Write about two friends getting into a fist fight.

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“Mortal Kombat” by Lark Bailey

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Alex and Reed spent the majority of the ninth grade together, alone, video game controllers in hand, in Reed’s damp, unfinished basement. It was cool and quiet there, a respite from their Mississippi junior high school, the waft of fledgling hormones floating amid the relentless heat. By mid-May, the sun was oppressive by school dismissal, and the 20-minute walk to Reed’s modest, single-story home on Vernon Street left the boys with heavy beads of sweat on their foreheads, their backs and shoulders matted from sagging book bags. They would a...

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“Wanderlust Fading” by Adrienne Odele

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The first drop of rain hit the windshield unassumingly, and without any acknowledgment from Alex or Ross. Within minutes, the wipers were going full blast as they sped through the downpour that seemed to come out of nowhere. It was that heavy kind of rain that acted as if it was on the attack, hitting the car so loudly they could barely hear the radio warning them about flash flooding in the area. The roaring noise was a welcome excuse not to have to talk. Until then, the two had spent the day relying on the radio to fill the gaps between at...

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“Gamers” by Mitchell Duckham

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Vic’s heart raced and his stomach churned. His palms sweated and his cheeks burned. His chest felt tight, his collar more a choker chain than a shirt. He stopped in the middle of Paulo’s front yard, looked back to the little blue hatchback then to the front door. It was a nice yard. Freshly mowed and edged, the gardens abloom and the fence immaculate despite its age. It looked the same as it always had. A magpie landed on the roof, taunted him with its springtime melody. He checked the shopping bag’s contents one more time. It wasn’t too ...

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“Forget the Turing Test” by Ian Gonzales

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Forget the Turing Test Vanessa262 joins the conversation with TruthTalker. TT: Hi, Vanessa. Welcome back! How has your day been? V: Eh, okay. TT: Just okay? Not great? Not amazing? V: Well, some things didn’t go the way I planned. TT: Tell me about it. I’m certified to be a good listener by design, and I really care. V: Thanks, TruthTalker. It really is great to have someone around to talk to. Some people just don’t get how wonderful modern chatbots can be. PerfectAnswer joins the conversation. PA: Hey you two. Look who’s back, with a brand-...

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“What The Fight Is Worth” by Vade Lee

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It wasn’t enough for him to say he hated him; he had to show it. He had to find some way to get it through his best friend’s thick as-an-oak stump skull that he absolutely hated him. He hated his face, the perfect, near-geometric curve of his cheek that reflected the sun if it hit him just right. He wanted to break the sharp as a two-edged sword jaw bone and destroy the angle he’d been staring at for years. And his nose, he wanted to give him the bump that he hated in himself, and maybe, just maybe, that would fix him. If he could black his ...

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“Reconstructed Reality ” by Corey Root

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Cam walked into the Wilderness, eyes jumping around the happy hour crowd looking for Jeremy. He found him sitting at the bar, a pint already dried up, another halfway to the same fate. Squeezing his slender frame through the crowd he hopped on the stool next to Jeremy. “Jesus, man. Save some for the rest of us.” “Rough week at work, those corporate pricks are grinding us to a halt at every step.” “Jack!” Cam swung his arm at the bartender. “Fix me up a tall pint of the Milky Way. Gonna need something to numb my mind before ...

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“Upon Return” by Liz Leness

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THWACK! Johnson is knocked flat on his stomach. He lies face-down, a thunderous pounding in his skull, and a ringing in his ears so shrill it rattles his eyeballs.Ughhh, who the fuck? Still dazed, Johnson squints up at his attacker. The young man's face is distorted by the sun's late -afternoon glare, but Johnson immediately recognizes the silhouette of his best friend, Weasel. He closes his eyes regretfully, resting his cheek against the scalding sand."How did you find me?" Johnson groans, pushing himself up to his knees.&nbs...

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“She's the Man” by Alexis Morales-Cowell

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“My friend from Canada is coming down for a week and staying with us, is that cool?” Janie asked Anna. “Sure.” Anna shrugged; she already knew Janie was talking about John. “Yeah, his movie premier is next weekend.” Janie relished in her ability to turn her fandom into a friendship with a D-list celebrity. Janie was a homely looking white girl, and this made her a prime target to be...

