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Monsoon Writing Challenge

Write a story set in the rain. Any genre, any language, under 5,000 words.

Entries 21 Sep – 6 OctVoting until 13 Oct#monsoon≤ 5,000 words

1st: 3,000 coins + homepage feature · 2nd: 1,500 coins · 3rd: 750 coins

Entries (4)

Monsoon LettersHamza Ali · 1 min read · 306 words

Ghazals written on the backs of train tickets, one for every monsoon he spent away from home.

116votes

Chai at MidnightZara Qureshi · 1 min read · 228 words

Ek dhaba, do strangers, aur ek cup chai jo kabhi khatam nahi hoti.

106votes

The Last Bus to MurreeKamran Siddiqui · 2 min read · 395 words

Eleven passengers board the midnight bus. Twelve get off.

69votes

Small RainsAabnoor Rashid · 1 min read · 263 words

Short poems for the first week of monsoon, one for each of the city’s gates.

47votes