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“Exorcism by Fire” by Barbara Mealer

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Shelby stood at the edge of the precipice, staring at the rocks below. It would be so easy to step off, enjoying the few seconds of total freedom on the trip down before the hard stop at the bottom. Too easy. Maybe that was the reason she kept walking away and going back to the hell she inhabited. Today she should get rid of a demon or two…or so she hoped. The narrow winding path from the overlook dropped steeply to the valley floor. She veered into the woods where she hid to keep from being hurt. An hour later, she strode across the open fi...

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“IT WAS NIGHT TO REMEMBER” by Azemina Klobodanovic

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I grew up in a patriarchal family where it was known who was "head" at home. Of course, it was a father. All asked him for everything, and my mother had a role to play at home, but a minor. She was illiterate, grew up in the village, and married in a city for a man whom this was not the first marriage. He had six children from his first marriage, who my mother ''inherited'' by entering into this marriage because their mother had died, so she additionally received also the role of step-mother. She was humble, listening to her husband wit...

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“The Last Eclipse” by Iliana Bond

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I knew that no matter what, we would fight. The war was beginning, and no one could stop it. I stared at the moon, almost completely covered by the Earth’s shadow, a shadow that would be our downfall. The crickets chirping innocently, and the porch swing squeaking without a care in the world. I opened my journal, I put the date on top of the smooth white page.Dec 3rd, 2102 I ruffled my hair black hair. My pen flowing as I wrote, so that anyone who survived would know my story. The eclipse is almost done. I say we have about another 30 ...

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“The Author Appears in Court” by Sam Frances

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“Does Ms. Rose intend on gracing us with her presence? Mr. Lasseter, were you not bringing her here today?” The judge peered over his glasses at Trick, disdain burning in his glare.“I could more easily control the tide by means of a bucket than direct the movements of Lynn Rose,” Trick replied coolly. The judge squinted at the boy, who kept his face blank and patient. Finally, he nodded toward the door. “Ah… that being said, if you’ll excuse me, Your Honor, I’ll call her.”But Lynn Rose’s timing was as infamous as her writing. As if directed ...

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“A DARK STORY OF FEAR ” by Maitreyee Joshi

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It was a rainy day; and that had raised Mrs Patel's anxiety. After the scorching heat of the summer, it finally started raining in the month of July. Puddles formed on the road in front of Mrs Patel's apartment; and tree leaves glistened with their emerald green after being washed by the rain. A string of rain drops hanging from the telephone and electricity wires shone with an occasional ray of Sun. Birds fluttered their wings after bathing in the puddles; and the wheels of the racing cars and two wheelers splashed muddy water on the walker...

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“Rites of Passage” by Michael Williams

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The curse had found Blake in his first year at the all boy’s high school. The class roster in each class remained the same throughout the day. For each student, his class was a second family. Rather than have a gym class every day, each student had their gym class just twice each week. The advantages were less locker room time each week and a longer gym class time. The extended gym class allowed for full basketball games and greater sweat production. Showers would be requir...

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“Bear” by Bobbi Jo Domitrovich

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BearBy Bobbi Jo Domitrovich I don’t know what made me walk into that shelter that day. It was as if something was drawing me there. Don’t get me wrong, I had been wanting a dog but knew it was not the right time for me to do so. I was silently suffering inside an abusive marriage but wanted something to love so desperately. Or maybe I wanted something to love me so desperately. I don’t know which. As I walked through the door, I heard myself asking the staff about the pup...

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“Two Forks” by Jillian Rose

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There were two forks. And that's how it all started.It is well beyond interesting, the human brain. How it works. How it organizes itself and creates a world out of our understanding of it. A world, not the world, mind you. But still, a world all the same. And in these two worlds, we live our lives. The one we experience because our of what our synapses are telling us about it, and the one that we physically take up space in. They work together, these two worlds, They take pieces from each other and form some sort of whole that is ...

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“The Shadows That Lurk Inside” by Jesus Chapa-Loya

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I opened the door and went up the stairs to my room. After finishing my homework, I came down to get some food. On the fridge was a note from my mother saying that she would be working all night at the hospital. I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and went back to my room. I played video games for a while until I saw that the sun was going down. Before it got completely dark outside, I turned on all of the lights in the house. I suffered from Nyctophobia, the fear of the dark, but unlike most people, I can see in it. I can see the crea...

