500 R2 Title and Synopsis
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Topic: 500 R2 Title and Synopsis
Posted By: Ben Daggers
Subject: 500 R2 Title and Synopsis
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 1:18am
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I've not been writing all that much recently, so was unsure whether the spark would hit me this weekend. Luckily I managed to put together something I'm pretty pleased with. Excited to read everyone's stories in a few days! G6: romance/snooping/a board game A Game of Go In a well-to-do household in early 19th Century Kyoto, Naoko and her brother’s dashing young tutor Ikuro must play the game right if they are to end up together. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68142_post721671.html#721671" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 "The Ferryman" https://shorturl.at/mH169" rel="nofollow - ALL STORIES |
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Posted By: tbeeton
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 1:25am
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I think this one may fall into better concept than execution category. [REDACTED] A sex trafficking survivor exacts revenge on her abuser, who seeks to become the nation’s next president. ------------- https://bit.ly/4d8oCmy" rel="nofollow - R1 100 https://bit.ly/4aONOgq" rel="nofollow - R1 250 http://bit.ly/3L1fmEv" rel="nofollow - R2 500 |
Posted By: nikolaki
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 1:42am
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I wasn't sure if I'd get there but I ended up liking this! Group 11: sci-fi/spraying/a bulldozer Protocol Blue Synopsis: When Protocol Blue engages, Elayn fights to leave proof that life—hers or otherwise—still breathes below. Earth was supposed to kill them, but it might just be the system that does.------------- 500 R1: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic65515.html" rel="nofollow - Henry & Paul & The 50th Wall (RomCom) 500 R2: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66003.html" rel="nofollow - Protocol Blue (Sci-Fi) |
Posted By: CoachLisaB
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 1:43am
You went to 19th century KYOTO for a romance story? Wow. That's dedication! ------------- https://coachlisab.com/breakfast" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 | https://coachlisab.com/arc" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Ben Daggers wrote:Posted By: CoachLisaB
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 1:43am
Intriguing! ------------- https://coachlisab.com/breakfast" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 | https://coachlisab.com/arc" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: CoachLisaB
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 1:45am
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This wrote itself, but then I spent hours nitpicking. Not unhappy with it, though! G12: Romantic Comedy | Auditioning | A vacuum cleaner The Last Audition Two misfit dreamers on the cusp of a milestone ponder what’s next in life and love. ------------- https://coachlisab.com/breakfast" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 | https://coachlisab.com/arc" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: Ben Daggers
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 1:51am
To be fair, it's just down the road... ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68142_post721671.html#721671" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 "The Ferryman" https://shorturl.at/mH169" rel="nofollow - ALL STORIES |
Posted By: coveredenbees
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 2:14am
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The was a struggle. I am not a Sci-Fi. G8: Sci-Fi | Reheating | Toothpaste REHEAT On a failing starship, Chen diverts the last power to reheat her cryo-frozen partner, sealing a cracked chamber with the final squeeze of mint toothpaste. As the countdown tolls and the microwave rings like a ruined-church bell, she chooses one brief, sacred breath over survival. |
Posted By: Lulumacmac
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 2:46am
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Thanks Ben! Group 10 / drama / disobeying / newspaper clipping Two in a Million Josie’s twin, Theo, is dead. In a state of shock she struggles to remember how he died—searching for clues in an ocean of memories.
------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68032_post721144.html#721144" rel="nofollow - MF100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/author-archive_topic43498_post480081.html#480081" rel="nofollow - All my stuff |
Posted By: Grace Braeburn
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 3:29am
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G13: Ghost Story/Preventing/A handbook Looking forward to reading everyone's stories. Here's my (clunky) synopsis. Mixed feelings about the story itself but nothing new there!  The Nameless Dead One of the nameless dead in the Fontanelle Cemetery is prevented from entering the afterlife unless someone adopts them and prays for their soul. |
Posted By: ChloeP
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 4:00am
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I'm a big fan of writing historical fiction, so hopefully this does well!  G17: Historical Fiction / Outsmarting / A torch The Sound of No Artist Françoise Gilot once vowed that she would be the first woman to successfully leave her abusive
partner, Pablo Picasso.
