The Rules

1. One room, any room, but it must have walls.

2. Exactly one hour, no cheating.

3. No talking. Speak only if spoken to. 

4. Write from what you know, no research.

5. Not more than 1,000 words.

Have a question, email jack@jackwieland.com or get the gist from the Preparations section of 100 ROOMS AT THE MET.

All entries will be acknowledged as received.  Please submit only once until notified whether or not your essay has been chosen.

All entries are due by 5 p.m. EST on Fridays.  

Thanks for participating. Essays are posted bi-weekly to oneroomonehour.substack.com. Tell a friend.