Mariah
“The human heart is a dark forest.” — Tobias Wolff
Pretty Crazy
Drabble (exactly 100 words)
Ended May 24, 2025 • 9 Entries • Created by Mariah in Flash Fiction
"I want to write a novel about silence. The things people don't say."
- Virginia Woolf
Say the thing(s) no one wants to. Any form.
Ended April 21, 2025 • 12 Entries • Created by Mariah
$3.00
One man’s trash?
Using the contents of your email's junk folder, write a something that makes me laugh :) The most stylistic treasure wins.
$3.00
Double Tanka Poetry Challenge
Using 10 lines and a syllable count of: 57577 & 57577, tell a story. Most creative/descriptive wins.
Ended March 31, 2025 • 13 Entries • Created by Mariah in Poetry & Free Verse
$5.00
the souvenir
Short story (500 words or less). $5 for winner, $3 for runner-up, and $2 for honorable mention.
$5.00
“With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” — Gustav Mahler
Poetry or prose
Ended March 20, 2025 • 11 Entries • Created by Mariah
$3.00
Fever Dream
Take it anywhere you like, just make it exactly 200 words (a double drabble).
Ended March 10, 2025 • 8 Entries • Created by Mariah in Flash Fiction
$5.00
“My brain hums with scraps of poetry and madness.”
—Virginia Woolf
Create a poem out of whatever scraps you find lying around (your brain or otherwise).
Ended February 27, 2025 • 13 Entries • Created by Mariah in Poetry & Free Verse
$3.00
“Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.” —Thucydides
Write a double drabble (exactly 200 words) about an uncomfortable but necessary alliance. $5 for the winner, $3 for runners-up, and $2 for honorable mentions :)
Ended January 31, 2025 • 7 Entries • Created by Mariah in Flash Fiction
$5.00
"And so it seems I must always write you letters that I can
never send." - Sylvia Plath
Write a letter you have no intention of sending. It can be serious, funny, scathing, revealing, etc., just make it honest.
Ended January 21, 2025 • 15 Entries • Created by Mariah
$5.00
"Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream." - Euripides
Poetry
Ended January 8, 2025 • 13 Entries • Created by Mariah in Poetry & Free Verse
$2.00
"Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream." - Euripides
Poetry
Ended January 8, 2025 • 3 Entries • Created by Mariah in Poetry & Free Verse
$2.00
Sentinel Event
Double Drabble Challenge. Hook the reader with a short excerpt (exactly 200 words) having to do with a time capsule opening gone unbelievably bad. There are multiple prizes available: Winner gets $10, runner-up $5, and honorable mentions $3.
Ended December 28, 2024 • 7 Entries • Created by Mariah in Flash Fiction
$10.00
Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.
- Oscar Wilde
Ended December 17, 2024 • 10 Entries • Created by Mariah
$5.00
Artificial Intelligence versus Authentic Stupidity
I know how I feel about this topic, but what are your thoughts, feelings, and experiences thus far? Does AI have any legitimate place in the creative process? Poetry or prose. All entries must be 100% human-created content.
Ended December 8, 2024 • 7 Entries • Created by Mariah
$5.00
“Write a trashy story, but make it sound noble”
Presenting this challenge prompt at the request of a fellow writer. Most likes wins :)
Ended December 4, 2024 • 5 Entries • Created by Mariah