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#10: Peanuts

On October 2, 1950, the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz made its debut in nine American newspapers. Bringing beloved characters like Charlie Brown and Snoopy into our lives, Peanuts is one of the most popular comic strips ever published. In fact, with 17,897 strips published during its lifetime, it's been credited as "arguably the longest story ever told by one human being."

To celebrate Charlie Brown and his gang, this week's writing prompts are all inspired by characters from the comic. Can you guess who?

This week's prompts

Write a story about a character who remains resilient even when things feel like they're constantly going wrong.

Character – 42 stories

Write a story about a character who is trying to create art but is constantly interrupted.

Funny – 38 stories

Write a story about someone who is unexpectedly wise.

Character – 18 stories

Write a story about someone who believes they are an extremely good judge of character.

Character – 16 stories

Write a story about two friends who have a knack for understanding each other better than anyone else.

Character – 26 stories

Stories

“The Ultimate Disruption” by Lee M

Submitted to Contest #10

Hannah sat at a small table tucked away in the back of the café. Her seating choice had been strategic. The only thing back here was the bathrooms and few people passed. If she wanted to keep the new writing software, she had to submit a story by midnight. She had only written the opening paragraph. Between the constant calls from her twin siblings, Jacquelin and Jillian, who were fighting, where Hannah had to play moderator and her girlfriend’s painting project that took up al...

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“A, B, C, D, E, F & Me” by Andrezza Souza

Submitted to Contest #10

My hands finally stop moving. “You’re tired,” says D, my closest friend. “You’ve worked a lot today.” I believe it because my body feels heavy against the chair. Still, it’s early and I could work for a couple more hours if I wasn’t feeling exhausted. Five hundred decent words will have to be enough, I tell myself and D assents. It could seem little, but it took me a few false starts to actually get something done. It was never good enough for my critical friends. “You should keep going, otherwise you won’t make it in time,” A tells me. She'...

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“Halloween Carnival” by Sally Jenkins

Submitted to Contest #10

The Sally Ann Tales: Halloween Carnival:" I'm ready". Mike steps out of his bedroom and heading towards the family room, dressed in his Halloween costume. He is wearing Ninja turtles pajamas and two Ninja turtles backpacks. One backpack is on his back and the other one is in front of his chest. The straps are pinned together to stay in place. Sally Ann saunters in by Mike, flaunting her Dracula outfit around him. She questions Mike inquiring, " What are you supposed to be"? Mike replies, " I'm a Ninja turtle. My backpacks is where ...

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“Broken Mind” by Daniel Claros

Submitted to Contest #10

When we first met him sitting by an old oak tree, we understood something different was taking place in his brain. No matter what we say or do distract this man for looking for certain spots around him.My friend Alexis and had arrived a year ago to America, this wealthy and overwhelming place where madness is part of the daily northern landscape.- Hello Mr. Peterson, how are you, sir?My name is Rodrigo, and this is my colleague Alexis, we traveled a long way just to meet you in person.Autumn was almost embarrassing every creature around the ...

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“Love, Behind the Window” by Shreya Vardhan

Submitted to Contest #10

The crunches of the leaves in the way of her footsteps dimly echoed in the solitude of the park on a particularly chilly sunrise. With her barely-but-warm-enough hands in her pockets, she took a break from her angry strut and sat herself down on the park bench that was in front of her. Her head rung with words and phrases sharper and slightly more brutal than an untraceable paper cut. The argument had done enough damage. It was time for her to take several deep breaths and let the icy air cool her down. Staring at the ground before her damp ...

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“TOO SMART BY HALF” by Dhruv Shah

Submitted to Contest #10

Only a few can see us, the curious ones with that bit of sparkle in their eyes, but they are simply deemed over – imaginative or liars due to the stubborn human nature which finds it so hard to accept something new. In this way, society keeps us hidden as ‘false rumours’. It is not as if we are unhappy with this, quite pleased in fact. We like to be hidden from the foolish humans and their irritable curiosity, to live peacefully in our own little world. Well, this is a story about how a little boy with a bit of sparkle in his eyes, who chose...

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“Charity Shop Job” by Amelia Williams

Submitted to Contest #10

It’s amazing what I have learned about society by being the quiet old bat who works in my local charity shop. I may look like some unassuming, hunched over grandma-type, and I suppose that is why people feel like I would never be able to match up the donated bags of unwanted things, with the folks who bring them into the shop to start off with. However, I am not so absentminded. I used to be a lawyer you know. Even now, playing bridge with my neighbour Marge keeps my mind sharp. Which is why I’m able to read people pretty easily now-a-days.&...

