Write a story where a local takes a newcomer under their wing.

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“New in Town” by Glenn Whitlock

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Lordarin looked up at the Salty Whore, a look of disgust carved into his face. In his experience, places that casually disparage sex workers were never the classiest of establishments. The building looked as if it were built out of random pieces of driftwood found floating in the harbor. Yet, a massive, neon, sign depicting a scantily-clad group of sex workers of all genders lounging in seductive poses contrasted the shabby exterior. A mix of sex workers and drunken sailors milled around the entrance; some smoking cigarettes and ch...

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“What Is Your Internal Conflict” by Kristen Diaz

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I shouldn’t have come back to the house. If I knew my house would catch fire, I would have stayed at my friend’s house for longer. I watch as my childhood home goes up in smoke. What a horrible sight to see. The black smoke fills up my nose as I cough, trying to breathe in. I can hear voices around me, but I can’t make out what they are saying. I’m pretty sure what it is though. The only thing I could do was think… What do I do now? It’s been two years since that fire destroyed not only my house, but my life. Where are my mom and...

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“El encantador” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

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It was hard to believe that a dream could have so much influence in the life of a person, and yet here she was, on the other side of the world in the middle of the hondurian jungle, forcing herself to withstand the suffocating heat, the terrible insect bites, and the mounting calluses forming at the soles of her feet. She looked back on the events which had led up to such an unsavory setting, deciding upon the day in which her beloved had returned from a lecture at the British museum as the fateful day that began both of their downfalls.&nb...

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“Thirteen” by Liz Neylon

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Thirteen 2018: We were thirteen, just thirteen, only thirteen, Chris murmurs to herself as the silver light of dawn filtered under the hotel bedroom door. Her speech for the party is ready, she can remember it all. In her mind’s eye she sees the new girl, Liz, a delicate shy blond girl walking down the gravel path to the school entrance, May 1961. 1961: The others teased her because of her Irish accent. “Don’t mind them,” says Chris in the playground. Then she immediately became Chris’s best friend. 1962: Chris often helps her with the h...

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“Sam” by Bailey Green

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Sam’s apartment hadn’t seen sunlight in years. The delightfully patterned though mildly torn and scathed curtains (damaged from the few gas-stove fire incidents of 2019 – the fees Sam had to pay the building’s manager for setting off the fire alarms and calling the fire brigade were immeasurable) that dotted the back wall were tauntingly proceeded by what Sam eloquently had titled, though only muttered to himself every now and again for some amusement, “My Ex.” The council had erected a bleak, grey-scale apartment complex that ran at least t...

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“Door Number Two” by Anna Frayer

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Hey there! You must be new here. Welcome! The name’s Artemis, but you can call me Artie. Don’t be scared; I won’t bite. Ha! See what I did there? Not in the mood to laugh, I see. Can’t say that I blame you. I guess you’ve had kind of a tough day. I get it, I do. It’s rough out there. Been out there myself. Matter of fact, I was born on the streets. There’s just about nothing I haven’t seen. This place might not look like much, but trust me, it’s a far cry better than being out there. Sure, it’s crowded, and noisy, and smelly – oh the smell...

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“The Legend of Yumiko ” by Mia Cortez

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Legend has it, Yumiko Nygune fought ten warriors at once and beat them all with the just one punch. She trained night and day waiting for another warrior to challenge her and one did. Her brother, Jungkook Nygune, jealous of her success and for being the most feared fighter in all of Korea, challenged her and as the rules say, one must leave Korea or accept the challenge, and so Yumiko had no choice but to fight her brother. The battle took place at an abandon warehouse and Yumiko’s only rule was that there was no audience; If her brother di...

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“The Rest Of Time” by Dorian Divine

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Henry awoke in a cemetery on a breezy October night atop a sloping hill looking down upon a gleaming city. He lay surrounded by bare maple trees whose naked branches ran exposed against the grey sky like protruding veins against flesh. He stood on weak legs. Cautiously he looked about through glazed eyes. Gravestones, tombstones, mausoleums, marbled angels, and erected crosses filled his gaze. As if he were preparing to push a wall, he lifted his arms out in front of him; for a moment, his hands and arms appeared, then they disappeared. He s...

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“Spots and stripes with a dash of trunks ” by Gayathri Sampath

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Lakshmi (Lucky), the voluptuous elephant, and Siddhant (Sid), the rebellious one, stood in their corner of Kuno National Park, deep in the heartland of India, chewing grass and swatting pesky flies with their ears. They kept a watchful eye on their charges, the eight cheetahs who had arrived in the park from Namibia last week and their masters, Captain Pathak and Officer Desai of the Indian Forest Service.Lucky nudged Sid with her trunk as the two officers emerged from their quarters, binoculars in hand, to watch the eight cheetahs being rel...

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Write a story where a local takes a newcomer under their wing.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 24 stories

“New in Town” by Glenn Whitlock

“What Is Your Internal Conflict” by Kristen Diaz

“El encantador” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“Thirteen” by Liz Neylon

“Sam” by Bailey Green

“Door Number Two” by Anna Frayer

“The Legend of Yumiko ” by Mia Cortez

“The Rest Of Time” by Dorian Divine

“Spots and stripes with a dash of trunks ” by Gayathri Sampath

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Start your story with a character saying “Where I come from, …”

Write a story in which someone returns to their hometown.

Write a story about coming of age in a big city.

Think of someone who stood on the periphery of your childhood memories (a classmate, a teacher, a neighbor) and cast them as the main character of your story.

Contest #164

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