Write a story about someone making a deal with the devil.

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“Under a Dying Sun” by Aeris Walker

Smoke rose from the crackling fire and dissipated into the night sky. Stars dotted the black expanse, innumerable as the grains of sand in the Mojave desert where Connor McClain lay on his back, head cradled in his arms, thinking of Saralee. I’m finally coming home, he willed his words across the dusty earth, through the mountain pass, and down the stretch of trail that would carry him back to the litt...

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“Behind Closed Doors” by Kevin Logue

TW: Language, sexual violence, child suffering, suicide, all things horrific.“Have you seen this boy?” The woman behind the chained door shook her head at the creased photograph.“He’s six here," Anna urged, "but he's closer to eight now.”“Ain't seen him. Sorry. Truly I am,” The woman hung her head closing the door.Anna had almost gotten used to it, the slamming doors, the constant barrage of no’s, dejected looks momentarily sharing her horror, then st...

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“BEHOLD LOST POETRY – Part Four” by Joe Malgeri

As previously mentioned: Consistently for over two decades my Aunt Sophie annually attended “The Lily-Dale, Upstate NY, Psychic Medium Community.” To celebrate my twenty-first birthday, my Aunt Sophie invited me, her Nephew Patrick, along as her travel companion. During our first two days there we observed the parapsychologist, Doctor Tarz, being an avatar for Kahlil Gibran and Frank Zappa. During our third day, our psychic instructor became an avatar for Rudyard Kipling, followed by attempting to guide ...

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“Velvet Ash” by Greydon Blight

After a long day of driving, Brea and Ridley had at last made it free of the city. A winding road now guided them west, and with each turn they found themselves swathed in a fleeting moment of orange silk. The lazy sun had drawn the horizon’s blanket up to its chin like a drowsy giant. Ridley’s main focus was the road—an anxious driver who feared the sentinel oaks that flanked him on both sides. Tall and imposing, they cast a verdant dark canopy that turned the blue day overcast with leaf-green clouds. Beside ...

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“Curdled” by Scott Christenson

Robert dipped his finger into the milk and felt its warmth. The digital thermometer displayed a temperature of 103 F. He added a cup of dry starter culture, spreading it evenly over the milk, and a spoonful of yeast, and gave the vat a stir. The air was heavy with the smell of aging cheese.He set a timer for 30 minutes and busied himself flipping over yesterday’s molds. The cheese needed to be rotated daily to drain the whey, the process that has been followed for thousands of years in the Rhone-Alpes. Saint Felicien is one of the ...

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“Cool” by Murray Burns

CoolHigh school. The land of the haves and the have-nots. The cool kids and the outcasts who gather at the nerd table in the lunchroom. The quarterback and the 3rd trombone in the school band. The Petrie dish for the natural evolution of separations within a species long before sociologists wrote about tribes and caste systems. Calvin knew where he was, and he knew he didn’t belong there.He fit in, but he hated where he fit in. His “f...

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“Dark Penance” by Cade Holter

This story contains references to the sexual abuse of children. Reader discretion is advised.The Devil came to him in a desert. The sky was blank and bright, blinding blue, with a sun that shone harshly upon a pale ground spider webbed with large cracks. Before The Devil came he saw mountains surrounding him, him and the small, upturned boat that pressed against his naked back. A high ringing sound filled his ears, constant and grating, and he saw black smoke spiralling up in massive plumes that blocked the horizons view...

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“Hanging on God’s Pinkie” by Marina Pacheco

‘Oh God, oh God, please save me!’ I pray while hanging on to Jesus’s pinkie. Not the actual Jesus, obvs, but a massive concrete Christ the King on the south bank of the Tagus River, his arms stretched wide, blessing the city of Lisbon. ‘Please, please, I’ll do anything, just get me out of this mess!’ I’m currently regretting all my life choices, especially the most recent. I’m a free climber, b...

