Fractal Writing Contest #9, and winners of the previous one.
The EIGHTH Fractal Writing Contest is over. There were just 8 contestants this time, maybe the fractal was a bit weird and hard to inspire. We had several poems and stories -- but, there was NO HAIKU! Perhaps next time I should reward the first haiku entry, as an incentive! Most entries saw something different in the fractal, there were several interpretations; @breezin wrote a poem that was very emotional about the succession of life, a repeating cycle.
The contest post expired with a payout of 3.546 SBD, and the rewards are as follows:
| USER | PLACE | REWARD | ENTRY |
|---|---|---|---|
| @breezin | 1st | 1.8 SBD | poem |
| @acousticsteveo | 2nd | 1.0 SBD | poem |
| @petersonsdc | 3rd | 0.7 SBD | description |
Congratulations to all participants and a big thank you to all upvoters. I'd like to see more participation in these contests and get a bigger reward pool to distribute, so it would be helpful to resteem and/or upvote. If there are enough SBDs made by the contest post, and sufficient entries I will try to reward a 2nd- and 3rd- place winner, as well.
By the way -- I was thinking of sending printouts of the fractal to the winners instead of SBD rewards, but I have to check out how to do it first; online on-demand print services, perhaps? If anyone has any suggestions feel free to post them.
This week, the NINTH installment of the Fractal Writing Contest will run.
The Contest
Each post in this contest series will contain a fractal, a 2-dimensional representation of a complex mathematical formula. The participants have to post a comment with something inspired by the fractal, be it just a title, a haiku, a story, whatever.
Rules
- You have to reply with a comment in the contest post.
- The reply must be inspired by the fractal, but no explanation needed.
- Any kind of content is acceptable: just a title, a haiku, a poem, a short story, a painting, a photo, a video, a doodle, whatever. The content must be yours, no links to other people's work accepted.
- I will pick the best reply, when the post expires (1 week after posting it).
- The winner gets half the SBD made in the post, minimum 1 SBD. The rest are split to the other winners: if there are enough SBDs made by the contest post, and sufficient entries, I will try to reward a 2nd- and 3rd- place winner, as well.
- Upvotes and resteems are welcomed, but not necessary to participate.
Fractal for Contest #9:
click on image for detailed view
by @nyarlathotep
A fractal made in JWildFire
(click on image for detailed view)
Haiku:
The gateway to life
Crying then smiling after,
My parents are weird.
A nice haiku and .. weird! Thank you for your entry.
A winning entry, congrats! More info about winners and the new contest, here: https://steemit.com/contest/@nyarlathotep/fractal-writing-contest-10-and-winners-of-the-previous-one
Thank you @nyarlathotep for choosing my entry as one of the winners!
https://steemit.com/thoughts/@breezin/the-queen-resides-inside
This weeks entry from your # 1 supporter!!
Have a great week!
A good poem about self-reflection and self-awareness; I think I have become addicted to your entries and I find myself waiting for your next one each week! Thanks for supporting this little project of mine.
wow, that is a great compliment, and as always, it is my pleasure!
The golden tendrils of the ethereal goddess swept over all who bore witness. It was an epic moment that many had spent their entire lives awaiting and emotions were high as their eternal dreams were at last ready to be delivered, their tearful eyes fixed to the iridescent sky lest they suffer the misfortune of neglecting the majestic sight they longed for.
A thousand people stood in trance upon the mountain-top as they searched the painted skies, enraptured by the curls that wrought themselves amongst the shining stars, and a serenity rapidly washed over them as a sudden, blinding light burst over the horizon and temporarily shrouded the Favoured with a splendour they had not expected, yet all had secretly desired.
Moments passed and moments lost, the event that promised the greatest of fortune had vanished for another century. The sky returned to its natural, midnight hues as the golden swirls retreated into the ether, and a thousand people awoke from their bewildered stupor, their memories of the fortuitous experience forever lost... all had been found wanting and all had been denied.
The Favoured were now the Downtrodden, rejected and cursed by the fickle goddess they had served, their only prestige remained in guiding the future generations for the celestial event that would come once more. The Ascension was inevitable; one day there would come a disciple who remembered, and they would become their next sovereign.
https://steemit.com/fiction/@kaelci/ascension
That is a great story, just what I like to read in a creativity contest. It is full of images, it provokes thought and it gives hooks for many other stories! It's like opening a box full of creative ideas, I wish that someone would pick one and flesh out a bigger story.
Thank you for your words, and for hosting the contest! :D I'm already looking forward to #10.
I was discussing this particular entry with my partner as I was writing it and he kept trying to entice me into writing a full chapter, though I tried to make it as short and sweet as I could. It does pave the way for a larger story nicely and it gave me a little bit of inspiration towards a project I'm working on! Golden tendrils, painted skies, ethereal goddesses! Perfect.
Perfect, indeed! I would like very much to read a larger story set in that "universe" and I'd be happy to see the seeds of this little contest blossom into something much larger! Please, do it and don't forget to notify me. :)
A winning entry, congrats! More info about winners and the new contest, here: https://steemit.com/contest/@nyarlathotep/fractal-writing-contest-10-and-winners-of-the-previous-one
The clown of madness, the jester of chaos.
I like that a lot:
SPOILER - don't read the strikethrough text if you want to remain unbiased for the contest
I've always thought of the King in Yellow as a jester of malice, and that is what his Pallid Mask would look like, if I ever made it into a movie!The UFO sang
With lightening bug precision
Looking like a 🐝
Hehe, this is a haiku in disguise, right?? Thanks!
@moneyinfant has added your contest to the list Steemit Writing Contests: Issue #47. The list is updated on a daily basis and your contest will remain on the list until its expiration - there's nothing you need to do.
The list was created to save writers the excessive amount of time spent searching through the #contest tag for writing contests. Now they can just come to the list each day, see new contests and use their time doing what they love - writing.
If you'd like to help spread the word about the Steemit Writing Contest List I'd really appreciate a resteem, but it certainly isn't necessary. The project is simply meant to help writers save time and contest creators attract more contestants.
P.S. If you know of any contests I've missed I'd love to hear about them. Thanks!
TITLE: The Perfect Mirror Curve of Life.
Yes, life is a curve or spiral, repeating the same greater patterns with small differences, and something glorious in the background waiting to be found. Thanks for your entry!
Thank you so much! I Like your contest please post more of this :) Followed you!