Write about someone who keeps picking up different hobbies but never manages to stick with them.

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“Woodworking” by Brammy Rajakumar

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Right after college, I took up woodworking. Sanding wood, building birdhouses, learning how to use a saw. My hands flexed in new leather gloves as I started power tools and crafted little lopsided wooden walls. I read books about woodworking, scoured websites, and went out drinking with my fellow woodworkers every Saturday at 9pm. I walked with a swagger in my step, digging my heels into the floor wherever I went. Thud-thud-thud whenever I walked into a room. You could hear me coming. I led meetings with my fellow interns at ...

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“Chalet Holiday” by S K

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Snowflakes sprinkled down from the clouded cool blue sky, each coating the inches of snow. The snow hummocks enlarged every time another cascaded. Theodore dredged his chocolate-filled croissant with powdered sugar while his eyes repeatedly fell on the window one room away. There were no curtains or blinds on it, so the view of snow and trees was visible outside. It was kept uncovered when Theodore couldn’t bother draping anything over it, which was most of the time. Astrid, his cousin staying in the c...

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“Easy Lizzy!” by Priya Mehrishi

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"D minor- pluck E and A strings...hammer on the third note, third string..then..hold and down strum, sliiiide to the seventh and then, down stroke again" said her online guitar tutor Roshan with a 'you can do it' smile as he played the same pattern again. Lizzy stared at Roshan's finger placement through the laptop screen, a little longer than needed. As she imitated the chords with red fingertips, she hesitated to fail. Roshan advised gently "Give it try again" Roshan had been a lead guitarist with a small band for 5 years ...

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“PUSH OR PULL? ” by D. Son

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Narko woke up at one o’clock in the afternoon and quickly ran through his head the tasks he had for the day but having planned nothing he went back to sleep. An hour later he woke up again and got out of bed this time because he was itching to brush his teeth. He used the washroom, then he ate a limp banana that looked roasted by its peel.He opened his laptop and logged onto his chess.com account and played a few games of chess. He lost eight and won three. He decided to stop as he had lost four in a row and was frustrated at the other playe...

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“Jac of All Trades ” by Alai Agadulin

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“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”That was what my grandfather used to tell me. He was, after all, that kind of jack. He could easily start a new hobby or develop a new skill. I remember my mother explaining to me when I was a child why grandpa was like that. She said, he grew up in poverty and was almost deprived of anything he could’ve enjoyed when he was young. Thus, when he got older and became financially secured, he started pursuing all the things he had always wanted to do.I couldn’...

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“Zeigarnik effect” by Elaine Martini

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She opened the cupboard door. It's funny how almost everyone she knew prefered a hidden mess to out in the open clutter. When not on view it's so much easier to ignore the presence of the unfinished task. The cupboard was a tomorrow's job. It had been for years. Sometimes she would open it but only to take out something that she needed. Scissors and coloured pens were useful every once in a while. She kept them right at the front so she didn't have to look through anything else. She always saw herself as a person that liked making...

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“Incoming and Ongoing” by Zahra Momin Taj

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I seat myself on the couch with a steaming hot cup of coffee on my hand, my eyes following the vapour rolling out to keep my head from exploding as my brain fires away a plethora of exuberant thoughts. He’s not wrong for calling you nuts. I set my lips in a thin line and mutter to myself, “Speak of the Devil and he shall appear.” Up until today, he thought you had a few screws loose but now he’s certain that most of your screws have fallen off or been discarded. I roll my eyes at my overenthusiastic thought process. It isn’t a lie....

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“Please let it be the one!” by Slothy Penguin

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Huffing and puffing, Adam takes a quick glance at himself on the reflecting glass door, making a weird face at his haggard and exhausted status, he combs back his thick mane of hair with the help of his sweaty hands in an attempt of looking a little more presentable, and pushes open the cafè. Adam is greeted with the sweet and bitter goodies aroma, causing his nostrils and hungry empty stomach to awaken and distract him from his actual purpose. As he tries to make his way through the sea of grumpy, grumbling customers dema...

