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Multiple Choice
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Author
Zack Powell
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Danh mục
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1 year ago
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Okay class! Pop quiz. If you've been doing the readings, this should be a piece of cake. Remember to fill out both sides of this paper. You have the whole class period to finish. Good luck.1. Christopher Columbus first traveled to the Americas using which means of transportation?A) A cargo shipB) A steam locomotiveC) A Boeing 747 airliner D) A vintage red 1985 Camaro with a crack in the middle of the windshield and no heated seats2. What is the term...
Outstanding reviews
CALLED IT! Congratulations on your *5th* win!!!
Quite the unexpected surprise to start the holiday weekend (well, unexpected for me - you were five steps ahead of all of us)! I hope you'll hold onto your story from this week and try to get it published elsewhere. I know there's a market for it.
Thank you ;) and yes, enjoy your weekend! I advise wearing sunscreen…so you don’t get burned…You know, from basking in all the glory 😉☀️👑
Thank you ;) and yes, enjoy your weekend! I advise wearing sunscreen…so you don’t get burned…You know, from basking in all the glory 😉☀️👑
Thank you ;) and yes, enjoy your weekend! I advise wearing sunscreen…so you don’t get burned…You know, from basking in all the glory 😉☀️👑
Congratssssss! Very well deserved win. I checked and saw this is your fifth! So double congrats! The way I get so excited for your wins (and shortlists), one would never think this person already has so many Reedsy accolades 😂. But idc, I'll keep being elated for every win because you deserve. Congratulations once again!🎉
😂 I get excited from your excitement, Naomi. That stuff is contagious, I swear. Thanks for always being a great friend and reader, and hope the exams are (were) well!
You're welcome, Zack! And yes, the exams are now in past tense finally, and they went alright I guess 😭😂
You're welcome, Zack! And yes, the exams are now in past tense finally, and they went alright I guess 😭😂
You're welcome, Zack! And yes, the exams are now in past tense finally, and they went alright I guess 😭😂
OMG IS THIS A NEW RECORD?! Congrats, congrats, congrats!!! The experiment here definitely paid off, I'm so happy for you, and for the success of this story, because I genuinely loved reading it. Woohoo, go celebrate, Reedsy champ!!! How exciting!!!
Ditto for what all the other commenters said. So well done and unique. Think she got to keep her job after this risky tactic?Congrats on this well deserved win!
Thank you very much, Mary. I'd like to think she kept her job, but gossip spreads fast among students, so it's anyone's guess there.
Thank you very much, Mary. I'd like to think she kept her job, but gossip spreads fast among students, so it's anyone's guess there.
Thank you very much, Mary. I'd like to think she kept her job, but gossip spreads fast among students, so it's anyone's guess there.
I don’t want to brag, but I called it! 😁 Seriously, great execution of a cool idea. Well earned. Congrats!
Wish I could say I'd had your level of confidence for this piece, Will. 😂 Shoutout to you for being on the same wavelength as the judges this week. Thanks for the kindness, too!(And I really do hope you write that interactive quiz story sometime!)
Wish I could say I'd had your level of confidence for this piece, Will. 😂 Shoutout to you for being on the same wavelength as the judges this week. Thanks for the kindness, too!(And I really do hope you write that interactive quiz story sometime!)
Thanks, Lily. You got it exactly with perception vs reality. Can be hard to come to grips with, and this woman is definitely broken up and struggling with accepting the shambles of her life. Thanks again for the kindness!
Wow, it took me a hot minute to catch on. Great story, and I'm glad to see a new story from you!
Thank you very much, Ms. Wafflez! Glad to be back writing.
Masterfully done here, Zack. The verisimilitude is wholly on point. Best line (of which there are many, but this one -- oof):C) Turn in your paper, say nothing, and return to your desk—chances are that you could end up like her someday, because history repeats itself.
That's just about the best compliment a guy can receive, especially coming from a writer they admire. Special thanks for naming the penultimate line the best, as it was the one that was fiddled around with the most. Makes me feel like maybe it was worth 10,000 re-edits.
That's just about the best compliment a guy can receive, especially coming from a writer they admire. Special thanks for naming the penultimate line the best, as it was the one that was fiddled around with the most. Makes me feel like maybe it was worth 10,000 re-edits.
That's just about the best compliment a guy can receive, especially coming from a writer they admire. Special thanks for naming the penultimate line the best, as it was the one that was fiddled around with the most. Makes me feel like maybe it was worth 10,000 re-edits.
Thank you very much for the congrats, Zack. And, yes, I'd love to win a second competition here. You're a class act, my friend.Your tale was stellar. Absolutely stellar, my friend. Cheers!
