JCW Trope or Choke Challenge (In-Person)

Once a month leave our fate to the whim of a previous week's workshop attendees. At that time, we choose one, humble writer to draw out prompt guidelines from bags of gold.

Then it's time to Trope or Choke.

And you have almost a week to please the writing gods!

On occasion, the chosen prompts align and the pieces pretty much write themselves. Sometimes, they are wildly out of step with each other and, therefore, quite a challenge.

Can you Trope it out? Can you include all 5 guidelines in 500 words or less AND tell a proper story?

Or will you Choke?
(Note: Doors to JCW Galley will be open at 630pm. So, feel free to come by a little early to finish or knock out your piece.

GENRE: Amish Romance & Medical Mystery
CHARACTERS: Agoraphobic 5 year old Math Genius & a Martian
SETTING: Operating Room
TROPE: Decoding ancient texts
POV: 2nd/Future

What you need to know:

• You don't have to submit your piece in advance - just show up with it ready to read it out loud.
• Must include all 5 guidelines in ONE piece.
• 500 words or less means 500 words or less. Period.
• We will NOT be providing printouts. Feel free to bring your own.
• Wine and beer only. Please no spirits.
• We would love a donation but it’s not mandatory to attend.
• All writers are welcome. All writers are to be respected. Be kind.

Monthly Schedule for Tuesday:

• 1st Tuesday of the Month: JCW Short Story Salon
  We give the salon treatment to a famous, not-so-famous, or even notorious short work of published writing every month.
• 2nd Tuesday of the Month: Writers’ Workshop.
  Constructive criticism of unpublished work from JCW members. MUST SUBMIT IN ADVANCE.
• 3rd Tuesday of the Month: Trope or Choke.
  Constrained writing at its quirkiest.
• 4th Tuesday of the Month: Writers’ Workshop
  Constructive criticism of unpublished work from JCW members. MUST SUBMIT IN ADVANCE.