February 2012
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Week 6 Pokrompt: A Bad Decision
A Bad Decision Write a 53-word micro piece that involves a bad decision and have the character rationalize it to him/herself as a GOOD decision. Only we know it is bad.
Guidelines and Information
-53 words, no more, no less - titles are not included in the word count.
-1 submission per person
-Limit one prize per entrant per month
-e-mail your submission directly...
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One Sentence Winner: Kathryn Kulpa
Maybelline
Saw two girls trying on makeup and thought of our black eyeliner days, we’d melt the tip with our lighters—we liked everything black, black coffee, black tights, black clove cigarettes—riding in black cars, trading mix tapes for gas money, letting the phone ring and ring, ignoring lost loves left behind at bus stops.
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Week 5 Prompt: One Sentence
a one sentence story
Write a one sentence story in 53 words. Use the word “ring” at least once.
Guidelines and Information
-53 words, no more, no less - titles are not included in the word count.
-1 submission per person
-Limit one prize per entrant per month
-e-mail your submission directly to rachel@press53.com
-There is no name attached to your submission in the...
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Valentine's Winner: Kyle Hemmings
Thornbirds
They were exiles making love. Their hot bodies stopped weaving. Outside, dogs barked. She asked, weighing every word like a dead fish, if he loved her enough to say good-bye. He was in seminary school. She felt like old poison in God’s teacup. He blushed. His zipper became stuck. She cracked a smile.
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Pokrompt 4: Valentine's Day Prompt
Use these 3 words as many times as you can in a 53 word story about…. love
1. hot 2. blush 3. dog
Guidelines and Information
-53 words, no more, no less - titles are not included in the word count.
-1 submission per person
-Limit one prize per entrant per month
-e-mail your submission directly to rachel@press53.com
-There is no name attached to your submission in the final...
Prompt 3 Winner: Lucile Barker
Congratulations Lucile!
The good morning kiss was a mistake. He felt her pull away, her face a blank wall. “Did you dream?” he asked, but she hadn’t slept. He felt the tension build through breakfast. The perfect girl, he had thought, when they had met and then the rest of it. But not this time.
The Song: “A Kiss to Build a Dream On”
Pokrompt 3: Favorite Song Prompt
“Title of Favorite Song Prompt” In 53 words write a story using all the words in the title of one of your favorite songs. So if it’s “Hey Jude” .. use both “hey” and “Jude.” Please tell us the name of the song.
Guidelines and Information
-53 words, no more, no less - titles are not included in the word count
-1 submission per person
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Week 2 Winner: Frances Lefkowitz
Congratulations Frances!
What Space is For
“Saturn is the biggest planet on earth,” the girl says, and I know exactly what she means. Then we drink our juice, my thighs scraping the underside of the table made for her thighs. She has no mother and I have no daughter, so the agency puts us together. Planets fill holes.
