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Extrordinary Norm. Both poems and short stories accepted.

I'm officially sick of winter. Everything is cold, dead, and grey. So to get rid of my pessimistic brooding, I want you to show me everyday miracles. Show me how the ordinary can be beautiful and amazing.

You have two choices on how to go about this.

1) Write me a story. Reasonably short, but long enough to have been well developed. I love origional descriptions to set the scene well in my head.

2) Write me a poem. Any style you want really, but if you're going to rhyme please put some effort into making it interesting or I'll think you're corny. (i.e. not hat cat type stuff, we're beyond preschool)

The specifics of the topic are up to you as long as you keep with the basic criteria. Feel free to throw in some humor, but you don't have to in order to accomplish the task at hand.

Rules:
No erotica or anything dark and disturbing, it doesn't fit the prompt.
No molesting the shift key.
Readable backgrounds.
No chat speak or horrendeous abuse of the spelling and grammar of the English language.
May reseve, but if you don't come back to finish I will delete your entry.

I will do my best to comment on all entries and my favorites are especially encouraged to participate in this. Points may go up and donations are greatly appreciated.

Enjoy.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on February 26
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    I'm sorry it took me so long to get around to judging this, but what can I say? Life is hectic. I really enjoyed the entries I got here and thank you all for participating. HM's aren't in any particular order.

    much love!
    -nymph

Contest Winners

  1. by ParadoxFry 9 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 17 10:03 PM. In nature, thoughts, beauty
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. by MJ Donnelly 35 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 5 6:33 AM. In Life, Thoughts, Contemporary, Personal
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Every week the sign was changed. “Only 6 weeks until Spring!” Five, four, three, two... When I could resist no longer, I clomped my dun bo
    by Mirthryl 22 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 4 4:47 PM. In Personal, Humor, Life, Nature, Spring, Teens
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 5021941, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Days fly by,
    like racecars arond a track.
    by stanstan009 21 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 4 12:34 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. She lights a candle,
    The flame flickers bright
    by A-muse-in-writer 39 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 5 3:07 AM. In Contest, Hope, Love, Personal
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [10]

1 - 10 of 10
  • by amaranthine lover 20 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 11 10:03 PM. In Contest, abstract, noguest
    • Commented on by judge.
  • You and I sit, we watch the nature surrounding us, the beauties happening all over. We sit on a bench, surrounded by a wood-pine porch. We sit in our little cabin in the winter woods. The two of us huddled looking into the fo
    by Jihi-Kami 9 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 12 8:54 PM
    • Commented on by judge.
  • I was dead before I knew you
    by Horcrux.Breathing 16 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 15 12:42 PM. In Romance
    • Commented on by judge.
  • The sun shines through the canopy of branches, brindling the ground with golden dots. Leftover leaves from last fall still coat the ground, giving off a beautiful, natural smell. They crunch softly under my feet as I walk thr
    by Myth 4 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 17 9:48 AM. In Winter Nature
    • Commented on by judge.

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  • MJ Donnelly gold member
    February 26
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    Thank you sooo much, and congrats to the other winners as well!