Write a short story about a jury of people tasked with making a decision. (It doesn't necessarily need to be a court jury.)

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“The Little Village” by Karen Piagesti

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They gathered together, these people of the dawn. The ones that rose with the Sun, and set with it too. Farming was a hard labour for little reward, but it was a necessity of life. Without it, they would have no purpose to their lives, and they would likely starve not only themselves, but some of the general population too. Neighbouring towns relied on their crops, without wheat there would be no bread. And the crops would not tend to themselves. And so there was no kindness or gentleness of life to these hardy people, just the reality of a ...

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“Wednesdays Were the Hardest” by Sage Henry

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Thirty-seven people were taken last week but history won't remember a single one. History won’t remember those who were taken in their sleep. No one will know if they tried to fight or if they had submitted the instant they entered the room. Their names will be forgotten, dust in the wind, never passing through the mouth of another person. I’ll remember them, as many of them as I can until my name joins theirs in the memories of dwindling survivors. Wednesdays were the hardest days. No one was around on Wednesdays, we remained indoors, fearf...

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“The Chosen Blood” by Jason Ross

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“47 minutes. 47 minutes left to bring him to us and summon the forgotten ones we shall.” Yelled Samuel Clark from beyond the cabin. “Nay! Rot within the Nether below! He stays with us damn it!” Alistair Wilson spat back. Others barricaded within the cabin’s confines were realizing alternative motives, seeing as their live plunged more in danger. “Maybe it’s best.” Squeaked forth a minuscule man, pathetic in nature. Alistair hastily looked over his shoulder, “Piss off Sparks!” he spit; Sparks nervously jumping back proceeding to cower as was ...

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“Jefferson's trial in the spirit realm” by Unknown User

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Jefferson laid comfortably in his bed. As he stretched and looked towards his cable box the bright red lights showed 11:59 p.m. Jefferson has four hours to sleep before he would have to wake up for work,Jefferson fell asleep quickly and deeply. Jefferson is unaware of his subconscious awareness to to leave his body, Jefferson has no idea that he has had 6 out of body experiences within the past month. Jefferson's waking consciousness is innocent of this, but his inner being is not. Jefferson has a Spirit that is free and daring. Jefferson's ...

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“The Audacity of Comfort” by Debbie Rae

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‘Right.’ Zeinab drops her yellow tote on the table, then lowers her rear into the swivel chair. One hand sweeps thick brown tresses from off her face to a vague point behind her ear. Elbows on the table, she links her fingers and props her chin on them, then emits the longsuffering sigh of a busy person confronted with a full diaper. ‘From where I stand—’ ‘You’re sitting,’ Martha says, two wrinkled fingers flipping the page of her weighty hardcover. ‘Well, metaphorically,’ Zeinab says in utmost calm, quelling the words that originally thr...

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“Seven Cupids” by Amanda Newson

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Seven Cupids sat around a white table, each of varying age, and examined the new target that appeared before them. The figure floated in the tables centre as a three dimensional picture, name, age, and job hovering above his head like trademarks. He was mid-thirties, and the type of man that other men would nod at in a bar but avoid on the street. He wore cuffed blue jeans crumpled above black boots, and a leather jacket well-worn in companionship and use. Most of all, his hands were littered with scars of a job well done, and it was th...

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“Trial” by KerrieAnn Pope

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Judge- Ticktock man. Though he is cruel by most standards, he can be trusted to not be too kind with the defendant. He can also be trusted to keep the discussion on track and be finished in a timely manner. Defendant- Lacie. She is placed on trial for disturbing the peace and public indecency. She comes to the story right after her display at the wedding reception.Jurors- Harlequin. This Harlequin came to the Jury right after his jelly bean incident.- Tessie. She comes from her story just after the fir...

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“Heads or Tails” by Nicola Campbell

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“Guys,” I say to my three friends, sitting around a game of Monopoly. “I have a dilemma. Completely hypothetical.” Jade, ever the sceptic, raises an eyebrow at me, pausing her silver dog’s trip around the board. “Hypothetical?” “Yeah, totally,” I say, suppressing the heat rising in my cheeks. I shift in my seat and pull the blanket tighter around me. The rain lashing at the windows gives me a chill. “Say, for example, I wanted to buy a house on Leicester Square, but I’d have more spare change if I bought one on Euston Road, what would you do...

