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“Useless” by Achor

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A man stood on the corner of a deadly silent and dark street. A distance away, he heard a train pass. Slowly yet surely it made its way across the land humming every so often as if reassuring someone of its presence. The man reached for a watch in his pocket but glanced at it only for a moment before hastily putting it back and looking around. The strange man wore a black suit with black pants and had on an all-black wristwatch. In fact, the only thing that he did wear that wasn’t black was his top hat, which even then was a very dark g...

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“Poems and Penitence” by Rocky Hirajeta

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Juvie wasn’t hell. It was bearable. Barely. Everyone—her momma and her sister and kids from school who’d never given a damn about her before—had approached her with shining eyes and earnest voices, telling her to be careful, keep her head down, don’t get on anyone’s bad side. Like it was a state penitentiary or somethin and not Poskins County Junior Jail. Junior Jail wasn’t the real name. Duh. But juvenile was a juvenile word and detention sounded too much like school. Like they were in time-out. It was time out, all right. Time out from ...

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“Father” by George Burnett

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The doorbell chimes its sweet melody, cutting through the sizzle of onions frying on the stove-top. I turn the heat down to low, wipe my hands on a nearby tea-towel, and remove my floral-print apron. Whistling along with the doorbell’s melody and tapping my metal spatula against my leg, I walk across the kitchen and through the hallway to the door. It’s unusual for people to come here so late in the evening, but it could be one of my friends paying me a surprise visit. They do that on days like this. It could also be the postman with a packa...

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“Jeremy” by Vincent Guillemin

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Not very far from my house, there is a hilly street, sloping gently up and down, shaded by towering pines and bordered with apartment buildings built up in the 70’s, their façades bleached white by the sweltering summer sun, their folding awnings striped beige and brown, the remains of that decade’s peculiar taste. I used to drive through that street on my way to work. I sometimes walk it to the grocery store, pine needles creaking under my feet, cicadas muffling the sound of passing cars, sticky hot air in the summer, scathing cold win...

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“The Cost of a Second Husband” by Felicity Edwards

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The email popped onto the screen unexpectedly. My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets too! The sender was my ex-husband of twenty-one years ago. Curiosity got the better of me. Although I was at work, I had peeped into my personal inbox. Do I read it immediately or wait until I get home? Yes, you are right. I looked. What a strange reaction, I suffered a panic attack as I read it, the palpitations, the rapid breathing the whole shebang. My commonsense mind looked on in wonder, what is all this about? You walked out on him all those years...

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“Old Times” by Matthew Turner

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“How do you apologize to someone who doesn’t remember the reason you’re apologizing?” “Is this hypothetical?” Jaylynn asked. “No dammit, it’s a real question.” Bobby said “So…you want an answer?” “I didn’t call you down here for laughs.” “You didn’t call me at all, I come here every week. Where else am I supposed to get my Werthers? At a store? With Money? No thanks.” The old man huffed. She was no relation to him and he wasn’t even sure what her last name was. She used to come by as part of a probation thing but as the time went on an...

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“Sin” by Arathi Raghuveer

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“Oh, My God, I just can’t believe it’s you, after all the chaos you have created in my life, you have the guts to face me “. “Wow , what a man you are, You ruined me completely and after so many years you turn up to say sorry to your mistakes “. “You have come here, so that you can compel me to forgive your sins, do you really think I would forgive you for what you have done to me”. Lisa was blabbering to herself and there was no one around. She felt that she was dreaming. “Lisa, my child what are you murmuring to yourself, come I will...

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“Can I be Forgiven?” by Jennifer NaDell

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It happened way too fast. There was no way I could stop what was about to happen and even if there was, I would have been unable. I was too preoccupied, too caught up in my mind, with what I was doing in that minute . . . too worried about myself to even pay attention and care about the others around me. It was like I was blind with my thoughts and I could see only after the accident. If we can call it that. This road really has not a lot of traffic. It's quiet. And it's supposed to be safe. A few families had set up ...

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“An Eternity Apart” by Elle Schmidt

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Even after eleven years of separation, it still feels nothing has changed in this town. As the taxi drops me off by the door, I wonder if it's too late to run back in and go home, but I know that I've been holding off this talk for far too long. If she doesn't forgive me, I would understand, at least reached out and tried. At least I would still get to see her again. Walking up to that small brick house feels like the hardest thing I've done in my life. The white picket fence mocks me, and the daisies lined at the sidewalk jeer at my every s...