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“The Hobbyist” by Nicklaus G. Rich

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25.01.2021 The Hobbyist My new father arrived with just a suitcase, except a piano. As a student he was a drummer in a marching band, and also played the accordion occasionally, especially when he had a few drinks. The piano got its place in the bedroom. My mother owned at the time a small flat, part of a co-op. The new man in the house asked me if I want to learn to play. Sure, why not and I climbed up the musical scale. The lessons lasted three years until I became tired of “Diabelli” and “Czerny”. Afterall, it was the time of the Beatle...

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“Baby Steps” by S. A.

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The third time my boyfriend dumped me his parting blow was, "I'm sorry, babe, you're just... boring.""Boring how?" I asked him. "Like, in terms of compatibility or how interesting I am."He titled his head to one side, fingers on his chin like he was in deep thought. My ego wilted in preparation for his answer, like an ant cowering in the presence of an overhead foot."Both," he said because crushing my ego was easy as pie for him. "It's both.""How?" I challenged him. "I'm an interesting person. I do things. I like art. I…"He gave me a pitying...

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“Friends ” by Gloria Puente

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“Alright, let's start from the beginning,” said the counselor. He was a young man, no older than 30 from the looks of it. His black hair slicked back made him look like he could be part of Grease, and his physique was well to carry him a mile or two. His voice was reassuring in a caring yet serious tone when he asked us how this all started. I observed this while sitting on the far end of the black leather couch. On the other side a good three feet away was my husband, James. “Jane, I know you have been partaking in m...

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“In Pursuit ” by Cindy Z

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The first thing anyone would notice upon arriving at Felicity’s studio apartment was her eclectic collection of stuff. The walls were decorated from floor to ceiling with an assortment of books, artworks, musical instruments, sports equipment, and various other objects. There was no such thing as unused real estate. Felicity had a designated spot in her apartment for herself and it was her bed. Her queen size mattress was multifunctional. It served as her workspace, her couch, her dining space, and of course her bed. Half of her matt...

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“Something Stable: Something Gone ” by Abdii Beyene

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After a decade with someone, I am told that people settle down a bit and become more predictable. They become solid in the things they like and dislike. Ideally they leave themselves room for growth, but they should, SHOULD, be solid. I suppose that was true for me; I got slower, less active, and more introverted. My games and my three monitors, and four cats, and six friends, and one partner--all uncomplicated. My job paid well, because cyberfluency is the currency of the now, DOW, and stock market. Battle-stations with multiple monitors ...

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“If I gave you the moon, you'd grow tired of it soon.” by Jessica Mijnssen

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Suz and her husband took turns infecting one another with "earworms". When a song suddenly pops into her head or she begins to mindlessly hum or sing a tune, she will inevitably hear him in the other room chuckling pointedly in response: another successful transfer.One song that chronically infects her subconscious, but that never seems to contaminate his is “After You Get What You Want You Don’t Want It” by Irving Berlin. It’s a go-to in the shower or when chopping vegetables for dinner or while searching for where she’s locked up her bicyc...

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“Jack” by Serena Green

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He looked at everything in front of him on the cutting board: the herbs and garlic were minced, the veggie sliced, the lemon quartered. He raised an eyebrow, sure he was forgetting something. ‘Right,’ he said to himself, before turning around to grab one last thing from the fridge: a handful of cherry tomatoes. He rinsed them throughly before placing them on the cutting board. Then proceeded to place them one at a time on it in order to dice them. All of this done while he quietly hummed to himself. “Jesse?” he said, halfway through. He wa...

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Write about someone who keeps picking up different hobbies but never manages to stick with them.

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✍️ 176 stories

“Woodworking” by Brammy Rajakumar

“Chalet Holiday” by S K

“Easy Lizzy!” by Priya Mehrishi

“PUSH OR PULL? ” by D. Son

“Jac of All Trades ” by Alai Agadulin

“Zeigarnik effect” by Elaine Martini

“Incoming and Ongoing” by Zahra Momin Taj

“Please let it be the one!” by Slothy Penguin

“The Hobbyist” by Nicklaus G. Rich

“Baby Steps” by S. A.

“Friends ” by Gloria Puente

“In Pursuit ” by Cindy Z

“Something Stable: Something Gone ” by Abdii Beyene

“If I gave you the moon, you'd grow tired of it soon.” by Jessica Mijnssen

“Jack” by Serena Green

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