It’s time again to flex your writing muscles and have a little storytelling fun! Write a short story or narrative poem (no more than 500 words) based on the following prompt:

Writing Prompt Contest Guidelines: Submit your story or poem as a Word document or PDF attachment no later than Friday, September 28th to Questions@BernetaHaynes.com for a chance to have it featured in Waking Writer. Be sure to include your name and a couple of sentences about yourself in the body of the email. All rights to the story or poem will remain with you, and all genres will be accepted.

Two winners will be chosen and featured during the second week of October 2018.