NAPIER CRITTERS

Written by Zelynn CW: Rape, blood, graphic violence, death. “Why are we always the villain in those fairy tales?” I asked. “It’s not...

Written by Emma Wallace CW: blood imagery, death/murder, toxic relationship Prompt: Strawberry Wine – Noah Kahan I love you, every fibre,...

Written by Anonymous, 3rd-prize winner CW: Attempted violence, cannibalism The red door stands dauntingly in front of you. You feel a...

Written by Everitt Adair Thomson CW: cannibalism A pungent smell wafted through the dining room. The sharp coppery smell stung Lyra's...

Written by Leto McGlinchey CW: death/murder, environmental destruction, violence The world was ending. Every natural disaster was...

Written by Júlia de Toni Carvalho, 1st-prize winner CW: violence People would call her crazy for saying it, but the sea was a place of...

Written by Sam McDermott, 2nd-prize winner Cherry-stained hands ferment in dammed sunlight, As strobe falls heavy over clouded eyes and...

Written by D.A Chalmers CW: past/referenced death The mildew-stained limestone was cold to the touch, the engraved name barely...

Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 Once upon a time, there was a big hairy man. He has huge hairy biceps that bulged even bigger every time...

Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 Majestic. The sick of snow, untainted and soft, sinking deep. She is majestic. The feeling only an autumn...

Prompt: Majestic Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 Never in my life have I met someone quite so… Well I can’t think of the word. Something...

Prompt: Majestic Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 Flowing like the fauna’s air The breath suddenly stops. As I see someone standing there,...

Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 I’ve been dreaming of the Summer. Last time I saw you it was screaming hot, sunshine gold, clear skies....

Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 The trees were singing. That’s what my father used to say. Of course he failed to tell me that it was...

Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 The towers stand tall and defiant atop the island, stretching majestically to the sky. The little witch...

Prompt: Majestic Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 A long, long time ago, there lived a cat. She spent her days watching over the street...

Prompt: Majestic Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 In the thick brush at the center of the weeping woods stands a creature many believe to...

Prompt: Majestic Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 The town was majestic in its own little way. Small yet mighty, it became a safe haven to...

Prompt: Majestic Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 The forest glimmers with a wide array of flora. Legend has it that each little flower...

Key: Writer 1 Writer 2 Writer 3 The darkness was overwhelming. I have never feared the dark until now, until she left me here.  This...