Write a story about a character who can't make up their mind about something.

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“One of those days.” by Avram Andrei

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I knew it was going to be one of those days from the moment I woke up. Bleary eyed, I got out of bed and made my way to the kitchen for my everyday morning glass of water. I didn’t bother to turn on the living room light but it still came as a surprise when I kicked the table leg. I don’t know what kind of cruel god has a lifetime feud with my little finger but he was hard at work this morning. Cursing loudly, I jumped around on one leg like one of those plastic toys that work by turning the key lodged in their backs. Misses Winkles hissed a...

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“Herbert Gossamer’s Wife” by Jack Nickolac

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Hebert Gossamer stared at his wife, tears forming in his eyes as he looked up and down her emaciated frame. As of today, she had two, three weeks at best, although in her state she looked as though she had already died. Her lips cracked and thin, her skin ashen, her eyes sunk deep into the cavities of their sockets, Mrs. Gossamer looked like a corpse that had been dug up and placed onto a hospital bed. He hardly recognized her. The woman he had been married too for seven years, who’s face he had studied, memorized every crease, freckle and c...

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“The Lost Girl” by Janine Miller

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My life has been so stressful lately I need to get away, Mary thought. But where should I go. Somewhere warm, like Mexico or Hawaii? Somewhere with a lot of history like Rome or Egypt? Well, I have already been to Mexico so I think that's out. Hawaii is still technically in the United States, and I think I should get out of both Canada and the United States.So, Rome or Egypt, Rome or Egypt? Mary kept thinking about those two destinations as she paced in her apartment. She didn't know which one to pick. On the one hand, Egypt was both hot and...

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“Packing Stories” by Arry Weber

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“Almost done packing?” Mom yells from downstairs, “we need to leave in five minutes!”“Almost!” I yell back at my mom.I don't want to move, I don't want to leave my friends. Dad said I would finally make friends at the new school, and that his new job would get us more money to do fun things. He thinks I'll be happier at the new house, but so far moving has been a nightmare, and we haven't even gotten in the car yet!I set five books down in front of me. I can only pack one more, but all of my books are special to me. Mom and Dad said I could ...

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“What to Write” by Asher Winters

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What to write, what to write! Nothing and I mean nothing, came to mind as I stared at the flickering line that stood like a wall I couldn't get over, the deadline was only a couple of days away and I had nothing. I didn't even have a title for the prompt and I only had a day left, the clock was ticking while the wall in my head grew taller and taller with each passing moment. I sigh and get up to go walk, only taking a light hoodie since spring had graced the Earth. I head to the woods placed behind the cabin that was in the country near a l...

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“A Scar on the Soul” by A. A. Thakre

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They had huddled together again just like yesterday, masking the presence of the one at the center. Whenever there is a crowd some sort of fun is happening and Vivek was not the kind to skip on little joy. His disgusted face, however, told a different story for the one hemmed in between was a helpless kid. He knew the kid. Was it his problem that he knew? Not like he went out to get acquainted. It just happened to be Vivek and the kid were together for a year, back in school days but that was a long time ago. Five years? No, it was six. Vive...

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“The Light She Gave Away” by Alyssa Rivera

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"What do I do?"Silence. Stillness. I had to ask.--"Please, mom."My mom and I had always been close. I idolized her. She was strong and gentle, outspoken and kind. She was practical.Due dates marked on the calendar, checks sent in the mail two weeks before they're due. She's one of those people that doesn't hesitate to call customer service when she doesn't understand something, and by the end, they'd thank her genuinely for calling. That's never been me.I learned early on my dad was more of a follower. Laid-back, go with the flow. My mom lov...

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“Final Departure” by Maria M

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I was waiting for a train. It was morning when I arrived, and I haven't kept track of time since. My bright red suitcase was always visible from the corner of my eye no matter where I turned, and I turned a lot. The bench wasn’t as comfortable as when I first sat on it, and it wasn’t very comfortable even then. Another train passed me by. I’d lost count. I hadn’t been keeping count to begin with. A woman sat beside me and moved her stroller near my suitcase. They bumped into each other and I heard her mutter a small sorry. Her voice was...

