This competition invites you to write a letter—but not just any letter. This is a chance to pour out the thoughts and feelings you’ve kept close, the ones that live in the quiet spaces of your mind and heart. Maybe it’s something you’ve wanted to tell someone but couldn’t find the right words. Maybe it’s a message for yourself, or for someone you’ve never been able to fully reach. It could be something that weighs on you, that you feel ready to release here, where it can finally breathe.

Let this letter be a place for honesty, for vulnerability, for things you may never say aloud. It can be a message of love, hope, frustration, or longing. There’s no right way to express what’s in your heart—simply let your words flow freely, without judgment or expectation.

I am looking forward to read your letters, to see the pieces of your unique stories, thoughts, and emotions. Take your time, be gentle with yourself, and allow this letter to be as true as you feel it needs to be. (There are no limits—write as few words as you like, or let your thoughts flow into thousands.)

This contest winners will be determined by vote. Highest number of votes after 4 weeks wins! Enter anytime during this 4 weeks.

The prompt is, Scammer's Horror! You may write in any genre, fiction or not, as long as you mention a character who is horrified to find a scammer's message. It can be on their profile, they find out their boyfriend is one, a text message, or a friend's woes over being scammed. The sky's the limit!

I tried to pick an experience just about anyone has nowadays. Writers can use an experience they had to express their frustrations, and often they feel better! Writing is therapeutic!

Please keep stories rated G so your little sister can read it, too.

So, write your story, and let's set a maximum length of around 5000 words . Post the link to your story here. You can write it any length below that, so you flash fiction lovers can have a field day. There is no limit to the number of entries for this contest. I'm new to Penana, so I thought a contest might be a nice way to start out, while people here in the USA are preparing for Halloween on Oct 31.

Not from the USA? No problem! You might favor us with a story about Fall that deals with a scammer. It doesn't even have to be a Halloween story. If you're a romance writer, you can make it Valentine's Day. As long as there is a scammer in there somewhere to throw chaos into a character's life, you're good, no matter if your holiday is in a different season, or just a vacation trip!

Be sure to vote on someone else's stories. If there aren't votes on the stories, my contest will be here to haunt you! Whooooooo!

Write a horror story with a slight twist. The main character isn't scared of the horrific things happening and is more annoyed than anything. An example of this would be the character being left a house from a dead estranged relative. When they arrive they notice paranormal things happening and instead of being scared they get pissed off by the issues the paranormal events cause. They then see a ghost in the hallway and immediately jump on the offensive. Telling the ghost to "Piss off" And threatens to "Kick its ass"

Tell a complete story in six words.

Good luck!