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“Yum. Coffee.” by Parveen Ayoubi

Submitted to Contest #10

While I was sitting down near the park a couple blocks away from the school relaxing under the summer sun Amber runs up to me in tears. I could already tell what happened, this always happened. I look at Amber and sigh inwardly, when would she stop falling for the viper. She continues crying next to me as I stare out into oblivion. I told her 3 weeks ago that Mark was not a good person. He felt off from the very beginning. The way one of his eyes always twitches and his leg would bounce up suddenly, and the way his tone would unexpectedly ch...

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“Play Time” by Samuel Barnwell

Submitted to Contest #10

The classroom. 31 students. Each as rowdy as the one next to them, but with their own little flairs of defiance. And me. The new kid. Watching them all as the powerless teacher fails to introduce me to the final level of hell. Paper, pencils, pens, even a chair flies across the room – and the kids aren’t just sharing equipment. It’s target practice; and the real contest starts at break. I can see them all preparing internally. Hit or be hit. They’ll be kicking balls,&...

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“Mabel's Mistake - A Cautionary Tale” by Ecoecho 000

Submitted to Contest #10

Mabel was one of those middle aged ladies who tend to belong to committees, in certain types of positions. She was actually a royal pain in the butt, and difficult to get rid of, but she was an excellent organiser so she was tolerated, although she was totally unaware of the latter. She felt they couldn't do without her. As might be expected she was rather full of her own importance, and was responsible for more than a few resignations and abrupt departures from different groups around the locality. For one thing, she didn't mince her words,...

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“The Deeper Wounds ” by Samantha Webster

Submitted to Contest #10

She looked at the new kid Joey up and down with judgment swelling in her eyes. Her eyes looked at his shoes and lingered up to his hair. His hair was dark brown and straight. It parted down the middle and was messy and tangled. He looked at his own shoes in embarrassment. They had holes in the toes and dirt smudges all over them. They were cheap Walmart brand and he was ashamed to show his lack of money. Mavis continued to stare him down when suddenly her eyes shifted. They went from stone-cold judgment to warm and inviting eyes. Her deep br...

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“Filled Silence” by Alexis Sellers

Submitted to Contest #10

My name is Alisha. Right now I am in a very healthy relationship. My boyfriend's name is Marco. We are in a long-distance relationship, but we see each other all the time.His long, brown hair is so course. Usually people like soft hair, but the way his feels in my hands, intertwining between my fingers, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.Everyone thinks he is so disrespectful and rude, but I have seen the reasons he behaves this way and I have seen him when he loosens up and is calm. I am going to his house this weekend to stay. I will ...

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“The Judge” by Cathryn Thompson

Submitted to Contest #10

I liked to believe I was a good judge of character. I liked to believe that it had nothing to do with what I saw in people and just because I was a good person. I liked to believe that the glowing auras around a person had nothing to do with how I viewed a person. I liked to believe that I didn’t immediately judge a person based on the color of their aura.I liked to believe most of that.But I didn’t.I really didn’t know people. I was increasingly judgmental because I could see who a person was before they even opened their mou...

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“That's why!” by Isabelle Alexander

Submitted to Contest #10

This morning I slept through my alarm again and missed the bus to work... so when I got there my boss was furious. It was absurd. I was 15 minutes late to a job that I usually do an extra hour of overtime. So I looked in his eyes and sat down on the opposite side of his office desk. "This can't keep happening. There are people who would kill for this job and would frankly do much better than you. I get that it's not your ideal occupation but you'll simply end up with none at this rate." His harsh voice cut into me. "Sir, with all due r...

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“For God's Sake.” by Leah Pryor

Submitted to Contest #10

Janiece gave Claire a look. The look. The one that said, "Mayday! Mayday! I'm going down! SOS! SEND HELP!"Claire gave her a nod from the barstool she had positioned herself in to be a fly on the wall, a wing man, or an escape plan. Whatever J needed on her blind date. She went to the ladies room. Waited for 45 seconds, then tapped the contacts button on her phone. Of course J's number was the first one to come up in her recent list. Janiece was after all her best friend. Had been since the 5th grade. Would be when Claire was too old and ceni...

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Ended on 23:59 - Oct 11, 2019 EST

Won by Andrew Grell 🏆

Title: To Suffer For One's Art

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