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“Thursdays with Nicolo” by Becky Vodek

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As a teacher, Carina made 500 decisions a minute to keep the peace and make it through her days educating the future generation. Sometimes she wished she could turn in her adult card and let someone else make the decisions for awhile. Being an adult is no fun, too many choices, too many decisions, and just too much pressure to make the right ones. Thursday evening and again decisions to be made as Carina closed the convertible top and beeped the doors locked as she got out of her car. She looked around the downtown area, ...

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“A Flower That Blossomed With Curtains Drawn” by Esme Vazquez

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A pattern blossomed across her bed sheets, bright flower mandalas, a hippie aesthetic busy with positivity. The vibrancy of the pattern seemed to exude the rose scent that gently lingered in the air of the space. The glower of an essential oil diffuser nearby changed every few seconds, cycling through the colors of the rainbow. Its presence was the only continually shifting force. This contrast made the rest of the room appear cold, frozen even, as it attempted to stay positive. The room struggled, as her curtains were drawn perpetually, blo...

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“The Question” by Ian Willis

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“So, will you invite me up?” The question hung like a pensive red house brick floating in the silence between them.*Up to the age of twelve her life had been ordinary. Just one girl amongst many. High school changed all that. Her girlfriends all began the inevitable transformation that her body somehow refused. They grew taller and curvier. Their very skin announcing to the world their departure from childhood. Her one time peers now even smelt different. Not that she was spared the inconvenience of maturity. No, her body gave her nubil...

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“Crowd Control” by Chris Diana

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A sound like a great trumpet blaring was carried on the brisk wind. At first, I thought it to be coming from one the many steel birds that carried passengers across the sky, but it did not fade and continued in its adulated roar from some unseen location. I craned my head from the balcony of my modest, multi-family habitation, but it was impossible to discern its location, even by sound, for its wail was caught between the smooth gray exterior walls of the near by dwelling places. My only assumption was that a great labor was underway, utili...

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“T.P. or Not T.P.” by Tammy Letart

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T.P. or Not T.P. Corona, mmm, I've always been more of a Sailing’ with the Captain’ kind of girl myself, yet more so in these middle-aged years that I’m in now. I have found that a nice glass of Chardonnay, Pinot, or Cabernet seems to be more socially acceptable for a woman of my ripe “old age” of forty-six to be drinking. Regardless, someone always has some critical thing to say about someone else. One cannot seem to mind their own business, until their own business is threatened. Which really has no precedence, in the subject at...

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“The Choice” by Esther H

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Oasis sighed as she stared at the papers in her hand. They were the choices she had for a soulmate. If she didn't choose soon then the Selector would choose for her, and she wanted to be the one to pick. One of the choices was Danny Wellington. Danny was medium height, with long, almost shoulder-length, brown hair, and deep green eyes that could see into your soul. Her other choice was Alec Westfield. Alec's real name was Alexander, but nobody ever called him that. He had light blond hair that was usually spiked up in typical Alec style. Al...

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“Men or Dogs” by Synia Sidhe

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"What's the matter?" Dacon slurped around the milky noodles as he eyed Nessa, which made his already thick accent almost unintelligible. If Nessa hadn't acclimated to his voice after spending hours every night talking to him until she fell asleep over the phone, she'd have no idea what he was saying. Nessa poked at her meatball, which caused it to roll off of the heap of spaghetti and into the moat of mariana around the noodles. Someone using the drink fountain kicked the leg of her chair, jostling her. Dacon held his fork out like a s...

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Write a story about a character who can't make up their mind about something.

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✍️ 64 stories

“One of those days.” by Avram Andrei

“Herbert Gossamer’s Wife” by Jack Nickolac

“The Lost Girl” by Janine Miller

“Packing Stories” by Arry Weber

“What to Write” by Asher Winters

“A Scar on the Soul” by A. A. Thakre

“The Light She Gave Away” by Alyssa Rivera

“Final Departure” by Maria M

“Thursdays with Nicolo” by Becky Vodek

“A Flower That Blossomed With Curtains Drawn” by Esme Vazquez

“The Question” by Ian Willis

“Crowd Control” by Chris Diana

“T.P. or Not T.P.” by Tammy Letart

“The Choice” by Esther H

“Men or Dogs” by Synia Sidhe

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