A contest with a pot of 8 @steembasicincome shares? You're in the right place!
97 @steembasicincome shares awarded till now through the contest!
Prize categories:
1st place : n. 4 steembasicincome shares
2nd place : n. 2 steembasicincome share
Popular jury : n. 2 steembasicincome share (remember to vote your favorite!!)
Things that please the Bananafish mighty god!
vote, vote, vote your favorite story!
Try to post your story the earliest possible and not at the last moment.
Sustain, comment and upvote each other as a true group of friends and fiction lovers.
Respect the 500 words limit.
Post in your blog instead than in the comment section.
help our contest & workshop to grow by giving it some visibility.
And now.. let's dive into today's story!
The Town That Changed
Change blew in on the air that morning, whispering through a sleeping town. An eerie quiet rested along the main road, early commuters not yet disturbing the grey dawn. A wisp of waning moon, brushed pink with the gentle glow of the coming sun, hung low in the ombre sky.
A subtle shift rocked the heavy foliage of scattered trees, rippling between the houses. The cool silence of night still clung to the shadows. A lone ginger cat stalked between the sentinels of bins guarding the curbs. It paused, hair bristling along it’s back as it sensed a disturbance rushing past.
A lone mournful howl echoed in the streets, erupting into a sorrowful symphony as others took up the canine call.
Not a single harsh bark interrupted the lament that awoke the town that morning.
Back doors opened onto gardens, not quite the same. Concerned residents in an array of dressing gowns, coats and slippers, padded outside to find the same, inexplicable sight.
Theo hadn’t been home in months. He had told his mum he was getting clean. It was a lie. He hadn’t been clean in years.
The dark country road snaked before him, a twisting river of retreating night. She had insisted he came home for the wedding. Theo couldn’t stand her boyfriend, but his mum had half chewed his ear off over it, and he couldn’t deny, he owed her this.
He swore under his breath. The rising itch was dancing across his skin. The hard edge cutting inside him. He needed another hit. He had been driving since 1am, he loaded up before he set off, but the ragged scraping of the comedown was consuming.
He glanced at the road, he hadn’t passed another car in hours, and he knew these twisting roads.
One hand on the wheel, he fumbled through the bag on the passenger seat. He couldn’t face that c*nt sober, Aunt Hazel would help.
His skin flushed with the intense bliss coursing through his veins as he approached the sleeping streets.
Dawn was pushing towards the horizon, her soft pink glow catching the clipped moon.
Theo was speeding when he got to the town. He heard the hair-raising call of neighbourhood dogs, raising their cry as one.
Then he saw it. The change. He couldn’t look away. He didn’t see the tree.
Join the fun! Here is how this contest works:
- An unfinished fiction story or a script is posted.
- You finish it with your own post or a comment in the comment section. A limit of 500 words is recommended.
- YOU WIN! 8 @steembasicincome shares to the writers with the best ending.
The great and generous @bananafish rewards the faithful!
We have been assured, by the great banana-whisperer himself - @f3nix , that the mighty god appreciates those who support it, and in doing so, support this entire contest. For me, it is already it's own reward. In a steemit full of vanishing contests, your support allows this one to keep going, and allows everyone to polish their writing skills with a challenging weekly work out. By coming together and sharing the work, we can empower the potassium rich deity to create an oceanic fruitsalad that never runs out!
So join the core, support the mission! Pledge your allegiance with your delegation, show your continued support through by joining the curation trail, and all will share in the glorious bounty of the great @bananafish!
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