Three photos. Three writing challenges to put your skills to the test.
It’s time for the Writing Triathlon!
During the last stream, we had our third Writing Triathlon.
Similar to the last times we did it, we had three rounds where chat could participate. Each round tested a different writing skill, and the judges were myself, Abbey, and a strawpoll too. At the end of all three challenges, the winners with the most points got to pick fabulous prizes!
Challenge #1: Abbey in kimono on leaves
Challenge: Write a HAIKU about this photo.
Here’s some of the highlights for this challenge:
Angel wings outstretched
Upon an ambery bed
Filled with autumn dreams
—Dragonflyghter (my pick)Spread arms holding joyful dreams
There is happiness here in the leaves
Flushed cheeks and delightful laughter
—Foxwriter (Abbey’s pick)bright sea of yellow
breeze like rippled waves carry
whispering sweet bed
—SIXSIXseve_n (chat’s pick)Abbey engages
Photosynthesis she takes
Blooming in her wake
—RealSayakaMaizono (chat’s pick)
Challenge #2: Japanese squat toilet and urinal
Challenge: Write an OPENING SENTENCE to a story inspired by this photo.
Here’s some of the highlights for this challenge:
The left one is for competitive,” explained the sign
—Yosh1tailz (my pick)Japan’s greatest troll on foreign tourists.
—RealSayakaMaizono (Abbey’s pick)I looked down at the ornate grave in front of me, a resting place for the passing.
—Dragonflygher (chat’s pick)Grandma done told me the leftmost toilet was haunted by the ghost of a woman who’d died sh*tting, but I bought it anyway for half my allowance, I’d never seen no ghost anyway.
—SIXSIXseve_n (chat’s pick)The emperor’s toilets held the secrets of ages past, of the foods and histories of the ancient and venerated family.
—bobicus (chat’s pick)
Challenge #3: Scott eating macaroni and cheese pizza
Challenge: Write a DESCRIPTION inspired by this photo.
Here’s some of the highlights for this challenge:
The road to hell is paved with good intentions; likewise, the road to constipation is paved with macaroni pizza. Every gooey strand of cheese stuck and stretched, salt crystals kaleidoscoping across his tongue, the crust shattered, at once oil-slicked and crisp. He’d regret this in the morning.
—gameon12321 (my pick)It was then that the hunger clawed at me. Gripped my attention like tendrils and squeezed me until I was blue and purple and finally gave in. It didn’t matter what I ate, as long as I ate something. so I smashed through the window of a pizza joint and yoinked a slice of macaroni pie. Molten cheese oozed through the cracks of my teeth like an active volcano.
—SIXSIXseve_n (Abbey’s pick)It dripped down my tongue, flavors comingeling in the cheese emulsion. Viscous, garlicky, and thick with the inimitable taste of cheddar, this was unlike any pizza I had ever dreamt of.
—bobicus (chat’s pick)Plated before my eyes was a gift from the Gods. Freshly baked dough wafted into my nose as the garlic and basil danced with the fragrance. And the best part, the liquid gold that blanketed the spongey canvas. I held the pizza slice aloft, the shell-shaped noodles jiggled like a rave party as I take the first bite.
—Dragonflyghter (chat’s pick)Squishy, squeezy, soft shells spoke spring on a slice. Sumptuous simplicity spent seconds in my sight. Slipping, sliding, shells sorting in my stomach. Seconds shouted without shame.
—itanshi (chat’s pick)The hungry Scoot calls forth the spirit of Japan’s greatest vacuum cleaner, to slurp those cozy creamy cheese-dripping shells down his food hole. The soft doughy crust was all he craved, enough to sustain him for centuries. If only his wallet and stomach were big enough…
—RealSayakaMaizono (chat’s pick)
Those were some amazing entries! But in the end the winner was
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A tie between SIXSIXseve_n and RealSayakaMaizono! Congratulations! As their prizes, they requested a stream topic and a drawing.
If you want to join us and help write a story by trolling in chat, or share your own writing for feedback, then we’d love to have you join us on Twitch.
And you missed the stream, you can still watch them on the YouTube channel or watch the full stream reruns.
Hope to see you next time, friend!