Oh The Endless Possibility,
Let Your Imagination Run Free
And Maybe Win Some SBD!
Welcome to Tell A Story To Me. I have another prompt for you, and considering how amazing the stories were last round, I can't wait! Thank you all so much!
The Winners #4
First Place
Well I have spent the entire weekend trying to make the final choice, and in the end, I am just going to have to call it a tie! I was so impressed with all the entries, it was very hard to get it down to even two. I really hope to see you all back in the next round!
@dirge with The Pathetic Life Of HyunSeop
I love the perspective this is written through, it is both entertaining and insightful, which to me is the ultimate in scifi!
@antimetica with How They Are Made In The Valley
There is so much detail to this world, and it all fits so naturally into the story. It is a very believable concept set in a world that doesn't seem too far away.
Author's Choice
Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to read the other entries and vote on their favourite. It was so interesting hearing which one you liked the best. Depending on how many entries we get this round, I may add an extra prize into the Author's Choice section.
@spalatino with Lady's Mercy Elementary
The Prizes
First Place - win 5SBD in every round
Second Place - this is triggered once we hit ten entries, and 1SBD and 1 @steembasicincome share
Third Place - this is triggered once we hit twenty entries and is either 1SBD or 1 @steembasicincome share
Stand Out Story - if I am still thinking about your story by the time the next contest goes up, you will win your choice of 1SBD or 1 @steembasicincome share
Author's Choice - I have a prize for Authors Choice so I am asking everyone who enters to vote for their favourite from the other entries - I will release a list of entries when the contest closes and will be asking for the votes there.
Round Five
Rules
1. One Entry Per Person
2. Prose, poetry, any form of fiction is accepted, as long as you tell me a story
3. Your entry must be written for this contest, and inspired by the prompt
4. Entries must be submitted by Midnight (BST) on Tuesday May 29th (9 days from now - then the winners will be announced about a week later)
5. Use #tellastorytome, you don't have to, but your stories are so good I feel like they deserve their own tag
6. One picture only please, additional images of text are fine, but I want you to tell me a story with words, so only one actual picture
7. First Place wins 5SBD more prizes up for grabs if we get enough entries
8. Upvote this post, and resteem (not doing so won't get your entry disqualified, but it is very much appreciated to help get the word out there, and more entries means more prizes)
9.I don’t really want to specify a length, so no min length, and aim for under 4,000 but if it goes a little over, don't worry
10. Post a link to your tale in the comments below
The Prompt
Your entry must be inspired by this prompt, I am not giving a sentence to include this time, but I am looking to hear the story of
Trial By App
I had a lot of fun reading the entries to the last round, and you all did such an amazing job with a slightly more controversial topic, I thought I would go for another.
We already live in a world where tv shows are sifting through old evidence and shedding light on potentially wrongful convictions, causing ordinary people to take to the internet and attempt to solve the crime themselves, even leading to the overturning of some convictions. I want to hear a story set in a world where trials are entirely public, the whole society gets the opportunity to tune in, hear both sides, and cast a vote. This doesn't have to be the main focus of the story, and can be more of the background, or it can be the driving force, the rest is up to you!
If you are looking for more ideas, some of the questions I am hoping to see answered are:
- Do most people chose to cast a vote?
- Does it affect crime?
- What is the rest of this society like?
I can't wait to see what you have for me this time, I appreciate this may not be the easiest one, but let's have a little fun, and imagine some of the possibilities.
Don't forget to include a link in the comments!
My entry :)
https://steemit.com/fiction/@foxfiction/borborygmi-a-scifi-horror-shortstory
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Hello friends here is my entrance I hope you like it https://steemit.com/tellastorytome/@alisabelsilva/scary-discovery
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Hello, here my entreda, enjoy writing this story https://steemit.com/tellastorytome/@edgarirebeca/confessions-of-a-murderer-sentenced-to-death
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Here's my story, thank you for the contest https://steemit.com/tellastorytome/@sneikder/tell-a-story-to-me-sci-fi-terror-360-degrees-of-freedom
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Hi. Here is my entry. I hope you enjoy reading
https://steemit.com/tellastorytome/@gaudisvalentina/case-karl-forland-sci-fi-short-story
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This is my entry to this wonderful contest! Hope you like it!
https://steemit.com/tellastorytome/@smanuels/coup-de-grace-sci-fi-and-horror-short-story
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https://steemit.com/tellastorytome/@coffeewrites/tell-a-story-to-me-trial-by-app
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Here is the link to my story: https://steemit.com/tellastorytome/@riottales/the-jury-app
I had a lot of fun writing it! Really clever prompt.
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Here's my story, thank you for the contest and prompt.
https://steemit.com/tellastorytome/@antimetica/trial-by-app-erin-civil-basic-fiction-tellastorytome-5
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Mine, humbly submitted...
https://steemit.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@seesladen/the-judge
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Best regards. This is my entry to the contest. I hope it's not too late
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Thanks for continuing to host these contests. The prompts and community around contests like yours has helped me get back into writing on a more regular basis. Congrats to the other winners.
Thank you for entering so many times, it is always a genuine pleasure. I always sincerely enjoy your stories and I could say the same to you with the contest you held!
I am so happy to be the author's choice winner. Thank you all.
Thank you so much Calluna! I appreciate it so much that you liked the story. I worried it wasn't too sci-fi for your contest but I'm glad the near future came through. This was a lot of fun. I like the new prompt too and hope to participate.
Oh yeah, it definitely did, I loved the bit about replacing wetlands with VR, the world you created seemed like a portent for the path we could be on which is something I love about scifi! Wooo - I wasn't sure how what is essentially xfactor justice would go down - so me too! :)
Excited
This is an interesting prompt. Let me see what I can come up with.
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