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“Dresden” by Alex Sultan

Warin believed he could fix anything. He'd repair any gadget he could get his hands on. Watches, radios, toys. His neighbours brought him their broken trinkets—he would take them apart and put them back together, good as new. When his mother found him an electronics magazine, he thought he could be the next great inventor. He couldn’t fix the dead body of his brother, returned home in a coffin. - - - Emeline adored her bakery. It had belonged to her grandfather, passed down to her father, ...

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“Solid Grounds” by Thom Brodkin

“Can I get you anything else?” the wannabe barista asked, not having the courtesy of coming out from behind the counter. Juliet didn’t ignore the question—she just didn’t hear it. Her preoccupied eyes, red and moist, darted from the container in her right hand to the door in front of her and then back again. The cup had Juliet Lamb written in sharpie near the top. She wasn’t sure why she had given her full name when she ordered, maybe she thought it would make her bigger, like a blowfish under attack.The height and placeme...

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“Bitter Rose of the Sea” by Tommie Michele

Luke Reids would never, ever leave Rose. Could never, ever leave Rose. She drew him to her with unparalleled force, and he’d known from the first that the only force strong enough to rival hers was death itself. Even then, that separation would only be temporary.At least, that’s what Luke thought as he walked with her on his arm. Rose—short for Rosemary, although she hadn’t told anybody but him—was the prettiest thing he had ever seen. Her name meant something about the sea, and about a rose. Luke could never remember exac...

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“Do Not Go Gentle (The Gift)” by L.A. Ruel

I gasp hard, one quivering breath after the other. My chest clenches like it’s crushing inward because there is not enough air to fill the lungs. The spacesuit keeps me swaddled in like a cocoon, only two inches away from becoming one with nothingness. It is too tight. I can't feel my fingers.“Oxygen level at 35%.” eUDORA's soothing voice inundates the limited room around me, but my ears are still buzzing. I blink to clear up my vision and try to focus on the helmet’s HUD data when the whorl of con...

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“Goodnight, Leopold Andrews” by Karen Kinley

“Leopold Andrews.” The name drenches my lips like a fine wine, rich and sophisticated. It conveys someone of great importance. Someone to be both respected and adored. It is a name fit for a king. “Leopold Andrews,” I say again.He inherited the name from his father, but he goes simply by Leo.The name Leopold comes from Old German and means “brave people.” And brave is exactly what Leo is. He has been through some big changes recently and has overcome so much...

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“My Romance With a Clown” by Chelly Bosworth

Have you ever done something for love that ended up scarring you for life? I have. My romance with a clown began several months ago. I am a clown too, but I don’t take my work as seriously as Alex did. Alex Hawkins was what the kids nowadays call “hard core”. He was always on, whether he was working the carnival or not. Even when our troupe had downtime and could visit restaurants or bars in whatever city...

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“Aurore Perrin--A wolf’s fairy tale ” by Emerald Lace

Snarls and growls sounded outside the closet where I’d been hidden. Wrapping my arms around my knees, I huddled behind the coats and prayed to the Moon Goddess that the invading wolves wouldn’t find me. There was a loud bang and dark red blood flowed under the crack in the door. I whimpered when the door was yanked open and a naked man coated in my father's blood smiled. I came awake growli...

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“Deadlinks” by T.M. Kehoe

“Uncle Mark, what’s a deadlink?” Izzy looked at her uncle, confident as always he would have the answer. Uncle Mark was infallible.“Dead link? That’s just a URL that points to nowhere, little one.”“NO, not a dead link, a deadlink. My best friend Felicity told me about these deadlinks. She says if you get one on your TikTok or Instagram and click it, you’re dead. Like, you never even existed. But I don’t think that’s right. Do you know?”<...

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“The Origins of Gavin Swanson” by Hunter Tinajero-Ross

People always ask me how I became successful. You've probably heard of me: Gavin Swanson, the handsome, famous photography guru? I’m a master behind the camera, take pictures that look like magic, and you can almost taste the perfection in my photos. Granted, it wasn’t always that way. I’ve come a long way from that silly teenage boy who used to throw rocks in the creek. It all started one rainy Sunday,...

