Write a story about someone striving for a "comeback."

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“Coffee” by Amy St. Pierre

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After I lost my job, I measured my time in coffee. When I made my last cup of coffee from my coffee stash, that’s when I knew it was bad. That’s when it was time to panic. And not the watered down, mild version of panicking I’d been doing over the last six months, real panicking, where am I going to live, how am I going to eat type of panicking. That morning, I woke up to my cat stepping on my head and meowing at me, rudely asking me to get up and feed her breakfast. After five minutes of trying to pet her into submission, she won. I stood u...

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“The Big Race” by James Offenha

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The iditarod would be in two months and Finn was forty pounds underweight and considered too small for the competition. Finn, a half chihuahua, half corgi, was not the usual candidate for dog racing and besides, dog racing became illegal in Florida in the last election, but Finn and his owner really enjoyed dog racing and Alaska is the only state where it’s still legal. Finn had always dreamed of racing with the big dogs, being one of the two dogs at the head of the team, leading his team. He saw the dogs fight each other for ...

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“Art and Life” by Deborah Mercer

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ART AND LIFEEstelle had stopped asking people if they remembered her. It saved both her and them embarrassment. Yes, she lived in hope that someone, entirely of their own volition, would exclaim, “Weren’t you in Donington Drive?” Surely, given all the TV channels there were, there was one still showing reruns of it! It had quite a following in its time, even if it wasn’t gritty enough to be gritty and wasn’t glossy enough to be glossy, and nobody was either very rich or very poor. Estelle had played Mrs Carraway the ...

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“Blessed Are the Children” by Tony Hall

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Friday, 22 June 2018"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" Mother asked for the zillionth time.10-year-old Latoya Williams, smiling, replied, "Practice, practice, practice!"A collective cheer erupted in the silver Honda Coupe. Behind the wheel, Father asked, "And WHO exactly is performing there this December in that August and hallowed hall?""I am, Daddy!" Latoya jumped excitedly from her seat."Damn right, Baby Girl. Never forget, you've earned it."Mother, in the backseat beside Latoya, gave her daughter a big hug. "Oh, Latoya, we're so proud of...

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“Burn it Down” by Trischa Buhler

Submitted to Contest #5

Olivia Madsen woke up most mornings from a tumultuous night of tossing and turning. She had an itemized list that she had to go through - she didn't need to follow the written list line by line anymore, but it was tucked into her bedside table, just in case she needed it. Each item had to be followed in order, and you weren't allowed to skip to an item without doing the one previous.Item one: Open your eyes. Sounds like just about the easiest thing in the world...most mornings it's easier to do than the morning before. She looked up at the w...

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“All Rise” by Michael Bertolone

Submitted to Contest #5

All Rise By Mike Bertolone 9:30 a.m., sharp. “All rise”, the redheaded court officer shouted. All at once, the courtroom of 50 upstanding citizens, attorneys, clerks and witnesses snapped to attention. “New York State Supreme Court is now in session. The Hon. Sarah T. Jamison presiding. Be seated.” Matt Johnson stood by the entrance door to the courtroom. He was a 17-year veteran court officer with little tolerance for the b.s. dished out by defendants, arrogant atto...

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“If Walls Could Talk” by Miya Jordan

Submitted to Contest #5

Gretchen Goulding watched as the sun set past the trees. The sun rays dulling to mix with the clouds creating a color spectacle of orange bursting into purple, creating a mirage of dreams in the evening sky. The brunette sat on the ledge of her window, she could hear her laptop chiming. People were still spewing hate. Something they wouldn’t have the balls to do to her face. Her face stained, possibly mirroring a clown, but nobody saw her that’s all that mattered. Her father was ashamed, to say the least, she had two jobs when going to...

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“Personal Expectations” by Krystal Wells

Submitted to Contest #5

A long, slow drag off her Camel Light, Alissa was trying her hardest not to stress. If I fail, I can take it again, she told herself. She knows she passed the Language Arts and Social Studies portions with flying colors, but the Math and Science portions were freaking her out. She took today off from work to take the G.E.D. Another factor to her stress, but she told herself it will pay off in the long run. If she passes she won't have to worry about taking another day off from work. There were other people waiting outside with anxious faces....

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“Melodies of Time” by Erick Molina

Submitted to Contest #5

-Stand up, tell us what’s your name and what would you like to be when you get older.-My name is Daniel; I am 12 years old and when I grow up, I would like to be a Literature teacher.Daniel Mitchell will always remember his first day at his high school. Many of his old friends had went to different schools, some were in his own school and others would not see them again in his life. That day was very exciting for him, seeing several boys of his age going on the same class as him was something he had never seen before, some would become his f...

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“Coming Home” by Sandra Lester

Submitted to Contest #5

It had been a long uphill trudge for Gena Carpenter. The day had finally arrived. She was moving into a place of her own. She was so grateful for this day, she was nearly in tears. How hard she'd worked for this day. It became hard to see to pack, as the tears welled up in her eyes. When she was finished packing her things into the bags that she'd purchased, she sat on the edge of the bed. She looked at the empty, bare cabinet where her belongings had been for the last four months. This is ...

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“"It used to be easier..." ” by John Reynolds

Submitted to Contest #5

"It used to be easier..." I thought as I worked my way up the aisle. I stopped to look down at the faces who held in wonder at the caricature I had become. Ten years ago, this wouldn't have entered my mind, I wouldn't be here, in this role, working to keep it all together, to keep from falling apart. The roar of the crowd, the “boos”, and being showered from everything from beer to popcorn, I swore I would never sink this low again. I remember why I’m doing this, and suddenly the sounds and faces fade away...

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Write a story about someone striving for a "comeback."

Submissions are closed

✍️ 11 stories

“Coffee” by Amy St. Pierre

“The Big Race” by James Offenha

“Art and Life” by Deborah Mercer

“Blessed Are the Children” by Tony Hall

“Burn it Down” by Trischa Buhler

“All Rise” by Michael Bertolone

“If Walls Could Talk” by Miya Jordan

“Personal Expectations” by Krystal Wells

“Melodies of Time” by Erick Molina

“Coming Home” by Sandra Lester

“"It used to be easier..." ” by John Reynolds

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Write a story about someone who finds life meaning in an unexpected place.

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Write a story about someone who decides to confront their fears head-on.

Write a story about someone who is tired of their day-to-day routines.

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