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“Space Age Sorrows” by Chris Buono

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Oct 22, 2087. “Losing control!” Lt. McCoy shouted as alarms and red lights went off around the interior, “Colonel Thompson, what do we do!” “She won’t make much longer, sir, we are dangerously close to Io’s gravitational pull, if not in it yet,” Major Kane said. “Everyone check to ensure their suits are tight and follow my lead out the hatch,” the Colonel ordered. He sounded calm but inside was a raging panic. “All th...

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“Dear Frenemy” by Faith Hunter

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Lucas took a hold of my hands. “Olive, I—” Eve walked out of the clearing. “Olive, I can’t believe you would do this to me! You are the worst friend ever!” I got up and ripped my hands from his. “It’s not what it looks like!” I protested. “It’s exactly what it looks like!” Eve got up and ran away into the woods back to camp. I got up angrily and left Lucas behind. I scurried back to my cabin. Arriving back at my cabin, I saw that Eve was packing her stuff. “I am so sorry!” I cried as Lucas walked int...

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“A Nice Woman” by Katina Foster

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"So, tell me. How did you end up with this crummy job?" John asked the nice middle aged woman who was cutting up his dinner for him. He thought her name was Dolly. Or was it Molly? Ah, he couldn't remember. "Just lucky, I guess," the woman replied, smiling. She finished carving up his meat and held out the fork to him. "Think you can manage on your own from here?" "Won't know till I try," John responded optimistically. He took the fork from her carefully, like it was a loaded gun. His hand shook and he glar...

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“I Need a Second Chance” by Abigail Slimzy

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They say the right time to plant a tree is Now!They say, opportunity comes but onceThey say, delay is dangerousThey say, no condition is permanentThey say, time heals the wounds of hard time.They say, mistakes is inevitableIs it true, everyone deserves a second chance?This I thought was a rhetorical question. I never saw it coming, I never believed we will ever have a reason to go our separate ways. The feeling was natural, the love was pure, the words were true and good thoughts were all that poured out of our innocent minds. We have always...

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“The Rescue” by Amalee Bowen

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Wasn’t the future supposed to be neon, bright and sharp? Not grimy concrete, cruddy wifi, and everything crumbling back to dust. But envisioning the future and preparing for it didn’t stop it from curving sideways. Everyone had learned that the hard way. My footsteps echoed back at me, but none of the prisoners stirred. Did they hold their breath as I passed by? Hope I wouldn’t turn my attention on their block tonight? Night shift was known to be brutal. Especially when it was assigned as a way to punish or shame a day guard. I had seen the...

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“Prideful Beginnings” by Christopher G

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Amends are meant to be made. But some are never carried through, no matter how badly one may want it because sometimes Lady Luck lives in the jaded, dirty floor of gas stop restrooms, with urine and feces and needles lain all upon her fragile self. But not for Jerry. For Jerry was a proud man. Not the sense of pride of actual individual merit of accomplishment, but because he’d just won the lottery not three weeks ago. He’d been paying “the poor man’s tax” since the Clintons held office. The hope he held onto for all...

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“Amends” by Varsha R

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I sipped my coffee and gazed out the snowy scene beyond my window. I observed three friends wandering around the park happily and cheerfully. That scene reminded me of something. Yeah! The girls reminded me of my friends who were all together all the time. We completed our schooling together in London. Our school days were the best. We had a whale of time then. High school days are one most beautiful days in a person’s life. You learn a lot, enjoy a lot and grow more. I had the most beautiful days at high school that nothing in my life would...

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“Causality” by Claire C

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June 29, 2120 The government supplied cars never get too far into the desert. Even the ones with the raised carriage and thick tires, the ones that go to the designated construction workers who have to drive off road sometimes. They only make it ten or so miles past the border. I don’t know why they get different cars than the rest of us. It’s not like they actually fix anything. I don’t think a new building has been built in this town since before I was born; there’s just no incentive to. It’s not like they get paid for it.&n...

