Set your story at a large entertainment venue, after the show has ended, amongst the discarded plastic cups and confetti.

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“The Rock Show” by Alexis Morales-Cowell

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This year I went to the blink-182 concert alone. As I stood in line to get into the Cosmopolitan, I could feel my mind wander. Last year I came with the love of my life. Our love was that old timey tale of boy loves girl until someone better comes along. I came to the blink concert alone for 2 reasons; one, I desperately needed to create my own memories. Memories that didn’t nip at my heels when I went on my Hot Girl walks specifically designated for my mental health. Two, I was hoping I would feel those tingling vibrations your body gets wh...

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“I hate this...” by PerryTheInventor !!!

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“I hate this. Every time I go to work I have to deal with the warring factions. The petty people. The masses who seek feeling superior to others. Baselessly. They look for reasons to fight. It makes life difficult for no reason. I don’t mind hard work. I don’t mind difficult situations. Situations that require finesse or clever solutions. I hate the endless arguing. Arguing now for a chance at a possible future benefit.I want to spend my time with family. I don’t want to give up family time hoping for something good to happen in the fut...

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“LIVESTOCK” by Debbie Curtin

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Trying to get out of this muck nightmare was like stepping through the sludge of destiny. Except this was the dregs of current day society. Food slop, plastic cups filled with cigarette butts and confetti topped the so-called carpet we walked on, aka mud, grass and hay scraps. There was so much stuff everywhere. Castoffs of everything from dirty clothes, filthy blankets, baskets of rotted food and more. But this is what we signed up for and that was as extras in this movie. It was a remake of a classic time in history. I mean who wouldn't wa...

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“I'm Here for The Aftermath” by Carina Caccia

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The click of a mouse filled the silence, the screen light filled the dark, the purpose filled the void. Nora’s blank face was awash with a pool of blue light, her pupils as small as the eye of a needle. Her irises swelled with colour, her glassy eyes reflecting her avatar who bobbed back and forth on the screen. Right click. Collect confetti. “Are you doing the Green Orcas quest?” The white text appeared above a familiar avatar, an avatar with a saturated green cape: barbieblows94. “I am,” typed Nora, the white text filling the silent sp...

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“Section 200 Row G” by Shannon C.

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I grabbed a quick drink before started to deal with what was in store. The amount of people that came to these things always seemed to amaze me, even after all of these years. Some of the crowd was already leaving, trying their best to be at the front of the line in their cars to get home first. The music was still blaring inside, with the crowd of minions still singing along. I stepped towards one of the doors and watched a bit as the cell phones lit up the darkened arena. They swayed to the music and looked like thousands of twinkling...

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“In search of sustenance after a Mini-Burn” by Josette Huber

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There was no waking because there was no sleeping with rocks so perfectly positioned over my spinal column that I’m sure the prairie developed its own natural form of human torture. The inky sky outside was giving way to pastel blue, and yellow so I figured it was an appropriate time to emerge from my tent, like a glorious butterfly ready to get the hell out of dodge. I peeked my head out to see a few of my colleagues curled in chairs and cots, their animal onesies zipped with their hoods up over their heads for warmth. My boss, Ben, ...

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“Farewell Tour” by Jennifer Lynn

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Farewell Tour The last note of the last song on our final tour has long faded, replaced by the sounds of the road crew. Joking with each other, talking about plans for after they get the equipment loaded and set torn down. Some planning on to where to eat after, what will be open at the late hour. The blinding bright stage lights swapped out for house lights. From my vantage point in the empty theater, I can see the crew working quickly but carefully. Kicking up shiny bits of confetti mixed up in the dust as they cross the stage. Cle...

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“Plastic Cups and Confetti” by Marissa Marie

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I could feel the music reverberating throughout my entire body, infecting my being in the best way possible. All of my thoughts were a mushy, distant memory, and all that surrounded me in their absence was the bass wailing through the air. People swirled all around me, dancing, laughing, singing, some of them trying in vain to talk to one another. What a beautiful, jumbled mess. Here, in this time and space, nothing mattered. Not the big issues like the politics of the world outside or the shameful atrocities of mankind. Not the little thing...

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Set your story at a large entertainment venue, after the show has ended, amongst the discarded plastic cups and confetti.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 53 stories

“The Rock Show” by Alexis Morales-Cowell

“I hate this...” by PerryTheInventor !!!

“LIVESTOCK” by Debbie Curtin

“I'm Here for The Aftermath” by Carina Caccia

“Section 200 Row G” by Shannon C.

“In search of sustenance after a Mini-Burn” by Josette Huber

“Farewell Tour” by Jennifer Lynn

“Plastic Cups and Confetti” by Marissa Marie

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story from the point of view of a “sasaeng” (an obsessive fan).

Write a story about someone who has put “Blood Sweat & Tears” into getting where they are — only to question whether it was worth it.

Write a story inspired by SHINee’s “Ring Ding Dong”, where someone can’t get a song out of their head no matter how hard they try.

Write about someone who has always done something as part of a group, and is now starting to set out solo, or vice versa.

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