In this new round-robin style writing challenge, storytellers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to submit their best 250 word story beginning inspired by the opening sentence provided below. Email your submission to cliftonculturalarts@gmail.com or send them to us through Facebook by Sunday, March 29. We’ll post all received responses to the CCAC website and on Facebook. On Wednesday, April 1, we’ll announce one story submission to be the prompt for the continuation of the story for the following week. We’ll continue adding to the story for four weeks before starting a new round with a new story!

Round 1 starting sentence: respond by Sunday, March 29

"The rain finally stopped: the city sparkled as the sun came out from behind the clouds. People emerged from homes, store awnings, and bus shelters ready to continue their day, none the wiser to what was coming next."