Write a story about an outsider or social outcast who will do anything to fit in.

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“Famed by Erika Sams” by Erika Sams

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FamedBy Erika Sams Cameras flash white light across my body blinding me. I know they’re screaming my name, but their voices are muffled in my mind, everything around me a blur. My red dress hugs me so tight I can hardly breathe, my blonde hair cascades past my tanned bare shoulders. Behind me my face is plastered on the wall larger than life. My name is on posters and banners all across the world. Everything I ever wanted is happening, but at what cost? What literally blood is on my hands? It’s at this moment that I realize why they call it ...

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“Oh You're Such A Stupid Girl Belladonna” by Zoe K

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“Belladonna? Your parents must really hate you for that one” They told me. “Call me Bella, it’s preferred” I told them.Lie.Lie. Lie. I hated that nickname, I hated that stupid label people now referred to me as. “Bella this”“Bella that”I swear they never shut up. I had just moved to New York. Yes, a stupid little girl just moved to the grand and glorious New York. “Oh she’s so gentle”“She’s so clueless” They thought, even though I had no proof or justification that those were their genuine beliefs. I just know, ...

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“Who Really Are You?” by Elise Marquez

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They say It only starts with one lie. There was no way to tell what it would actually turn into. It was like cookie crumbs leading to the big revelation of someone I could not recognize in any way. When I first met you I remember the encounter front to back. Your voice was slow, calm, and seductive. You had a warmth to you that oozed with charisma. I knew nothing about you but wanted to know more. I was practically begging for it. You had this long dark hair, brownish copper eyes, and olive skin. You had big lips with brown lip liner a...

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“The funny Guy” by Elisabeth Mendoza

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I liked the laughs and that kind of expectant gesture they make when they know I'm going to say something funny. It's exciting, you know, to have so many people waiting to hear what you're about to say, no matter how ridiculous it is. That's what it was, I liked making them laugh. Is that wrong, am I guilty of that? He was the one who took it personally, it was just a joke. People joke all the time, that's how the world works; you don't go around asking people if you hurt their feelings.My parents tell me that he lacked strength, that h...

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“The Wicked Thread” by Alex Marmalade

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The first time Jasper touched the thread, the world didn’t ripple—it fractured. For a breathless second, it was as if the air cracked around him, spilling a silence so heavy it threatened to crush him. He crouched in the ruins of Silwood’s old tailor shop, where ivy draped the stone like a shroud and ash coated the floor from a fire no one remembered. He wasn’t supposed to be here. No one was. The villagers whispered about the tailor who had vanished years ago, leaving behind nothing but ruined fabric and stories of a...

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“The ' Unseen' Autumn” by Ayanna Edwards

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*The Warehouse* Autumn's resolve crumbled. "Okay," Autumn whispered. Neisha smiled. "Good choice, baby girl." A masked figure handed Autumn a black mask. "Put it on," Neisha instructed. Autumn donned the mask, her heart racing. Neisha led her to a dimly lit room. Pam, gagged and bound, lay on the floor. Cameras surrounded her. "Fight or kill," Neisha whispered. "Your choice." Autumn's eyes locked onto Pam. Memories flooded her mind. Ryder's betrayal. Pam's taunts. The school fight. Autumn's fists clenched. She knelt beside Pam. Pam's eyes pl...

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“Tomorrow's Friday, go get a morning coffee. Seriously.” by Greta Bonati

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A man walked into a coffee shop today and sat down before choosing to go order. As though deciding whether ordering coffee was something he truly wanted to spend 3 dollars and 95 cents on. But I knew better. He was deciding if he should have come to this coffee shop at all. I can tell by the way his hair has ruffled in the back he took a bus. By the way his shoes left a trail on the tiles, that he walked straight through the town’s park to make it here before his 9 am shift. He can't turn back now. He’s already inside, plus people have watch...

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“The Outcast's Illumination” by Band Ha

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In a small village in Provence in the south of France, surrounded by endless lavender fields and wide wine vineyards, lived a boy named Lucas, fifteen years old, who was known in the village as "weird". His wild hair and deep dark eyes seemed to look into places that no one but himself could see. While the rest of the boys in the village spent their days playing soccer in the fields or riding bicycles through the vineyards, Lucas preferred to wander alone, an old camera hanging around his neck. He looked for the unusual and exciting: shadows...

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“What a Shit Show” by Deer L.

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There is one night a year where everyone in this town gathers under one roof. You would think it would be in the cold of the winter or at church during Christmas time, but it happens sometime in the fall, usually when the weather is perfect. Not too hot or not too cold. Naturally everyone would want to be outside, gaze at the full moon, frolic in the fallen leaves. However everyone chooses to come under this roof, crammed into this old auditorium, despite the mice who scurry against the walls, floors squeaking beneath footsteps, ceiling occa...

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“She's His Best Friend's Girl” by James Barrett

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My name is Margie Rabinowitz. Years ago, when I turned twenty-one, I decided to go out with my friends to finally drink legally and get seriously hammered. My boyfriend’s name was Marvin. He was okay, I guess. We’d been an item since high school. We had sex once and a while. “Having sex’ is an accurate description. ‘Making love’ doesn’t apply. At least not for me. Marvin was much more into it than I was. Marvin had no idea that I was bi-sexual. Neither did anybody else. I made sure of it. I never did anything, even in jest, to suggest that I...

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“Dining Disasters With Genevieve” by Duncan Sheppard

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Genevieve Alexander Wallace has finally sorted herself out in the Georgian house she bought in Kensington. It all came as a hinge surprise as her brother Jeremy was clearing out her parents houser after they had died and was about to bring several box loads of antique Chinese porcelain to a charity shop when Genevieve walked in the door and relaised they could be worth something. After taking them from him, she realised that they could be worth something, so she went to Bonham's auction house and asked if they were worth anything...

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“The Outsiders Dance” by Amy Bowles

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She grew up in the in-between. In between the vibrant culture of her immigrant family and the unfamiliar life of a young teen in America. English wasn’t her first language, and while she worked hard to mimic the valley girl slang around her, deep down, she was just a southern girl, new to California and trying to bury her southern drawl like a secret. Her parents had chosen this private junior high school, believing it would offer a safer, smoother transition into their new life. They were right—sort of.The school was smaller, which gave her...

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Write a story about an outsider or social outcast who will do anything to fit in.

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✍️ 42 stories

“Famed by Erika Sams” by Erika Sams

“Oh You're Such A Stupid Girl Belladonna” by Zoe K

“Who Really Are You?” by Elise Marquez

“The funny Guy” by Elisabeth Mendoza

“The Wicked Thread” by Alex Marmalade

“The ' Unseen' Autumn” by Ayanna Edwards

“Tomorrow's Friday, go get a morning coffee. Seriously.” by Greta Bonati

“The Outcast's Illumination” by Band Ha

“What a Shit Show” by Deer L.

“She's His Best Friend's Girl” by James Barrett

“Dining Disasters With Genevieve” by Duncan Sheppard

“The Outsiders Dance” by Amy Bowles

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Start or end your story with two friends who become enemies/rivals, or vice versa.

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