THE WRITING CIRCLE: CHALLENGE TWENTY-THREE

This month’s challenge (23)

Submitted By:
Motoko

Due:
1st April 2007

Word Count:
500 min

Must Include:

blood,
a broken window,
a religious symbol,
ice,
skin

About TWC

The Writing Circle is a group of writers wishing to challenge themselves through a series of monthly writing competitions. Each month one of the Editors posts a challenge with a word count and five things the story must include. The writers are then given a month to write their submission.

On the first of each month the submissions are posted on FictionPress and the public is asked to vote on the stories they think are the best in the following categories:

—Mechanics—The one with the best grammar, punctuation, spelling, and flow. The best from a technical point of view.

—Originality—The most imaginative use of the required pieces. The best from a creative point of view.

—Best—The overall best story; the best read. The best from a reader’s point of view.

I created this group in the hopes that it would inspire my fellow writers and I to continue and improve our writing.

Things didn’t go quite as well as planned, so we only have two stories to present to you this month. Should a miracle occur and more stories be submitted, I will be overjoyed. If not…please read the stories submitted by Ranwen and me, and vote in the above categories!

And if anyone is interested in joining us, please send an email to

the(underscore)writing(underscore)circle(at)hotmail(dot)com

Put “A fresh pen” as the subject. Please join and swell our ranks!

--Chiomi