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Write a story about a character who’s nervous to attend a party - their first in a long time.

Posted in Adults on Oct 26, 2022

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“The Old Man In The Woods” by Reece York

Submitted to Contest #93

  He stood in silence; a world of emotion rushing over him. As if he had forgotten himself entirely until this moment. All those years of carefully packing away difficult feelings into a tight box; the seams of which would buckle only rarely in the still moments of the night before he slept. This time they ripped wide open. All from this generic birthday invitation that was left on the porch outside his cabin.    He had just returned from his morning routine, checking the traps and basking in the solitude around h...

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“Help Me Find my Way (Back to You) ” by Indi Jimenez

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This is the second party Katherine has been in in her entire three years in university. If she wasn’t strong-armed and begged to do this by the ghost hounding her, she would’ve left hours ago, but Mrs. O’Leary was the kind of insistent that makes you feel annoyed that turns back around to pity, like a small street dog who doesn’t give up a stick in their mouth. Usually the ghosts she encounters are quiet, following her wherever she goes; Mrs. O’Leary is the noisy bawling sort. Katherine should be writing her paper for her midterms in calculu...

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“The Party” by Giselle Alexandra

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I skipped merrily outside to get the mail. Checking the letter box, I saw a red envelope inside. My heart skipped. It was unusual, if not impossible for someone to give me and my mum a letter. Grasping it, I delicately ran my hand on the paper and returned back to my house. I loved it dearly, but most people were not so poor and they would call it a hovel. Crawling under a hatch, I greeted my mother. She too, had thought that there would be nothing. We just go to pretend that we aren’t so poor. Ever since father abandoned us, taking all the ...

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“Empty the Glass!” by Shamli Rosie

Submitted to Contest #93

For as many years as a girl raised from a conservative family, I always thought going to a pub is a dishonest person’s job. It would assassinate my character as a deceitful person in my conservative society and later that would impact my marriage. There won’t be any guy willing to marry me. This is how our families bring us up in our society. My mom always thinks that girls in pubs will be asked to show off their cleavages or shorten the clothes as it is the dress code and they would be tempted or persuaded by their wrong friends t...

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“Saviors” by Paolo Alfar

Submitted to Contest #93

My eyes flicker. My ears hear slurred voices, calling out my name. My body is still numb. But I never want to get up. I get dragged up by arms wanting to assist me. Or, at least I think they are. My consciousness is still in a catatonic state. I never remembered what happened yesterday, or two days before, or the days behind. All I know is I never wanted help. My wavy vision reflects more people flocking around. Their hubbubs mix to the lush sounds of the rainforest. There are busy sounds occupying my ears. I cannot perceive what they ar...

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“Mission Abort” by Catherine Githui

Submitted to Contest #93

The day was sunny, the birds were busy chirping along, basking under the sun, playing, or whatever it is that they did during the day. Down in the hills, in a town called One Hill, two lovers were busy enjoying the day. Ashley always thought the name of the town to be ironic, considering that the whole area was filled with hills. But legend had it, that, that hill had held the father of the tribe. He was the one who warned the tribe against the foreigners. Sitting at the top of the hill, he had seen the train approach. Ashley and Tee, living...

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“When You Have A Slice Of Cake” by Elizabeth Cat🌟

Submitted to Contest #93

It’s the little things. We all focus on the big things in life. But it’s the little things that matter the most. And it’s the little things that bother me significantly. How I can't go anywhere by myself. How everyone looks at me with sad eyes. How I can’t play any sports, like all the other boys. How my mother cries silently when she thinks no one's watching. How I spend so much time looking out my window, wishing I could do SOMETHING. Yes the big things are Important too, I guess. Anyways, you’re probably wondering what in the wor...

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“Party time jitters” by Renee Whitley

Submitted to Contest #93

A young man was invited to a festive celebration, for his first time out in a while. He was a little apprehensive at the beginning. He went through his clothes several times trying to find the perfect outfit for the occasion. Finally, he finds the right outfit and the night approaches rather quickly. He struts his stuff across the yard to get into his nice little sports car. Away he goes. He pulls into the parking lot.. stretches his long legged and lanky body out of that sports car and enters the bar where the party is. He enters the room a...

