Gen3contest Stories

What happens when a mad dash for funds and renown causes an accidental apocalypse? Laureen Anston, an up-and-coming archaeologist, faces threats of defunding and disbanding her team unless she brings something of value. Upon finding an abandoned child in the dig, she discovers a ticking clock towards the end times. Now, she has to resist authorities, put her career and relationships on the line, and stop the apocalypse she may have played a part in, before her world becomes another excavation site. An entry to @LiteraryLoungeD's Gen 3 Contest. Part of the AUXPR2023 cluster of works. ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2023 (First Edition) [10,000 - 20,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby]

Madalynn Agnussen and Arren Renlicht, heirs to the age-old clan feud for social power, should not be found within two feet from each other. But when a search for a legendary talisman throws them into an adventure filled with tricky paths, rabid beasts, and blatant scheming, Madalynn and Arren will discover there's more to love and hate, and maybe there is happily ever after at the first stab in the back. An entry to @LiteraryLoungeD's Gen 3 Contest. Part of the AUXPR2023 cluster of works. ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2023 (First Edition) [10,000 - 20,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby]

A writing contest organized and judged by members of the Literary Lounge server. The goal: write a novelette using 3 keywords.

Cas made it big. Against the odds, he's a movie star. But somehow, somewhere along the way, he lost what it really meant to be him. Now, he has no power in his own life, and has to find a way to fight back, or he risks losing the best thing that ever happened to him. But he can't do it on his own, and doesn't know who to trust. Will he give up, or keep fighting for happiness. An entry in the Literary Lounge Gen 3 Contest

The mission is supposed to be easy. Mika and his gang of real-estate crooks only have to infiltrate a high-rise building and steal secret codes for a client. But the building is the ZENITH, the most fortified residential tower around, the codes are a prized secret for ending housing issues, and the client may be weaving a scheme they don't want to be in. In exchange for competitive pay, the gang has to complete the mission, keep their bonds from falling apart, and escape without strings attached, even if they have to unravel their pasts along the way. An entry to @LiteraryLoungeD's Gen 3 Contest. Part of the AUXPR2023 cluster of works. ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2023 (First Edition) [15,000 - 20,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby]

Shaka-La is a city outside of time and space. It's also out of magic. Until E-pop boy band sensation MOJO causes the Wonder Bowl's magic-powered lights to briefly flicker. That flicker spurs an unemployed Magic Academy professor to create a rival all-girl band to infiltrate MOJO's hormone-powered world. That flicker is noticed in Beor itself by an unusual pack of werewolves, who vow to help bring Shaka-La back. That flicker brings hope, in four-part harmony and four-pawed bravery, that will root itself in the soil of your heart as you root for The Return of Shaka-La.

A writing contest organized and judged by members of the Literary Lounge server. The goal: write a novelette using 3 keywords.

The start of this dystopian novel was written for a contest. Chapters 1 to 15 were submitted, please enjoy reading, and this will be added to and become a full novel. Alex has lived in The Institution all her life. It's the only place she's ever known. Nobody knows what's outside of its borders, and nobody really cares. Nobody's ever wondered if there's more to life than this for a very long time. But Alex is different. Alex is shown the truth of life beyond what she's been told. Together she bands with the resistors, people who have rejected the rigid systems of the institution, and broken free. They live outside the borders, outside the laws and rules. Outside the Procedure. They are free, and they are powerful. Perhaps they can help her escape and master her own power... Can she really find friends and familiarity outside everything she's ever known, or will she be lost like The Institution predicts?

A writing contest organized and judged by members of the Literary Lounge server. The goal: write a novelette using 3 keywords.

I knew it was love at first sight when I saw their pink hair in the crowd. They were my everything. Part of the @LiteraryLoungeD's Gen3 contest 2023

A writing contest organized and judged by members of the Literary Lounge server. The goal: write a novelette using 3 keywords.

10 years ago, the Lawson family disappeared without a trace, seemingly into thin air. Upon the discovery of a hidden room, it reopens a decade later, and Harper Sloann, a low-ranking detective with a fascination for the macabre, takes on the case. It's just another task on the job, but things aren't as they seem, starting from the house, to the family, and the clues lurking in the shadows. Now, Harper must piece these truths together to give the Lawsons rest, all the while juggling secrets of her own. An entry to @LiteraryLoungeD's Gen 3 Contest. Part of the AUXPR2023 cluster of works. ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2023 (First Edition) [10,000 - 15,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby]

Luca Brooks, a closeted gay forced to come out against his will. Dominic Fuller, the boy Luca has had a crush on since fourth grade. And finally, Malcom Shoney, the best friend that tries to keep Luca together. What could go wrong?