Hello, my dear Steemians friends, https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYp4oL3FgevdaVWJyedRu7RU8Jzz7Jic5n6pDNAqiVsak/Pick%20a%20word.png _{[Designed by Canva](https://www.canva.com/)} ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTmkX44yGmLe2TkYFP88nbRkJyT6qLdBZbx18HadxdNu4/image.png) I'm so happy to see your lovely submissions for "Pick a Word, Paint a Story #23,". Today I came up with another lovely three words. #### SECRET, MOONLIGH, and FOOTSTEPS --- |What you need to do| |--------| I am giving you the above three words; pick one and write an article of at least 450 words. You are free to write a story, article, or any other type of writing that relates to the word you pick. The only requirements are to be original, relevant, and clearly expressed. Then let's start writing, and I am eagerly awaiting reading yours. |The prize pool for this contest is as follows:| |--------| The following prize pool was chosen by the community. Place| Prize ---|--- 1st | 3 Steem 2nd| 2 Steem Only quality, valid, and attractive posts will be considered as winners. |Last week's winners!| |--------| The contest words for last week were ECHO, SHADOW, and LANTERN. There were 06 entries. Based on the originality, quality, contest rules, markdown usage, and relevancy to the topic, I selected the two users below as winners for this week. User|Post Link | Prize -----|--------|-------- @lamia30 | [Link]( https://steemit.com/hive179660/@lamia30/pick-a-word-paint-a-story-23) | 3 Steem @entity01 | [Link]( https://steemit.com/hive179660/@entity01/pick-a-word-paint-a-story-23)| 2 Steem Congratulations to the winners, and thank you, everybody, for taking part in this competition. https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXZx6CzHsvk9Aqg81xL9H2jTsFmt1APzYJTuGxRWXUy3y/image.png ### We highly appreciate the 10% benefit from the participants, which helps our community become stronger. ####

Contest Rules

---- * Post in the #Hind Whale community. * Follow @hindwhale. * The title should be "Pick a Word, Paint a Story #24" * Use your images or copyright-free images only. * Make a publication of not less than 450 words. * There is no restriction on languages; all the active Steemians can take part in this contest. * Post must be free from plagiarism and AI * Leave your entry link in the comment section. * Participants must have joined any of the clubs, such as club5050, club75, or club100. * Use the mandatory hashtags #pick-aword24, #steemexclusive, #creativewriting, #country and #club. * Set a 10% beneficiary to @hindwhale to build your favorite community stronger. * Vote and resteem this post and invite 3 members. ----- ##### Contest deadline is July 14, 2025, 11.30 PM SL time #### Happy writing, and best of luck! --- Cc: @disconnect, @jyoti-thelight, @deepak94.