#BlogBattle 44 Story Theme: Worm

(basic rules at the bottom of the post)

Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday.

Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list.

RULES for VOTING: Anyone can vote as long as you’ve read ALL the stories for this week by Midnight PST, SUNDAY. Vote for your TOP 3 favorites. Winner announced on Monday!

Drama:

• Initiation by Tess
• All She Really Wanted by Candice Coates
• Secrets Eat Away Like Worms by Rachael Ritchey

Comedy/Humor:

• A Worm’s Tale by Cathleen Townsend (Memoir)

Science Fiction:

• On the Brink of Midnight by Simon Farnell

Action/Thriller/Suspense:

• Kristen’s Thriller Part 5 by Nicholas Hughes

Fantasy:

• An Awful Truth by Phoenix Grey
• Vanished by E. Rawls

Non-Fiction:

• 11 Similarities Between Writing and Gardening by Blonde(Lucy)WriteMore
• To Catch a Fish by Carrie Ann

Romance:

• The Dance by John T.M. Herres

Inspirational/Contemporary:

Western:

Mystery/Crime:

PS If I’m missing your story, just leave me a comment to let me know!

Read all the stories & PLEASE VOTE for your top THREE favorites (not all for the same, though!).

Vote by Midnight PST on Sunday so I can announce the winner on Monday. Thank you so much. I enjoy our weekly stories a great deal, and I hope you do, too!

****NEXT WEEK’S PROMPT WORD: Dive (noun or verb acceptable)

Rules:

1. 1000 words max
2. fictional tale (or true if you really want)
3. PG (no more than PG-13) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
4. Your story must contain the word(s) from the theme and/or be centered around the theme in a way that shows it is clearly related
5. Go for the entertainment value!
6. State the Genre of your story at the top of your post.
7. Post your story on Tuesday, by 11:59 PM PST
8. Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting your story, put a linkback to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section of this page, and/orinclude a link to this page in your own blog post(it creates a “ping-back” which will alert me and our friends to your #BlogBattle post)
9. Have fun!

Each winner will receive this awesome #BlogBattle Winner Badge to display with their winning story on their webpage: