Write a story about someone who’s extremely impulsive — or extremely indecisive.

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“manic pixie dream girl” by Inkstained Introvert

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ok some quick notes - there's a part 2 to this i just haven't written it yet. it kind of does a complete turnaround and i know where it's going i'm just too lazy to write it even though i want them all to be read in one sitting ahh- this is not related to anythign but i'm bad with titles so i just went with the first thing that came to mind/is kind of a themeish in the story. but also it's the title of a song by addison grace and my favorites of theirs are actually 'overthink' and 'sugar rush' but she's an amazing artist anyways so go check ...

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“Nameless” by Sjan Evardsson

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You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice, If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Freewill, Rush (1980) Her naming day was coming, and she still hadn’t decided which name she would choose. Her peers had picked their name as much as years in advance. For the next two days she would still be known by her nickname, “Sprout,” the name of a child. She looked through the list of five names, selected by the priests and priestesses at her birth, again. Each one was pledged to a different god, although which name bel...

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“HOUR GLASS” by Sharmishtha Saha

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The city is experiencing the first rain of the season. The dripping water from the foliage, wet concrete forest, trippy road and colorful umbrellas are creating a picture perfect rainy day painting from a child’s coloring book. Though its 7 pm but the gloomy watermark of the rain and the dark and cocky clouds had turned the chaotic street dull and shady. This is the perfect moment for some creatures that come out with extra zeal and enthusiasm, the “lovers”. Lovers of all age, shape, sizes and color can be found at every corner h...

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“Platypus Problems” by Anna Tishchenko

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What if? Such an odd question I find myself thinking as I sit on the stony outcrop. Below, the park is full of happy people, walking dogs, playing sports, being together. The sun shines from a brilliantly blue sky and birds sing, It amazes me that I could be here, among them, watching them play and yet feel utterly unattached, lost in endless possibilities of ‘what if’. Like, what if I hadn’t gone to that ...

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“A Rose in the Moonlight.” by Yvette Francaise

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The blue moonlight bathed my white marble room. In the center of the room sat a black rose with a note attached tied to it with a scarlet ribbon. My hands shook as I picked it up. A sharp pain ran through my finger as a large thorn pricked my pale finger. A red drop welled up as I opened the note. It read "Choose us or fight." A chill ran through my spine as the room filled with ice. When did he come back? "What is your choice?" A cruel voice inquired. "Your time is up." My white lace dress glimmered in the light as he walked forw...

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“Shooting an Elephant” by Clora Green

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In Mawlamyine, in Lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people — the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me. I was sub-divisional police officer of the town, and in an aimless, petty kind of way anti-European feeling was very bitter. No one had the guts to raise a riot, but if a European woman went through the bazaars alone somebody would probably spit betel juice over her dress. As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. When a nimble Burman tr...

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“The people´s temple ” by Juan Diego Gallego

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—Brenda! Are you awake? Please come with me. I want to show you something. —Show me what? — She answered a bit dazed. She did not like being bothered at those hours. —I want to take you to a beautiful place in the jungle. —Do not be silly! We are forbidden to go to the jungle. It is almost midnight now. You better go back to your bed, Walter. You will wake up the other children! —It is forbidden to go to the jungle? It was my understanding that there were no prohibitions in this community. —Of course not. We are all free. However, we must be...

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“Choices” by Steve Joseph

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Choices; the building blocks of life. Every choice one makes, no matter how big, no matter how small, can have huge consequences down the road. For example, right now, I have a made a choice. After years of vacillating, I will ask my girl to marry me. Today, I will ask her, after we have her favorite meal at The Bar. I will have to tell my best friend John as well, later over cocktails and we will all celebrate. But first the girl. And I have made another choice; I will take the car. I do some of my best thinking while driving. I turn t...

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“Just A Girl And An Alien” by Elizabeth Cat🌟

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DARA: “I can’t believe they fired me!” I mutter under my breath as I drive onto the street where my apartment building is. I’ve been working as a waitress at Jenny’s—a small diner—for seven months now. And they just fired me today. And just because I was ten minutes late nineteen times this month! Like, the world is getting so strict these days. That’s why I didn’t go to college. Too many rules. Instead of going to college, I decided to get my own apartment and just get a job. And I’m not against college or anything, it’s jus...

