Sundays are for contest submissions! Thanks @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge and #kidlitchucklechallenge
September 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sundays are for contest submissions! Thanks @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge and #kidlitchucklechallenge
I finished all three #TwistedTournament stories and have finished the first draft of the #NYCMidnight #rhymingstorychallenge with >6 hours to go… and all while battling strep throat. 🤧😷🥴
November 17, 2024 at 10:24 PM
I finished all three #TwistedTournament stories and have finished the first draft of the #NYCMidnight #rhymingstorychallenge with >6 hours to go… and all while battling strep throat. 🤧😷🥴
#RhymingStoryChallenge: A week
To write six hundred words
I waited til I had six hours
To write the last two-thirds.
I could have used a bit more time
But I'd have frittered it away
At last my story's at an end
As so, too, is the day.
To write six hundred words
I waited til I had six hours
To write the last two-thirds.
I could have used a bit more time
But I'd have frittered it away
At last my story's at an end
As so, too, is the day.
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
And that's a wrap for the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge ... Or at least, I have a version in which has been successfully submitted (although I still have a few hours to tweak it if required) 🤔😎 Now to lift my head back into the real world 🤔♥️💜🤗
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞
September 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM
And that's a wrap for the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge ... Or at least, I have a version in which has been successfully submitted (although I still have a few hours to tweak it if required) 🤔😎 Now to lift my head back into the real world 🤔♥️💜🤗
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞
Just submitted my first story for NYC Midnight, so fun! The short timeframe and word count makes it so you have to do a lot of tightening up in a short period of time, and then this particular one had to rhyme! I don't have any expectations, but hey, fingers crossed ;) #RhymingStoryChallenge
September 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Just submitted my first story for NYC Midnight, so fun! The short timeframe and word count makes it so you have to do a lot of tightening up in a short period of time, and then this particular one had to rhyme! I don't have any expectations, but hey, fingers crossed ;) #RhymingStoryChallenge
8th place in round 1 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge .... I'll take that 😎💜❤️ ... Now to wait nervously for round 2 prompts dropping tomorrow 🥺😱🍀🍀
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
8th place in round 1 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge .... I'll take that 😎💜❤️ ... Now to wait nervously for round 2 prompts dropping tomorrow 🥺😱🍀🍀
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky
#RhymingStoryChallenge: A week
To write six hundred words
I waited til I had six hours
To write the last two-thirds.
I could have used a bit more time
But I'd have frittered it away
At last my story's at an end
As so, too, is the day.
To write six hundred words
I waited til I had six hours
To write the last two-thirds.
I could have used a bit more time
But I'd have frittered it away
At last my story's at an end
As so, too, is the day.
September 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
#RhymingStoryChallenge: A week
To write six hundred words
I waited til I had six hours
To write the last two-thirds.
I could have used a bit more time
But I'd have frittered it away
At last my story's at an end
As so, too, is the day.
To write six hundred words
I waited til I had six hours
To write the last two-thirds.
I could have used a bit more time
But I'd have frittered it away
At last my story's at an end
As so, too, is the day.
My #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge prompts have dropped & overall these give me lots of scope 🤔😎 Now to spend 5 days crafting, editing & swearing over 500 word rhyming narratives ... Question is, do I allow my mind to wander too far into temptation 👀😮🤗♥️💜
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞
September 16, 2026 at 7:17 AM
My #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge prompts have dropped & overall these give me lots of scope 🤔😎 Now to spend 5 days crafting, editing & swearing over 500 word rhyming narratives ... Question is, do I allow my mind to wander too far into temptation 👀😮🤗♥️💜
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞
Day 30???
#43daysofwritinginsanity
Completed both #ScaryStoryChallenge & #WBAutumn today and I am beat.
Tomorrow marks the start of the second 3-day break before #FuriousFiction & hopefully #RhymingStoryChallenge next weekend.
It's great to be a #contestgoblin.
#43daysofwritinginsanity
Completed both #ScaryStoryChallenge & #WBAutumn today and I am beat.
Tomorrow marks the start of the second 3-day break before #FuriousFiction & hopefully #RhymingStoryChallenge next weekend.
It's great to be a #contestgoblin.
November 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Day 30???
#43daysofwritinginsanity
Completed both #ScaryStoryChallenge & #WBAutumn today and I am beat.
Tomorrow marks the start of the second 3-day break before #FuriousFiction & hopefully #RhymingStoryChallenge next weekend.
It's great to be a #contestgoblin.
#43daysofwritinginsanity
Completed both #ScaryStoryChallenge & #WBAutumn today and I am beat.