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“Atonement by Proxy” by Sjan Evardsson

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It's odd that the things one has little to no control over can produce the most profound guilt. The same guilt that had Lily's guts in knots. Her client was dead. If she had been there a few minutes earlier she could have prevented it. Lily checked her outfit, crisp western-style suit in a medium brown-grey. Her porcelain-pale skin, pale blue eyes, and white hair with spiked blue tips contrasting with the warm brown. As a member of the Board of Security Professionals, this was to be her first time to stand on the other side of the bench in ...

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“Apologies for a Job Poorly Done” by Whitney Trang

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“Gwynnie, is that you?” Gwyneth hated when she called her Gwynnie. No matter how many times Gwyneth had asked Cambree to NOT call her that, she still insisted on using that childish nickname. But Gwyneth bit her tongue. After today, she would never have to hear Cambree call her Gwynnie again. “It is me.” Gwyneth took off her dark oversized glasses and smiled at Cambree. “I barely recognized you! Your sunglasses and large straw hat covered your face. I was like, who’s that strange woman heading up m...

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“A story about an incident of stealing in a travelling bus.” by Prince Brempong

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My story is entitled An incident of stealing in a travelling bus. David and a strange man were seated close in a bus on their journey to their hometown . This strange man seem to be giving away toffees and tells foolish stories, screaming and disturbing to the annoyance of the passengers in the bus. When the bus started , David felt like urinating so he went to the washroom at the latter end of the bus whilst the bus was still accelerating on the road. However visiting his hometown , David had about hundred thousan...

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“Okay, I did it” by David Dicaire

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Okay, I did It Okay, so I made a mistake. At least, I was willing to admit to it. Of course, I didn’t have much choice in the matter when the invasion started and we were caught flat-footed here on earth. They would have wiped us out. But, I am getting ahead of myself. It all started when Rufus Johnson (who is my best friend in the whole world) and I were walking back from the store. His mother had sent us on an errand. Now, at eleven years old, we are at a strange juncture. Because, you see, we aren’t ...

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“FRIENDSHIP VS. THE LAW” by IAIN STEWART

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FRIENDSHIP vs THE LAW The vet straightened up. Took a deep breath and looked at John. ‘You were right to call me over. And you’re right about his arthritis. He’s in a hell of a lot of pain.’ John looked at his old friend. The classic country vet. Green Wellington boots, tweed 3-piece suit and deerstalker hat which lay on the hall table. ‘Time to go?’ It was more a statement than a question. ‘Definitely. At least we have that option.’ As he busied himself with the battered case, looking for the tools of his trade, he said Y’know, John, ...

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“Everything That You Never Told Me” by Ananya Roy 🥳🌸

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How often have you felt the world around you falling apart till you have completely stopped feeling at all? Or that’s what I thought, how it was going to be as I lay in the hospital bed waiting for the nurse to change the dressings over my wounds. “Please let me…give me a chance to…” My senses got alerted to the voice outside my room, I could imagine my mother trying to control her emotions, doing her level best before she physically lashed out against the biggest bully of my life. The bully who was responsible for my condition right now. ...

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“Broken promises” by LeTitia Williams

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The smell of Old Bay seasoning assaulted my nose as I entered Collie's Crab Shack. It was filled with people. I never could truly understand the craze for seafood. But that's certainly not why I'm here. My heart is pounding in my chest like I've been running for my life. This is it...Oh my she's beautiful, I mean really gorgeous. She's a natural beauty. She's tall like her father with my mother's face. Those are my eyes, well my father's eyes and my caramel complexion. I wonder what she sounds like? She's doing such a great job greeting cust...

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Write a story about someone looking to make amends for a mistake.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 223 stories

“Space Age Sorrows” by Chris Buono

“Dear Frenemy” by Faith Hunter

“A Nice Woman” by Katina Foster

“I Need a Second Chance” by Abigail Slimzy

“The Rescue” by Amalee Bowen

“Prideful Beginnings” by Christopher G

“Amends” by Varsha R

“Causality” by Claire C

“Atonement by Proxy” by Sjan Evardsson

“Apologies for a Job Poorly Done” by Whitney Trang

“A story about an incident of stealing in a travelling bus.” by Prince Brempong

“Okay, I did it” by David Dicaire

“FRIENDSHIP VS. THE LAW” by IAIN STEWART

“Everything That You Never Told Me” by Ananya Roy 🥳🌸

“Broken promises” by LeTitia Williams

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