Write about a person who constantly has to put on a persona (e.g. at work, in their relationships, etc.) who can finally drop the facade.

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“Colours (What Only I Can Offer)” by Amie Moorehead

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There was screaming. Waves of unbridled adoration from a crowd of youthful faces. Ivana. Ivana. Ivana. The name rose like a symphony amongst the people, while she and I basked in the glow of spotlights. Vibrant pinks and purples blended, dazzled the stage and the pop icon herself as she sang to her heart’s content. Overshadowed the heavy cheers flooding the stadium. Cheers meant and made for her. Hours upon hours passed of jaw-dropping melodies, pop songs transitioning to ballads, silence to applause. Then she would rile the crowd ...

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“A New Home” by Em Novela

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I wake up as soon as the bus comes to a halt but I keep my eyes shut. All around me, I hear the shuffling of the other passengers eager to alight. The elderly lady beside me starts talking loudly on her phone- not paying any mind to the other sleeping passengers. I try to block all of the distraction to remember the dream I was having but it's too late. Begrudgingly, I reach up to the overhead compartment to collect my stuff: a worn-out plastic bag that contains all my life now. I step out of the bus to stretch my legs. They ...

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“Hide and Seek” by Aribah Hossain

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DING! I rush in as the elevator doors open. Unlike its usual tendency to be crowded, it’s empty. Once again, I’m left alone with only my thoughts. One would think that I live the perfect life. I live on the best street in downtown Toronto, I work for the famous publishing company, Granted, and I’m told to have a striking appearance. It’s said that I get away with things, receive whatever I want, whenever I want. They forget that everything comes with a price. My earliest memory is a group of girls running away from me in the orphanag...

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“The Muse” by Amalee Bowen

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My fingers trailed across the back of his neck, above the ragged collar of his t-shirt. The young musician was bent over his guitar, alone in the dimly lit studio. The computer screens cast a blue glow on his face. I would leave him with one last burst of inspiration, one final fragment of a melody. It was not a gift–he would chase this song for the rest of his life, all in vain. “Yes, this is it,” he muttered...

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“My Legacy” by Vladimir 4757

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It's been a long time coming, a day I’ve waited for, for what felt like decades. Outside of the Laboratory Zhukov Scientific Research Center with a visitor's pass in hand, I take a breath as the building towers above me. Easily twenty or thirty stories tall for the three wings with the center structure protruding into the sky like a citadel. That was the tallest part of the building, and where I was headed, to meet the owner of the company, Zhukov himself. The central spire left a lanky shadow as it went up a good for...

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Write about a person who constantly has to put on a persona (e.g. at work, in their relationships, etc.) who can finally drop the facade.

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✍️ 80 stories

“Colours (What Only I Can Offer)” by Amie Moorehead

“A New Home” by Em Novela

“Hide and Seek” by Aribah Hossain

“The Muse” by Amalee Bowen

“My Legacy” by Vladimir 4757

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Set your story on a film or TV set, starting with someone calling “Cut!”

A journalist has been granted permission to visit the premises of a lab carrying out top-secret work. They could never have anticipated what they’d find…

Write a story about a magician who never reveals their secrets — until now.

Set your story in the kitchen of a bustling restaurant.

Contest #207

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