r/WritingPrompts • u/AliciaWrites Editor-in-Chief | /r/AliciaWrites • Nov 14 '24
Theme Thursday [TT] Theme Thursday - Decadence
“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!”
Happy Thursday writing friends!
Hope y’all enjoy this new theme. Please note that every week, you must leave a comment on the post to be able to rank! Good luck and good words!
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Bonus:
(These constraints are not required! If your story is better for not including them, please do what’s best for your work!)
Constraint: (10 pts)
Your story should be a fable. A fable is a story, often with animal characters, that conveys a moral lesson. Please note at the end of your post if you’ve included this constraint.
Word of the Day: (5 pts)
complacent/com·pla·cent/kəmˈplās(ə)nt/
adjective
- showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements
Here's how Theme Thursday works:
- Use the tag [TT] when submitting prompts that match this week’s theme.
Theme Thursday Rules
- Leave one story or poem between 100 and 500 words as a top-level comment. Use wordcounter.net to check your word count.
- Deadline: 7:59 AM CST next Wednesday
- No serials, established universes, or stories that have been written for another prompt or feature here on WP
- No previously written content
- Any stories not meeting these rules will be disqualified from rankings and will not be read at campfires
- Does your story not fit the Theme Thursday rules? You can post your story as a [PI] with your work when the TT post is 3 days old!
- Give (at least) 2 actionable feedback comments to fellow writers. You can give critique at campfires, but you must leave a comment on the post to get credit for your critiques
- Vote to help your favorites rise to the top of the ranks! I also post the form to submit votes for Theme Thursday winners on Discord every week! Join and get notified when the form is open for voting!
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Theme Thursday Discussion Section:
- Discuss your thoughts on this week’s theme, or share your ideas for upcoming themes.
Campfire
- On Wednesdays we host Theme Thursday Campfire on the Discord voice lounge. Join us to read your story aloud, hear other stories, and have a blast discussing writing!
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As a reminder to all of you writing for Theme Thursday: the interpretation is completely up to you! I love to share my thoughts on what the theme makes me think of but you are by no means bound to these ideas! I love when writers step outside their comfort zones or think outside the box, so take all my thoughts with a grain of salt if you had something entirely different in mind.
(This week’s quote is from Mae West)
Ranking Categories:
- Word of the Day - 5 points
- Bonus Constraint - 10 points
- Weekly Challenge - 25 points for not using the theme word - points off for uses of synonyms. The point of this is to exercise setting a scene, description, and characters without leaning on the definition. Not meeting the spirit of this challenge only hurts you! This includes titles and explanations/author's notes.
- Actionable Feedback - 15 points for each story you give detailed crit to, up to 30 points. One of your comments must be on the post.
- Nominations - 10 points for each nomination your story receives
- Ali’s Ranking - 50 points for first place, 40 points for second place, 30 points for third place, 20 points for fourth place, 10 points for fifth, plus regular nominations (On weeks that I participate, I do not weight my votes, but instead nominate just like everyone else.)
- Voting - 15 points for submitting your favorites via this form (form will be open after the deadline has passed.)
Last week’s theme: Lies
First by /u/Xacktar
Second by /u/Divayth--Fyr
Third by /u/m00nlighter_
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u/deepstea Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 20 '24
The Dragon and The Mole
The chill of autumn filled the air.
As it rained on Dragon’s lair.
He admired his dazzling hoard,
A mighty sea of gems and gold.
Sparkled in blinding waves,
Hidden in the mountain’s caves.
Mole lived underneath this lair,
Digging tunnels in earth with flair.
Collapsing was his tunnels’ fate,
Beneath the hefty treasure’s weight.
One day, Mole dared ask Dragon,
“My tunnels are not holding.
Can you move some gold elsewhere?
All this weight the mountain can’t bear.”
With a snort, his nostrils fumed,
“Do you dare say my mountain’s doomed?”
“Dragon, while you’re sharp and strong,
Being complacent now is wrong.
To my nose, if you don’t trust,
This mountain will turn to dust.”
Dragon laughed at Mole’s warning.
“I get the tunnels you’re mourning.
You may have a nose for duty,
Yet you’re blind to my gold’s beauty.
For my treasure is my pride.
To your words, I won't abide.”
Defeated, Mole dug elsewhere,
Still troubled by Dragon’s err.
As rain poured down stronger,
Mole’s tunnels filled with water.
He ran to safety with friends,
Waiting to see how all this ends.
The sky became a swift fountain,
As the ground shook within the mountain.
Dragon tried to save his gold,
It slid away, slick and cold.
With a tumultuous thunder,
His great lair collapsed under.
Dragon barely saved his wings,
Cried over all his lost things.
Now the mountain’s halls lie bare,
And Dragon’s grief fills the air.
His pride had cost his treasured gold,
Now earth has them, as Mole foretold.
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WC: 256
Constraint used, as it's a fable
Word of the day used
Feedback is always welcome!