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“Garita Del Diablo ” by Jonathan Page

Methoughts I saw a thousand fearful wrecks;Ten thousand men that fishes gnaw’d upon;Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl,Inestimable stones, unvalu’d jewels,All scatter’d in the bottom of the sea.Some lay in dead men’s skulls, and in the holesWhere eyes did once inhibit, there were crept –As ‘twere in scorn of eyes – reflecting gems,That woo’d the slimy bottom of the deep,And mock’d t...

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“Devil Came Down to Georgia” by Emma Hedrick

She’s got a good head on her shoulders. That's what Gran said. Daddy and Uncle Hector said it too. She’s got a good head on her shoulders. So even though the brimstone in the air is making her eyes water, even though the scalding ground is making the rubber soles of her shoes soft, and he’s looking at her with fire in his eyes, she's come too far to back out now. This deal is too important to lose her head now....

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“The Smiling Demon” by J. William

Warning: Reader Discretion is Advised. This story depicts substance abuse, dark sorcery, bodily mutilation, and sexual content. It is not a pleasant tale. You may struggle to sleep at night upon completion, or maybe you will hear the weeping of all the souls she has stolen. I would stop reading now if I were you, for she latches onto your darkest thoughts and feeds on your grea...

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“Backstage Door.” by Ken Cartisano

This was not my first stint as a stand-up comic, but it was shaping up to be my last. Mac, the Manager, had given me several consecutive dates months ago, and I never managed to fill even half the room, but Mac was desperate when he called me that morning.Hired to fill in for a more popular act, the crowd was a touch hostile. Most of them had come to see Abe Jordan. His name was on the marquee after all, and I was hoping he would show up for his last two sets because I was bombing big-time with the audience.

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“The Devil and I” by Kang Lee

Torrential rain screamed down upon the beach. Lightning flashed, briefly illuminating the black clouds before flickering off again. Sharp blows of wind blasted by, swirling into massive sandstorms above the inky-black water. Crows flew around, which I could barely make out from the dark sky. “Are you sure this is the right place?” the frenzied taxi driver asked, trying his best to maneuver the car on the disinteg...

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“For them all, this I will do.” by Madison Busi

"Please Sir. Anything... I will give you anything." She was the 9th soul I’d seen today. Crawling, as is required, along the dark floor. The 9th soul today and the first with any chance of my acquiescence. “Sit.” I commanded, her body moved from the crawling posture to a suitable kneel. How I did enjoy seeing a beautiful girl kneel. It was, however, lessened by the state this one was in. If I did...

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“The Broad Strokes” by Joe Smallwood

“Some people start talking to themselves whenever I am around,” I observed one fine Saturday.“How so, Peter?” my wife replied while she checked the firmness of a Cucumis melo reticulatus, otherwise known as a muskmelon or cantaloupe. “Too firm, that one,” she said, rolling it over to grab the one that made her smile.“See what I mean?” I huffed.“I was talking to you, not to myself!” Into one of her numerous cloth bags that melon went.We should have gotten a cart. Goodness knows how heavy a load I would ...

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Write a story about someone making a deal with the devil.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 116 stories

“Under a Dying Sun” by Aeris Walker

“Behind Closed Doors” by Kevin Logue

“BEHOLD LOST POETRY – Part Four” by Joe Malgeri

“Velvet Ash” by Greydon Blight

“Curdled” by Scott Christenson

“Cool” by Murray Burns

“Dark Penance” by Cade Holter

“Hanging on God’s Pinkie” by Marina Pacheco

“Garita Del Diablo ” by Jonathan Page

“Devil Came Down to Georgia” by Emma Hedrick

“The Smiling Demon” by J. William

“Backstage Door.” by Ken Cartisano

“The Devil and I” by Kang Lee

“For them all, this I will do.” by Madison Busi

“The Broad Strokes” by Joe Smallwood

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about someone trying to resist their darker impulses. Whether they succeed or fail is up to you.

Set your story in a haunted house.

Write a story about a monster trying to become more human. Or about a human trying to become more monstrous.

You confront the monster you’ve spent many long years hunting. Except they’re not exactly what you thought they’d be…

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