Prompted Issue #01

Could you write, edit, and submit a prize-winning short story in 168 hours? Pick up this issue of PROMPTED and discover what's possible when writers face a deadline armed only with their talent, craft and a writing prompt.Write about a group of sisters or a group of brothers.Write about somebody who knows they'll probably fail at something but does it anyway.Start your story with someone making a cup of tea.Each story is inspired by a one-sentence prompt and written in a single weekdemonstrating the power of inspiration and the places our imagination can take us with the slightest nudge. Featuring winning works from the world's most popular weekly short story contest and guest edited by Dawn Raffel (author ofThe Strange Case of Dr. Couneyand former editor atThe Literarian), PROMPTED is a new literary magazine from Reedsy.In this issue:Chris Kelley'sAFTER THE ROCK Stephanie Kaye'sMYTHES Shuvayon Mukherjee'sTHE HEART SPECIALIST Zack Powell'sLOVE AIN'T BLIND, GRIEF ISAdam El Nabli'sINSHALLAH Howard Halsall'sCIGARETTES: A ROMANCE Jay Wayne'sMY FELLOW PASSERINE Thom Brodkin'sHOME OF THE BRAVE Allie Erickson'sA MAN'S MAN Amanda Lieser'sBIRTH MOTHER Dena Linn'sTHE PROBLEM IS Christian Jerome'sWHEN THE SEA TAKES YOU, I WON'T COME WITH