Tomorrow marks the start of the second 3-day break before #FuriousFiction & hopefully #RhymingStoryChallenge next weekend.
It's great to be a #contestgoblin.
Submitted my first round story for NYCMidnight's #RhymingStoryChallenge. That was a ton of fun. Fingers crossed I make it to the next round, but I'm looking forward to getting feedback no matter what. Now to finish that short story I'm writing for Monday's submission deadline!
September 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Submitted my first round story for NYCMidnight's #RhymingStoryChallenge. That was a ton of fun. Fingers crossed I make it to the next round, but I'm looking forward to getting feedback no matter what. Now to finish that short story I'm writing for Monday's submission deadline!
Looking forward to the @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge starting tonight. I had so much fun writing my rhyming stories last year!
September 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Looking forward to the @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge starting tonight. I had so much fun writing my rhyming stories last year!
And off we go with the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge 😎 (interesting prompts 🤔) I might have to lean into the advice of Shannon Eilis' blog on 'The Shape of the Poem' (hosted by Angel Editing) 💜❤️😎... www.angel-editing.com/post/the-sha...
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
September 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
And off we go with the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge 😎 (interesting prompts 🤔) I might have to lean into the advice of Shannon Eilis' blog on 'The Shape of the Poem' (hosted by Angel Editing) 💜❤️😎... www.angel-editing.com/post/the-sha...
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
Welp, I did it again with an hour & 40 min to spare. My #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge is submitted & awaiting the judges doing their thing. I'm super nervous about this one, ngl, but I did it. 🤞🤞
October 29, 2023 at 2:50 AM
Welp, I did it again with an hour & 40 min to spare. My #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge is submitted & awaiting the judges doing their thing. I'm super nervous about this one, ngl, but I did it. 🤞🤞
And we're off. I did this Rhyming story challenge last year and although it's a struggle, the resulting stories are unique and interesting 🤔🙃. Good luck to everyone taking part 🍀😎 #RhymingStoryChallenge #nycmidnight #writingcommunity
October 21, 2023 at 8:09 AM
And we're off. I did this Rhyming story challenge last year and although it's a struggle, the resulting stories are unique and interesting 🤔🙃. Good luck to everyone taking part 🍀😎 #RhymingStoryChallenge #nycmidnight #writingcommunity
This is my first @nycmidnight.bsky.social #rhymingstorychallenge and I got the words:
- Comedy
- A career
- Astonished
It has been a learning curve for sure - and so much fun!
100% plan on being back for the scary story challenge in October … I fear I’m addicted 😱
Good luck to everyone taking part.
- Comedy
- A career
- Astonished
It has been a learning curve for sure - and so much fun!
100% plan on being back for the scary story challenge in October … I fear I’m addicted 😱
Good luck to everyone taking part.
September 20, 2026 at 6:39 AM
This is my first @nycmidnight.bsky.social #rhymingstorychallenge and I got the words:
- Comedy
- A career
- Astonished
It has been a learning curve for sure - and so much fun!
100% plan on being back for the scary story challenge in October … I fear I’m addicted 😱
Good luck to everyone taking part.
- Comedy
- A career
- Astonished
It has been a learning curve for sure - and so much fun!
100% plan on being back for the scary story challenge in October … I fear I’m addicted 😱
Good luck to everyone taking part.
Needed the extra time for R1 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge 👀🤔💜❤️😎 Took me a couple of days to settle on an idea & even then I wasn't sure 🤔 Once I had the plot sketched out against a series of stanzas/acts, it began to coalesce ... Still took 4 days of conjuring the narrative rhymes 🙄😂😎
September 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Needed the extra time for R1 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge 👀🤔💜❤️😎 Took me a couple of days to settle on an idea & even then I wasn't sure 🤔 Once I had the plot sketched out against a series of stanzas/acts, it began to coalesce ... Still took 4 days of conjuring the narrative rhymes 🙄😂😎
Forgot how much the #RhymingStoryChallenge stretches normal writing processes. I had to adapt mine to ensure the story & rhyming structure align. Still time to edit but I have a story in 😎 Good luck to everyone else taking part 🤞🍀🤗 #nycmidnight #writingcommunity
October 25, 2023 at 1:24 PM
Forgot how much the #RhymingStoryChallenge stretches normal writing processes. I had to adapt mine to ensure the story & rhyming structure align. Still time to edit but I have a story in 😎 Good luck to everyone else taking part 🤞🍀🤗 #nycmidnight #writingcommunity
NYC Midnight #rhymingstorychallenge:
FAIRY TALE
The Tale of Bouba and Kiki
If you dare to go out in the wood, you might meet a creature who’s up to no good. Read this story, before it’s too late – learn about Boubakiki and you might not get ate.