Clever story in a quiz! I had to read it twice.
Thanks, Scott! Was fun to play around with form and structure a bit.
Congrats on the win this week. That was such a clever concept you used in the story!
Big thank you, Scott! And I genuinely encourage you to hold onto your piece from this week (which, between you and me, was my favorite story of this contest). I think you could easily submit that to other magazines and get published.
This is an excellent take on the prompt. The story you didn’t tell is all there, clear as day. Such anger, pathos, hope, disappointment, disillusionment, bitterness and all of the above in this. Clever, succinct and poignant. Well done.
Thank you, Michelle. I love stories that tell two narratives at once, so I'm glad the emotions from the 'untold' one came through here. Personal life mixing with professional life. What could go wrong, right? Thanks again.
Congratulations on the win! Perfect winner in my humble opinion. This story is so out there and different that if it didn’t win, I think I would have given up on Reedsy altogether! I love this character who is barely holding life together and has to show up and do her job anyway.
A big thank you, Michelle! I was thinking this story might be TOO out there for the judges, so it was nice to have been proven wrong. (And, as an added bonus, you don't have to give up on Reedsy!) Thanks again!
Hey, Zack! Well done on another great entry.Is it weird I was able to figure out where this story was going to go based on "A vintage red 1985 Camaro with a crack in the middle of the windshield and no heated seats"? Jasey
Thank you very much, Jasey! I really glad you caught on to where the story was heading as quickly as question #1. I was hoping the specificity of the Camaro line would get people's minds working, and yours did exactly that. (Not a shock; you're a great reader.)Thanks again!
You're welcome! Well, mission accomplished, I was surprised to see I was right in my thinking. (Good thing you're a great writer too.) Looking forward to the next piece!
This is so genuinely clever. And I'm tearing up. Great work.
Thank you, Katy. I don't know about clever, but I'll definitely take the kindness. Great to see you on here again.
Congratulations!
You too, Katy! Talk about coming back with a vengeance. You're still consistent as ever in getting those accolades.
here are my answers:ADBADDABCCCBDBonus: DAlso, good job Zack, that was a very creative interpretation of the prompt, you definitely deserved that win (I hope sally gets hit with a bus).
With those answers, I would definitely give you an A+ on this quiz, Kilroy. Thanks for the kindness, and for playing along with the quiz. (I also hope Sally gets hit with a bus.)
Brilliant storytelling! Am I right in believing this is an example of the hermit crab story? Where the story inhabits a form meant for a different purpose?
Thank you, Teresa! It's funny - I'd never heard of a hermit crab story until you mentioned it, but I looked it up and it seems that's exactly what this piece is. Using a familiar form as a vehicle to tell a simultaneous story. Right on the money. Thanks for teaching me something new.
Congratulations, Zack. You used this simple prompt in a very creative way and produced something funny with a sympathetic character and a nice slice of emotion. The format you chose lends itself to quick reading and adds to the pace of the jokes. Great work.
Thank you very much, Chris, for the generous comment. Makes me happy to hear the format, emotion, humor and sympathy transferred to the page. This just made my morning.
Love it! What an ingenious way to turn a pop quiz into a witty story with wit and rather touching story. When I read the prompt, that opening line requirement struck me as dead in the water. There was no way, I thought, it could engage. How delightful that you proved me wrong. This was creative, a super fun read, and a reminder that the standard conventions of the story format are there to be broken for the right purpose. And this is the right purpose. I've been off reedsy for a while, so this was a great story to come back to.
Thanks, Laurel! Was fun to take this prompt (which I also thought was dead in the water, or at least the biggest uphill battle of the five) and just run with it in a weird direction. Very glad this nonstandard format worked for you - I had my doubts when writing it. Oh, and welcome back! Your presence has been missed. Hope to see a new story from you in the (near) future.
Oh my word, I seriously just figured out what those little triangles next to the icon were for. Jeez Louise. I think I did that right anyway.
Oh my word, I seriously just figured out what those little triangles next to the icon were for. Jeez Louise. I think I did that right anyway.
Oh my word, I seriously just figured out what those little triangles next to the icon were for. Jeez Louise. I think I did that right anyway.
I really like your story, something in it reminds me of Palahniuk's style: somehow bitter and funny at the same time... Well done ! :)
I'm a big Palahniuk fan, so that comparison is high praise, Dimitra! Thanks for the read and the lovely comment.
This is absolutely brilliant! Such an interesting use of a unique format. Congrats on the win!!
Thank you very much, Charlotte!
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