Spoiler: She was right. ------------- 500 Finals Winner http://tiny.cc/Roo" rel="nofollow - Roo Sprayers http://forums.nycmidnight.com/author-archive_topic43498_post714227.html#714227" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: Ajds
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 4:47am
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G6 Romance / Snooping / Board Game Burnt Toast A man delivers his wife’s eulogy, retracing a love story that began over a cracked Scrabble board. |
Posted By: BombadilT
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 5:07am
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Hey groupmate! It's my first time ever reaching R2 and my first ever romantic prompt, so I was stressing over every word. But it's been a fun weekend as always with these assignments. Here's mince: Scorekeeper At
an Italian‑friendly Scrabble night, Tess’s guilty snoop hints at a quiet
courtship unfolding beneath the board - and she must decide what to play for. Best of luck, Riccardo ------------- R2 G6 Romance - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g6-scorekeeper_topic66001.html" rel="nofollow - Scorekeeper |
Posted By: BombadilT
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 5:11am
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Hey groupmate! Oh... this is awkward... one of us is gonna have to change board game Here's mine: Scorekeeper At an Italian‑friendly Scrabble night, Tess’s guilty snoop hints at a quiet courtship unfolding beneath the board - and she must decide what to play for. Best of luck with the judges! Let's exchange reads once it's allowed. Riccardo ------------- R2 G6 Romance - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g6-scorekeeper_topic66001.html" rel="nofollow - Scorekeeper |
Posted By: KatieWright
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 5:21am
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Fairytale/Fantasy twice in a row and I set them both in the world of merpeople! Group 14: Fantasy/Fairytale - Rushing - Flotation device The Figurehead
When a fisherman is lost to the waves, a matriarch of the sea reveals to her descendants the origins of a centuries-long war. ------------- 250 R2 https://tinyurl.com/250R2TSB" rel="nofollow - The Squabble Below |
Posted By: FireflyKaylee
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 7:27am
Hi groupmate! I was not in love with these prompts... But I pulled something together I don't hate so that's something G12: Romantic Comedy | Auditioning | A vacuum cleaner An Unexpected Harmony Kacie gives the performance of a lifetime while on trial for a cleaning job. But she might not be the only one hoping to win a part. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y7mnvk64" rel="nofollow - R2 Rhyming: All of my Odes Belong to You |
Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 8:24am
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As is my way - a last minute entry. <shrug> G14 Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Rushing / A flotation device Of Siren-song and Sandcastles and the Short Lives of Humans High tide always washes sandcastles away. Lessons of life and love can only be learned the hard way.
------------- https://shorturl.at/7Dqpi" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 |
Posted By: auntierandy
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 8:59am
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I had a lot of fun with this. So excited to read some of the other submissions! Bunny As a man readies himself to leave his childhood home, a dear companion reflects on their life together. ------------- https://bit.ly/47P8mDR" rel="nofollow - 500F Final (3rd) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/author-archive_topic43498_post704509.html?KW=bunny#704509" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: UK5AM
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 9:11am
Did you... Voluntarily write rhyme? ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67075_post714336.html#714336" rel="nofollow - 2025 R2 Scary Story - The Laiska |
Posted By: EJ_writes
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 9:56am
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G 18 / Ghost Story / Parallel parking / A greeting card Looking forward to reading when posting begins! Good luck everyone! Sirens Before setting off to college, a teenage girl considers what she knows about her late mother.
