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January winners 2025 – adults

In December–January, we asked for stories about a party.

Congratulations to the winners of our December–January competition. Feeling inspired? Have a go at this month's prompt.

Adult winner

Benjamin Graham

We hosted a party for the end of the world with the theme: ‘What you’ve always wanted to do before you die.’

It was a bacchanalian tableau. Sordid depravity reigned.

So when the comet passed Earth by, it made post-faux-apocalypse conversations rather awkward. We don’t tend to talk much anymore.