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

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“New Day, New You” by Daryl Oliver

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The card read, “Marcus Mitchell, Relocation Specialist, Dark Water Corporation.” There was no address or phone number on the card. The man who gave Wes the card was standing with no expression on his face. He wore a black three-piece suit with a red tie. His shoes were shiny as was his har that slid back and matched the suit in tone. And the one feature that stood out the most to Wes was the gold-framed aviator sunglasses which the man wore even though it was dark in the alley where they were meeting. “So, you are the person that’s gonna h...

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“Not just another day in the Office. ” by Reidun Berntsen

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Nadia has spent her whole life helping people. She gave little Timmy her juice box in 2nd grade after he tripped and popped his all over the asphalt. It was good to cheer him up. It was good to make his life better. That moment shaped the rest of her life and her chosen career. It was in this moment that she wished she’d let Timmy sort his own life out and was a more selfish person. Sitting in front of her was Sylvio Caifano; Mobster turned informant. He had more wrinkles in his forehead than his unkempt blouse. He had flipped becaus...

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“L.I.M.B.O.” by Melanie Little

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content warning: suicidal ideation Roland sits at his desk, sipping his coffee, watching as the sunrise overtakes the sky. From his office on the top floor of the building, he watches as the pinks, purples, oranges, (salmons? He thinks salmon), and reds change and shift in the expansive and endless blue. The colors touch the tips of trees and roofs of buildings first, the kisses of a careful lover, before engulfing the rest of the city below in morning. Roland's tie drapes carelessly ...

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“Imogen-eerie ” by Laura Les

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The first time she entered the “Hideaway Office”, she found the atmosphere quirky but pleasant. The walls were pearly purple and the pieces of furniture around the room mismatched, some of the chairs were scarlet, others yellow, with cushions coming in different colours. The choice made for the desks was the most peculiar as, unlike the chairs and the prevailing style of the room, they looked old-fashioned. One could have seen these in period films or imagine Charles Dickens writing one of his masterpieces on them. Her eyes filled w...

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“Akhtem Kurbanov” by Oṣumare The Astronaut

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There was something about the night that the dead loved. Something about the cold and dark that got them excited and made them come out of their hiding places to play. Akhtem didn't know what it was, but all he knew was that he liked it too. Wearing his coat over his waistcoat and walking in the dark with his walking stick in hand gave him more pleasure than any orgasm could. To most people, it was just a chilling night in November, but to Akhtem, it was a night to work. There was one more thing about the dark he loved; the dead. Around hi...

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“A Life's Mission” by Esther Andrews

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Trigger warning: abuse This wasn’t supposed to be her mission. Sheila wasn’t born into a happy, carefree life. Every time she pulled out her dusty, faded photo albums and scanned through the photographic evidence, she noted it was extremely rare to find an image that captured her smiling. In fact, in nearly every photo she appeared to be on the precipice of bursting tragically into tears. Throughout her childhood, the mantra Sheila’s parents frequently uttered was: “Children are meant to be seen and not heard...

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“The Forger” by Kara O

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She cupped her hands and exhaled into them, breathing life back into her frigid fingers. Her gloves were too old, the wool too worn. But she could not complain when surrounded by those who wore hand-sewn leather coats as their only shield from the cruel desert wind. It must hurt to see without goggles protecting their eyes, but the children beamed at her, anyway. They were elated to have a visitor. Even the adults were elated. Only the camel seemed apathetic. Then again, if one's skin clung to their ribcage like that, they wouldn’t g...

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“A Change in Life” by Chet McHenry

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“Please step right in.”Mabel feigned a smile toward the young woman who was ushering the line of people through the doorway. Beyond the young woman’s shoulder Mabel could see a soft pink light illuminating a very large room. Mabel stopped in front of the young woman and looked down to see her name tag “Henrietta.” Mabel silently cursed her failing eyesight causing her to lean quite close to Henrietta. “Am I in the right place Henrietta? The advertisement stated 15 Elm Street, Room 15.” &...

