Deadline: October 16, 2020 23:29 EDT
Respond with your short story and you could win $50.
Respond with your short story and you could win $50.
It’s finally fall in the Northern Hemisphere. While the leaves are being slow to change out my window this year, the air is crisp and the pumpkin spice products are out in full force. Time to break out the sweaters!
Beyond all the colorful trappings, though, fall is by definition a season of change. So as you craft your stories this week, try to think about how the events you’re writing will change your characters' lives, whether fundamentally or just a little. After all, even a seemingly mundane afternoon can be the turning point of your entire life…
And if you want to drink some apple cider or a pumpkin spice latte while you write, more power to you!
Set your story in a coffee shop that’s just introduced a new line of autumnal drinks.
Start your story with the line, “By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire.” (Whether this is a literal fire is up to you.)
Write about a character making fall decorations out of construction paper.
Write a story from the perspective of a bird migrating for the winter.
Write about two characters going apple picking.