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Post by June Scarlet on Mar 26, 2023 17:50:46 GMT -5
The challenge is to write a 100 word or less story, using a keyword, in 24 hours.
The keyword will be randomly generated at the time the challenge starts.
For this first round, I will generate and post the word at approximately 5:00pm US/Pacific time on Friday, March 31st. Everyone will have 24 hours to write and post their story.
Note that this is a challenge, not a contest. There's no prizes or winners, just a bunch of writers having fun. As such, if you want to post after the 24 hour mark, that's fine too, I won't judge.
Let's have fun writing!
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Mar 26, 2023 20:45:06 GMT -5
I don't think of myself as a writer but this sounds like a really fun and approachable challenge, so I'd love to participate. I'll check back on the date to see the keyword. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!
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Post by Moni on Mar 26, 2023 21:26:42 GMT -5
this sounds fun!
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Post by June Scarlet on Mar 30, 2023 18:53:20 GMT -5
About 24 hours until the keyword is generated and posted!
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Post by June Scarlet on Mar 31, 2023 19:37:53 GMT -5
The keyword is... Glamorous You have 24 hours as of this post to write a 100 word or less microfic! (sorry I'm late) Go go go! |
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Apr 1, 2023 17:47:56 GMT -5
No one ever talks about the pain behind the glamor. Behind that graduation photo, the fevered nights, squished sandwiches, notes upon notes upon blue-scrawled notes, coffee going cold in a cup. Lights clicking on and off in the library, telling you to get out, go home, it's time.
No one talks about the terse rejection letters, the inboxes emptied and emptied again, the question-asking glances, the gossip, the nights of frantic dreams, scurrying through an always-closing corridor.
No, the story goes, you are smooth and successful, and money falls from the sky.
In between the glamorous announcements, there is nothing.
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Post by Lizica on Apr 1, 2023 18:21:24 GMT -5
Ooh, exciting to see everyone's microfics start to come out!! =D (My internet died, but if I copied this to my phone correctly, it should be 100 words!) Some call garbagemen's work disgusting.
I suppose it is aromatic. Far from glamorous.
They don't realize I take care of evils that have plagued humanity's trash for centuries. Or only the last 24 hours. Both exist. Just last week, I fought another old jug of expired milk. After gaining sentience, its mission was to spoil the entire Earth.
"Do you ever tire of working without recognition?" asks my friend, a worn teddy I rescued once after he was discarded.
"I recognize it. You recognize it," I reply. "...And that giant, possessed PVC pipe skeleton over there will, too, soon enough." Shoutout/apologies to a super old Garfield comic strip I have on my wall that gave me some of the inspiration for the milk jug bit. XD
Lizica says, respect your local sanitation workers. 👍 |
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Post by June Scarlet on Apr 1, 2023 19:12:39 GMT -5
Kitty Noir The dame walked in like a cat: sleek, assured, and glamorous. She had a problem; they always do when they come to me.
I looked past the slats of my blinds. The stormy clouds threatened rain, but I’d been threatened before. “How much can you afford?”
“Hundred even.”
With that designer jacket, diamond jewelry, flawless makeup, she could afford to pay me ten times as much. The rich cheapskate. I refused on principal.
As I watched her cross the street, the clouds' threat came through. She left like a cat too, but this time, an unglamourous soaking wet feline. 99 words, plus the two-word title. I understand that the title doesn't count towards the wordcount in these sorts of things, though. |
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Post by Gelquie on Apr 1, 2023 19:18:28 GMT -5
Microfic time! =D Fun to see the different perspectives so far and where they went! Here's mine. (Content warning for abuse) My outfit is ready, all frocked with style.
Yet for full look I linger a while.
My primer is on, foundation tapped in,
Concealer will be my guarantee to win.
It has to be even, show more than all's well!
Over skin and purple, now none to dwell!
(“OPEN THIS DOOR!”)
Bronzer and blush! A hint of glitter!
Now all I do is glitz and glimmer!
(“RIGHT NOW!”)
Sorry, can’t stay, my audience waits!
To the window I go to meet my dear dates!
(“I’M COMING IN!!”)
It doesn’t matter what doors you slam.
For now, I am irresistibly glam. Notes: I tend to go long if I don't find a way to rein myself in, and poetry tends to do that for me. So you get a poem! \ o / (Though I cheated a lot on the meter.)
Sorry for the heavy content, all. |
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Post by Kat on Apr 2, 2023 8:24:27 GMT -5
She looked up, lipstick smeared past her lips, liberal amounts of powder and blush staining her face. She didn’t dare look back at how she had knocked over a few things on her mother’s dresser.
She braced herself; her mother was staring down at her. A storm was imminent and this time, she had no excuses.
“I…I wanted to be glamorous like you.”
Her mother knelt in front of her, holding her gaze before erupting into peals of laughter.
“Oh, honey, if you wanted to learn how to put on makeup, you could have asked.”
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Post by Azusa on Apr 7, 2023 3:03:36 GMT -5
Late to the party but here goes! :
My hair feels tight and heavy, like a bulging mass weighing down the top of my head.
"It's normal for a crown bun," my best friend tells me as she applies the final touches of makeup on my face. I feel the soft bristles of the brush gently glide across my left eyelid a few times, then my right.
"Aaaand you're done!"
I open my eyes and my friend gasps.
"You look glamorous!"
"Really?" I ask uncertainly.
"Of course! You're stunning!"
My lips curve up. I can't see myself but now I know what it feels like to be pretty.
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Post by June Scarlet on Apr 7, 2023 15:23:41 GMT -5
Anyone interested in hosting another round of Microfic Challenge? I'm thinking next weekend would be good, though it's up to the one hosting the round.
I can host again if there's no takers, but I think it'd be fun to take turns. It's pretty easy, just have to pick a time, generate a word, then post it!
There was a lot of good stuff for the first round. If you're just coming in, you can still post for that round, that's fine, just as long as you're writing, it's all good.
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Post by barnowl42 on Apr 17, 2023 14:17:13 GMT -5
Belatedly--I would be interested in doing another round of this, and I can 'host' if people like! If there's interest, I'll pick a word and post it at 5pm PST on Friday the 21st?
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Post by Twillie on Apr 17, 2023 15:23:36 GMT -5
I promise I'll actually try and meet the deadline next round we do lol.
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Post by June Scarlet on Apr 17, 2023 15:55:21 GMT -5
That would be great! I have a commitment Saturday morning (tree planting volunteering), so this'll be hard mode for me.
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