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#202: A Friend Indeed

We often assume the great loves of our lives will be romantic ones. But how true is that really? Some of our most valuable, enduring, and complex relationships are right in front of us — and they're entirely platonic, in the form of the friends who've stuck with us through thick and thin.


June 8th happened to be Best Friends Day, and so this week’s prompts take a moment to reflect on the importance of friendship, in its many forms — whether your characters are besties, frenemies, or somewhere in between.

This week's prompts

Write a story about lifelong best friends.

Character – 60 stories

Write about two friends who were once inseparable, but now find themselves growing apart — or even friends turned enemies.

Dramatic – 79 stories

Set your story at a wedding reception, where a group of high school friends are meeting for the first time in years.

High School – 16 stories

Write a story about two friends who find themselves competing for something: a job, a prize, a love interest, etc.

Funny – 16 stories

Write about two people striking up an unlikely friendship.

Character – 95 stories

Stories

“The Robot and The Potato” by Rebekka Strand

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BOT turned to see a foreign metal object strike the valley's far side. Dust plummeted into the thin atmosphere.         It wasn’t rare for meteors to strike; it was a fairly unprotected moon, but it was a pain in the gears. BOT hoped the object avoided the solar panels. It would be a slow and annoying process for BOT to charge its batteries without them. The thought of finding parts to fix them made BOT groan as he rolled past another crater.         BO...

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“On Whom We Lean” by Mark VanTassel

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On Whom We Lean A History from the Strength of Old By Mark VanTassel Erde Date: 1202 (Earth 2182) Karl wiped his eyes and turned from the mausoleum. Father Bebor patted his shoulder, and Karl gave him a sad squeeze of the elbow. It was … he couldn’t find a word to describe the depth of his confusion, anger, and remorse. If only he had stayed home. If only he had listened to Fritza when she said her head hurt. If only. If only… Father Bebor accompanied him home, and Karl was grateful for the other man’s silence. He lived across the ...

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“The Heiress and the Charlatan” by Faith Sweat

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She was the only heir to a multi-million-dollar cooperation. She went to the best schools, been all over the world, and could have everything she wanted…or almost everything. She was not allowed to have freedom of choice; her schools, vacations, and even the person she was to marry were all decided for her. Despite her lack of choice, she still lived a life many would die for.            He was a nobody, an orphan abandoned on the streets. He went days without knowing where his next meal...

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“Fright, Food and Friendships” by Charard Brown

Submitted to Contest #202

There he was, standing over me as I laid on my couch. His knee pressed on my chest, knife in hand pushing against my own to reach my neck. I had to think of something quick so I quickly scanned my assailant to see if I could see ANYTHING of use. It was in a split second of light that shone on a tattoo he had of sonic the hedgehog that I decided to go for something ridiculous.  “P-please don't do this! I was going to see the sonic movie tomorrow and I was really excited!”  To my surprise he actually lessened the amount of force ...

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“Lily” by Frank Lester

Submitted to Contest #202

Winston Mackey folded his arms, sulking in the back corner of the elevator. He hated the hospital and tried to avoid it at all costs. Today, he ran out of excuses.The doors opened to the second floor. He focused his gaze on the glowing ninth-floor button, expecting the elevator to stop at every floor enroute, further souring his mood. A young mother with a child on her hip, pushing a stroller, entered the lift. A small boy clutched her leg. She gave Winston a quick smile.“Good morning.”His eyes slanted from the lighted button to the woman’s ...

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“Inside, Outside” by Sabrina Hall

Submitted to Contest #202

“I miss you.” Those are the three little words stuck in limbo beneath my thumb. I desperately want to send them, but the trepidation crawls like spiders through my muscles, their legs scratching against the inside of my skin. It’s been three months since I’ve talked to Adrianna—not for lack of wanting or lack of thought. I want her brilliant conversations always, and I think of her constantly. Adrianna’s the Sherlock to my Watson. You might wonder why I’m not the Sherlock of my own story, but truth be told I’ve never been protagonist mat...

