Summary of Submissions: {Mirrors} Prompt

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, whose writing is the best of all? Our latest writing prompt asked our writers to share their individual takes on Mirrors. Here’s a recap of some of our writers’ most recent submissions, including reflections on self, science, society, and zombies.

• A gutting, deeply human personal reflection that brushes with sexuality, self, and suicide. When looking at yourself, might as well be honest. (Scott Snowman)
• Feel like somebody’s watching you? Let the world unfold from a lurker’s perspective, reflecting the inside workings of a relationship on the brink. (Jessica Dunton Fidalgo)
• We got a mind-blowing but still digestible two-parter on Einstein’s Relativity, exploring how time is relative and the speed of light is not. (Jesse Stone)
• It’s official: Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Walking Dead have both jumped the shark. Let’s bring them to a more stunning conclusion—a double-finale!!! (Jillian Conochan)
• And are all Airbnb guests so bold and vain? Yes. All 37 of Zach’s Airbnb guests have moved the table he loves just to see themselves in the mirror. (Zach Straus)
• They say to never meet your heroes, which rings especially true with controversial NBA legend Allen Iverson. But what can we learn about ourselves from looking closely at childhood heroes? (Jared Hutchinson)
• The story of a girl who sees her future in the mirror. Until she doesn’t. (Billy Hafferty)
• Pleh. America’s feeling bored with herself, so she gets a makeover. But will she go vintage and make America great again or something more urban millennial hipster chic? (Kelaine Conochan)
• Do you like the haunting technological mind-thriller that is Black Mirror? Well, have we got a script for you, Hollywood! P.S. – Hope you like Inspector Gadget too. (Jay Kasten)
• When adults look in the mirror, they see flaws and imperfections. On the other hand, kids just like themselves. Is it all so simple? (Melissa Wyatt)
• Everything is backwards! The world is backwards! Reorient yourself with how things work when you live through a mirror. (Elijah Sloan)