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“Murder Count” by Unknown User

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Murder Count by Suzanne ElderAll rise for the honorable Judge Judith.Sometimes I think these people forget just who they are. Everyone stood except me. It looked like I had no respect for these proceedings and that just about sums it up. I sit with my legs extended feet crossed at the ankles, hands behind my head looking as if I wished I was in front of the tele.Judith entered the courtroom and the look she gave me had contempt written all over her face suggesting I wasn’t taking this seriously. I can give as good as I ge...

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“The Gathering” by Monica Haynes

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Rev. Douglas Whitmore raised his five daughters alone following the death of his wife, Alma. She was the green pastures and still waters to his fire and brimstone. “Daddy preached hell and damnation, while Momma clothed the damned and fed the hell-bound,” my mother explained. “She didn’t deserve to go the way she did.”My grandmother died in a house fire trying to save her infant son, Douglas Whitmore, Jr. My grandfather had taken his girls to town to get ice cream. Someone told him they’d seen a fire truck headed down his road.&nbs...

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“The Butterfly Still Affects” by Karissa Budny

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Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.-Book of Daniel 5:27The Butterfly Still Affects Purgatory: the place some faiths believe will be entered to purify the soul on the path to Heaven. A final cleansing. But some people can never be cleansed, and others can never be forgiven. Fall, 2020. They sat in a row at the table. Fittingly, a total of eight eyes filled with blame judged him, not undeserved. He imagined that purgatory felt a little like this. The brain being gutted for its mos...

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“The Agreeable Peggy Donlyn ” by Kellie Bucy

Submitted to Contest #27

Wrinkled hands brushed the plastic pages of a leather bound photo album. A girl no older than fifteen in a ball gown, gloves and a tiara waved, proud and teary eyed, at the camera. “Blanco County Rodeo Queen 1965” was scrawled across a sash that hung diagonally on her smooth slender frame. Now, Peggy Donlyn was long out of the running for the highest honor in the county. She closed the album, picked up her cane and step by slow step started toward the front door. It was time to open the Fair and Rodeo once again. She was being honored in th...

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“The Harder they Come” by Martin Leigh

Submitted to Contest #27

I used to abhor these evenings. Hours of incestuous arse-licking by a load of self-congratulatory hacks and terrible food. However, I’ve been looking forward to tonight’s ceremony for ages. I watched Carla this morning in the reflection of my laptop screen, adjusting the scattering of minor journalistic awards to make space on the shelf for the big one. She must have been fairly confident and rightly so. I have to say she looks particularly gorgeous tonight in her glad rags, sat next to me clutching her champagne flute and making small t...

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“All in a Woman's Struggle” by Kingsley Alfred

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The evanescent oval moon had just completed its cycle to become the long awaited full moon after a skirmish with the darkened clouds. The people of Ekori community believed that after the monthly tug of war, the clouds would release enough oil that supplied light to the stars through the next full moon. On nights like these, the people stood outside their huts to admire heaven’s lamp and talk about the woman trapped in the moon because of her refusal to honor the goddess of the sky, Atai. The woman is rumored to have been pounding on a...

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Write a short story about a jury of people tasked with making a decision. (It doesn't necessarily need to be a court jury.)

Submissions are closed

✍️ 29 stories

“The Little Village” by Karen Piagesti

“Wednesdays Were the Hardest” by Sage Henry

“The Chosen Blood” by Jason Ross

“Jefferson's trial in the spirit realm” by Unknown User

“The Audacity of Comfort” by Debbie Rae

“Seven Cupids” by Amanda Newson

“Trial” by KerrieAnn Pope

“Heads or Tails” by Nicola Campbell

“Murder Count” by Unknown User

“The Gathering” by Monica Haynes

“The Butterfly Still Affects” by Karissa Budny

“The Agreeable Peggy Donlyn ” by Kellie Bucy

“The Harder they Come” by Martin Leigh

“All in a Woman's Struggle” by Kingsley Alfred

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a short story that takes place on a train.

Write a short story in which a specialist is called upon to carry out a job.

Write a short story that ends with a twist.

Write a short story that takes place in a quaint, idyllic, English village.

Contest #27

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