Start your story with a character accepting a bribe.

Posted in Adults on Oct 31, 2022

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“Together for a Shared Future” by Ulugbek Maratov

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The first rays of the local sun penetrate the room. Under the sound of sandy winds, Alfina wakes up, feeling, again, a shiver throughout her body. This day came. The very day when she is to commit, very likely, a real suicide, for what she is going to do, she is most likely to be persecuted for the rest of her days. Alfina knew what she was getting into when she accepted the money. She knew that she was giving hundreds of thousands of people into slavery. She perfectly knew that many would not survive. Where was her conscience? Her conscienc...

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“Transport” by Christopher Kennedy

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“Think about it Jake, five million credits man. That’s enough to start a life over, anywhere this side of the universe.” Dion was persistent in his offer, which really wasn’t much of an offer, all things considered. Dion pointedly was asking if I could overlook the registered docking weight on my transport shuttle’s manifest enough to not notice the slight discrepancy that would be caused by smuggling a male rhankylodon off of Panthalassa. Already being scheduled for a materials export, he knew this wouldn’t be largely problematic, tech...

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“A Crushing Profit” by Marie White

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Watching Farrah’s glossy burgundy talons curl around the handle of the china cup holding her low-fat latte, Bridgette felt as if making a deal with the devil. Around them, patrons clad in designer duds lounged at chandelier-sized marble-topped tables, chatting and sipping, oblivious. In other circumstances, Bridgette would’ve enjoyed the chance to immerse herself in a world not at all like her own (“Of course I’ll be footing the bill,” Farrah had said on the phone. “I know you can’t afford to d...

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Start your story with a character accepting a bribe.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 48 stories

“Together for a Shared Future” by Ulugbek Maratov

“Transport” by Christopher Kennedy

“A Crushing Profit” by Marie White

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a world where the currency isn’t money — or at least not money as we understand it.

Write about somebody down on their luck who unexpectedly comes into a large amount of money.

Your character checks their balance at an ATM and is surprised by the number they see.

Write about a character who’s never encountered a problem they couldn’t buy their way out of — until they do.

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