Write a story that hinges on the outcome of a coin flip.

Posted in Adventure on Jan 6, 2023

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“Decisions and Consequences” by Madeline Honig

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“Heads I tell her. Tails I don’t. It’s as simple as that,” Michelle holds up a quarter with a grin on her face. “This is someone’s life. You can’t just determine that you are going to tell her based on a coin flip. I didn’t tell you that secret so that you can wreck someone’s life.” Lila pleaded. “Sure I can. If you can do something so reckless, then so can I. Ready?” At that Michelle throws the quarter in the air and it lands on the wooden bar top. “Heads it is.” Michelle pushes away from the ba...

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“Heads or Tales” by Jacob Christopher

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Author's note: Contains references to suicide/death. 1. James The coin floats in the air, suspended in its spiral. Time seems to move slowly as the winking head of a serpent trades for the beating wings of a dove in an infinite loop. I know that I’ve made a mistake. 2. Lucifer I find it fascinating how this little man watches my coin in the air. Such fear. Such longing. I’ve spent many nights reliving this same, pointless ritual. Day in and day out, humans paint stars in circle...

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“The Master of Battle” by Dane MillerHass

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Ben stared intently at his right hand, twiddling the coin between his sweaty fingers. Across the table, Riley had his full attention on Ben. This was the deciding moment, the climax of two hours of foiled stratagems and devious maneuvers. For the afternoon, Ben had not just been Ben, and Riley had not just been Riley. Ben was High Commodore Ben of the 27th Expeditionary Corps, with direct orders from Earth Command to secure a foothold on Procrolia III by any means necessary. Riley was Arch Warseer Riley of the Hurzot Ascendancy, who had ...

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“A Token of Fate” by Annabella Bones

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Kenneth Andrews stood from his leather-bound seat and cleared his throat. “I would like to call the defendant, Calvin Brown, to the stand.” His request was met with the quiet rustling of shifting bodies in creaky hardwood seats as the gallery spectators anxiously watched the boy approach the stand in silence. Oily blonde shoulder-length hair covered most of his face as long as he kept his head down. Long beanstalk legs moved slowly, careful not to entangle and trip. While kids in school called him a circus clown, any attentive eye could cl...

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“Finding Nerve” by Hope Linter

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1974, Courtney, BC. John and Adam, tenth graders, lingered against the wall of the gymnasium with the other boys, while the girls waited on the other side. Dimmed lights and amplified rock music changed the gym into a sock hop. John rubbed at a mark on his indoor running shoes with spit and straightened the hem of his new Lee jeans he’d ironed for the dance. His mom had told him how she had worn socks when she first danced with his dad at a school dance. Across the room, Caroline swayed in a very short pink skirt, and he could trace t...

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“Credence at Christopher's” by Lindsey B

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A man's heart stopped next to the town's small ice cream shop. The man fell slowly, like his legs were slow to catch on that blood had stopped flowing through his body. The man's wife caught on more quickly, her eyes going wide as she watched her husband fall. His knees hit the concrete sidewalk first, shattering with disgusting, loud cracks. The wife screamed, making the other people on the sidewalk stop and look. A few started to run to help.Gabriel sighed and took a sip from her cup of root beer. The door to the shop jingled open, and she...

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“Moloch's Coin” by David St.George

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Carter saw the pottery jar and knew he had hit the jackpot. Inside this little cave in Israel, he had come to the end of his long journey. He had sought the famed Coin of Moloch for over a decade, making it his number one priority; ahead of his marriage, work obligations, and even his health. Now, with the coin as his intercessory, he would finally realize his dark dream.Moloch's Coin was the stuff of legend. Its origin dated from the 15th century--a product of a mad monk named Demetrius Scriven who was said to have dabbled in the black arts...

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“Game night” by Azarael Solidum

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I stood before him, I hated him with every fiber of my being but he had something that I wanted so I had to comply. “So you decided to come it seems, and for this?” He was speaking in that goddamn condescending tone that I hated whilst waving a box with his right hand. “You know this only ends one way, and you only have two options! Hand over the box now and nobody gets hurt or we fight and you end up 6 feet under.” I yelled at him pointing my finger at him. “Looks like you...

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Write a story that hinges on the outcome of a coin flip.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 68 stories

“Decisions and Consequences” by Madeline Honig

“Heads or Tales” by Jacob Christopher

“The Master of Battle” by Dane MillerHass

“A Token of Fate” by Annabella Bones

“Finding Nerve” by Hope Linter

“Credence at Christopher's” by Lindsey B

“Moloch's Coin” by David St.George

“Game night” by Azarael Solidum

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