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“A Workaholic’s Nightmare ” by Jane Moras

Submitted to Contest #93

It had been a long day at work, and all I wanted to do was relax. But, I had promised myself that today would be different. Today was going to be different. I took a quick shower and put on a  t-shirt and a pair of jeans, a far cry from the business casual look I had grown so comfortable in. I put on some light makeup, grabbed my keys, and headed for the door.  Being part of such an international company like Global Industeries, nights like these were rare. Even if I didn’t have work to complete, I would find a way to occupy myself...

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“Party Time” by Anna Tishchenko

Submitted to Contest #93

“Come on, its going to be fun! Paddle boards, hot tub, floating dock. Great people, food, drinks. You are definitely going to come, right?” She pleaded with me over the phone. I want to go but it was complicated. I chew my lower lip and take a deep breath. “Can we make it a 70% chance of a yes?” Always leave some wiggle room I think to myself and wonder if I’d actually go. 30% chance of a yes more like but I do not say this. Like the weather, I am not always so predictable. She sighs, I hear the resignation in her voice. “I gues...

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“Spring Cleaning” by Daisy Goudan

Submitted to Contest #93

This is a very important day. I’ve put off my Spring cleaning until already past the equinox so I’m not being a very seelie sprite. Really, I am though, promise. I just get distracted. Especially with Vivian, my Coyote friend, pregnant. I’m spending as much time in her home as my snug little Oak tree nest these days, helping her nesting instead of tending to my own bed. My father was a Hob… I can’t help but want to help my human sized friend, even if it means disregarding some of my responsibilities to my Oak tree home. That’s my excuse...

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“The Gods Don't Like Their Parties Crashed. ” by Annie Gray

Submitted to Contest #93

Every year the Greek god, Zeus threw one of the biggest parties of the year and Lucy planned to crash it. Her social adviser decided, not her, it was time she came out of hiding. He said the party was the perfect occasion. She didn't trust him, while her guardian, Teagan Moore did. Butting heads with her guardian's gut instincts seemed like a bad omen. The man only showed up when he wanted, and it rubbed her the wrong way. Her guts screamed spy!  His other advice...get married at age sixteen. For protection.  It was the 21st centur...

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“Greg's river” by Lisa Kerry

Submitted to Contest #93

 He picked Justine up at the hospital after her radiation treatments. She had stayed at her sister’s home two nights to save the driving, so she could rest in between. She looked up high and stared at the swaying Alder, just the way people who tend to really see trees do; a little thing that makes others uncomfortably curious, like when you don't want the person your facing to know you just became aware of their flickering eyelid.She took his arm and said, “Dancing trees are a gift”.“The wind is a gift today”, he responded to his wife, ...

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“After Lost Love” by Elizabeth Day

Submitted to Contest #93

I like coffee now. I didn’t like the way it made me feel before, abuzz, like I was somehow going to explode and drop dead simultaneously. But Karen introduced me to decaf, and this I can really get behind. Half bitter, half sweet, but without the unnecessary discomfort. I put down my cup and replace it with my pen. It rests on my lip as my left hand fingers the metal spiral of my notebook, up and down, up and down. Blank paper is always such a challenge. I want to write about lost love. I start jotting down words before I can even think a...

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“Happy birthday dad” by Khair Harun

Submitted to Contest #93

Demon Follower I'm always afraid to go outside. Not that I love staying inside. I do enjoy the scenery; the green landscape; the fresh mildew at dawn; the singing birds up somewhere in the eve of the roof...The natural order of the living things most of the time fascinates the observer. And I am among the ones who like to observe things in their natural settings. "You're weird. Go away. Demon follower. " That was my classmate back when I was in lower secondary school where things were young and innocent, where everyone was rebellious and na...

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