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Francine Ringold Awards For New Writers

For Me, For Us, For Everyone

Cigarette smoke curls in the stagnant air, the dim glow of a dying bulb casting twisted shadows against the walls littered with half-torn articles and red-thread connections. Somewhere between the ink-stained papers and the scattered pills, a man sits—silent, unmoving, staring blankly at a stuffed monkey in a clown suit. A detective, they call him. A man of justice, a solver of mysteries. But behind the applause and empty praises, behind the sharp smiles and hollow congratulations, he is nothing but a walking contradiction—one hand holding a case file, the other exchanging cash for little plastic sachets. His mind is a labyrinth of voices, whispers that coil around his thoughts like suffocating vines. His brother grins at him from the corners of his vision, eyes glinting with the truth he refuses to face. His father’s voice is gentle, forgiving—too forgiving. Too much for a man who doesn’t deserve it. Each pill swallowed is another step into the illusion, another moment of stolen happiness before the weight of reality drags him under. He walks the city streets, drowning in faces that admire him, loathe him, see him as something he is not. He is both a hero and a villain, a detective and a criminal, a man trying to outrun the past while shackled to its corpse. And at the end of the night, when the echoes of the world fall away, all that remains is the darkness, the whispers, and the suffocating truth—he can never escape them.
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Writer in another world

Ethan Kendrick, a writer in his early thirties, has spent years building a complex fantasy world for his novel, filled with magical kingdoms, fierce monsters, and brave heroes. However, despite his dedication, he struggles to finish the story, as the characters seem to take on lives of their own, resisting his attempts to bring the tale to its conclusion. One night, exhausted and frustrated, Ethan falls asleep at his desk only to wake up in the very world he has created. His surroundings—a magical forest beneath a strange, colorful sky—are eerily familiar, but nothing can prepare him for the shocking reality: he is now part of the world of his novel. Ethan discovers that, unlike the other inhabitants of this world, he has no special ability or power. He is powerless in a land where everyone is born with random supernatural abilities. Faced with deadly monsters and unfamiliar dangers, he is forced to rely on his wits and limited resources to survive. A mysterious system offers him the chance to earn points and design his own abilities, but the cost of power is steep, and time is running out. As Ethan navigates this new reality, he encounters the very heroes he once created—Kieran the warrior, Liana the sorceress, Alex the thief, and Helen the knight—each more alive than he remembers. Though joining them could provide safety, it also brings its own risks. With no other choice, Ethan decides to follow them, unsure of what awaits in this treacherous world. In this gripping tale of survival, self-discovery, and transformation, Ethan must learn to adapt to a world where the rules are constantly changing, and the line between creator and creation begins to blur. Can he find a way to survive and complete the story he's struggled to finish, or will he be lost in the world of his own making?
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