Write about how a single event affects a seemingly unrelated area of a character’s life (their friendships, career, romantic relationships, etc.)

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“This is Gary” by Andy Mac

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This is Gary. Gary stands at an incredible six and a half feet tall, weighs over two hundred pounds ad has an incredibly low body fat count. His chiseled chest shows his years of mastering his physique and his non-stop devotion to serving the Terrain Defense Alliance for over twenty years. We see him holding out his side arm ready to shoot any foe that stands against freedom. No task is too great. No enemy too strong. Gary will conquer them all. This is Gary. Or at the very least, who everybody else wants Gary to be. But this may...

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“Oh Marnie” by Jay DeBurgh

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"Oh Marnie""Stop it Steve.""Oh Marnie, you know I adore you.""No Steve, you're married to my sister, get away from me.""Oh Marnie, you are so pretty and bright, let's go up stairs.""No Steve, I need to get back to my kids soon, as my mum has picked them up from school today.""See that gives us time for a cuddle upstairs, let me show you how I adore you.""Steve, are you up there? I need the wine to be opened, as Marnie has to go soon.""Coming pumpkin."Steve licked his lips at the thought of sharing both sisters as he went back downstairs.&nbs...

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“The Butterfly Effect” by Kathleen Rogan

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I think some people move through life with an intense purpose, you know? They’re the type of people when you meet them they just have it together- Just everything. I think my life was formed by a young God, learning how to knit strings of fate together haphazardly for the first time. I think if life was a river, then I’m a fish on the side of the riverbank, trying to walk. People get all sensitive when you talk about not wanting to be here, alive I mean, not like you’d ever do anything because then that would require you to you know- do...

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“What a Difference a Key Makes” by Barbara Nosek

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A KEY MAKESBy Lori MadiganWell it’s pretty clear I wouldn’t be here, sitting alone in this small room, if my 14-yr old daughter Dana hadn’t become such an avid K-pop fan. That’s how we ended up months ago at a Saturday noontime concert at our small local theater where K-PLAZE, an aspiring local group, was given the opportunity to perform in advance of the regular movie schedule. It’s important to note that the concession counter had been opened early for the event.Even though I wasn’t necessarily looking forward to it, we h...

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“Be Careful What You Don't Know You Wish For” by Jodi Renee Thomas

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“I need a date for a wedding next Saturday.” That was it, one seemingly innocuous sentence that changed my life forever. I was a 38-year-old spinster who had been burned so many times before that I had sworn off all romantic entanglements. Maybe it was my shockingly red hair or the attitude that matched it. Or perhaps it was the fact that I spent the majority of my adult life (up to that point) spanking people for money. I’m sure it was a myriad of reasons that I was still single, but I didn’t care. I just knew that no single woman of a ce...

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Write about how a single event affects a seemingly unrelated area of a character’s life (their friendships, career, romantic relationships, etc.)

Submissions are closed

✍️ 35 stories

“This is Gary” by Andy Mac

“Oh Marnie” by Jay DeBurgh

“The Butterfly Effect” by Kathleen Rogan

“What a Difference a Key Makes” by Barbara Nosek

“Be Careful What You Don't Know You Wish For” by Jodi Renee Thomas

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