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

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“Shh. It's Papa” by Vrushali Date

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1:00 AM 24th Dec 2016Satish stood on the balcony, drenched, bruised, and sore after climbing the drainage pipe to get on the deck. His knees were bleeding due to injuries during the climb. His shoulders and arms were hurting from lifting his body. He regretted wearing tight pants tonight, which had cut inside and now attached to his inner thighs. He stretched his legs wide and tried to pull his pants down to relieve the pain. His whole body was shaking and sweaty with fear and excitement. He took out his mobile to switch on the torch. I...

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“Call of the Void” by Erin F

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Vivian knew that driving over two hours just for an Eharmony date was a little bit crazy. But when you lived in a town of about 2200, it was not just smart, but necessary to expand the hunting grounds. The date itself had been unexpectedly fun, maybe even more so since she knew nothing could really come of it. Andrew was a traveling salesman peddling educational textbooks and curriculum to K through 8 schools. Both of them feeling anonymous in a town where no one knew them gave them the freedom to act more flamboyant than either usually woul...

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“Larry learn's a hard lesson” by Glenn Etzwiler

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Larry is a very impulsive person he does not save his money. When ever he has money right to the store he goes with out thinking. His friends try to talking him into saving his money but he never listens. Larry sees cool thinking that he just has to have he does not think about running out of money. But Larry will learn a hard lesson in not being so impulsive. One day Larry come across a car that he has to have a nice old car a classic. Larry looks at the price tag on it it will take all of his savings in the back to get. He has never...

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“A (Not So) Simple Yes Or No Question” by Azeiza Hamza

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All her life, Minerva had been cautious, indecisive. As she stared at Bryan on one knee in front of her, she cursed her mother. After all, it was all her fault. Her name meant intellect for God’s sake. As a result, she weighed every option, every decision in her life, whether big or small, like it could alter the course of her life. Bryan was patiently, lovingly, smiling up at her, waiting for her answer. His caramel hair shone in the sun and the blue of his eyes reminded Minerva of all the time they had spent at the beach over the co...

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“HOBSON'S CHOICE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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(This story is set in earth’s twin planet GAIA2 which is about 800 years behind us and is evolving.) The King of Colada was having a shortage in revenue funds to meet the civic needs of the people. He summoned his prime minister (PM) and said “You know we are meeting various needs of our population using funds collected by taxes and levies. However I find revenues are wanting. I want your views on augmenting our revenue.” PM said “Your Highness, I had expected this call and have come prepared. The wizard woman Wizma is also available to tel...

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“This Is What's Best” by Violet Flowers

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Dalia paced in front of her living room couch. A small clock ticking on the mantle above the fake fireplace provided the only sound in the cramped apartment. Claudia, her newborn daughter, slept soundly in the other room. Dalia was thinking hard, pondering a very tough decision. As her feet crossed the beige carpet for the 23rd time that night, Dalia knew she had to make a choice soon. Time was running out, she only had until midnight. Gradually, the silence around her became unbearable and Dalia grabbed the remote on the end t...

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“Karen's Choice” by Anthony David M

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"Shall I wear this green dress? Or Is the purple one better?" she asked herself as she stood in front of her wardrobe mirror. Modeling both of the dresses one after the other, she tried to compare and decide. She found it difficult. ...

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“The odd pair of slippers” by Abbey GF

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Staring down at the two pearly white boxes she knew she had a tough decision to make. "Anna" called out Isabelle distracting the girl for a moment, Isabelle Anna's best friend since Kindergarten was as jolly as any young teenage girl should be. Although Anna wasn't as carefree as Isabelle was, she sure felt as carefree and as pure as a bird when she pirouetted gently across the ballet stage. "Hurry up and choose a pair Anna! we are going to be late for dance practice" Isabelle shouted over to Anna as she traced her fingertips...

