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Write a story about an author who has just published a book.

Posted in Adults on Oct 26, 2022

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“Trying to get by” by Sara Blanch

Submitted to Contest #46

Nervously fidgeting with the split ends of her chlorine damaged hair Jane stared at the email in front of her, the central cause of the magnitude of conflicting emotions that were currently swirling around within her like a maelstrom. It was always hard to say goodbye, she didn’t have the sort of personality that could just easily shift from one thing to another. Her sister could and it was one of the things she admired about her, the way she could just cut things from her life that weren’t serving her...if Jane had that ability perhaps sh...

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“How coriander really tastes like” by Chloe Faure

Submitted to Contest #46

- Coriander! There is fucking coriander in my dish! Simon's plate flies and falls on the floor. Sitting at the table, his friends stare at him, trying to understand what's going on. His tongue clicks, his fist smashes the table. He looks around and realises that everyone in the restaurant is staring at him. He looks back at them, looking for approbation on his reaction, but they all turn back, like nothing just happened. Though, he can ear their murmurs, they wonder why the man sitting a few metres away, even centimetres just had such reacti...

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“Prophetic?” by Estelle Eves

Submitted to Contest #46

The book he had just published would be his thirty-fourth. Across the continent, heck, across the world, millions of people were waiting hungrily for his next writing piece. When the sun crept over the horizon tomorrow morning there would be crowds packed outside bookstores. There would be fights, screaming, yelling- scuffles over who is lucky enough to get one of the books. See, his books were expensive and rare. With each book only one thousand were made. The reason why it worked like that? The reason why despite the ridiculously high pri...

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“The Typo on Page Seven” by Carl North

Submitted to Contest #46

Christopher was preparing to take a bite of breakfast when his cell phone beeped. Christopher eagerly dropped his toast and scrambled to check the notification; it was his email. The subject line told him all he needed to know: Your package has been delivered. “Honey! It’s here!” he yelled to his wife as he scrambled to put on his sandals. He ran to the mailbox, practically tripping over himself in excitement. He yanked open the door and there was a package underneath several envelopes. Christopher ripped open the unremarkable brown paper a...

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“MISSION POSSIBLE” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

Submitted to Contest #46

APPA – 60 was written boldly on a blank paper and kept on a bundle of papers in such a way that it would catch my attention easily. Just below that, were two blank sheets and below that was a list of stories selected from my stock. From the list it was clear that in all those stories, the role of father was highlighted and glorified as friend philosopher or guide or at best a role-model. I smiled unto myself, “Oh! What a nice gesture!” Anybody would have claimed them to be great children, but I did not. All forming part of celebration of my ...

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“My Shining Star” by Fumi Ersan

Submitted to Contest #46

I should get around to talking about my brother Calus. For such a large influence on my life, it’s odd that I haven’t spoken about him sooner; we’ll, if he knew I was writing about him right now, he'd probably curl up in a ball of embarrassment. Hopefully he never finds this story; for the both of our sakes, he should never be allowed to know any of this. That’s why this is the first and last story I will write as Daeda; a story I’ll never tell, all about my shining star.  As I was typing away on my laptop, I heard a crash from up...

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“From the Fertile Minds of Babes” by Judi Soderberg

Submitted to Contest #46

When I was 17, life was far from ideal. Home was not the safe haven it should have been, so I stayed just long enough to graduate high school. College, of course, was nowhere on the horizon. I loved writing poetry and short stories, using them as others might a journal. But regardless of how writing would have made a wonderful career, staying alive was about the best I could do. Truth be told, I couldn't have written a book if my life depended on it. I tried to use songwriting as a substitute; my guitar had become my best friend. But that wa...

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“TAKEN” by Alina Robinson

Submitted to Contest #46

“After long consideration, I have decided to publish my first book! It’s called Mystery of The Red River Killer! Ahh, I’m so excited!” I said before realizing millions of people could end up reading this. As my face turns white, I say, “No-no-no. I can’t publish this! There are no good plot people will think its trash.” Like everything I had hoped for now my biggest fear.                “Hon you’ll be fine!” My mother reassured me, “I’ve read it, you’ve got it all, Ro...

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“Journey to the Last Page” by Stephen Johnson

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“Journey to the Last Page” Stephen Johnson The young woman sat quietly in her room cozy under her thick full size comforter with a thin silver laptop computer balanced carefully on her upper legs. Her fingers moved on their own as they took direction from the thoughts that clawed and scratched to escape from their beautiful creative prison in her head. The mind and the hands, in perfect unison, like a classic orchestra, worked together to produce the masterpiece. The fingers became the extension of the idea and t...

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“Brother.” by Iago Efren Panizo

Submitted to Contest #46

At first, i thought guilt would consume me; burn me from the inside out.But it didn't, not immediately, but progressively.I was just a poor lawyer with a career going nowhere, what was i supposed to do? I couldn't wait, not a single minute; not a single second.I remember you everytime i go to sleep; and also when i wake up. I always knew you had a great future; unlike me, you would never get into any trouble, you were one of those smart little kids that would spend the whole day listening to music in his room, watching his favorite films; an...

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“The Capacity For Morality” by OB Jato

Submitted to Contest #46

The atheist was incapable of being moral. His friends looked at him with distrust. They did not mind talking about religion. They often prayed to God before an exam they had not prepared for properly. They did not mind celebrating the festivals with a religious connotation, even though the traditions associated with it predated the religion itself. His friends looked away when someone from another religion walked past them, because the person was worshipping the wrong God. But they were uncomfortable with the atheist among the...

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“A Plagiarist's Purgatory” by Niamh Roberts

Submitted to Contest #46

Right. So, a few things to note about publishing a book: first, don’t steal manuscripts off dead bodies that you find by the side of the motorway. Second, when reading through said manuscripts, check to make sure that none of the scientific formulas included are in any way, shape, or form capable of producing a chemical substance that, when ingested, turns people into zombies. Third, keep in touch with the graphic designer in charge of the cover art, because otherwise you’ll end up with something you don’t like and it will be too late to cha...

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“The Sunflower's Manifesto” by Astrid Harper

Submitted to Contest #46

 Revenge is sweet, Darling, and I do it especially well.   I could imagine you funny astounded face when you walked pass the bookstore near your home on that morning. I could picture the anxiety when you murmured my name printed on a newly published book. I could feel your shivering hand when your finger guided through the blurb, a brief summary of what we had been through. Yes Darling, I wrote a book for you. Like all the other authors do, I dedicated it to someone special, you.   You would find me a benevolent ...

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“Behind the Story” by Lisa Slaikeu

Submitted to Contest #46

I stared at my paperback book with the sky-blue background and a simple yet lovely curved strand of pearls on the front cover. At the top, in elegant cursive was the title of my poetry book, Making Pearls, and underneath was my nom de plume. I turned over the book to the back cover, slowly rereading the note that all proceeds from this book would go towards funding college scholarships in my local community for students whose parents were not able or chose not to contribute to their education. Gently I flipped through the pages of the book a...

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“Joe Had A Good Day” by Connor Andrei

Submitted to Contest #46

“Congratulations, Joe,” he said over the phone, “you are officially a published novelist!” There was more to the conversation, but that was the only sentence that Joe truly heard. Joe was ecstatic. It was a beautiful day. After he hung up the phone he decided to go for a walk. So much had changed for Joe over the past five years. He hit rock bottom — lost his apartment and his job and had nowhere to turn. The voices in his head grew so loud that he couldn’t even think anymore. But somehow, he had turned it around again. He locked his front...

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