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“The mysterious Mr. Strange.” by SJ Anastasi

‘Celia,’ she said, taking my arm, ‘Come with me darling, there is someone you just must meet.’The party was in full swing. Men in dinner suits, ladies all glam; this was an expensive gathering. My silver-blue dress clung to my lines and I felt self-assured as we approached a ring of people. Curiously, as we approached, one and then another looked over to Penny and I. There appeared to be an electric atmosphere here. A shared something, to which I was not party.I should have guessed that I wa...

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“A Perfect Game” by S. Thomson

ㅤIt was Friday night at The Mayflower, which meant the peanuts on the bar hadn’t been replaced in days. As the red pool ball sank into the corner pocket, the man with the beard pumped his fist in triumph. The clean-shaven man was pretending not to pay any attention to hide his annoyance at the fact that he was losing, like usual. He placed the blame on the new jeans his girlfriend had bought him, they were too tight around his thighs and plagued him with a constant nagging worry that his arse crack was showing. Avoiding looking down at th...

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“Aina's Reanimation” by L.A. Goff

I believed you were an angel. Do you remember? The glow of the lanterns formed a halo around your white gown but their light was dim next to the copper glinting in your hair. When you leaned over my casket, the long curls brushed my skin and left behind the smell of roses. The fragrance was strong, as if petals were crushed into each strand. God created your face in the shape of a heart, an obvious cho...

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“Marmaduke Dittman” by Barbara Burgess

My name is Marmaduke Dittman. Or Marmy for short. Mum (she calls herself that) tells all her friends that I have a pedigree as long as your arm and my pedigree name is Marmaduke Dittman.Mum doesn’t know where the Dittman bit comes in. She says it’s something to do with a prefix or a suffix or something like that. But the Marmaduke bit is because I’m orange. They call me orange with orange eyes, but really I’m ginger, just like the cat next door that often tries to pick a fight with me.Mum shows her frie...

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“One Night In Nature Won't Kill Us” by Clay Harker

“Just perfect.” “Dude, you’re only happy when you’re complaining. It’s probably why Jazz dumped you. You just need to be a little more like me, a real mellow fellow.” “Ouch! Jasmine wasn’t my type anyway. She digs guys with nothing more than vanity muscles, subterranean IQ's, and hot air. Chase Hunt is a prime example. Even the guy’s name screams “country club prestige to make up for a tiny—” “I g...

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“Lavender & Merlot” by Cindy Calder

There was a distinct and frosty chill in the late fall evening as Abigail made her way to the small Italian restaurant called La Pasta. The rustic, multi-colored leaves whispered in the breeze, blowing and scattering everywhere as her black heels clicked methodically with each step she took on the narrow sidewalk. Reaching up, she attempted to push back the loose wisps of russet-colored hair that flew about her face, but it was a futile endeavor. This evening, despite her best attempts to tame the thick, lustrous curls, her ...

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Write about a character whose name you got from our Character Name Generator.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 48 stories

“Dresden” by Alex Sultan

“Solid Grounds” by Thom Brodkin

“Bitter Rose of the Sea” by Tommie Michele

“Do Not Go Gentle (The Gift)” by L.A. Ruel

“Goodnight, Leopold Andrews” by Karen Kinley

“My Romance With a Clown” by Chelly Bosworth

“Aurore Perrin--A wolf’s fairy tale ” by Emerald Lace

“Deadlinks” by T.M. Kehoe

“The Origins of Gavin Swanson” by Hunter Tinajero-Ross

“The mysterious Mr. Strange.” by SJ Anastasi

“A Perfect Game” by S. Thomson

“Aina's Reanimation” by L.A. Goff

“Marmaduke Dittman” by Barbara Burgess

“One Night In Nature Won't Kill Us” by Clay Harker

“Lavender & Merlot” by Cindy Calder

🌟 Similar prompts

Create a title with our Title Generator, then write a story inspired by it.

Start your story with someone finding an object labeled with their name.

Set your story in a nameless world.

Write a story titled ‘The Locked Door.’

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