FAIRY TALE
The Tale of Bouba and Kiki
If you dare to go out in the wood, you might meet a creature who’s up to no good. Read this story, before it’s too late – learn about Boubakiki and you might not get ate.
The Tale of Bouba and Kiki
If you dare to go out in the wood, you might meet a creature who’s up to no good. Read this story, before it’s too late – learn about Boubakiki and you might not get ate.
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November 20, 2024 at 8:03 PM
NYC Midnight #rhymingstorychallenge:
FAIRY TALE
The Tale of Bouba and Kiki
If you dare to go out in the wood, you might meet a creature who’s up to no good. Read this story, before it’s too late – learn about Boubakiki and you might not get ate.
FAIRY TALE
The Tale of Bouba and Kiki
If you dare to go out in the wood, you might meet a creature who’s up to no good. Read this story, before it’s too late – learn about Boubakiki and you might not get ate.
That was a weird, challenging & against the wire 72 hours creating a #500Word #GhostStory (not normally my forte) for R2 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge ... Anyone else late night #Editing 🤔💜❤️😎
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🍀
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🍀
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
That was a weird, challenging & against the wire 72 hours creating a #500Word #GhostStory (not normally my forte) for R2 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge ... Anyone else late night #Editing 🤔💜❤️😎
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🍀
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🍀
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
While I'm squirreling away (nut ref🤔😂) with the #RhymingStoryChallenge here's a squishy intro (marshmallow ref 🤔😂) to this #DadJoke 🤔😂🙃😂 .... Just joking BTW.... Chocolate forever!!!! 💜❤️😎
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky
September 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
While I'm squirreling away (nut ref🤔😂) with the #RhymingStoryChallenge here's a squishy intro (marshmallow ref 🤔😂) to this #DadJoke 🤔😂🙃😂 .... Just joking BTW.... Chocolate forever!!!! 💜❤️😎
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky
Welp, there's another one in the books for me! The way I struggled with this @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge piece was painful! I almost thought I'd have nothing to submit, but I did. Not sure it fits the assignment 100%, but I still love what I had & the rhyming didn't suck.
September 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Welp, there's another one in the books for me! The way I struggled with this @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge piece was painful! I almost thought I'd have nothing to submit, but I did. Not sure it fits the assignment 100%, but I still love what I had & the rhyming didn't suck.
In SPRITE NIGHT, BRIGHT NIGHT, Bree, a unicorn with seasonal affective disorder, quests to bring light back to her wintry forest home, persevering through greed, grumpiness, and more to find friendship. 4th place #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge round 2; 555 words. #Fantasy #SEL #PB #SkyPitch
October 23, 2024 at 3:40 PM
In SPRITE NIGHT, BRIGHT NIGHT, Bree, a unicorn with seasonal affective disorder, quests to bring light back to her wintry forest home, persevering through greed, grumpiness, and more to find friendship. 4th place #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge round 2; 555 words. #Fantasy #SEL #PB #SkyPitch
R2 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge underway😎 (Ghost Story 😱👻🥺) I might have to do what I did in R1 & lean into the advice of Shannon Eilis in her blog on 'The Shape of the Poem' (hosted by Angel Editing) 💜❤️😎... www.angel-editing.com/post/the-sha...
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
R2 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge underway😎 (Ghost Story 😱👻🥺) I might have to do what I did in R1 & lean into the advice of Shannon Eilis in her blog on 'The Shape of the Poem' (hosted by Angel Editing) 💜❤️😎... www.angel-editing.com/post/the-sha...
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀
Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀
Absolutely amazed at 1st place in R1 😳. I had my doubts about this one as I'd struggled with ideas . So happy to be going through to R2. Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞😎 #RhymingStoryChallenge #nycmidnight #writingcommunity
December 13, 2023 at 8:26 AM
Absolutely amazed at 1st place in R1 😳. I had my doubts about this one as I'd struggled with ideas . So happy to be going through to R2. Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞😎 #RhymingStoryChallenge #nycmidnight #writingcommunity
And so we begin again 🤔😎 R2 of the #nycmidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge with some interesting criteria. 3 days to turn some random ideas into a coherent rhyming story 🤔😳😂 Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞😎 #writingcommunity #challengeyourself
December 15, 2023 at 8:46 AM
And so we begin again 🤔😎 R2 of the #nycmidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge with some interesting criteria. 3 days to turn some random ideas into a coherent rhyming story 🤔😳😂 Good luck to everyone else taking part 🍀🤞😎 #writingcommunity #challengeyourself