Write a story that starts with a character-revealing something unusual about themselves.

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“True Lies” by Andy Miranda

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This is a story about a boy named Alexander. A son of the gods. “Hello Alexander, why don’t you read me your speech?” Said a young woman looking grimly at a boy standing beside her desk. She had blond hair that was pulled back into a bun, and she wore a matching blazer and pencil skirt. “Why should I?” Said Alexander, an angry frown on his face. He was a scrawny little boy with short, choppy hair and eyes so grey they almost looked white. He stood next to the seated woman, no taller than fou...

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“The Living Dead” by Lia Divani

Submitted to Contest #44

I'm dead. In movies, they'd call me a zombie, the undead. I'm dead but they don't know because save for the lack of a beating heart, I'm still relatively normal. The same could be said for my family. However, even if we did try to live as normally as we could, there were still precautions we had to take. For one, it was time to say farewell to Triton Way. I smiled sadly at the person crying in front of me: Janey Jane. If my heart still beat I knew it would hurt. Although I am incapable of genuine human emotions, I still felt a portion of hum...

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“Jace's Plan” by Ema Fabrychiang

Submitted to Contest #44

That Sunday morning, a large group sat at the table in Olive’s home. It wasn’t any larger than the group that usually sat there, and was smaller for a usual Sunday morning. Nobody had had a sleepover that night. The children's Grandmother scolded Luke, Olive's older brother, for his manners. She often scolded the children for manners at meal times. “Stop munching your food like that! This is not a horse stable!” Luke is a freshman in high school, and is by far the rudest of the family. Well, at least in terms of table manners! The table was ...

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“Fragile” by Ingrid Johnson

Submitted to Contest #44

I was 10 years old when I killed my first butterfly.I’d been out on the balcony, my mother standing overhead wrestling with the hair clippers, when it perched itself on the railing beside me. My mother was occupied, her back turned. So I watched it.It’s beauty was distracting. Wings of black and blue. So calm and trusting. Perfect. The patchiness of my hair felt, suddenly, unimportant. For a moment.Black and blue. It was beautiful for that moment. So beautiful, I didn’t want to say goodbye.I reached for the jar on the table. The peanuts insi...

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“Emrys” by Natasha Cook

Submitted to Contest #44

I work at an inhuman daycare. None of the kids here are fully human or even partly human for some. Originally the daycare was just for child demons until they matured into their powers. Then the only worker there decided that there are other beings who have kids they can’t always keep an eye on so why not add them? So we have demons, werewolves, sprites, satyrs, faeries, dryads, hybrids, and so many more here at The Witch’s Daycare. It’s called The Witch’s Daycare because the person who started it all is a witch. She started it several decad...

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“The Shadow” by Becky Sal

Submitted to Contest #44

Do you ever get a strange sense of danger being near? Do you notice it only happens when certain other things may be occurring or even at specific times of the day? Do you think you may be going crazy with things you have seen or heard that have no scientific proof of why they are happening? I do. My name is Carley and this is my story. From a young age I have seen things that others can’t see. Other people who are standing right next to me can’t see what I can. Funny thing is when this thing I see makes noises, other people can usually hear...

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“Midnight Shadows” by Katelyn Prine

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Schizophrenia. That's what the doctors prescribed. Side effects include hallucinations, illogical thoughts, and, apparently, strange behavior although I don’t believe I have any of those. “My thoughts are perfectly logical,” I mumbled to myself as I strolled down the sidewalk, the sound of the boots clicking against it being drowned out by the boisterous group of people. Disdain made its way onto my face, a feeling I was familiar with. I walked towards the Restaurant, The Wagner at the Battery. I opened the door, flicking my gaze quickly t...

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Write a story that starts with a character-revealing something unusual about themselves.

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✍️ 142 stories

“True Lies” by Andy Miranda

“The Living Dead” by Lia Divani

“Jace's Plan” by Ema Fabrychiang

“Fragile” by Ingrid Johnson

“Emrys” by Natasha Cook

“The Shadow” by Becky Sal

“Midnight Shadows” by Katelyn Prine

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