“Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is begin again.”

Write a fictional story centred around a character standing at the edge of a restart. This beginning could follow loss, failure, exhaustion, or a quiet realisation that something must change.

Capture the moment before and after the decision—what it costs them to begin again, and what hope, fear, or resistance walks alongside it. Let the courage live in the choice, not the resolution.

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Submission deadline: January 23, 2026

Results: February 2, 2026

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