Short Story Contest

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Short Story Contest

Short Story Contest

The prize is making the MC in my next big writing project.

Rules:

Must be less than 200 words.

Must have some character developement

Must be sci-fi

What I will be judging:

Character development

Twist(s)

Is it Sci-Fi?

Length. I would like a very, very short story to win. 

 

submitted by Gared
(December 26, 2016 - 8:08 pm)

Alright guys: get your second entries in soon.

submitted by Gared
(December 30, 2016 - 8:08 pm)

Congrats, BookBug! I'll join this round too. 

submitted by September
(December 30, 2016 - 9:33 pm)

Get your entry in soon! Time is running out. All entries due tomorrow at 1:00 Pacific time.

submitted by Gared
(December 31, 2016 - 1:14 am)

Phew! Just finished! I think it has 95 words. I had to download a word counting app so I'm just gonna trust it. Here it is! I don't have a name for it tho.  

 

The light from the small lantern illuminated the cave, revealing jagged overhangs and spiked rock formations protruding from the ceiling and ground. Marbled blue and green vines made their way up the rocky formations, the occasional one hanging from the ceiling. The soft beam from the lantern was as gentle as starlight, reflecting off of Iris's azure tinted face, and dancing in her turquoise eyes. Iris almost missed it, it was so faint, so small, but the glowing orb just caught in her peripheral vision, and she turned her head slowly to take a better look at it. The little orb pulsed with light, like a heartbeat, and it rested in a bed seemingly made of stars. The silver Ubnis branches curved around to make a nest-like shape, and tiny Asters, the very souls of stars themselves, were woven into it. Iris reached out and touched the orb, still pulsing with the same silvery blue beam, and inside Iris saw something move. Just the shadow of a shapeless form, but a form all the same. Little did she know she held the life source of her entire universe in her hand.  

submitted by Leeli
(December 31, 2016 - 11:29 am)

The winner is Mirax T. Meet me on the Sci Fi Story thread.

submitted by Gared
(December 31, 2016 - 5:20 pm)
submitted by Mirax Won!
(December 31, 2016 - 5:38 pm)