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“The Balance Between In and Decisive” by Alexa. Link

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“Damnit Ethan, just pick a coffee!” Sean said. I had been standing in the line of a Starbucks for longer than I’d like to admit. “I swear you do this just to spite me,” He says under his breath. “I Know Sean but what if I get one I don’t like and I waste your money?” “You’re already wasting my time so just pick a coffee before I pick one for you.” “Well see that’s another thing because what if the tea is actually good too and I just-” “He’ll take some water and I’ll take a coffee with one cream and five sugars.” Sean cut me off to ...

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“Cabin in the Woods” by Charlie Ardiccioni

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I stare at the the cabin in the woods— my cabin in the woods— and then at the key in my hand. I look back at the cabin— my cabin— and just…stare for a while. I bought a freaking house. I, a person who works with computers and requires Internet to do said work for a living, bought a cabin in the freaking woods. Why!? I sigh, shaking my head as my brain reminds me of my decade long urge to runaway from everything, and enter the cabin. It’s cozier than I thought it would be considering the price. I enter the cabin— my cabin. Dust dances through...

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“Adventures of an Adrenaline Junkie” by Michael Massey

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Icy blue water reflected the intense sun of southeast Iceland, as Ryder Lee Matthews gasped for breath in a rapidly shrinking air pocket under the Fjaðrá River. His mother Ruth warned him that the lack of impulse control was going to kill him. Seems like it was the one thing she was right about. RIP Ryder Lee Matthews, RIP Ryder Lee Matthews. What a ridiculous wordplay to roll through his head while submerged here in some forgotten river in the middle of Iceland. Ryder could swear he could her voice and feel his Dad’s warm embrace while he w...

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“Plain sailing” by David Drew

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With his bulging eyes and greasy, straw-coloured hair, Ronald Hughes was in covert conversation with a small, asymmetrical man who wore large spectacles and had a browbeaten air.“I’m telling you, mate," he was saying, "the scheme can’t fail.”The two men sat in a dark corner of Montero’s tavern. The name of the small man was Oliver Bates, and he had never been to the pub before.“It’s like taking candy from a baby,” continued Hughes conspiratorially. “The surest way to five or six thousand pounds you’re gonna find. If you’re in, we can sp...

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“The Risky Mountain Baby” by Abigail Jarcho

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Two stocky adults and their lanky teenage daughter lay collapsed on the side of a mountain. They had reached the part of the bike path that became nearly vertical, and their creaky old rental bikes had finally given — one chain snapped, a fender had slipped off another and rolled back down the trail, and another had, somewhere along the way, lost an entire handlebar. Here they were again. The lanky daughter, 16-year-old Laila, could not help but reflect on their long journey to these circumstances; They had taken the hardest way up the mou...

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“Decision of Life” by Floraine Thwin

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Every person made decisions over their whole life. The first decision time for being the person was choosing the family. People always said they couldn’t choose their family or parents. That was their fate. I must say “No, it wasn’t”. The person who was ready to go to human world, they had to stand at the gate of life. Then, they can able to choose which parents will be their but there had still limits. If the person made t...

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“...” by A Mehendale

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“It’s my fault, isn’t it?” Daniel’s voice comes softly from the doorway, quiet and tentative. He stands there, looking into her room as though he can’t quite bring himself to enter, shoulders hunched and eyes downcast. He is taller than her, and has been for some years now, with thick muscled arms and a broad frame, but Jessica looks at him and all she can see is the little seven year old who would creep into her room during thunderstorms, or whenever he was woken by nightmares. Uncertain, hesitant, and always looking so very small. Her ba...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 105 stories

“Shh. It's Papa” by Vrushali Date

“Call of the Void” by Erin F

“Larry learn's a hard lesson” by Glenn Etzwiler

“A (Not So) Simple Yes Or No Question” by Azeiza Hamza

“HOBSON'S CHOICE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“This Is What's Best” by Violet Flowers

“Karen's Choice” by Anthony David M

“The odd pair of slippers” by Abbey GF

“The Balance Between In and Decisive” by Alexa. Link

“Cabin in the Woods” by Charlie Ardiccioni

“Adventures of an Adrenaline Junkie” by Michael Massey

“Plain sailing” by David Drew

“The Risky Mountain Baby” by Abigail Jarcho

“Decision of Life” by Floraine Thwin

“...” by A Mehendale

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