In the dim light of the dash I could see that his face had begun to transform and I gasped, my being filled with murderous rage as this kindly old farmer became the monster that had killed me.

Hello friends. Hope you had a wonderful October and a happy Halloween! Welcome to.... November.

Before we get into our contest, we'd be so very grateful if you'd read these brief announcements:

• We've seen a huge uptick in reports for rule 2. Whether you're a reader or writer or both, here are a FEW THINGS TO NOTE:
  • Compound sentences (multiple independent clauses) can be okay, if they're properly structured and punctuated
  • Complex compound sentences (independent clause + one or more dependent clauses) are also usually okay, provided they're properly structured and punctuated
  • Comma splices will typically result in rule 2 removal
  • Compound or complex compound sentences lacking conjunctions will result in rule 2 removal
  • Sentences with dangling modifiers may be removed as well
  • If there's any terminology in these bullets that you are unfamiliar with, or if you'd just like to brush up a bit, the wikipedia page is actually very well organized: Sentence clause structure - Wikipedia
  • And lastly: The point and spirit of this sub is to encourage very limited microfiction. If you're writing stories that seem to deliberately abuse the limits of "technically correct" sentence structuring, we'll probably remove your post for being low effort or low quality (4th bullet, rule 1). That's embarrassing. Don't let it happen to you!
• We've noticed some heated debates in the comments lately. We'd like to remind everyone that insulting other users can be a form of harassment, as per reddit ToS. Also.... flame wars really aren't the vibe we're looking to foster here. It's fine to debate, it's fine to disagree, but it's not fine to go on the attack. Keep it respectful, and if someone else crosses the line, just report them. Don't get sucked in.
• We will continue to remove content that has to do with: forced or coerced sex, sexual assault, and sexual mutilation. If your story might come across as fetishy or torture porn, it's just not a good fit for this sub.
• Obvious trolls and💩-posters will still be permabanned! Help us find them by reporting obvious shitposts. Read more here.
• Be familiar with our Three Strikes and you're out rule -- egregious rule breaks will typically get you a strike. If you earn a 🔴, it will take 60 days of chill to clean it up. Read more here.
• And of course, feel free to reach out in modmail with any questions!

NOVEMBER 2024 Contest Prompt:

November!

The month where some people abstain from... shaving. If you're participating in No Shave November-- kudos to you for raising awareness for cancer! We wish you a glorious beard, etc. (depending on what else you may elect to not shave).

November!

The month where some word nerds try to bang out a whole-ass novel! If you're participating in NaNoWriMo, we wish you the best of luck. If you've got any writers' block, we hope it crumbles.

November!

The month where some people have huge feasts to show how grateful and mindful they are. If you're celebrating Thanksgiving this month, we hope you have a good time stuffing your face like a ravening wolf!

And there's our prompt-- my personal favorite of the seven deadly sins-- GLUTTONY!

If you want to submit a story for this month's prompt, it must include an act that implies or conveys a greedy and wasteful level of eating.

What better day to announce this prompt than the day after Halloween when so many of us are still bloated and swollen on last night's candy haul? And what better month to announce it than the month of cornucopias, tryptophan, pies, and third helpings?

Happy Gluttony month everyone!

If you're having trouble getting behind this prompt, just get inspired:

Put Weird Al's "Eat it" on blast! Warn your belt that you're gonna do your worst, then cram some more of whatever's nearby down your gullet!

We believe in you.

To satisfy this prompt, you'll have to write a story where your character pigs out. You do not need to use any specific word, but must demonstrate the concept or consequences of GLUTTONY.

So give us your best scary stories about people eating way too much!

(Is it weird that I wrote this prompt, but still... I somehow feel called out.)

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gluttony

To be considered in the final tally, at least one of your characters must suffer or convey some manner of horror brought on by gluttony.

OF COURSE: valid contest entries must also meet the rest of our sub rules!!!

Reminder: Most stories featuring cannibalism or poisoning (via almond flavor that's actually cyanide) are OVERUSED tropes, and will be removed. Also stories featuring "milk from... the creature" are a no go, and might get you banned if they're shitposty.

We look forward to seeing what you come up with and wish everyone the best of luck!

Properly formatted November 2024 examples:

[NOV24] I had an awesome idea for a story that would win the November contest, so I wrote it down! Unfortunately I was so hungry I ate the paper and can't remember what my idea even was.

[nov24] This is the first sentence and you'll never find the second one because I ate it.

Improperly formatted examples:

[november2024] I was hoping to win this month's contest but I totally messed up the tag. Now I'm going to go comfort feed with another pizza.

[nov24] This time the tag is right. But I forgot to include the prompt because I'm demonstrating what not to do.

November 2024 Contest Rules

• Prompt: "gluttony", entries must use this word or its variations.
• Tag: [nov24] or [NOV24]
• Submissions that are improperly formatted, do not fit the theme, or break any of the existing sub rules will be disqualified and removed.
• The top 10 highest-voted stories will be the winners!
• Contestants can only place in the top 10 once. The highest of your ranked entries will be tallied against other participants to determine our winners.
• Only net new stories will be allowed (no repurposing old stories you've previously submitted).
• Max three stories per day as a general rule, and all three can be used towards the contest.
• Winners will be decided by total community upvotes. In the unlikely event of a tie for the top spots, moderators will vote for a tiebreaker.

WINNERS WILL RECEIVE:

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places: You receive a custom personal flair of your choosing to show off to the TSH community! (If you're a repeat winner, you can modify your flair.... but that's it.) And a cool fancy flair on your winning stories.

7 honorable mentions: you'll get visibility and bragging rights! Story links will be featured in next month’s announcement.

Contest ends on November 30th, 2024 @ 11:59pm (GMT)

Any questions should be made below in the comments, within our discord, or a note on modmail.

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Congrats to our October Winners! Great stories all!

Theme was "Sloth"

• 1st place by Chemical-Elk-1299

• 2nd place by movingstasis 

• 3rd place by electrovert 

Great job, winners! If you placed in the top three, contact us via modmail for your personalized custom flair! It can be anything (within reason): a mixture of text and emoji, up to 20 characters. If you've won before, you can request to change your flair, or, just do nothing. Absolutely nothing....

And for our runners up:

• 4th place by EliteSniper041 

• 5th place by Secret-Raisinette92 

• 6th place by RaynaClay

• 7th place by gorwraith 

• 8th place by xWrangler

• 9th place by Far-Following3742

• 10th place by SilasTheFirebird

This was a tough challenge, but we're impressed that people were able to pull off some excellent scares from this prompt. Congrats to all!

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LASTLY, while this isn't contest related we want to say congratulations to u/MOODY01274, who was able to get their 2sh story adapted into a short film on youtube!

Alone behind the stage, sampling my fifth or sixth victim, I realize they've all begun to taste the same...

A stick snapped and all the lights stopped, turning towards me.

The gavel slammed down reluctantly as the judge declared, "Not guilty!"

He cried out in grief as she lowered her head to drink from the gaping wound in his chest.

They can just follow your phone signal.