Monday 12 October 2026 day closed

The prompt was

“The wooden spoon with the most suspicious stains in the drawer”

Winner
Winning entry by Tom

Tom

37.18 points

“A blue brush, held over a sink. Its bristles have seen things.”

Every shot 8 scored

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

  • Entry by Tom
    #01 27

    — currently top of the standings

    37.18 pts

    A blue brush, held over a sink. Its bristles have seen things.

  • Entry by iris
    #02 First up 14

    20.78 pts

    A very tired paperback is lying on top of a shelf, wearing its own spine like a crumpled sock.

  • Entry by Tom
    #03 14

    — currently top of the standings

    18.98 pts

    Rusty Crown-Shaped Bucket Of Cold Ashes Sits Outdoors, Nobody Charged

  • Entry by Karl
    #04 14

    17.52 pts

    Was the small skull's seat among the pebbles planned, or did it just wander in?

  • Entry by iris
    #05 14

    14.66 pts

    I came for a still life and got a plush horse in a hat, nose first, very close.

  • Entry by iris
    #06 14

    13.19 pts

    Spikes: abundant. Background: dried and indifferent. Cuddle potential: none.

  • Entry by Karl
    #07 4

    5.24 pts

    Wall calendar, October 2026. The rock has a hole in it and has made peace with that.

  • Entry by Tom
    #08 4

    — currently top of the standings

    3.64 pts

    Hat: gold. Window: lovely. Relevance: left at the door.