Short Stories 2022 (Prompts/Contest Entries)

A collection of short stories written to various prompts in 2022.

-"I Need This". You and your quiet, mysterious crush reach for the same book at the same time. (Contemporary Romantics Award from @ContemporaryLit; limit 500 words. Jan 2022)

-"A Gentle Encounter". A memorable New Year's Eve is related to the last short story your character read; in this case, Graham Greene's "Two Gentle People". (New Year's Fiesta 2022: WattpadShortStory's prompt. Jan 2022.)

-"Don't I Know You...?". A dodgy blind date has unexpectedly positive consequences. (Aim to Engage 2022: WattpadAfterDark's prompt. Dec 2022)

-"Juliette". You build up the courage to talk to the cutie on the school bus. Their face turns dark as they respond, 'You shouldn't able to see me.' (Aim to Engage 2022: TeenFiction's prompt. Dec 2022)

-"Soul Mates". You have a timer which counts down to when you meet your soulmate. One day, your timer is left with only two more minutes. (Aim to Engage 2022: Romance's prompt. Dec 2022)

-"Charity". You don't believe in angels and demons, until one day you wake up and can see them: local baker (angel), police officer next door (demon), librarian (demon), second-grade teacher (angel)... What happens when they find out you know who they are? (Aim to Enagage 2022: WattpadHornsandHalos's prompt. Dec 2022. This missed the deadline, so I let it run and become what it wanted to become.)