STACH Short Story Contest #29: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SB prize pool!
Hello Everyone, @kingst here with the announcement for the STACH Short Story Contest #29.
What is a Short Story.
A short story is a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. It makes use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic components to a far greater degree than is typical of an anecdote. You can read it in less than 90 seconds.
Contest Rules:
•Write a Short Story based on the topic that will be given every week.
•Write an Original Short Story (Plagiarism will be flagged and reported).
•The Story must contain no more than 199 words.
•One entry per user.
•Story should be pasted in the comment section below, no links.
•Contestants are permitted to post their stories in an article on their blog, so they also get upvotes from the @stach trail.
Winners Selection.
Winners will be selected based on the topic, story plot, number of words and delivery as determined by the selected Judge. One word above 199, disqualifies the entry.
Contest Topic.
Write a 199 words story based on **DOWN ON BENDED KNEES.
Prize.
FIVE winners will be selected for a share of the 15SBD. The story with the most interaction gets a 1SBD prize from @ejemai.
First Prize: ----------------------4SBD
Second Prize: ------------------3.5SBD
Third Prize: ---------------------3SBD
Fourth Prize: -------------------2.5SBD
Fifth Prize: ----------------------2SBD
Good luck guys!
Sharpen your writing skills and throw in some inspiring short stories. XO!
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Childhood and old age / alpha and omega
One cool morning, I was sitting at the bus stop with my old father, who was carrying a cane, but still clinging to my arm.
I could already see in him a fragility that moved me.
He said quietly, "I feel safer with you.
I remembered what my father's life was like, which is probably like any other parent's life. He took care of me, taught me how to walk. Then he shared my studies, celebrated my successes and was saddened by my defeats.
It is touching to see how, as time goes on, everything changes until there comes a time when it seems like everything is similar at first.
The unstable pace, the fear, in some cases the inability to fend for oneself, are common ground between childhood and old age. At the beginning of our lives, as well as at the end of the road, we desperately need those around us.
Today, on my knees in front of my parents' tomb, I thank God for how good they were.
Nice job, congratulations on writing such a personal story in so few words.
I'm glad you like me.
Thank you very much
beautiful story
Thank you very much
Very emotional and touching. Nice job.
Be obedient
One cold, dark night the grandmother was attending to her husband who had a fever, they were living in a cabin not far from the village, for those days they had their 12 year old grandson Euclid visiting them.
Grandmother asked Euclid to go to the village to buy medicine for her grandfather, she explained to him to take the main route that he should not take shortcuts for any reason as it was very dangerous.
Euclid immediately left for the village, halfway through he forgot what his grandmother told him and looked for a shortcut to get there faster, after 5 minutes of walking he felt that some men were following him, he ran scared and went into the woods by the side of the road, Euclid with his knees bent over hid behind some bushes and managed not to be seen by the thieves.
As he managed to take the main road again, he arrived in the village, bought the medicine and returned happily to his grandparents' hut.
He told his grandmother what had happened to him and, crying, I swear he would never disobey her again.
Perseverance and discipline to succeed
Pedro had a very humble family and since he was 5 years old his father took him to a public baseball school, he learned to play all the positions on the pitch, the one he was most passionate about was the catcher.
As the years passed, Pedro was very good and was always chosen to play for his school selection. His dream was to play in the big leagues.
Pedro's father had a job in a factory where he earned a minimum wage that was only enough to eat and pay for household services, but he always managed to make sure his son Pedro never missed baseball practice.
When Pedro turned 16, he was hired by a major league baseball club. His dream came true and today he always plays with his knees bent in the position of cácher as the team's starter.
All this is thanks to the discipline and constancy of Pedro since he was a child and the unconditional support of his family, especially his father.
The Crime
The police quickly came to the hotel room, they came to the emergency call of a woman who had been stabbed by her partner. They knocked down the door and found the woman dead in bed, the air conditioning duct was open.
The detective looked through the rectangular hole and noticed two lines that cleaned the dust and extended along the pipeline, the attacker had escaped crawling through the pipeline, then and surely he had to be in one of the adjoining rooms. When the detective arrived in the next room a man opened the door, he was wearing shorts and his knees were dusty, he had escaped crawling on bended knees.
When Josef was born it was a miracle for his parents. Amanda and Charles got married, both were 36 years old, having a child for Amanda at that age was dangerous but the desire to be a mother was more than the medical risks of getting pregnant.