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“Deer Season” by Jim Holley

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“Knuckles Up” by Lynda Baker

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Everybody knew about it. Well almost everybody. As the months passed and icy patches became lush and green there was a stillness in the air. However, only the 'inner circle' were privy to what was happening. Men spoke in hushed tones clasping hands tightly as wads of cash passed from one to the other. "That'll do now, Paddy. I'll look after ye." "Not a word to herself mind." - - - - - - The village was a small bustling community. It consisted of a large halting site where families stayed for a time before moving...

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“Close Competition ” by Tamara Page

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"I can't believe my only best friend, in the whole world, would stab me in the back!" Roxy sat fuming the whole time during choir rehearsal. All she could think about was the heated encounter she had before rehearsal with her best friend, Diamond. They both got a crush on the same guy who seems to have the attention of every female member in the congregation. "Kingston is my boyfriend…he doesn't even like you! Diamond yelled as she pushed Roxy back hard into a red chair behind her. She quickly got back onto her feet and pushed Diamond...

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“That's Just What Friends Do ” by Ella Bleu

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Winston flexed his fingers, watching his skin turn white as it pulled taunt over muscle and bone and then reverted back to brown as he relaxed. There was something grounding about knowing his body worked in such a mechanical way. He always did this before a fight. The lanky blonde had been asking for it. All he had done was ask a pretty girl at the bar if he could buy her a drink. She had smiled, but then, all of the sudden, the guy got in his face, told Winston that was “his girl,” and dragged him outside. Apparently, talking to a gi...

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“From the Ground to the Sky” by Anan Hari

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I dropped my head to my knees and closed my eyes. Tears rolled down my red cheeks. My ears rang with the voice in my head again: “You’re not good enough”, “You have to make your parents happy”, “You’re a failure”. In reality, I just wanted to be heard and loved. My parents never really understood me and thought I had attitude issues. No one understood me. I never had friends who cared about me. They mostly used me and told others terrible things about me. I slowly lifted my head and wiped my tears. My parents never believed sharing emotions ...

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“The Duel” by Marco Damiano

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Donovan was sitting when Larry came into the gym, his feet crossed, reading a newspaper of some kind in his hand. He barely looked up to greet his friend, choosing instead to finish whatever headline had caught his attention. “So,” Larry began. Donny folded the broadsheet in front of him meticulously and finally straightened, like a cat being roused from its nap. “So?” he intoned in response. Lawrence Jones began to rapidly lose patience, looking around the dusty gymnasium with something bordering on contempt. The center of the space...

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“A Fistful of Therapy” by Ben O'Shannessy

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Arthur had never been in a fight before. It's was something he’d thought about often. Despite being someone who generally avoided conflict at all costs, he would find himself pondering how he would handle himself should the situation arise, and whether he could hold his own. Part of him wondered whether deep down he wanted to be be in a fight, maybe to prove himself, maybe just to say he had. These thoughts ran through his head as he felt John knuckles connect with the soft tissue below his cheek, forcing his jaw back in the opposite dir...

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Write about two friends getting into a fist fight.

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✍️ 30 stories

“Mortal Kombat” by Lark Bailey

“Wanderlust Fading” by Adrienne Odele

“Gamers” by Mitchell Duckham

“Forget the Turing Test” by Ian Gonzales

“What The Fight Is Worth” by Vade Lee

“Reconstructed Reality ” by Corey Root

“Upon Return” by Liz Leness

“She's the Man” by Alexis Morales-Cowell

“Deer Season” by Jim Holley

“Knuckles Up” by Lynda Baker

“Close Competition ” by Tamara Page

“That's Just What Friends Do ” by Ella Bleu

“From the Ground to the Sky” by Anan Hari

“The Duel” by Marco Damiano

“A Fistful of Therapy” by Ben O'Shannessy

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story during which two conversations happen simultaneously.

Write about how a single event affects a seemingly unrelated area of a character’s life (their friendships, career, romantic relationships, etc.)

Write a story that experiments with tone — perhaps a difficult subject dealt with in a playful way, or an ostensibly happy scene that hints at darkness lurking beneath.

Start your story in the middle of the action.

Contest #203

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