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“Ella Ryan” by Joyce Schook

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I am the first born daughter in a large Irish Catholic family. I'm also the middle child of six. Plus I'm an Irish twin. I know it all sounds a bit confusing but I swear its accurate. I have two older brothers (Shawn and Timothy) plus two younger sisters (Maureen and Kathleen) and Daniel is the youngest or as our mother refers to him her baby. I still find this both strange and amusing especially now, that Danny is twenty three. My family is so much more than a family. We are extremely close and furiously protective of one another. Sundays a...

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“My Misty Secret” by Virjena Whitehead

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The sound of the school bell buzzing causes me to jump in my seat. Next I hear Miss Jones half yelling my name, “Misty Hawkins, what’s gotten into you?” I quickly blurt out, “Ma’am?” Looking at me with a furrowed brow, she follows up with, “I had to call your name 3 times before you heard me. Where is your head?” Feeling my body heat rise as my complexion quickly made its way from a cafe au lait color to a deep scarlett, I shyly answered, “So sorry ma’am, I don’t…” And then she let me off the hook by saying, “Class dismissed!” and giving me ...

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“Legacy” by N.R. Pierce

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"So, what do you want me to call you then?" "Nothing." "You want me to call you Nothing?!" "For 18 years, I have raised you with a beautiful name, and now you want me to reduce that name to Nothing?" "That's right, Mama," he said, shifting his eyes away from her gaze. Adlieme thought for a moment. The idea of referring to her only child as anything but Tutliem gave bitter bile from her stomach a slow passage to her throat. Every year it was something else. This was her father's doing. Tutliem stood in front of her, arms outstretched as th...

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“Althea's Curse” by Isabela Maher

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“I just wanted to say thank you,” Dewin sputtered nervously. He was one of Althea’s regulars. It was cute how much meaning could be found behind his eyes. He truly believed in her ability to see the future. Then again, why wouldn’t he? She was part of the ancient family of Araminta, after all. “Glad I could help, Mr. Dewin. I’ve been meaning to ask, how is your grandmother?” Althea inquired, barely withholding her famously coy smile. “Fine, as far as I know…why? What did you see?” Dewin replied, growing more anxious by the seco...

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“Victoria” by R. D. Choice

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The warm coloured leaves blew across the boulevard as Victoria strolled her way to the local art store. The sharpened smell of fall slightly revived the newly saddened mind of Victoria. She walked alone with her thoughts as she continued to breathe the air, catching stares from those whom also wandered the town. Chalking up her sorrow, Victoria made her way into the art store. The inspirations broadcasted throughout the store prescribed the twinkle in her eye to shine. Fascinated by all the supplies, Victoria spl...

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“Trapped in the Snow” by Tanya Smith

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It was a beautiful snowy day in January and I was driving on a two-lane road in the middle of nowhere. I was heading to a ski resort for a week getaway when my car broke down. “What in the world,” I said out loud as my car just stopped. “I know I have enough gas to get there, I just filled up the tank.” I try turning the key off and back on, but nothing, not even a sputter. “Great! Now what...

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“Harlan Willoughbye and the Grandfather Clock” by Jeanine Bulber

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Harlan Willoughbye and the Grandfather Clock The general store was dusty and often disarranged, but it was run by a friendly and familiar face to the nearby village. Jacob McMillan, who was affectionately called “Mac” by the valley folk, has run McMillan’s General Mercantile longer than most people can recall. He sold everything from groceries to basic medical goods to farm supplies. He even sold antiques, which were mostly bartered heavily by little old ladies traveling through. Mac was a bit of a mystery to everyone.&...

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“Primed for Sin” by Tammy Cooper

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Death temporarily closes your eyes, blackening the path you walked and muddying the one ahead. She couldn’t remember the last conversation she’d had with her parents. Did she tell them she loved them? Did she argue with Mom over locked doors and going out alone at night? Did she roll her eyes at Dad’s suggestion to keep an extra blanket in the car? She simply couldn’t remember. There was something niggling the corners of her memory, beckoning her to remember, but she shoved it all behind and set her dulled mind and hands to work sorting thro...

