepting, but as you didn't even bother to read it I find it pretty rude. If you're too lazy and can't be bothered to read it because it's a couple thousand words long, I suggest you just say so next time. Alternatively, I'd love to know exactly how you came to the conclusion my story was "irreverent".

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