Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.

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“Agents of Death” by Kieri Zink

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The spartan room seemed to shrink the longer I sat in the cheap, plastic seat. I shifted uncomfortably, a futile attempt to unstick my thighs from the slatted plastic. I made a mental note to adjust my skirt as soon as I stood up. I reminded myself training would be over soon. I would be able to design my own office - or at least choose where to meet with my clients. For some reason, the experience employee to whom I was assigned, Agent J., kept his room spartan. And sweltering. The balding ma...

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“Transformation” by Bernadette Jackson

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“Now you know what to expect, Ms Duncan. The transformant serum may feel a little warm when it infuses into your hand, but that sensation will soon pass. And once you wake, you’ll be on the ship and a long way into your journey.” James smiled reassuringly as he delivered his customary speech. For many years he’d been sending people on the Long Voyage, and there had been remarkably few problems. In fact, he’d become a little too accustomed to the familiar words and the slight squeeze of the Voyager’s hand that normal...

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“THE HEALER” by Chioma Opara

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That morning, I sat under the gradually lightening sky watching the rolling waves kiss the shoreline.I had always felt drawn to the water. It reminded me of myself. It was a cleanser, dissolving the dirt of hundreds of baths and washes. People feared it but came to it because they needed it. For the fault of being itself, it had been banished to isolation- away from the land; away from the sky and birds and trees; away from the people until they needed it.Unlike me however, it never gave up. As days turned into weeks and weeks into years and...

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“All change” by Matt Edwards

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I use running logs, add notes to them as I see fit – as my clients speak with me and proffer situations that have arisen which need to be tended to. Some are a simple change of physical location, or maybe a new hair colour. Others ….. well, they're not so easy. I need to think on my feet. Helping these people is a lot like hard work only there's the satisfaction of assisting them in their desire to get up and out of the situations in which they find themselves, regardless of fate, future or finances. I've made a few good friends fro...

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“I Travel For A Living” by Ivy Kova

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One may not think of me as a man of good. Lucky ones find me a criminal, a hooligan, a somebody wanting a paycheck with no remorse to the consequences of how it was signed or how much blood pooled the money I used for a red bull or socks. In fact, I prefer people consider me a nobody. Do not consider me. I do not exist, as the missing people's reports state. My instructions are clear cut, obvious and simple. I leave my beauty of a ruby red pickup truck in overnight parking, get into a mini van with her fair share of scrapes and bruises ...

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“The Past Life Exterminator” by Tara Shuttleworth

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My job doesn’t require a website, business cards or the occasional networking event. I find my clients rooted to the stool of their local dive bar, scowled and hunched over in the drugstore checkout line with drool clinging from their chin, a token of boredom at the company holiday party. Holding onto ones past reveals itself in the way we operate, it’s not hidden in thoughts of the tormented. It’s center stage and will accompany you throughout your life, until you meet me. My name is Beatrice Ragtul and I’m ...

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“The Client” by Malia T.

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“You have ten minutes to collect five possessions you want to bring.” I said, glancing at the brassy pocket watch in my hand. The man nodded, smiling softly.“I’ve been preparing for this for quite some time. It’s just down the hall, one moment.” The middle aged man walked around the corner before returning with a backpack. He slipped on a hooded sweater, slung the backpack over his shoulder and nodded. “Ready.”I arched an eyebrow, snapping the watch shut and shoving it into my pocket. “That was quick. Most people are usually packing, unpacki...

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“J'ba Fofi” by Deeptreasures Kabamba

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“Where am I?” the king stammered, as his bloodshot eyes adjusted to the light of the strange environment. The king was seated in front of a pitch-black chasm which lay across the diameter of a massive circular clearing. The clearing was surrounded by thousands of ancient, thick-trunked rainforest trees. Their gigantic canopy rose so high that it almost completely obscured the darkening sky above. Upon realisation of the unfamiliarity of his surroundings, the king attempted to get up and flee, but his bed...

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“The Fixer With A Broken Past ” by Mystical Fro

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Madelyn Badeaux was a name that was renowned and admired by all. She was a woman of great distinction that carried herself with great pose and she treasured the fact that she could turn the most wretched of people into upstanding citizens. She was the best therapist in all of England and she could certainly get anyone’s life back on track. This mere fact was evident from the lives of her patients. She had a way around people and knew exactly how to fix a multitude of problems, nothing was too big for Madelyn. Except maybe one man could disma...

