The Reader’s Fridge
A monthly theme, a fridge full of words, and one reader favorite. Arrange, submit, and vote.
The beautiful repair.
Write 10–24 words about a repaired object encountered on your travels. Include “mended”.
Move the magnets. Make something worth keeping. Post your finished poem and vote for another guest’s favorite little moment.
A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION · NO PRIZESThe beautiful repair
10–24 words · Include “mended”
A small blank space.
A very good place for a poem.
Tap a word below to add it, or drag it onto the fridge. Select a placed magnet to move it left or right, or remove it. Tap New line to begin another line. Draft saves on this device.
Ready for the refrigerator door?
You get one final submission this month. Check your line breaks before posting.
Preparing your guestbook. If this takes a moment, allow site cookies and refresh.The refrigerator door.
A clean fridge, for now.
Real submissions will appear here. Yours could be the first.
How the reader challenge works
One final poem per browser per month. Use only the supplied magnets, 10–24 words, with this month’s required word. Submit through the 25th, 11:59 p.m. New York time. Voting stays open through the last day of the month, 11:59 p.m. New York time.
One vote per browser per month, for someone else’s poem. You can switch that vote until closing. After the month closes, the eligible poem with the most reader votes is the sole winner. Ties go to the earlier submitted poem, then the stored entry ID if timestamps are identical. No random selection. A withdrawn poem cannot win, and withdrawal does not create another entry opportunity.
This is a creative community challenge for fun, with no prize. Gallery permission is required to enter. Permission for future newsletter publication is separate and optional. With no entries, no winner is declared.
A keeper?
Tell us which diversions deserve a return visit.