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“Reincarnation” by Brammy Rajakumar

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A limo peeled away from the cracked curb, leaving the girl with twin black braids stranded at the mouth of a dark alley. A broken gate blocked her path. She shoved it open, letting it clank closed behind her, and stepped into the alleyway. Shattered bottles littered the cracked stone slabs before her. Inching closer to the dilapidated doorway at the end of the path, she felt a crunch underneath her feet. Upon lifting her boots, she noticed glass fragments from a crushed bottle. With a distasteful glance, she toed them aside and conti...

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“The carrier” by Marta Trales

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The first rays of the sun were slightly showing from behind the imposing mountains. The snow was glowing shyly creating an atmosphere of surrealism. Some ice particles were trying to change their fate of melting and shine brighter. Dying in seconds, each frozen drop was an atom of an impressive molecule of glass. From his well-hidden hut, Amos was watching the spectacle anticipating each second. For decades he had been watching this theatrical and fascinating process. In the end, his day to day occupation had the same characteristics, tragi...

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“Artful” by Conor Thackray

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“Read all about it! Read all about it! Spring-Heeled Jack spotted right here in London! First sighting! Read it here! Come and get it!” A shilling landed at the boy’s feet in his hat, and he nodded his thanks. His long black fringe flopping over his eyes, “Thank you Kindly sir,” He handed the gentlemen a newspaper, with the headline on the front and he took it without a word of thanks and began reading as he walked, not even looking Jack in the eye. It had not been a good shift so far. Despite the bustling crowds, no one seemed interested in...

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“Car Crash” by Ishika Jain

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“It feels like my past is haunting me. The things that I have experienced comes in my dreams. The car crash, the… the unfortunate death of my family. Why am I alive?” My patient asked me. I hesitated, usually, whenever people came to me and brought their problems, I was able to comfort them in a blink of an eye, but when the subject came to car accidents, I wasn’t so sure. “What are your interests?” I asked him. “I… I am an author, but now my write-ups have become hollow and lifeless. With only depressing thoughts." He said, his eyes...

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“The Withdrawal ” by Lenox Ndeda

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NAME OF THE STORY: THE WITHDRAWAL NUMBER OF WORDS: 2,327 words THE WITHDRAWAL “There are many ways of breaking a heart, stories were full of hearts being broken by love, but what really broke the heart was taking away the dream – whatever that dream might be.” – Pearl Sydenstricker Buck. “Surely better a stone in the manure than gold in the mountain stream among the tundra temperate regions during the winter,” this were the words that were silently playing in the mind of Caractacus. “Don’t worry,” came the gra...

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“Passing Through Desert Rose” by Cindy Pereira

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It was a wide, baked plain west of the Badlands, deep in the heart of the Arizona Country. Against the pitiless, brassy glare of the mid-afternoon sun, the striking white of the settlement walls could be seen like a haze against the barren landscape. A few fingers of cacti and clumps of mesquite grass grew in the harsh soil, if soil it could be termed, otherwise for miles the desert stretched on, north, south and east of the Badlands, like an ocean of white against the pale blue of the sky.“Shore is a one-eyed burg, Ol’ Hoss,” a young rider ...

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“Joie de Vivre” by Aditi Srivastava

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“I live my job. I wake up and think about it, I talk to people about it, I use it to give meaning to my life, I understand the world better because of it, I complain about it pretty frequently. While all of this gives me perspective, it also hinders my objectivity regarding my profession.So, when I was asked to give a speech about my job, I decided to take a break to maybe collect my thoughts and experiences over the years and come up with something that was relatively coherent.I would like to begin by defining my line of work to the best of...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 246 stories

“New Day, New You” by Daryl Oliver

“Not just another day in the Office. ” by Reidun Berntsen

“L.I.M.B.O.” by Melanie Little

“Imogen-eerie ” by Laura Les

“Akhtem Kurbanov” by Oṣumare The Astronaut

“A Life's Mission” by Esther Andrews

“The Forger” by Kara O

“A Change in Life” by Chet McHenry

“Reincarnation” by Brammy Rajakumar

“The carrier” by Marta Trales

“Artful” by Conor Thackray

“Car Crash” by Ishika Jain

“The Withdrawal ” by Lenox Ndeda

“Passing Through Desert Rose” by Cindy Pereira

“Joie de Vivre” by Aditi Srivastava

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

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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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