------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/author-archive_topic43498_post708786.html?KW=#708786" rel="nofollow - Author Archive |
Posted By: Hcarpenter2
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 10:10am
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Was originally nervous with the prompts but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Group 12 RomCom Action: Auditioning Object: A Vacuum Cleaner Title: Love at First Bite Synopsis: Woman bites off more than she can chew when she auditions last minute for a TV baking competition. Excited to read everyone’s stories. |
Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 11:12am
HAHA. No, the story does not rhyme.... ------------- https://shorturl.at/7Dqpi" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 |
Posted By: Lisa Beth
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 5:49pm
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Group 15 Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy Action: Retreating Object: a saltshaker The Moon, the Maw, and Ma Sweet A nightmarish creature rises from a lake and preys on the townspeople. I just realized that NYCM listed "saltshaker" as one word, and I put it in my story as two words. I could have had extra words!------------- Read my 1st Round story titled https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67971_post720646.html#720646" rel="nofollow - This Is How I Fall for You |
Posted By: Seven
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 6:21pm
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Group 3 Comedy A strand of hair Categorizing The Purring Latte During a routine inspection, Gordon Flack’s orderly world collapses under feline anarchy and one persistent strand of hair. Best of luck to you all! |
Posted By: BookDragon
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 6:49pm
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Group 10 Drama/disobeying/a newspaper clipping Clipped Jess must decide whether to re-open a door for an estranged family member. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/4b322nru" rel="nofollow - 500 Final https://tinyurl.com/bdhyntcx" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: rmaxwell728
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 10:08pm
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Group 13 Ghost story / Preventing / Handbook The Ghosts of Acheron V Synopsis: Humans enslaved on an alien planet see the ghosts of everyone who has died there. When one of them dies in a forbidden zone, they come up with a theory as to why. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66005_post704557.html#704557" rel="nofollow - 500 R2 |
Posted By: dunkleosteus
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 10:22pm
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G21: RomCom / Impersonating / Urn The Soggy Solipsism of Salvatore Santoro SYNOPSIS: Y’know, my girl Bianca and me, we split last month, it's a whole story. OK, I’ll tell you—what else am I gonna do, sit here and drink my beer alone like a strunz? Thanks again for the reads and feedback, beta reader friends! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g8-sci-fi-the-monolith_topic65548.html" rel="nofollow - (R1) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g21-the-soggy-solipsism-of-salvatore-santoro_topic66031.html" rel="nofollow - (R2) |
Posted By: ZoeLou
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2025 at 1:59am
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Hello! I’m group 20: romance / a fountain / emptying. I really enjoyed writing this one, and am excited to see what everyone else came up with. :) The Hope of it All In a post-apocalyptic world, the remnants of humanity struggle to survive. But Pandora dreams of a sweeter life, and her secret source of wishes might help make it happen. ------------- All my NYCM work: https://bit.ly/3QV6sHG" rel="nofollow - Author Archive |
Posted By: Mellychops
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2025 at 2:18am
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Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy (15) ACTION (R2) Retreating OBJECT (R2) A saltshaker The Patchwork Kingdom A modern fairy tale where a little boy, his teddy, and a magic saltshaker stand against a relentless enemy. In their patchwork kingdom, imagination is both armour and hope. |
Posted By: Mellychops
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2025 at 2:24am
| I love your title. Cannot wait to read your story if you post it. |
Posted By: taaaylor
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2025 at 2:37am
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I have two Berner mix puppies (4 months and 6.5 months) who have been taking up a lot of my time and attention recently. They also indirectly inspired this weird little story :) Group 7: horror / misremembering / plastic All Dogs Go to Heaven A woman grieving the loss of her beloved dog finds solace in the company of her new dog. But her recollection is unreliable, and it soon becomes clear that she misremembers far more than she realizes. ------------- https://t.ly/-6-VL" rel="nofollow - 500-word R2 SSC 2021 winner |
Posted By: Grace Braeburn
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2025 at 3:46am
Haha, I feel your pain with the saltshaker! Looking forward to reading your story, if you decide to post. |
Posted By: samryan42
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2025 at 12:29pm
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Group 1- Genre:Action/Adventure Action: Capsizing Object: Mustard The Many Deaths of Captain Henry Graves A cursed sailor dies again and again in storms and shipwrecks.
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Posted By: tbeeton
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2025 at 1:17pm
OMG that title. And the rhyming synopsis. I am soooo intrigued! ------------- https://bit.ly/4d8oCmy" rel="nofollow - R1 100 https://bit.ly/4aONOgq" rel="nofollow - R1 250 http://bit.ly/3L1fmEv" rel="nofollow - R2 500 |