Stories

Write the story you needed to read

Six prompts and about thirty minutes. You do not have to answer all of them, and you do not have to be a writer.

About you

We need a way to reach you. Your email is never published.

Give it a title

Your name

How you would like to be described (optional)

Appears under your name. Keep it as vague as you like.

What kind of story is it?

Which area does it belong to? (optional)

Write as much or as little as you want. Three of the six are required; the rest help but are yours to skip.

Part 1

Where it started

Set the scene. Where were you, what were you doing, what did you think was going to happen?

Part 2

The challenge

What made it hard? This is usually the part somebody else recognises themselves in.

Part 3

What I tried (optional)

Including the things that did not work.

Part 4

What changed (optional)

It does not have to be a happy ending. It has to be true.

Part 5

What I learned

One honest sentence is enough.

Part 6

Advice to others (optional)

What would you say to somebody standing where you were?

I am happy for GullyFuture to edit this for length and clarity and publish it, and I understand I will see the final version before it goes up.

Nothing is published automatically. A person reads every submission, and you can withdraw it at any point before it goes up.