![CONTEST6THUMB.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcAwi719HvpziEz36KDQ1ZQKxiQ7RZmzfjnUTSBaFLbnV/CONTEST6THUMB.png)

_The Previous Contest_

The [previous Fractal Writing Contest, #5,](https://steemit.com/contest/@nyarlathotep/fractal-writing-contest-5-and-winners-of-the-previous-one) is over. There were **17 contestants** (or 18, one is ambiguous!), an all-new record for the contest! We had pictures, poems, haikus and a couple of short stories -- with most entries themed after morbid journeys and falling from grace into damnation! My personal favorite is @tibra's entry, "Incremental," a short story of conditioned beings damned in an existence with only one fixed purpose.

WINNER: @tibra, for ["Incremental"](https://steemit.com/@tibra/re-nyarlathotep-fractal-writing-contest-5-and-winners-of-the-previous-one-20180214t154328881z).

The contest post expired with a reward of ~4.5 SBD, so @tibra gets half of that, 2.3 SBD. The rest 2.2 SBDs, I'd like to offer as a prize to two runner-ups (for 1.1 SBD each):

2nd PLACE: @breshepard, for [this popular poem](https://steemit.com/contest/@breshepard/re-nyarlathotep-fractal-writing-contest-5-and-winners-of-the-previous-one-20180213t054111393z). 3rd PLACE: @diebitch, for [alliterating!](https://steemit.com/@diebitch/re-nyarlathotep-fractal-writing-contest-5-and-winners-of-the-previous-one-20180213t131207394z).

Finally, an honorable mention goes, yet another time, to a regular contestant, @ronism, for [a great picture (and callous music!)](https://steemit.com/@ronism/re-nyarlathotep-fractal-writing-contest-5-and-winners-of-the-previous-one-20180214t164711053z). Congratulations to all participants and a big **_thank you_** to all upvoters. I was very happy and excited to see such a big participation, I wish there were more rewards available. As usual, if there are enough SBDs made by the new contest post, I will try to reward a 2nd- and 3rd- place winner, as well. --- This week, the SIXTH installment of the Fractal Writing Contest will run.

_The New Contest_

Each post in this contest series will contain a fractal, a 2-dimensional representation of a complex mathematical formula. The participants have to post a comment with something inspired by the fractal, be it just a title, a haiku, a story, whatever.

Rules

* You have to reply with a comment in the contest post. * The reply must be inspired by the fractal, but no explanation needed. * Any kind of content is acceptable: just a title, a haiku, a poem, a short story, a painting, a photo, a video, a doodle, whatever. The content must be yours, no links to other people's work accepted. * I will pick the best reply, when the post expires (1 week after posting it). * The winner gets half the SBD made in the post, minimum 1 SBD. The rest are split to the other winners: **if there are enough SBDs made by the contest post, I will try to reward a 2nd- and 3rd- place winner, as well.** * Upvotes and resteems are welcomed, but not necessary to participate. * I try to upvote all relevant entries.

Fractal for Contest #6:

*right-click -> "open in new tab" for detailed view* ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmX9nDo7rkvdqr2RbeRiVcSg7HGqdDykDzYNYeUYWzDAGM/image.png) by @nyarlathotep
*A fractal made in JWildFire (right-click -> "open in new tab" for detailed view)*