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LIVE until 23:59 - Oct 06, 2023 EST
#218: the importance of the senses with tom bromley.
3 contest entries / 3 stories
LIVE until 23:59 - Sep 29, 2023 EST
#217: tropes.
226 contest entries / 123 stories
ENDED at 23:59 - Sep 22, 2023 EST
#216: show, don't tell.
305 contest entries / 128 stories
🏆 Won by Hazel Ide
ENDED at 23:59 - Sep 15, 2023 EST
#215: monstrous.
405 contest entries / 140 stories
🏆 Won by Danielle Barr
ENDED at 23:59 - Sep 08, 2023 EST
#214: the fall of summer.
211 contest entries / 99 stories
🏆 Won by Emily Holding
ENDED at 23:59 - Sep 01, 2023 EST
#213: the human touch.
298 contest entries / 131 stories
🏆 Won by Jonathan Page
ENDED at 23:59 - Aug 25, 2023 EST
#212: signed, sealed, delivered.
315 contest entries / 135 stories
🏆 Won by Wendy M
ENDED at 23:59 - Aug 18, 2023 EST
#211: cozy corner.
320 contest entries / 112 stories
🏆 Won by Kenz Ross
ENDED at 23:59 - Aug 11, 2023 EST
#210: is there anybody out... here.
314 contest entries / 114 stories
🏆 Won by Julie Clark
ENDED at 23:59 - Aug 04, 2023 EST
#209: road trippin'.
279 contest entries / 157 stories
🏆 Won by Kyle Sager
ENDED at 23:59 - Jul 28, 2023 EST
#208: come on barbie, let's go party.
249 contest entries / 85 stories
🏆 Won by Ian Gonzales
ENDED at 23:59 - Jul 21, 2023 EST
#207: behind the scenes.
242 contest entries / 100 stories
🏆 Won by Derrick M Domican
ENDED at 23:59 - Jul 14, 2023 EST
#206: phobias.
392 contest entries / 135 stories
🏆 Won by Parul Shah

ENDED at 23:59 - Jul 07, 2023 EST
#205: ritualistic.
317 contest entries / 134 stories
🏆 Won by Lindsay Flo
ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 30, 2023 EST
#204: wild, wild west.
306 contest entries / 102 stories
🏆 Won by Katy B
ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 23, 2023 EST
#203: back to basics.
232 contest entries / 126 stories
🏆 Won by Kris Hawkins
ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 16, 2023 EST
#202: a friend indeed.
275 contest entries / 131 stories
🏆 Won by Victoria Macleod
ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 09, 2023 EST
#201: k-popular.
174 contest entries / 95 stories
🏆 Won by Chris Miller
ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 02, 2023 EST
#200: heard it through the grapevine.
218 contest entries / 118 stories
🏆 Won by Katharine Widdows
ENDED at 23:59 - May 26, 2023 EST
#199: strangers in the night.
267 contest entries / 148 stories
🏆 Won by Anne Delfosse
ENDED at 23:59 - May 19, 2023 EST
#198: teacher’s pet.
188 contest entries / 107 stories
🏆 Won by Zack Powell
ENDED at 23:59 - May 12, 2023 EST
#197: fate and free will.
281 contest entries / 104 stories
🏆 Won by HR Pinches
ENDED at 23:59 - May 05, 2023 EST
#196: in another life.
293 contest entries / 154 stories
🏆 Won by Delbert Griffith
ENDED at 23:59 - Apr 28, 2023 EST
#195: sidekicks and second strings.
213 contest entries / 97 stories
🏆 Won by Geir Westrul
ENDED at 23:59 - Apr 21, 2023 EST
#194: idiomatic.
219 contest entries / 124 stories
🏆 Won by RJ Holmquist
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