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“Irrational Fear” by Marjorie Kabwe

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If love could throw stones, they would be very large boulders. Elise Brent-wood, a socially awkward teenager in her sophomore year, the queen of nerds and secretly one the leading players in the mobile gaming community, became love’s latest victim. On most weekends, she would spend her free time at home gaming or reading the most boring scientific works known to any average American teenager. But today the most dreadful thing that could happen to a introvert happened to Elise, neighbourhood barbecue picnic.“Alright Elise, you have two hours ...

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“Future Fears” by Jessica Martin

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Samantha startles awake. She is disoriented until her senses slowly start reconnecting her to reality; like the light from the streetlamp outside her window, the sound of the train rushing past her dorm room apartment, the smell of eucalyptus from the diffuser her mom bought her for her cold, and the feel of her jersey bed sheets damp with her sweat. As the puzzle of the physical world around her fell into place, the memory of her dream also takes shape. Samantha reaches underneath her pillow, her hand sliding back and forth across th...

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“Ignorance and Remembrance” by Teddy Beare

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Fear is never easy to confront. Ask even the bravest man, and he’ll tell you that he struggled to face his fears. Of course, there are different types of fears. Some are quite easy to avoid. Some are everywhere. Some fears come true uncommonly. Some fears come true all the time. Now, lucky for Griffin, his fear came true rather uncommonly and was rather easy to avoid. It was a rather typical fear, however. Most everyone has this fear, he’s found. No one wanted to face this fear, though. It wasn’t exactly a fear that you could simply wa...

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“A Shift in the Universe” by Ezra Lee

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Amaya strums on her guitar, the thin wires rubbing her calloused fingers. She closes her eyes and repositions herself on her bedroom floor. She knows the tune so well that she could play it from memory. It is a soft song with only a few lyrics, which she admittedly forgot a long time ago. Now, she only remembers the sorrowful sound of each chord.When Amaya was a little girl, her grandmother would always tell her to come over on Saturdays for tea. As they ate small pastries and drank bitter tea, Nana would tell Amaya all about her many great ...

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“what is scarier than death?” by Candace Thompson

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Have you ever stared death in the face? looked upon it's beady eyes, and saw your own mortality? I have looked death in the face many times. I saw death in my fathers eyes, as he lay in his room at the hospital. I felt death, in the cold hands of my grandfather, who remain still in his bed. I have heard death, in the voicemails of my grandmother after her voice had gone silent. I have met death on multiple occasions. When my cat was put down, when my cousins car wrapped around a tree, when a noose wrapped around the neck of a boy in my town....

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“Beneath the Burning Stars” by Kayla Stoltzfus

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Ewyn awoke suddenly as her bedroom door creaked. Thin, watery light leaked in through the window curtain. Who could be—? “Wyn?” Her brother padded to her bed, a blanket draped over his shoulders. “Mmmhm?” “I’m going to the Cliffs to see the sunrise. I thought you might want to go with me.” “Too early,” she mumbled. “Don’t worry about it then.” As he turned to go, Ewyn propped herself up on one arm, blinking. “Wait.”&n...

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

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✍️ 35 stories

“Exorcism by Fire” by Barbara Mealer

“IT WAS NIGHT TO REMEMBER” by Azemina Klobodanovic

“The Last Eclipse” by Iliana Bond

“The Author Appears in Court” by Sam Frances

“A DARK STORY OF FEAR ” by Maitreyee Joshi

“Rites of Passage” by Michael Williams

“Bear” by Bobbi Jo Domitrovich

“Two Forks” by Jillian Rose

“The Shadows That Lurk Inside” by Jesus Chapa-Loya

“Irrational Fear” by Marjorie Kabwe

“Future Fears” by Jessica Martin

“Ignorance and Remembrance” by Teddy Beare

“A Shift in the Universe” by Ezra Lee

“what is scarier than death?” by Candace Thompson

“Beneath the Burning Stars” by Kayla Stoltzfus

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