Start your story with someone vowing to take revenge.

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“Mitzee’s Revenge” by Michelle Oliver

Someone is going to pay, and they are going to pay dearly, Mitzee fumed silently. Actually, no! He wasn’t going to be silent. He opened his mouth and yowled, continuously.He paced in his cell, the four walls seemed to close in upon him and he, who was never claustrophobic, even in the tightest of spaces, began to feel like he couldn’t breathe. Minimum security, my ass! He thought.How long had he been incarcerated this time? He couldn’t tell. In a fit of boredom and pique, he knocked a container to the ti...

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“Visions and Revisions” by Will Willoughby

[Contains profanity and brief descriptions of violence.] Yes, there was a great evil pushing at the world, he thought, and it only needed a little slipway, a little opening. —Raymond Carver He says he’ll ruin me. That’s his word: ruin. This customer, whose plump face consists mainly of beard matter and ruddy cheek flesh, stands by the door on his way out, angling a large piz...

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“The Bitter, Bitter End” by Eden H

Paul’s teeth gritted against the cold as he tried forcing himself to stop shivering. I can’t show weakness, he thought, his hands trembling as he clutched them to his chest. The wind blew brisk over the battlefield, Death coming to count the souls he would take with him to Hades.The blood on the small scrap of fabric soaked through and coated his fingers. It had done nothing to staunch the flow of blood. The body before him had died an hour ago. His lips were turning white, the same pale as all the other bodies...

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“The Churl With the Flagon Tattoo” by Graham Kinross

Brace yourself for: Swearing(lots of it), churlishness(it's in the title), violence. “I’ll have my revenge,” said Donny as he was carried from the inn by the ankle. “You haven’t heard the last of me.” “I bet,” said George. The burly man with tattoos of foxy ladies, lady foxes, and a chicken laying a dragon, tossed the drunk out onto the filthy cobbles of the road. “See you again tomorrow, Donny. G...

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“Henry Serves It Up Cold” by Murray Burns

Henry Serves It Up Cold(Perhaps a tad bit crude in places.) Courthouse clerks, robotic beings by instinct and training, are not necessarily known for their sense of humor.“Did you hear the one about the guy who wanted to change his name?”“I hear that all the time, sir. That’s what we do here.”“Yeah, but you gotta hear this one.”“Fine, but make it snappy.”“So, the judge asks the guy what his name is now. He says his name is Joe Shits...

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“The Lady In Red” by Rory McKenzie

“You’re mad, I can tell.” I shake my head but I can’t shake off the petulance – lips pursed, jaw slung lazily into my palm. Because truth is I am mad. It’s our anniversary and he’s miles away, again. I can tell he hates this as much me, even through the video call I spot the guilt etched between his eyebrows. Doesn’t make it any less shitty. “Erica…” “I’m not mad a...

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“The Gifting Tree” by Russell Mickler

The Library. Tenrali’s Grievances. Tender Mercies.An explosion sent fire, sparks, and embers racing across the cobblestone floor of the library.Stepping through the portal with the use of a sturdy cane, the aged Tenrali Bubruco, Lower Magistrate of the City State of Caerleon, glowered. Pausing briefly to lift a lantern and adjust his eyes to the darkness, Tenrali sneered, “And now, my old friend, I’ve come to exact my revenge.”Behind him followed Godwick Emberfoot, a halfling warlock...

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“STEW” by Robin Gadsden

Jose Cabrera woke up in a daze. He was stunned. He was slightly dizzy. He didn't know where he was. Everything was a bit blurred. How did I get here and why am I naked? He thought to himself. Even worse, he was on top of a cutting board on a counter, his mouth taped, his legs and feet tied down, and he was miniaturized. Lying next to him were chunks of beef, onions, carrots, potatoes, and celery. He cou...

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“Drenched In Sappho's Blood, I Fight For You” by Bear Reed

Everything I have done was done in love, yet the need for revenge has clouded my clear skies and blotted out the clear truth I once lived by. Now, my heart burns with anger and misery as we stare one another down across the rubble. She looks beautiful, her hair flying out around her in the wind, her eyes blazing. I used to know those eyes so well, I could always tell what they were feeling, but now they pierce right thro...

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“Splice” by Sherri Moorer

“I’ll make her pay for what she did to me.” Eliana stared at the replicating strands on the slide under her microscope. This was it. She found the cure for cancer, and probably every genetic disorder on the planet. All it took was splicing the variant of the viral RNA on the human genome. The AI stabilized the variables to a 100% success rate. She swiped a tear from her eye and leaned back, stretching i...

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“BloodLust: Judas’ Kiss” by Alexandra Rodriguez

[TW: Death, violence, murder.]I was going to kill my best friend. In the name of vengeance, of course. She had killed my parents, and from the moment Madame Leroux broke the news, I had vowed to take my revenge. Scarlet Leroux is the head of the Wasps mafia, the mafia I belong to, and has been like a mother to me since my own was murdered years ago. She called me into her office on the Summer Solstice, a holiday widely celebrated in our city that usually calls for a night off. She didn’t give a sol...

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“The Errant Wife” by Karen Wadsworth

Sensitive issues: Mental and physical abuse Jason stood silently waiting for his wife to wake. He would take no joy in this act of revenge on his unfaithful wife, but it was necessary. Sandra groaned and shook herself awake. She couldn’t see anything, no light filtered into the inky blackness of the room. She blinked several times to ensure her eyes were open. Sandra sniffed. The air was fusty but ...

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“A Matter of Perspective” by Kevin V

The abandoned house provided the perfect location for me to stake out the Thresher's lair. This house served as their original headquarters from which they ran their 'organization.' Then the city started cracking down on drug houses, this being one they condemned. Without money for the city to raze it, it sat abandoned, allowing time and nature to do it for them. Ironically the Threshers acquired a larger house directl...

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“Black liquid” by Eline Pols

(TW: attempted murder, poison, swearing, betrayal, scars, threatening, ordered murder)“This isn't over. I will come back, and I will get my revenge”, Dylan promised while glaring at Chase.Chase stared in the eyes he had once thought were a gorgeous honey brown.Now they were stone-cold. He took a deep breath. He wanted to yell, but it felt as if he couldn't speak.His vocal cords had betrayed him just like his boyfriend apparently had....

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“Revenge is a double-edged sword” by John Rutherford

Revenge is a double-edged sword. Revenge is a feeling that is all consuming. It will eat you up inside like cancer, psychologically wise, pervading all other thoughts. So many days and nights, his thoughts darkened, and brow narrowed, and he vowed he would have his vengeance. He now felt cheated and betrayed b...

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Start your story with someone vowing to take revenge.

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✍️ 66 stories

“Mitzee’s Revenge” by Michelle Oliver

“Visions and Revisions” by Will Willoughby

“The Bitter, Bitter End” by Eden H

“The Churl With the Flagon Tattoo” by Graham Kinross

“Henry Serves It Up Cold” by Murray Burns

“The Lady In Red” by Rory McKenzie

“The Gifting Tree” by Russell Mickler

“STEW” by Robin Gadsden

“Drenched In Sappho's Blood, I Fight For You” by Bear Reed

“Splice” by Sherri Moorer

“BloodLust: Judas’ Kiss” by Alexandra Rodriguez

“The Errant Wife” by Karen Wadsworth

“A Matter of Perspective” by Kevin V

“Black liquid” by Eline Pols

“Revenge is a double-edged sword” by John Rutherford

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Start a story that begins with a character saying “Speak now.”

Write about someone who decides to make their own version of something old.

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