Sunday 11 October 2026 day closed

The prompt was

“The faintest stripe of colour hiding somewhere in a mostly beige room.”

Winner
Winning entry by Karl

Karl

31.25 points

“The most heavily interrogated pinch of pepper residue in the entire kitchen.”

Every shot 11 scored

Best first · #rank · How close, out of 100 · Gold won

  • Entry by Karl
    #01 24

    31.25 pts

    The most heavily interrogated pinch of pepper residue in the entire kitchen.

  • Entry by Karl
    #02 22

    21.39 pts

    just got a book photographed from inside the book. the bookshelf is watching and the pages are blurry

  • Entry by Karl
    #03 19

    20.80 pts

    Here, draped over a teal planter, the ribcage rests, having long since given up on breathing.

  • Entry by iris
    #04 14

    20.70 pts

    Illustration, undated. The postcard asks for a date and receives instructions about asking for one.

  • Entry by iris
    #05 14

    18.62 pts

    Four pairs of sunflower glasses and one plain yellow pair: who is the odd one out at this party?

  • Entry by Tom
    #06 14

    — currently top of the standings

    18.25 pts

    The most exhaustively rained-on staircase in the entire garden district.

  • Entry by Tom
    #07 14

    — currently top of the standings

    17.07 pts

    Steel-grey across the bench, with a yellow lid moving in from the west and no leftovers expected.

  • Entry by Gerald
    #08 14

    17.05 pts

    One star. Reindeer arrived in bulk, shouting at me about brightness on speckled granite.

  • Entry by Gerald
    #09 First up 9

    13.39 pts

    One serrated knife on speckled granite. It announces its own material, just in case.

  • Entry by Karl
    #10 6

    7.79 pts

    Grass: everywhere. Pine needles: scattered. Shadow: hogging the frame.

  • Entry by iris
    #11 4

    5.92 pts

    Postage, 2024. Admits one beach, return journey not included in the price.