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the 2026 a midsummer tale narrative writing contest first grace of mahadev a summer legend by sreemati sen second under the loudspeaker sun by victor kelechi third the first ascension by cila warncke honorable mention the last lantern by madison han baisakhi by anaysha thakur congratulations first place receives a 50 amazon gift card second place a 15 amazon gift card and third place a 10 amazon gift card all three stories will appear in the september issue of toasted cheese the response to this year s theme summer festival was staggering we received the most entries ever to a single contest and the diversity of interpretations on the theme was impressive i truly feel like i ve experienced summer around the world kudos to everyone who entered please join us for a midsummer tale again in 2027 and pass the contest info along to your writing friends next summer s theme will be announced april 1 2027 our next contest is the savage science fiction fantasy 48 hour writing contest which runs 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meditation while kneading bread dough write about karmic justice use what s buried under that start your story at a funeral join us for a live writing chat every sunday use the following words method memorial linger crop analysis use the phrase things got exciting write about a previous version of something start with this line who are you write about waking up from a too long nap start with this line it s a perfect fit write about kids getting out of school start with this line let s go write about a brilliant performance join us for a live writing chat every sunday use the following words fraud jungle glimpse audience contradiction use the phrase honey i m home write about comfort food write about a kid waiting for a birthday start your story with a bit of family lore write about sweeping up after a party start your story with an ordinary character meeting a mythical one write about a delayed announcement use these five words cynical hurt threatened complicated famous join us for a live writing chat every sunday use the following words paradox look cat reinforce settlement use the phrase it s complicated write about getting to know someone start with this line thank you so much write about a public correction start with this line i have to take this it s work use not great but pretty good start your story with a character making a decision use why am i watching this join us for a live writing chat every sunday use thank goodness it s over now write about a family member you didn t know existed posted in a pen in each hand wp 2026 tagged calendar daily writing prompts archive toasted cheese 26 2 posted on june 1 2026 by tc editors the june 2026 issue of toasted cheese features poetry by trevor conway liz dolan benjamin macnair kenneth pobo flash by damien m crumb marcelo medone and fiction by molly kathryn fisher ruth latta tc 26 2 also includes the 2026 savage mystery writing contest winning stories by robert hanover veronica abebe alex pigeon at candle ends shelley carpenter reviews have you seen him by kimberly lee and kimberly lee reviews harold koenig by chris klassen the cover image is by philip on flickr with additional photos by photographers around the world all of whom have generously made their work available for use under creative commons licenses please click through and check out their photostreams congratulations to all happy reading posted in literary journal tagged book reviews candle ends creative nonfiction fiction flash poetry savage mystery may 2026 daily writing prompts posted on may 31 2026 by tc editors use a radio call of mayday mayday in your story use these five words first help altruistic devastated violation join us for a live writing chat every sunday use the following words noise merit continental handy admit use the phrase when can we try again write about choosing from a menu write about an anachronism write about a departed loved one start your story at a gift exchange write about getting older start your 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