A pack of young drunks enjoying their youth passed by along the sidewalk. “Get a job, you goddamn hobo,” one of the youngsters yelled out, to the applause and cheer of his comrades. Derrick was just happy

@originalworks and The Writers’ Block have joined forces to bring you another great writing contest! This one calls for 500 words of your best fiction, so fire up that imagination and get those fingers

This is my entry for @carolkean's "Too Good to Be True" Rhino Rules Contest #2: Animal Stories. @carolkean can be found at the Fiction Workshop where she helps a world of people improve their

Please enjoy a piece of pure New Zealand at its best. Native bird in a native tree.

Hi Steemians! I joined a few months ago and it is time for an overdue short intro... An aspiring writer - the always wanted to - finally got around to making a start type. I'm full of opinions, formed

Are you a writer? Let me rephrase that. Do you write? Are you interested in seriously developing your craft, with an audience in mind? There are people who write for themselves, people who write for others,

Last week, I launched a fiction contest with three-- count 'em, THREE weeks to write an original story about an underdog who proves his worth. No need for life-saving heroics; just as David the Shepherd

A chorus of dying men disturbed the quiet of the breaking dawn. Their moans and cries grew weaker as the sun rose above the smoke and ash. Astride his mount, outside the walls of the burning town, the

“Stop fussing. I feel like a goat being dressed for sacrifice.” Lakshmi moved her head just enough that Aditi couldn't attach the last earring. The crystal pendant swung against her neck. “Oh hush. You

I haven’t posted lately about the Fiction Workshop at the PALnet MSP Discord. We’ve been busy! MSP (the MinnowSupport Project) has grown by leaps and bounds, becoming a staple for new Steemit users hoping

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Eudora again wandered in mists, but these felt safe and familiar. How she missed morning rambles through the misty meadows behind the dunes along the Kattehav Sea! "The Sea Witch

Writing Contest #2 ~ Amazing Animal Tales First Prize: $25 sbd All earnings from upvotes on this post will be donated to Rhonda's Animal Rescue. Everyone loves an underdog The archetypal underdog is more

If you were tuned in for Tuesday’s show, you know that @Aggroed has generously offered 250 SP in delegation to be awarded by the Fictioneers. Our first prize went to @Jesse2You, who was chosen when @Swelker101

Shower Thoughts @deltatrek Warm droplets of rain from the shower bounce off my body, a thousand at a time, each so tiny, but in the instant of their touch, before they fall away, they leave behind a piece

“My words are important. They have power. I know what all the ‘rules’ say, but I’m so much better than the rules. I write from my heart, and that should be all that matters.” Riiight—if your bedside diary

Constipation is no fun. It had been a rough night. A week without a bowel movement, I’d had to resort to laxatives. They were intense. The next day I was scheduled for a dentist appointment--one I could