Writing Competition: Jun 22, 2025

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LIVE COMPETITION

Use the phases of the moon to metaphorically or chronologically progress a narrative.

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Jun 9, 2025 to Jun 22, 2025

13 days left

1 Entries

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There is a word limit of 2,000 words.

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Writing Entries

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Lunar Curses.

Dorcas_Ngama

1 min read

In life, we are usually born with 3 curses- or blessings maybe.

The First Curse: Reflection

We begin in darkness, and just like a mirror held out to the world we can only reflect what is given to us. The light comes from elsewhere, the sun, the stars, the people you interact with. Leaving us haunted by echoes or memories of what we did or what we experienced. We can't portray our meaning, it's...

Mystery