Today is the final day of the challenge: https://www.nicolebreit.com/555challenge/

This has been a difficult but enlightening experience for me, showing me that there are more genres out there than I had previously believed, and that non-fiction can be just as beautiful as fiction.

I previously thought I probably wouldn’t ever write non-fiction, so trying something like this was my way of pushing myself outside my comfort zone,

… 555 Story Writing Challenge – Day Five

Today is Day Four of the creative non-fiction 100-word story challenge: https://www.nicolebreit.com/555challenge/

Today’s prompt was ‘reunion’. I found this one a bit difficult, as I couldn’t think of any obvious significant reunions in my life.

Then, I thought about the few times I’ve met up with lost childhood friends and how awkward it was. Once I had that idea, I was away, on a journey of nostalgia and silences.

… 555 Story Writing Challenge – Day Four

Today, my spooky story ‘Take my place’ is published by On the High literary journal.

This was inspired by a clear picture that came to me of a black and red lighthouse with a mind of its own.

I’m very interested in circuses and carnivals, and I wanted to explore the colours, sounds and smells of this idea combined with the immediacy of the 2nd person.

… Spooky story publication!

Today is Day Three of the challenge, so once again I was tasked with writing a 100-word creative non-fiction story: https://www.nicolebreit.com/555challenge/

I was thrilled that we were given the topic of beauty, as this is a very important theme in my work. I want to write worlds that people long to escape to; lands that wear their beauty like a badge of honour.

I find beautiful forests and fields fairly irresistible,

… 555 Story Writing Challenge – Day Three

Today is Day Two of the 555 creative non-fiction 100-word story challenge, and the theme is ‘departure’. I found this one harder than yesterday’s challenge of ‘childhood objects’, as it didn’t conjure such strong images for me.

Ultimately, I came to a common practice of mine while travelling, that of ‘dancing it out’ in every home before I left.

Dance it out

I used to like to dance in every home;

… 555 Story Writing Challenge – Day Two