Weekly Challenges
Deadline
Set a poem or story in a silent house by the sea. Include atmospheric details such as the weather, the tide, etc., that correspond to your character’s own emotions (cheery, broody, whatever the mood might be). [Photo by Amelia Van Driesche, YWP]
I’ve never liked the seaside
fearing the riptide
that takes me away
I’ve never liked the high dive
jumping
up
up
up
then down into the deep
nothing
Yet here I decide
waves
wash
against
the
Noah stared out the window of his house at the beautiful beach before him. Gentle waves brushed the shore, dragging sand away when they left. The sky overhead was blue and clear, and the soft scent of saltwater filled the air.