RULES
- Open to members only.
- Winners of the spring contest are ineligible.
- Write a 750-word (or less) complete story on the prompt.
- Any genre
- Title does not count toward word count.
- Do not put your name on the story
- Send your story to springfieldwritersguild@gmail.com as an attachment or in the body of the email.
- DEADLINE: July 31, 2023
Winners will be announced at the August summer picnic. Prize winnings of 1st place = $75 / 2nd place = $50 / 3rd place = $25 / honorable mention
PROMPT: Use these words in a story (as many as possible)
| Balderdash | Gobsmacked | Ragamuffin |
| Bamboozled | Hoodwinked | Rigamarole |
| Berserk | Kerfuffle | Shenanigans |
| Brouhaha | Kibosh | Skedaddle |
| Caterwauling | Knucklehead | Skullduggery |
| Confuzzle | Lambasted | Thingamabob |
| Discombobulated | Lollygag | Thingamajig |
| Doohickey | Malarkey | Tomfoolery |
| Fiddle-faddle | Nincompoop | Whatjamacallit |
| Fiddlesticks | Numbskull | Whatsername |
| Flabbergasted | Persnickety | Willy-nilly |
| Flummoxed | Posh | Wishy-washy |
| Add your own fun words! |
Entries (in the order of submission):
Cattywampus Cobbler
The Earl of Malarky
Cause for a Kerfuffle
The Beautiful Bohonkus
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