Samples
Read our winning samples from past weeks.
Weekly Sample 9: Tooth sucker
“Can I... cut your hair?”
Ralia laughed. “Zeggin' Tev! You made me lose my focus. I'll have to start over again.”
“Can I?” Tevon asked me.
“No! Again, you zegging creep. What is your problem? Stop asking me!”
Weekly Sample 8: The Knife’s Edge
"This time, something does seem different. I feel there is a deadly sliver of truth within the rumors. After two thousand years, I fear the Return has come."
Weekly Sample 7: Legend of Uh
““It sucks having a famous dad,” DJ continued to think out loud. “Everyone expects me to be just like him, but look at me.” He gestured to himself. “Not exactly dragon slaying material.”
Weekly Sample 6: The Witch & the woodcutter
“He who sees evil and does naught is just as complicit as those who stain their hands with the act.”
Weekly Sample 3: A Twist of Fate
“My mentor once told me I wouldn't die. She thought I was way too stubborn to open the door when Death knocked. But when Death came for her, he didn't pound on the door.”
Weekly Sample 1: Descendant
“He could only stumble backward down the corridor as the long blade slashed and tore through the air. It had to weigh a ton, but they carried its momentum into each swing like a dancer of death.”