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“Impure Intentions” by Alexandra Lehene

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Cady Goff The red stains white, ruining the purity of its colorless transparency. The once beautiful dress became nothing but rags at my feet. Tears stream down my face in silent cries, washing the dirt of several days off my skin. My head snaps up as I hear thundering hoofbeats echoing in the otherwise silent forest. Climbing off the side of the road and into the bushes, I breath in deeply as my hiccuping sobs slow. The hoofbeats sound closer, and as they near I hold my breath, my eyes tighten in anticipation and my heartbeat pounds in ...

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“A Message for Una” by Vera Brook

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It’s a lovely afternoon in July, midway through your secret road trip with Jarred, and the two of you are on the beach, lulled by the hot sun, the shimmering waves, the whispering dunes—you on your stomach, and him propped on one elbow next to you, on a thin white towel you lifted from the last motel—when the message arrives.You can’t miss it.It fills your vision, a priority signal to your retinal implant. It repeats on your wrist display, even though you put it in sleep mode. A sting of electricity to your arm, to make sure you’re awake and...

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“Anduaste, I'm Sorry” by Farron Burnes

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The meadow was all but empty. Two things still remained, Nuada and the shine of the Moon. She gazed upon it in desperation. For weeks she had searched for the words, any way to truly describe the presence the Moon held in the sky. But nothing would come. She wasn’t even sure the words she was looking for were real. How could they be? How could anything describe what she saw? Andrew found his mistress asleep outside for the fourth time this week. He’d hoped it not be a regular occurrence since fall seemed to have been coming a lot faster t...

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“Milkshakes and Daydreams” by David Lontok

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Written by Maynard Maxwell—the credits of three record-breaking shows were quite familiar with these words. Millions of people had seen what a British scriptwriter living in California can do. Maynard himself had been doing fine with his wits and talent alone. He had a huge, two-story apartment; a smashing view; and a glossy BMW parked in his own parking spot. He, of course, had friends, but his hours of vacancy belonged to family time. Speaking of family, one of them just walked out of the shower with a towel over her chest. “Good mornin...

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“Just See What's Out There” by Ashley Cullen

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“I only read books about the Holocaust,” she said. He wondered if he’d heard her right, it was very loud inside the bustling restaurant after all. “You read what, now?” he asked half-heartedly and a little bit confused.“Ok, I wasn’t exactly accurate there, I just realized,” she said, laughing. “I mostly read books about the Holocaust, but I switch it up sometimes with ones about escaping religious cults.” She paused when she saw his face, his eyes blinking slowly. “It’s always some atrocity or another that reels me in,” she said, staring dow...

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“Resolution” by Rob Ryter

Submitted to Contest #130

Saturday, 28 January, 1995 Snow lay deep, high in the Dinaric Alps, under the slanted afternoon sun. Demyan arrived at the den first. He didn’t think Serafim would mind if he lit a fire. He had it all planned. He’d brought a box of matches. He hoped his mother wouldn’t miss them. He was going to put them back, before she would look for them to light the gas for dinner. The den had been a shepherd’s house, they’d decided, the day they found it. Serafim had worked it all out. Serafim was the clever one. He would be, Demyan supposed, because h...

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“Samurai” by K W

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TRIGGER WARNING: Physical Violence/Gore Ige Tsuneo ran his fingers over the dusty old book that traced his family’s heritage. It went back to the early 1600s, though he grew up hearing stories that were much older. He recalled his father putting him to bed at night, recounting the tales of Ige Tsuneo, the samurai his parents named him after. “The shores were teeming with Mongols,” his father would say. “If you could see it from above, it would look like thousands of black ants dancing over a mound of sand. Our people were greatly outnumb...

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

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✍️ 46 stories

“Ella Ryan” by Joyce Schook

“My Misty Secret” by Virjena Whitehead

“Legacy” by N.R. Pierce

“Althea's Curse” by Isabela Maher

“Victoria” by R. D. Choice

“Trapped in the Snow” by Tanya Smith

“Harlan Willoughbye and the Grandfather Clock” by Jeanine Bulber

“Primed for Sin” by Tammy Cooper

“Impure Intentions” by Alexandra Lehene

“A Message for Una” by Vera Brook

“Anduaste, I'm Sorry” by Farron Burnes

“Milkshakes and Daydreams” by David Lontok

“Just See What's Out There” by Ashley Cullen

“Resolution” by Rob Ryter

“Samurai” by K W

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