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    Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 12:03am
You did it! You wrote a thing that didn't exist a few days ago, out of a bizarre handful of prompts. Everyone gets first place from me just for that ;)

REMINDER: Do not post your story until we get a confirmation email from NYCM in a few days. A dedicated sub-forum will then appear, titled Short Story 2022 Review.

Until then, drop your title and synopsis down below! I'll go first.

Group 83 - thriller / maternity / a missileman.

On Wings of Wax and Light

Imprisoned and alone, Icarus is haunted by the eldritch terrors of the Labyrinth. As he feels himself falling for the sun god, Apollo, Icarus dares to wonder if there’s more to life than simply surviving.

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Group: 202 / Genre: Mystery / Subject: Fool's gold / Character: A trooper

And When the Other Shoe Drops, It Will Shatter

When a queen is murdered, her estranged family is brought to the castle for questioning
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Thank you for posting this, Zoe! <3

Group 223 - fairy tale / nidification / a shut-in

The Snakes That Are in Your Heart

Nidah lost her heart the day her mother was eaten by a giant snake. But, when she goes down into a snake nest to kill the snake that ate her mother, she must choose between her vengeance and her mother’s memory.

First time I've rushed an oh-no-it's-due-in-10-minutes synopsis in a long time, lol. Can't wait to read everyone's stories!


Edited by taaaylor - 23 Jan 2022 at 12:05am
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Oh man, and that concludes Round 1! I was in Group 211: Comedy, Surprise Party, One Trick Pony. I finished my first draft on Thursday, hated it. Edited it, still hated it. Got some other perspectives on Friday, still despised it. Decided to rewrite the whole thing as a completely different story today and submitted it at 12:56. I. Am. Exhausted. But so happy with my decision. I love my new story so much more



Group 211: Comedy, Surprise Party, One Trick Pony 

The Black Sheep



Jenny, your average aspiring musician, introduces her boyfriend to her far from average family



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Group 110: Romance / RSVP / an user

A Lifetime of Moments
Sometimes love is like a stone thrown in a pond; only ripples are left behind. 


(Yes, I know it sounds like a cheesy Hallmark movie, but I promise, it's not like that at all... LOL)
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Such a big thanks to my beta readers. 
This one was really hard for me, first time romance.

68 Romance - A tea party - an empty nester.

A Life After Death

When the kids have left, and the significant other has died, where do you go from there?



It is great to see all the new people on the forums! I have enjoyed 

reading your posts!



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Historical fiction  :  Mastering a skill  :  a Troublemaker

Eternal Patrol

A young sailor contends with a troublesome officer and his own qualifications as he works to find a place on the Navy’s newest submarine

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I think the only two genres I didn't want under any circumstances were comedy or historical fiction... then I got assigned political satire. I had no idea it was a genre, and it's definitely out of my comfort zone. Somehow, I still managed to make something I'm pretty proud of!

Group 181: Political Satire - Crowdsourcing - A hacker

Washed It All Away
When Monty grows fed up with a corporation’s multi-generational monopoly over the town’s water supply, he gathers his coworkers to take back what they’ve earned.


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Group 225: Spy / Robotics / an Embezzler

Claim Deeds and Cockroaches

At Prospect Mine, starving miners aren’t getting paid, and rumor is someone’s been cooking the books. The bot mechanic sets out with her pet cockroach and a half-cocked plan to find out who’s to blame.
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Thriller / private property / a roller skater

Hillman's House of Valkyries

David is excited that his girlfriend Courtney has finally agreed to show him around her favorite place, the Hillman Estate.  But as wonder turns to horror, David is forced to make life-altering decisions that will ultimately decide his fate.


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