STACH Short Story Contest #30: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SB prize pool!
Hello Everyone, @kingst here with the announcement for the STACH Short Story Contest #30.
What is a Short Story.
A short story is a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. It makes use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic components to a far greater degree than is typical of an anecdote. You can read it in less than 90 seconds.
Contest Rules:
• Write a Short Story based on the topic that will be given every week.
• Write an Original Short Story (Plagiarism will be flagged and reported).
• You MUST RESTEEM THIS POST
• The Story must contain no more than 199 words.
• One entry per user.
• Story should be pasted in the comment section below, no links.
• Contestants are permitted to post their stories in an article on their blog, so they also get upvotes from the @stach trail.
Winners Selection.
Winners will be selected based on the topic, story plot, number of words and delivery as determined by the selected Judge. One word above 199, disqualifies the entry.
Contest Topic.
Write a 199 words story based on ADVENTURE IN WONDERLAND.
Prize.
FIVE winners will be selected for a share of the 15SBD.
First Prize: ----------------------4SBD
Second Prize: ------------------3.5SBD
Third Prize: ---------------------3SBD
Fourth Prize: -------------------2.5SBD
Fifth Prize: ----------------------2SBD
Good luck guys!
Sharpen your writing skills and throw in some inspiring short stories. XO!
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Michelle dreamed of visiting wonderland as they called the city Heaven, a city where your dreams came true and everything was perfect.
Michel was a poor boy who lived in a dangerous neighborhood of the city where basic services such as electricity, water and security constantly failed, but despite all the difficulties his home was full of love and solidarity with his neighbor.
Michelle always listened to stories of his friends and in school, how wonderful it was to live in the city of Heaven, that the lucky people to go to live in that city were treated like kings.
One day at Michel's school they did a science contest and in prize was a two-week pass to live in the city Heaven. Won the contest.
When Michelle met the city Heaven was amazed by his technology and how beautiful it was, but soon she realized that the city was cold and inhuman, nobody cared about his neighbor, friendship and solidarity did not exist in that world. Michelle learned that "not everything that shines is gold."
Sailing in the sea I got lost and I had to keep sailing without a fixed course. Hours passed, days until finally I could see the earth. When I reached the island, I found a map with an area marked with a pencil. I had nothing else to do, so I followed the map until I found the marked place. When I arrive I see many branches of trees together that prevented me from walking and the view towards the unknown place. But I managed to see a hole in the ground that looked like a tunnel so I went in and kept walking, it was dark and when I see the light I realized that I had crossed the branches that did not let me cross and now I was facing a fence that said Welcome to Wonderland, there were some men smoking marijuana and they had a giant sowing of that same herb. It was a free place because it was wonderful.
"It's so lonely without Alice around," said the Mad Hatter spooning sugar into a small tea cup. He then poured tea into a saucer and drank it.
"What's this? Could it be a guest? Or a jest?" The Mad Hatter asked aloud as two cats walked the trail to his tea table.
"Welcome!" Announced the Mad Hatter.
"I'm Smokey Joe. Don't you know?" Said the black cat with orange eyes.
"I'm Jax and that's a fact," said the gray tabby cat with green snake eyes.
"Splendid! Time for tea?" Asked the Mad Hatter with excited eyebrows raised in anticipation.
"Yeah. I guess we could stay for a bit." Said Jax rather cool. And the cats each took a seat for tea.
The Mad Hatter made a big fuss serving them. He finally sat down again and watched them intensely.
The cats each took a sip. Then looked at each other for a moment without expression.
"Pretty good." Jax finally said.
"Thank you." The Mad Hatter replied feeling relieved.
Ana was a girl who dreamed of being a professional dancer to travel and know different parts of the world. He decided to study the career at the university to fulfill his dream.
Over time he has graduated. A work job was proposed and the test was done until finally the job he wanted so much was achieved. His adventure began in a country that lacked humility. He danced with a music group where they made fun of people. She wanted to change the course of things by giving her best example, "Respect".
One day he got himself with a mirror that showed him his past. She was a ruthless and cold young woman who did not respect the rules. There he understood that he should change that. Bullying is dangerous and threatens the integrity of people. He defended that belief and things changed. Then he was the leader of his dance group and had the applause of the people. Our adventure begins when we are able to change the course of things and fight for our dreams. We are architects of our destiny and the way we see the world. The great thing is to get where no one has come and learn to survive in this world full of opportunities.
Adventure in the country of wonders
Venturing through the fields, walking I found one a very precious rock, it shone, Note that by touching it you felt energy, stone began to float in the air heading to a cave, I had the curiosity followed, a little scared. I enter to the cave was very dark I could not see anything, he heard a noise, looking up while walking, Cai and dezplase about a tunnel, Habrí eyes, surprised to see a beautiful country of wonders, where animals not huian of hunters, the Spring so divine as the pure scent of a flower, the birds singing harmony and love, look at a white-bearded gentleman, with cane in hand, approaches, says. Hi John you've taken too long, come join me. Led me towards a mysterious tree, gave me a book, said. /-This this here is yours searched exaptamnete which tell you the libro, I ask you Mr but I not is of that speaks to me? Answered, just quiet you have to close your eyes and you'll have adventures back in your imagination, I closed my eyes and woke up where waterways found the magic rock.
It was once a beautiful and prosperous country, with beautiful landscapes, natural resources, gold, black gold (oil), its working citizens, with desire to excel, living in democracy and accustomed to receiving their full salary in cash.
Until twenty years ago, this country, let's call it "Little Venice", was considered the Wonderland ", but at the arrival of a man with leftist ideas, being a wolf disguised as a sheep, with a very populist double discourse, he attracted to many humble people, who saw him as a Messiah and obtained an overwhelming majority to win the Presidency of the Republic.
This was the beginning of the Adventures in Wonderland, where you do not live, you survive, where a minimum wage plus food bonus, is not even half of what a chicken costs,where food is scarce and expensive, you can not get all the medicines, they ration your electrical energy up to three times a day for several hours.
All this has led to the deterioration of the quality of life, living in this country is an adventure in Wonderland