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"Short Short Story" Writing Contest - May 2013

How creative can you be in 127 characters?

Short Short Story Writing Contest on StageofLife.com and TwitterEnter Stage of Life's monthly “Short Short Story” contest on Twitter!

Prompt:  Share a special memory about your mother, grandmother, or an important woman in your life.

Deadline:  All Tweets for this theme must be submitted by May 31st, 2013 midnight Pacific Time (US)

Rules:

  1. Follow Stage of Life (@stageoflife) on Twitter
  2. Tweet @stageoflife and use the remaining 127 characters to compose your Short Short Story (based on the prompt).
Guidelines & Prizes:
  • Have fun with this.  Be creative!  Writing a 500 word essay for our regular monthly blogging and writing contests is one thing, but what can you do with your writing in 127 characters?Win a Papa John's gift card on StageofLife.com
  • The winning "Short Short Story" Tweets will be selected at the end of the thirty day period and notified via Twitter
  • First place winner will receive a Stage of Life swag package and a gift card from Stage of Life sponsor, Papa John's
  • Two runner-ups will receive a Stage of Life swag package
  • We will post the winning and runner-up stories here on or after the 15th of the following month.
  • Please, no foul or inappropriate language/themes
  • View the Stage of Life Twitter feed AND previous "Short Short Story" Twitter entries from previous months below

Tweet your entry to @stageoflife now to enter!

Past Contests

View the past Short Short Story contest winners below:

Twitter Submissions

Below you'll see our Stage of Life Twitter feed.  Feel free to scroll down to view some of the Tweets submitted to the "Short Short Story" Writing Contest...

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