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“The Week that Was” by Alyson Ackman

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[Friday] Jared relaxed in front of his laptop on a bright Friday afternoon after another busy week of school. He simply sat and stared down the writing prompts, imploring them to spark an idea to light a fire. He could go in any direction for this week’s theme - Stubbornness. He read and reread the prompts, waiting for that miraculous moment where an entire story took shape in his mind. ‘Miraculous’ since it rarely happens. Jared moved to lounge on his dorm bed munching on chips with his unfinished assignments thrown across the bed. He i...

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“To rendezvous or not to rendezvous… ” by V Sage

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“One who is wise, endeavors to learn how to understand the truth not less than that” -African Proverb 4 days to go… I can’t wait to see him. He actually broke and reached out. In the game of chicken, I have always been unbeatable. How many nights did I pray for the tables to turn? No matter how hard I tried, I was always the one who kept coming back. Each time broke me further than the last. After all, is it not the law of exes, that one who keeps coming back after calling it quits is the loser? It must be true because it sure felt like it...

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“It is Never Just a Story” by Dean Atlas

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It is difficult not to feel like you are not long for this world when you already feel so disconnected from it. So, with this haunting a person’s mind, what would they have to lose if they did whatever they wanted on impulse? I am not here to tell you whether there is or is not an afterlife. All I can say for a fact is that I have not seen the dead suffer any repercussions for their past transgressions. Instead, whether they lie beneath the dirt or turn to ash, they return to the earth.Arlen is someone I used to go to school with that I cons...

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“Below Deck ” by Louise Muller

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The air around me seemed to stand still. Everyone was silent. The tension strangled me. Lena, my bride, stood in front of me staring at me, awaiting my response. Her look was one of concern and anger. I had hesitated, and that was frowned upon when standing in front of the altar. Thou shall not hesitate. The truth is, I wasn't simply trying to buy time, I was wondering how the hell I was going to get myself out of this situation. When I saw her walking towards me, my future father-in-law proudly boasting his gorgeous daughter on his arm, I w...

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“Twitch ” by Ruby Elizabeth

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If you have ever witnessed lighting strike or a squirrel scurry from one tree to the next or the swift collision of two unexpecting cars, you would understand the nature of Twitch’s being. As a kid, he once scaled up the trunk of an 84-foot Sycamore tree, upon the sighting of a goldfinch, with only his bitten-down fingernails as leverage. His movements were so quick I often wondered if they had truly happened. The jittery dance of his left eye during the moments he had to sit still had earned him the nickname, Twitch. If two roads diverged i...

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“Patience” by Renee Elizabeth

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I leaned back against the filthy wall. Once again, I had leapt before I looked. Now, I was stuck here, in this filthy internment cell. I fingered my hair, now in tangles from the events of the past couple nights. Normally I could worm my way out of situations like this. But this time, I couldn’t see a way out. I closed my eyes and thought about what I had done to get me stuck in here. My family owned a zoo full of exotic and rare creatures from different planets. I loved walking around in the mornings and checking in on all of them. This p...

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Write a story about someone who’s extremely impulsive — or extremely indecisive.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 105 stories

“manic pixie dream girl” by Inkstained Introvert

“Nameless” by Sjan Evardsson

“HOUR GLASS” by Sharmishtha Saha

“Platypus Problems” by Anna Tishchenko

“A Rose in the Moonlight.” by Yvette Francaise

“Shooting an Elephant” by Clora Green

“The people´s temple ” by Juan Diego Gallego

“Choices” by Steve Joseph

“Just A Girl And An Alien” by Elizabeth Cat🌟

“The Week that Was” by Alyson Ackman

“To rendezvous or not to rendezvous… ” by V Sage

“It is Never Just a Story” by Dean Atlas

“Below Deck ” by Louise Muller

“Twitch ” by Ruby Elizabeth

“Patience” by Renee Elizabeth

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Write about someone making a seemingly inconsequential decision, which goes on to have important consequences.

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