Category 2021 SS Prompt 1: Freedom
SS Prompt 1: Freedom
Word count: 1200 words exactly
Deadline: 27 January 2021
Please do not post before the deadline.
Somewhere you can’t follow by Melissa P
'What're you in for?'
Alice was puzzled. 'I had croissants this morning,' she said. 'I didn’t bother to wash up the plate. I thought I’d do it when I got home…'
Read MoreSomewhere you can’t follow by Melissa PFate Finds Its Way by Glen Benison
This story begins at the ending and works towards its beginning - confused??
Read MoreFate Finds Its Way by Glen BenisonDenny the Dead by Mary White
Anything can happen on an ordinary day.
Read MoreDenny the Dead by Mary WhiteA Walk in the Park by Amy Trakos
Adam has recently become a single dad and has moved to the unfamiliar city with his son. The hostel is cramped but the city streets hold hidden surprises.
Read MoreA Walk in the Park by Amy TrakosNever gonna happen
He lunged at me and I rolled away in one simple move, retrieving the blade tucked away in my left sleeve and in less than ten seconds, I had him pinned against the wall, the blade resting firmly at his exposed throat.
Read MoreNever gonna happenThe great invention by Adriaan Snyman
“I did not invite even a single man or woman, dog or lice,” answered he, while he slowly retreated back to the safety of the earth.
Read MoreThe great invention by Adriaan SnymanOnward by Carolyn Dekat
When we lose someone we love
we must learn
not to live without them,
but to live
with the love they left behind.
~anonymous
Read MoreOnward by Carolyn DekatFREEDOM TAKES TIME by claire
I’ve forgotten what freedom is. Its been that long since I’ve seen people, seen cars and seen the bottom of my road. As the song says: it’s been 7 hours and 15 days. Well how about we change it to…...
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Cages by Mara Adlem
This piece explores where we are now, and what the possibility is that we are just repeating the same history over and over again.
Read MoreCages by Mara AdlemHa’gal’s History by Pippa Hillebrand
Da didn’t tell me I wasn’t free. He called me his darling child. He taught me to read and write. He taught me logic and meditation. He taught me that a sharp mind is a weapon to be used in negotiation, and to hide my ears when we visited federation space.
Read MoreHa’gal’s History by Pippa HillebrandA conversation by Catherine Garden
A conversation by Catherine Garden # ‘You stuck with his family again this year, Luce?’ ‘It’s alternate years actually,’ Lucy paused, ‘But yes, we will be having a full Brown Christmas in the berg this year.’ ‘All eleven cousins too,’…...
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