Allowing oneself the freedom to take part in two competitions at the same time by means of one work already has a certain slight cheekiness to it, which I wave ;)
Experiencing life spontaneously and playfully is surely the highest art, and this spontaneous skill is often hindered by an awareness of oneself. One would not like to take life so bitterly oneself, but as soon as we meet someone who seems to manage such things with ease, we resent them. HaHa!
To wonder without being afraid, that's already achieved a lot, isn't it? Welcoming the foreign, the unknown and the surprising turns out to be lip service when I am hostile to what I am not used to, what does not give me security, and although everyone preaches tolerance, it happens that he or she does not behave like Alice in Wonderland and begins to fear at the slightest strangeness what it might do to him or her?
As Alan Watts was tireless to point out, it is only this contrast between the familiar and known (security) and the unfamiliar and strange (uncertainty) that makes one feel one or the other at all.
Writing a story in free fall or flow is like covering one's eye while letting a little fool run along who opposes the planner author's brain.
I wish you continued best of luck and spontaneous success!
Thank you, @erh.germany. I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and your thoughtful comment. 💛