Poem: Empty Halls

Empty Halls

by Amelia Robinson

July 8, 2013
Ink Haiku Contest, Figment.com

Prompt: Write a haiku about loneliness.

Description: Submitted to Figment's Ink Haiku contest. Haiku is not a form I'm overly familiar with, and at first I wanted to bypass this contest because of it's unfamiliarity, but then I figured that I should be pushing myself as a writer. After multiple drafts, this is what came of my efforts.

Flash: The Mark of the Unbroken

The Mark of the Unbroken

by Amelia Robinson

April 16, 2013
Sweetest Dark Orphan Flash Contest, Figment.com

Prompt: In 250 words or less, write a scene about an orphan.

Description: A girl standing in line to be Marked an orphan witnesses the discovery of a boy from the outside.

Flash: A Sure, Swift Demise

A Sure, Swift Demise

by Amelia Robinson

April 8, 2013
Stung (Day 1) Contest, Figment.com

Prompt: Re-imagine the moment when Cinderella must flee the ball. Your scene must be set in the future and be no more than 150 words.

Description: Cinderella faces possible death at the stroke of midnight.

Flash: The Wind Whistled Through Their Bones

The Wind Whistled Through Their Bones

by Amelia Robinson

April 7, 2013

Sweetest Dark Contest, Figment.com

Prompt:  In 250 or fewer, write a scene about a shape-shifter.

Description: A man is executed for being a shape-shifter.

Short Story: A Dark and Deadly Song

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A Dark and Deadly Song

by Amelia Robinson

March 24, 2013

Ball Challenge, Figment.com

Prompt: Write an opening scene for a novel. Your scene should begin in the middle of the action—and there should be an unanswered question. Why is your character being chased; crying hysterically; hiding in the bathroom? It’s up to you what the “ball” is—just make sure to hide it!

Word Limit: 500 or less

Description: A boy finds the victim of a vicious werewolf attack.

Flash: In What Distant Deeps or Skies

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In What Distant Deeps or Skies

by Amelia Robinson

March 24, 2013
Spring Fever Short Story Contest, Figment.com

Prompt: In 250 words or fewer, write a story that’s set in springtime.

Description: Persephone, daughter of the goddess Demeter, is captured by Hades, lord of the Underworld.