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Come and Sit a Spell

November 4, 2014 by user 4 Comments

In September I entered the WritersWeekly Fall 2014 24-Hour Short Story Contest. I just received word that my entry, “Come and Sit a Spell,” received honorable mention.  That means out of hundreds of entries, I placed in the top 25!  At the start of the contest,  all of the contestants received the same prompt and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Short Stories Tagged: creative writing, Halloween, spooky, surprise ending, writing contests

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold

October 26, 2014 by user 2 Comments

In 2013 I participated in the NYCMidnight Short Screenplay competition. In this challenge, writers were grouped into heats and wrote in two rounds before advancing (or not).  Maximum length for each screenplay was five pages, and my prompts in this round were Ghost Story / A Convention / A Gallon of Ice Cream.  Here’s my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Scripts Tagged: creative writing, ghost story, screenplay, surprise ending, We B Late, writing contest

“Sullivan’s Story”

October 19, 2014 by user 1 Comment

Week 6 of Project Publish had us writing a piece to show off the storytelling ability of our actor.  Here’s my story:   Sullivan’s Story A dozen pair of eyes followed me as I approached the bench and took my seat. “This isn’t a jury of my peers,” I thought, but it’s too late to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Short Stories Tagged: BATV, Project Publish, storytelling, surprise ending, writing competition

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