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“"Can it be Right?"” by Naomie K

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Aireth sighed again. She wished her mother had been able to come on this critical mission. What a shame! She recalled the last conversation they had. She kept replaying that tape in her mind. Her mother had told her never to call her again about making peace with Jovinus. She simply did not care. She was truly her mother’s daughter. Aunt Gertrude started singing again, this time ‘Rock of Ages’. Aireth and Mama Komba joined her and they belted out the hymn. It calmed their nerves.Komba pretended to be asleep. Even though he was a believe...

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“Were” by Phillip Moore

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The howl pierced through the biting cold, breaking apart the bitter stillness of the night. Ron sighed, he recognized her pain woven within the inhuman cries. He shook the light dusting of snow from his shoulders, stood up, and paced around the frosted pine he had chosen to wait for her beneath. The time was quickly approaching and he wasn’t sure that he was ready. He pulled his silver ring from his finger, kissed it, then gripped it tightly in his fist as he cherished the delay of the confrontation for as long as he could. He cursed the day...

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“Is my sky Pink, Blue or Dark?” by Tejas Chandna

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Flocks of crows hovered in the sky. Producing a cacophony of bitter noises, they giggled it blue and pink. Life produced itself when owls hid their eyes in the irritant light. Lied solitary, their bodies cuddled peace of tiredness at night, and looking overwhelmed, nature hid its blue and pink colors.With its screen reflecting pink and blue, a gun marched with a dark head and a red face on the ground. Sounds of ticker belled in time's ears and a pond of innocence watered the land, thrashing it solitarily. Quivering for life, thousands more l...

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“Ellie's River” by Delano Mighty

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The sky was as a vaulted ceiling above my head, with not a single cloud in sight. A hot summer day in July made hotter by the distinct lack of any wind. Retribution, I guess. An echo of her fury. Or maybe her pain. Heart in hand, I wiped the sweat from my brow, stepped from my car onto withered grass and leaves, and entered the yard. Its crunch was the only thing I heard as I approached. I slowly advanced, passing through the crowd of others gathered on the dried-up lawn. They all seemed to sneer at me. If I didn’t know any better, I woul...

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“KICK AT THE CAT” by Rodrigo Juatco

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Inside a speeding car, an angry man drives aggressively through the city streets. The song Lunatic Fringe (by Red Rider) blares from the car stereo. The melody hearkens back to the man’s high school rugby days as his team’s hype-song before they took the field. The man pounds on his steering wheel in time with the music. Adrenaline courses through his veins. Images blurred by the windows of his car: concrete buildings; flashes of street lights; streaks of chrome; the Doppler effect of car horns. He suddenly switches off the car stereo. ...

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“Gita” by Madhan Raj

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Tears rolling down through his sleeping eye mask, and the guilt of not being with her in the last days is depressing. Moment of turbulence shakes him up & bring him back to the presence."Mr. Karthick, Please wear your seat belt! We are about to land" said by air hostess.He sees a Mom trying to soothe her crying toddler, sitting opposite to him. It reminds him of his childhood days, when his Mom bought him his first Bicycle and while learning, she used to run behind him to make sure he feels safe.Flight landed, he was on his way to s...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 223 stories

“Useless” by Achor

“Poems and Penitence” by Rocky Hirajeta

“Father” by George Burnett

“Jeremy” by Vincent Guillemin

“The Cost of a Second Husband” by Felicity Edwards

“Old Times” by Matthew Turner

“Sin” by Arathi Raghuveer

“Can I be Forgiven?” by Jennifer NaDell

“An Eternity Apart” by Elle Schmidt

“"Can it be Right?"” by Naomie K

“Were” by Phillip Moore

“Is my sky Pink, Blue or Dark?” by Tejas Chandna

“Ellie's River” by Delano Mighty

“KICK AT THE CAT” by Rodrigo Juatco

“Gita” by Madhan Raj

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“Useless” by __Achor __

“Poems and Penitence” by Rocky Hirajeta

“Father” by George Burnett

“Jeremy” by Vincent Guillemin

“The Cost of a Second Husband” by Felicity Edwards

“Old Times” by Matthew Turner

“Sin” by Arathi Raghuveer

“Can I be Forgiven?” by Jennifer NaDell

“An Eternity Apart” by Elle Schmidt

“"Can it be Right?"” by Naomie K

“Were” by Phillip Moore

“Is my sky Pink, Blue or Dark?” by Tejas Chandna

“Ellie's River” by Delano Mighty

“KICK AT THE CAT” by Rodrigo Juatco

“Gita” by Madhan Raj

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Write a story about high school sweethearts coming across one another after many, many years apart.

Write a story about someone going back to school as a mature student.

Write a story about someone struggling to learn a skill that in no way comes naturally to them.

Write a story about a TV show called "Second Chances."

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“Useless” by Achor