Final Decamots of the Month Winners for 2019
At the end of 2019, we had two entertaining Decamots of the Month that were very much companion pieces:
A Cold Front Threatens in which a man fears for the worst.
Entertainment for the Many, not the Few in which a man's worst fears are not realised.
Announcing the first Decamot of the Month Competition for 2020
Write a short story inspired by the following Decamot items:
* scissors
* sailing boat
* Mark
* apartment block
* rook
* tea bag
* palm tree
* paper
* activist
* Jurassic coast
To be concidered, send your entries to Gavin@decamot.com by January 29. The winning entry will be announced on January 31.
Good luck!
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Inspired by the following Decamot items: Witch, Jane, book, Phoenix, teacher, herring gull, a well, tower bridge, boots, pumpkin
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key, abandoned supermarket, drug lord, brother, rope... Ralf the Mole
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September 2018-Hot Pursuit
September 2018-Beach Huts and Bear Hugs
August 2018-Serenade for Strings and Strangulation
August 2018-Part of the Scenery
July 2018-Embers
July 2018-Riverside
July 2018-Striding out on Salisbury Plain
June 2018-Gardening Leave
June 2018-Force Majeure
June 2018-An Adventure Begins
May 2018-The Best Laid Plans
fireworks; evangelist; snooker; cutting edge; Heather; safe haven; basket; grinder; apartment bl...
May 2018-Managing the News
fireworks; evangelist; snooker; cutting edge; Heather; safe haven; basket; grinder; apartment bl...
May 2018-The Apartment Block Evangelist
fireworks; evangelist; snooker; cutting edge; heather; safe haven; basket; grinder; apartment bl...
May 2018-For King and Country
May 2018-A Whirlwind Romance
May 2018-Distant Relatives Part 2
April 2018-Eye of The Beholder
April 2018-Distant Relatives Part 1
March 2018-Magic Roundabout
March 2018-First Among Equals
February 2018-One Good Turn
February 2018-The Road to Mandalay
January 2018-Foul Word Play
crater, weather watcher, tongue, ball, philanthropist, reward, mug, Wales, anaconda, barn
January 2018-We'll Weather the Weather
crater, weather watcher, tongue, ball, philanthropist, reward, mug, Wales, anaconda, barn
January 2018-The Birthday Party
crater, weather watcher, tongue, ball, philanthropist, reward, mug, Wales, anaconda, barn
December 2017-An Impulsive Act
Arthur’s Seat, beach, blogger, Bollywood, chair, mandarin, marrow, necklace, rollercoaster, Chel...
December 2017-Fruit Salad Days
Arthur’s Seat, beach, blogger, Bollywood, chair, mandarin, marrow, necklace, rollercoaster, Chel...
December 2017-Bit by Bit
Arthur’s Seat, beach, blogger, Bollywood, chair, mandarin, marrow, necklace, rollercoaster, Chel...
November 2017-It's about time
November 2017-Tears of a clown
November 2017-It's all relative
October 2017-One Still Small Voice
October 2017-A Magical Evening with the Amazing Camelot
October 2017-The Price of Fame
September 2017-A Bridge too Far
September 2017-It's a Doozy
August 2017-Bombed Out
August 2017-The Architect of his Own Downfall
July 2017-What the Cutter Saw
June 2017-Anyone for Tennis
June 2017-Labour Pains
Ferrari, Fred Astair, headquarters, manual typewriter, mug, owl, pilot, tiara, tower, under the c...
May 2017-Being Frank
May 2017-What Goes Round
April 2017-Searching for the Chinese Wall
April 2017-The Cabbage Patch
April 2017-Concerto for Mother and Daughter
March 2017-Skinning a Whale
February 2017-Equal rights
February 2017-Free To Choose
January 2017-The Magic of Theatre
haversack, computer, theatre, carol, sloth, mountain top, trump, country cottage, Joe, spin the bo...
January 2017-The Talented Cat
white bearded old man, north pole, present, red nose, turkey, sleigh, hangi...
January 2017-Holly Goes Lightly
white bearded old man, north pole, present, red nose, turkey, sleigh, hangi...
January 2017-Dad’s December Army
white bearded old man, north pole, present, red nose, turkey, sleigh, hangi...
January 2017-A Country Stroll
white bearded old man, north pole, present, red nose, turkey, sleigh, hangi...
November 2016-The Amateur Burglar
October 2016-Fool’s Gold
September 2016-Neighbourhood Watch
September 2016-Labour's Lost Loves
August 2016-The Aristocrat
June 2016-Crash and Recovery
May 2016-What Goes Up
February 2016-Rodriges’s Legacy
January 2016-The Nearly True Story of a London Skate Park
November 2015-Ralf the Mole
November 2015-Sibling Rivalry