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“Time for a Change” by Jordan T

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Fiske sauntered into the room. Every time they met the room was different, but this one was barely a room. Two of the walls had buckled, plaster cracked and crumbled at their base. The room hadn’t kept rain out in years. “How do you find these places?” A short man stood next to a rotten table with a tiny lantern flickering back against the dark. “You are just one of the people in my employ. You have your talents, others have theirs.” The hood the man wore muffled his voice. Fiske had never seen his face. Probably safer for ...

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“Fire's Depths” by Tianna Dennell

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Trigger warning!! abuse *** * *“You are no daughter of mine.” She remembered the cold, calculating look her mother had given her before saying those words. She remembered crying, pleading in the dark room, begging to be let out. Banging on the door, screaming for someone, anyone to come save her; the worn carpet beneath her fingers felt icy cold against her warm hands. She remembered the dark closet she had grown used to over the years. It was an average closet; a beautiful, sleek mahogany wood with a silver shine and a knob that her mother ...

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“I Lost Myself in the Dark” by Alexis Smith

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Francisco appeared in my dream that night just as he said he would. He came to me in the black robes of the ferryman and led me by foot across the surface of holy water, silent yet demanding as he ever was in his lectures. Gently, he pried open my mouth and pressed his forefinger to the back of my tongue. A terrifying pleasure took over me as my limbs multiplied and my neck looped incessantly. I awoke feeling as if my blood had turned into a separate creature writhing inside of me. I awoke knowing I couldn’t turn him down. To tell the truth...

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“Paper Animals” by Kelsey Diggs

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As Entrant #38267 left the small, gray cubicle, Oscar allowed himself to let out a long breath. He had one more Entrant to settle before he was able to take a break, and he was looking forward to loosening his belt and reading a few chapters from the new book he’d picked up yesterday. He could see it sitting on the small table next to his desk, a red paperback, the brightest spot of color in his otherwise muted office. There was no rest for the weary in the Department of Emigration After Death, affectionally shortened to the “DEAD” by its e...

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“Her Nightmare” by Omoniyi Damilola

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Henry Kageyama placed his hand on his knee cap as he stretched out his prosthetic leg before placing his foot back on the floor. He repeated the process before shifting his chair and pressed the intercom. "Next." Henry said then adjusted on his seat waiting for his next client to come in as he checked the email his secretary forwarded to him of the details of his next Patient. "Hi, Dr Kageyama." A soft voice called. "Miss Adriana Ross." Henry frowned saying out loud the name of his next client he read on his computer. He raised his he...

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“Pessom and Optom” by Sarah Linseed

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File 560329 ~ Abigail Scotch Age: 68 RestDay: 11/8/2048 Profession: Accountant Living Family: Melissa Scotch (43-Daughter), Emmanuel Scotch (39-Son), Georgia Scotch (65-Sister), Ian Scotch (70-Husband), Emily Mane (11-Granddaughter)...see more Departed Family: Lisa Elm (+Mother), Mason Scotch (-Father), Daniel Scotch (+Brother), Casey Elm (-Grandmother), Ferdinand Scotch (+Uncle)...see more Top Achievements: $1000 donation to Animal Society Shelter (+), Protested twice against gay marriage (-), Cheated with friends husband (-). Classificat...

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Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.

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✍️ 246 stories

“Agents of Death” by Kieri Zink

“Transformation” by Bernadette Jackson

“THE HEALER” by Chioma Opara

“All change” by Matt Edwards

“I Travel For A Living” by Ivy Kova

“The Past Life Exterminator” by Tara Shuttleworth

“The Client” by Malia T.

“J'ba Fofi” by Deeptreasures Kabamba

“The Fixer With A Broken Past ” by Mystical Fro

“Time for a Change” by Jordan T

“Fire's Depths” by Tianna Dennell

“I Lost Myself in the Dark” by Alexis Smith

“Paper Animals” by Kelsey Diggs

“Her Nightmare” by Omoniyi Damilola

“Pessom and Optom” by Sarah Linseed

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Write about someone who has finally managed to succeed at a long-standing New Year’s resolution.

Start your story with one character making a vow that they never would have made the year before.

Write about someone who doesn’t remember their past — and doesn’t want to.

Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways.

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