Challenge
Challenge of the Month III: January
New beginnings, a fresh start. A new chapter in an old story, or a new story altogether. Write about the start of something new. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose. $100 purse to our favorite entry. Outstanding entries will be shared with our publishing partners.
Colors
Purple.
Purple and blue.
Colors of doll dresses and fuzzy blankets; flowers and the night sky.
My favorite colors when I was younger. It used to be so different.
Purple.
Purple and blue.
Colors of angry faces and pills; bad nights and bruises.
My least favorite colors as I got older. I needed to be different.
Red.
Red and blue.
Colors of veins and blood; ambulance lights approaching.
My least favorite things when I took it too far.
Red.
Red and orange.
Colors of memories that haunt me; of my new only outfit.
My identity gone, my sanity fading.
Red.
Red and black.
Colors of memories and mistakes; knife as skin breaks.
My world was consumed by the colors so bright.
White.