Write about someone getting a job offer they never would have thought to apply for.

Posted in Adults on Oct 26, 2022

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“Anna's new job” by London Thomas

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There once was a strong winded woman named Anna Jones.Today we all know that she is the most famous scientist in the entire world,but it was not always like the way it is the way we know her as today.When she was a young child she had always dreamed of being a news reporter when she finally was able to get a job as a news reporter she found that being a news reporter was not all it was cracked up to be.Then on a soft and quite December day she finally had the guts to quit her job.When she finally quit her job she found a slight bit of regret...

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“A Grave Concern” by John Dodge

Submitted to Contest #72

“Ask that guy. Ask him,” the man said. The man shook his head. The other nudged him. He nudged back. I didn't want to be bothered. I don't care what they wanted, but I knew that I was not interested. I was passing through town and got thirsty. Wanted to find my way back to the interstate. I paid for my drink. The one that initiated the nudging came forward. “Pardon me, sir, I wonder if you could help us today?” This seemed to be a serious matter, but why would they ask a total stranger ...

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“The Whisper” by J.M. Topp

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The clopping sound of horse’s hooves upon the road alerted the farmer to an armored rider approaching. He was a knight errant from the center-lands, a herald of the court of Mount Valissia, judging by the dragon depicted on his kite shield. The farmer, sickle in hand, departed from his task in the field and met the knight near wooden fence. ‘Hail,’ spoke the knight beneath iron visage. ‘Are you the owner of this land?’ ‘I am,’ replied the farmer, true. ‘I have learned much about your tale, good sir. You are of much renown in the under...

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“Our Girl Friday” by Jen Deluna

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Maybe it was the still green and living plant thrown callously into the garbage can at my next door neighbor's curb that set the tone for the day. Who throws out a perfectly alive plant without at least trying to plant it somewhere or foist it off on an unsuspecting relative who perhaps has a very green thumb? Nothing alive should be thrown away like trash. I seethed all the way back up the driveway from dropping my own can at the curb. Or perhaps it was the pink slip email in my inbox when I finally fought my coffee machine into producing...

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Write about someone getting a job offer they never would have thought to apply for.

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✍️ 94 stories

“Anna's new job” by London Thomas

“A Grave Concern” by John Dodge

“The Whisper” by J.M. Topp

“Our Girl Friday” by Jen Deluna

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Write about someone who gets an inheritance from a relative they’ve never heard of, but they’ll need to do something completely outside their comfort zone in order to collect it.

Write a science fiction story where all human behavior can be predicted — until your character does something the algorithm did not expect.

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