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“Opposites Don't Always Attract” by Sandy Stewart

Submitted to Contest #202

It's true! Opposites don't always attract. But sometimes they are a blend. The Oxford Language Dictionary's definition of the noun form of blend is "a mixture of different things or qualities." She was tall, dark hair and eyes, and olive complexion. I was petite in stature and size, blond, blue-eyed and a fair complexion when I hadn't spent the summer in the sun. The year is 1966. There's a war far, far away but we are 14 years old and it might as well be happening on another planet. It didn't have anything to do with us, at least that's...

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“After the dust settles” by F.D. Mack

Submitted to Contest #202

The fan blew the dust off the old photo album down in the basement.  Chad sat next to Brittany, they were reliving memories of high school, as they looked through the photo album. Those pictures seem like so long ago, as the dust settles on the old worn-out beige loveseat.  Chad and Brittany found it a real treasure to relieve those old memories.  And high school seems so long ago. But in that moment, down in the basement.  Time stood still as two friends walk down memory lane.  Each hoped they would find common grou...

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“Sarah and Luce” by Bron Murphy

Submitted to Contest #202

Sarah’s not one to use a different knife for each different spread. Luce is. Luce isn’t one to accept other people’s rules when they don’t make sense to her. Sarah is. This is the way it’s been for as long as Luce can remember. They live together, now, for the first time as adults. Here’s what Luce has learned: ·      Sarah only shops when the kitchen is empty, or when the situation is otherwise dire (see also: Acute Maltesers Hankering). ·      When Sarah does shop, she buy...

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“Though We Flew Through the Valley of Death ” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

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"So you bought A sports car?" Clyde Stanton admonished Bud Flexor as he pulled up in Audrey Stanton's driveway where Clyde was staying after his discharge.  Audrey was Clyde's twenty four year old kid sister who lost her husband on some volcanic island called Iwo Jima A few months ago. "Sure, it's an MG TC." Bud revved the four cylinder engine to add an exclamation to his statement. "Whadit it cost ya?" Clyde rolled his eyes as he frequently did over the past two years when they had served as Army Air Corps on board a B-17 Flying Fort...

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“An Unforgettable Friend” by Marc Graziadei

Submitted to Contest #202

Well can I say? Here we are again, another strainuous school year completed, I knew that in three months time that I was headed for one more remaining year of being picked on. Next year, my plans were to graduate the twelfth grade is getting to live another year of ordeal in a confining school system and later on, hopefully going to work full-time. I really had enough of this kind of unnecessary harengment. The whole idea of the ‘ no pain, no gain ‘ issue has been highly overrated and often considered as resentful. Before his excruciating ...

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“Dear Debbie” by Deb Popson

Submitted to Contest #202

Dear Debbie, How can it be that I face a world without you? How can I go on without your warm advice, your unconditional love, without you? How can I wake up every day knowing you are no longer here to laugh at my jokes, soothe my fears, champion my successes, and love me like only you could do? I always found it odd that I met my best friend after high school.  So many others took their friends from school with them into life, but not me. I struck out on my own in a grown up world after graduation and it was in my first full time j...

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“Friendship Renewed” by Bob Faszczewski

Submitted to Contest #202

                “Our mission, should we choose to accept it. . .”          The words blast from the speakers of my time machine. I had assembled it in my Maryland beachside backyard with the help of a few friends from the Wallops Island Flight Facility recruited for weekend duty on my fantasy project.        My friend Harry and myself hop onboard the high tech sedan as I set the contr...

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“Patches and the Goodman” by Dakota Adams

Submitted to Contest #202

The barn door creaked open. Patches looked up from his bead of old work shirts and yawned as the Goodman ambled inside. Sunlight poured in and washed over Patches. He stretched, raising his hind into the air, and grasped out with his front paws. The warmth filled his bones and a satisfied purr leapt from his throat. “Ki, ki.” The Goodman said with the voice of scratches and creams. Patches plopped down from his pile and a nagging bite chewed at his hips. “There’s my baby boy.” A smile lit the Goodman’s face. Patches ...

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“Equally Different ” by Ela Mikh

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VeronicaThey always said she was special. She could feel that people treated her differently since she was very young but it became a habit so she didn’t pay much attention to that phenomenon. Her parents were ready to put her on a pedestal. True, she was a late child to a couple who adored each other for nearly twenty years before her arrival. They gave up any hope of having kids when Veronica (or Roni) came along.The first time she stunned her parents was when she was ten months old. She pulled up next to the bright striped toy with a mirr...

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