Amanda and Charles tried to have a baby for about 5 years, but due to medical complications Amanda lost the baby a few months later. Sad and hopeless were about to give up and look for other alternatives such as adoption when an aunt of Amanda advised him not to give up and have faith.
Amanda listened to her aunt and went to the church where she was baptized and had not walked in more than 10 years. He prayed and promised the Virgin Mary that if she managed to have a child she would go all the way from her house to the church on her knees.
Amanda had a baby. When Josef met his first year, Amanda kept his promise to walk the church to his knees, no matter that at the end of his journey his knees were tanned by the dirty street, because his faith was renewed.
Martha's Knees
Martha, 58, is very distressed because she can't bend her knees, the pain is very intense and unpleasant, she can hardly move, the pain she sometimes causes leaves her prostrate, she has already seen her doctor.
Martha: Doctor, doctor, my knees hurt so much.
Doctor: Martha, the legs are the support of the human body, there the whole weight of a person rests, that's why the cartilages of the hips and knees begin to wear out, with the years, the doctor proceeds to indicate treatment for the pain.
As the days go by, the pain calms down but does not solve the problem, when the treatment ends the pain persists and becomes stronger and stronger, Alicia, a friend of Martha's, comments.
Martha, my grandmother took a powerful herbal remedy that completely regenerates the cartilage, taking it for a very short time, I will explain to you so you can do it alone, using the mixture of a tablespoon of Sage, rosemary, thyme, mint or mint, plus a liter of water.
Bring the water to the boil and add the herbs, after 5 minutes remove them and let them rest for 20 minutes, then take them to the refrigerator. You will take this drink twice a day, once on an empty stomach and once before bedtime. This will be enough to eliminate the pain from your joints. Do it and drink it with much faith.
After 15 days Martha visits her friend Alicia and thanks her for feeling like a girl of twenty years old, until she was invited to do yoga, which she had stopped practicing for years.
Practicing Yoga changes lives.
A bohemian and charming young woman, an architect by profession one day decided to leave everything, work, friends, family, country in search of something that really filled her life. That's how in a distant country he began to practice yoga where she got that magical touch that was missing in her life. The change was not only physical but spiritual, finding the perfect balance between mind, body and spirit. She knew love and together they enjoy this hobby that has now become her job. Now she is a yoga instructor for people with no age limit and note how this practice helps people in their lives, because they learn to manage stress, improve their concentration levels through meditation and achieve a state of total fulfillment. Among the most recommended positions are:
LOTUS: Sitting with your back straight, knees bent and feet crossed over your thighs, hands together towards the sun. It helps to improve meditation.
CHAIR: Standing up, arms straight up vertically palms together, knees bent aligned with the feet and the body lowered keeping the back straight aligned with the arms. It helps to lose weight and maintain balance.
The miracles of God
A man afflicted with an illness, disillusioned with life decides not to socialize, no longer wanted to receive visits from family or friends. One day his granddaughter went to see him on the day of the parents and gave him a picture of the Divine Child Jesus and said: "Grandpa, you can not lose hope, let alone faith; When you are sad or you feel alone, enter your room and bending your knees and joining your hands in prayer, tell the Divine Child what ails your heart and fervently asks for the miracle you want to do in your life. At night when he went to sleep, he remembered the words of his granddaughter. He got up, looked for the little picture of the Divine Child; next to his bed he bent his knees, together his hands and conversing with God he asked for the miracle of his healing. Although it has not happened yet, God has been giving peace to his heart and in his family they have noticed the change that his life has given because he understood that only bending knees before God and placing all his problems at his feet have a solution.
DOWN ON BENDED KNEES WORLD CUP 2014
In the 2014 World Cup of Soccer Brazil, a surprising move took place, a break in the knees made everyone at the Maracana Stadium vibrate. It was the eighth final, the match between the teams of Colombia and Uruguay was played, in the 47th minute of the second half the Colombian team was winning 1-0 and the defensive midfielder of the Colombian team, Abel Aguilar, made a pass with a knee and waist break to the Uruguayan player, The ball pass was received by the offensive midfielder James Rodriguez, of the Colombian national team, who stopped the ball with his chest and also made a knee break with the intention of having a half volley that generated a powerful shot to the Uruguayan arch, hitting the top post and entering the goal, without the Uruguayan goalkeeper Diego Moslera could prevent the goal. This great move with a broken knee gave the Colombian team the qualification to the next stage of the World Cup. FIFA chose this goal as the best of the year 2014.
In this match, Colombia's national team won 2-0 because of the fabulous knee breaks of their players.
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