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e their lives, their world, and their relationships.</p><p id="2871">Remember, these are honest, real secrets sent anonymously to <a href="https://postsecret.com/">PostSecret.com</a>.</p><figure id="4173"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*n1k2tAZllOvMT6x5HL1jQA.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="fd13">This week's a funny one, next week, well we’ll see</h1><p id="1967">I thought I'd start with a light secret this week, to get the gears turning after the holiday break.</p><p id="6daf">Next week, we may have more of a gut punch. There are struggles people have we can only guess at. Deep hidden truths that form the kernel of powerful stories.</p><h2 id="e5e9">But this week, have a chuckle and let us know where this takes you</h2><figure id="0843"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*iVuhdI6e7QAZKtU-8pyJQQ.jpeg"><figcaption>A secret sourced from <a href="https://postsecret.com/">PostSecret.com</a>. Check them out and maybe <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PostSecret">support their work</a>.</figcaption></figure><figure id="f301"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*n1k2tAZllOvMT6x5HL1jQA.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="0f52">Challenge Requirements</h1><p id="b6ef">Your story must:</p><ol><li>Tell us a fictional story related to this loo-dicrous secret.</li><li>Be min 10

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0 and max 1000 words long, <b>excluding</b> the title, subtitle, and any post-story bio / links. (We use Medium’s own <a href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/215194537-Using-the-story-editor">word count feature</a>.)</li><li>Use “<a href="https://medium.com/microcosm/tagged/loo-secret"><b>Loo Secret</b></a>” as one of your five tags. We recommend <i>Fiction</i>, <i>Flash Fiction</i> and maybe your genre too. But it’s your choice.</li><li>Please <b>link back to the prompt</b> so others can find it easily.</li></ol><h2 id="ee63">Example Story by May More:</h2><div id="c195" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/secret-toilet-shame-fa4ab3f8c89f"> <div> <div> <h2>Secret Toilet Shame</h2> <div><h3>100 words exactly</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*iEl05ncUi4JZzzPvmfDhDw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="7b5d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*wodIF5uuNn3fohxCMq-3uA.png"><figcaption><b><i>If you love what we do — </i></b><i>say thanks with a <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/microcosm">coffee.</a> </i>❤️</figcaption></figure></article></body>

Weekly Prompt: An Irrational Fear About the Loo

What could it be? And what will you make of it?

Photo by Jasmin Sessler on Unsplash

Welcome to the first weekly challenge for January, where our theme is about using Stolen Secrets to inspire your own stories:

The aim is to take each secret, sit with it and let it inspire a story.

See where the secret takes you, think of the person who told it, imagine their lives, their world, and their relationships.

Remember, these are honest, real secrets sent anonymously to PostSecret.com.

This week's a funny one, next week, well we’ll see

I thought I'd start with a light secret this week, to get the gears turning after the holiday break.

Next week, we may have more of a gut punch. There are struggles people have we can only guess at. Deep hidden truths that form the kernel of powerful stories.

But this week, have a chuckle and let us know where this takes you

A secret sourced from PostSecret.com. Check them out and maybe support their work.

Challenge Requirements

Your story must:

  1. Tell us a fictional story related to this loo-dicrous secret.
  2. Be min 100 and max 1000 words long, excluding the title, subtitle, and any post-story bio / links. (We use Medium’s own word count feature.)
  3. Use “Loo Secret” as one of your five tags. We recommend Fiction, Flash Fiction and maybe your genre too. But it’s your choice.
  4. Please link back to the prompt so others can find it easily.

Example Story by May More:

If you love what we do — say thanks with a coffee. ❤️
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