Write a story that takes place in a writer's circle.

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“Mothers Know Best” by Amy Strong

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Everyone was eerily quiet and perfectly still. Experience had told them any notion of life would make it their turn. Even though she was focused on the dog fur stuck to her leggings, she could feel his eyes on her like daggers. Not able to contain herself any longer, making sure to keep all parts of her body perfectly still, she raised her eyes. “Oh, Natalie. Would you like to go next?” Natalie could hear the sighs of relief around her as panic immediately crept up her body. She could feel the heat start to radiate from her body. Every t...

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“The Writer's Circle” by Chinemerem Ike-Okonkwo

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"Why exactly do we keep doing this?" the only lady on skirt asked looking around to see if she had backup. "Because it's what writers do," Mari said, "we ought to help each other out here." "Let's get down to business then," the owner of the house said and whispering audibly to Mari said, "I think we have a newcomer today, so I guess we'll start with introductions, right? " "Sure." She said smiling at me. As the house owner was about to begin, the doorbell rang and she excused herself. A fat lady with the tiniest eyes I had ever ...

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“The Carlton Fernsby Memorial Library 2nd Tuesday Writers Critique Group” by Pat Brunson

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In the air-conditioned conference room, Aberdeen Bedingfield broke out in a sweat. There seated across from her rested the seventy-two-year-old author Harriet Hatterman. Harriet wore a soaked fluorescent green and orange checkered rain-jacket with the hood pulled down to her eyebrows. Harriet did not indicate she knew Aberdeen or anyone else at the table for that matter. “Probably senile by now,” thought Aberdeen. Mavis Cassidy, known better as Nettie because she wore net stocking with her shorts, opened by pounding with her gavel. “I had t...

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“Writers Assignments” by George Davis

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The magazine’s managing editor, Wilson, summons two writers to his office. Soon, Beverly and Donald steps into his office. Wilson, talking to someone on the telephone, points at the couch. The two writers sit. Done with the conversation, Wilson says, “I want for future publication in our fiction section a story with maybe twenty-five thousand to three thousand words about a detective mystery in the days before DNA. You know something nostalgia or should I say noir.” “How far s...

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“Submitted For Your Disapproval ” by Dana Schellings

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One by one they seated themselves at the big rectangular table in the middle of the cafe. Greetings were exchanged, coffee and pastries were consumed. When the last member had settled in, the bimonthly meeting of the Hudson Valley Writer’s Group began. “Great to see everyone!” Jenny chirped. “I hope you’re all fully recovered from the excitement of the last meeting and ready to pick up where we left off!” She was, of course, referring to the customer who’d suffered a heart attack. He was a familiar face in the cafe, one of th...

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“Inner Middle-Aged White Woman ” by Emma Levin

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“Wow, Molly, I think it’s really beautiful.”“Ahh, yes I loved the motif of the canoe floating down the river.”“And finding her grandmother’s lost ring along the shoreline? Didn't see that coming!”“Well, frankly, I thought it was a snooze fest.” Everyone in the circle yanked their heads towards Keira.“Keira, we don’t use that type of language in here.” Ms. Tina, our instructor, contributed. “It’s not very constructive.”“But you said to be honest!” Keira insisted.I could feel my face getting hot and the lump in my throat growing bigger.“R...

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“Writing Therapy” by Alana Lawlor

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The group sat in grumpy silence, shifting in their seats and avoiding eye contact. Sean focused his gaze resolutely on the floor. He kept his body still and prayed he wouldn’t be called upon. He could just make out Donny in his peripheral vision, rocking back and forth in his chair with his head lolled back. Ms. Powley, the group’s therapist, was smiling brightly as she looked around the room. With her back very straight and her hands clasped together, she had the energy of an over-eager camp counselor. “Nobody wants to volunteer?” It ap...

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“A Stomach for Pages” by Charity Jones

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Emily scribbles aggressively, marking up the lined dollar store notepad. The sound of her mortifyingly dry felt tip pen sends shivers down my spine. To retaliate I begin tap, tap, tapping my pen to the most irritating rhythm I could. Not a word comes to mind as Emily speeds away at her cahier practically lighting the pages on fire. “Emily can you please use another pen,” I say on the edge of losing my temper. Her big manic eyes look up at me as she reaches for her pencil case, dropping it at the sound of a crash. “That was some loud thunder!...

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“The Question” by Trevor Ogden

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Jane finished reading and looked up at me expectantly. I did my best to appear thoughtful, as if her story had given me something to contemplate. There wasn’t much to contemplate. She had submitted three different stories over the eight weeks of our workshop, and every one of them centered on an extra-marital affair. She rubbed the ring on her left hand as she awaited feedback. “Thank you, Jane,” I said. “Thoughts?” Shawna spoke first. Of the five people in the group, she was the best writer. Privately, I worried that her writing might act...

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“A Writing Affair” by Valerie Kaufman

Submitted to Contest #46

I am anxious as I enter my Saturday morning writing class, the last to arrive in the brightly decorated middle school classroom. I have written a story that barely disguises the crush I have on my teacher, John. I have changed his looks and made him older, but the narrator is me. Surely everyone will know.Maybe they know already. Maybe I want John to. As I read aloud my story, my voice cracks now and then, billboarding my nervousness. “Write what you know,” John told us the first day. “You cannot, until you have written for a ...

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“The Old Wooden Church” by Donald Baxter

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"Okay. So. Uh … The story I've written is about this guy, Gonzo, but that's not his real name, and he's in prison, like, Ocala Pen or whatever, somewhere in BC. I'll get that all sorted out before I finish it. And he's like, a gangster type, you know? And in the gangs, they have this thing, they call it de-boarding, where anyone who gets out of line or is in debt to the gangs gets a beating, and like, I don't know why they call it that, but they do, and they have like a trial sort of thi...

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“A Writer's Belonging” by Jordan Dunigan

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Libby clutched her leather bound journal to her. Her palms perspired on the cover and she occasionally had to wipe her hands on her jeans to no avail. She was quivering just in front of two double doors that seemed to tower over her, threatening her wordlessly against her entering. Libby's round, owl-like eyeglasses fogged up and she removed them with shaky fingers to read the sign on the door. "Writer's Circle Meetings Here! Newcomers Always Welcome!" Libby found the sign, as her heart was beating in terror inside her, to be a bit contr...

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Write a story that takes place in a writer's circle.

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✍️ 72 stories

“Mothers Know Best” by Amy Strong

“The Writer's Circle” by Chinemerem Ike-Okonkwo

“The Carlton Fernsby Memorial Library 2nd Tuesday Writers Critique Group” by Pat Brunson

“Writers Assignments” by George Davis

“Submitted For Your Disapproval ” by Dana Schellings

“Inner Middle-Aged White Woman ” by Emma Levin

“Writing Therapy” by Alana Lawlor

“A Stomach for Pages” by Charity Jones

“The Question” by Trevor Ogden

“A Writing Affair” by Valerie Kaufman

“The Old Wooden Church” by Donald Baxter

“A Writer's Belonging” by Jordan Dunigan

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about someone experiencing a lightbulb moment of writing inspiration.

Write a story about an author who has just published a book.

Write a story about someone returning to their craft after a long hiatus.

Write a story about someone who has just finished writing their first story/book.

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