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

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“Apocalypse Then…” by Gabriel Drake

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“Who are you,” asked The Silence.I understand it is pretty odd for a narrator to ask The Reader such a question. I guarantee that Who you are is just as pertinent as “who I am.” I am famous, rich, and celebrated through the passage of time. Although entirely interesting, I am still very much interested in “You” because who you are is a direct reflection of who I was.There is an Ancient saying to help you: “In Regret a Gory Test.”“Which,” said The Silence.May seem strange, and yet, it tells you everything you need to know to know exactly who ...

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“Devil in Red Stilettos” by Shellene Drakes-Tull

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Kacia looked into the mirror. Tears were running down her face.“I can’t believe I’m crying in a public bathroom,” she muttered. She angrily wiped the tears from her eyes. After five years at her job, she had just been downsized. “It’s the economy’ her manager said. It’s not like she didn’t know what was coming—the writing had been on the wall over the last six months.And it’s not like Kacia wasn’t proactive: eighty resumes sent. Fifteen interviews. Not a single job offer.Her bank account was dwindling quickly between rent, car payments, groc...

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“A Dance and a Deal” by Jed Cope

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[This and the previous four stories are all linked…] An audience with the devil himself. My father uttered these unexpected words and they failed to land in the immediacy of my conscious mind. Despite that, I knew. Deep down I knew and perhaps I had always known. I was different and I had taken a path less trodden. I put this path down to my own priggish and stubborn nature. That way I could claim agency when it came to my life journey. I was never going to be comfortable with the notion of my being a pawn of destiny. That smacks...

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“Lipstick” by Roshini Perera

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The sun was setting, casting a forlorn golden cast over Main Street, Colombo. The surrounding buildings looked as if they were studded with rhinestones. Illu collected his shoe-mending tools and deposited them in the dirty wooden box, hoping to call it a day. As he was about to lock the box, he saw a gleaming white 1998 Brand new Prado pull over in front of him. He stopped his work for a while and looked at its massive black tyres, wondering who it might be. He heard the thump of a car door, and in a few seconds, he saw a pair of ...

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“A Deal's a Deal” by A.M. Hill

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Cold sweat dripped down the sides of Lilian's face while her heart slammed against her ribcage in what seemed like irregular beats. The room shouldn't have been this dark but a blackness dimmed the light, and in the middle of the blackness sat a small boy, cross-legged on the floor. His eyes pale, not quite blue, not quite grey. There was an icy sheen to them, as if there were unpolished blue topaz stones sitting in his sockets. Unnatural. His skin also pale, but almost scaly. It was hard to focus on him, like trying...

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“A deal with the devil” by David Nutt

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A deal with the devil Boredom. Have you ever had a serious attack of this human failing? It’s like feeling all emotional and sensual sensations in your body have been poured out of you like water being flushed down the toilet. You feel empty without any interest or feelings in your surroundings. Enthusiasm and curiosity were emotions that belong to the past. Everyday is just an acceptance of your existence. I am 65 years old. I had recently sold my very successful pharmaceutical business for a handsome sum. One of the conditions of the sale ...

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“Broken” by Lonnie D.

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This was my life. A lady in waiting, only worthy of being met with closed doors and blind eyes. My life was predictable and there was rarely a deviation from the script. Every morning, I woke up to my husband staring at me longingly awaiting his bride to acknowledge and serve him. It brought him joy to see me give him the very little I possessed. The first fraction of my energy and my very first hello every morning went to the one who I had made a lifelong deal with. I then prepared myself to be trapped in a metal box that was worki...

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“On Debts of the Soul” by Brian Wild

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It was a beautiful day for a funeral. Not that dreary, rainy, gray cliché kind of day. The sun was shining, a few thick clouds drifting high above. Not too hot, not too cold, that goldilocks kind of day. The funeral hadn’t been cheap. Nothing ever was. Your whole life, your debt just grows and grows like ivy on the side of a suburban office building. Then you die. Too bad your debt doesn’t die with you. It just gets passed down to the poor schmuck you passed your bad habits down to. Used to be you could hold all the money you had in ...

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“The Reverend” by Steven Callahan

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The reverend and his family were gunned down in the summer of 1869. A hard rainfall ensured that the reverend, his wife, their daughter, and the parishioners of the Church on the Hill—all save for the caretaker, Missus Claire—stayed in that Sunday morning. The reverend led his family in prayer as they huddled by the candlelight. Lightening flashed and thunder rolled as the door was kicked open. Lightening flashed again. Two men stood silhouetted against the rolling sky. They were sopping wet. The rain smeared lines of dirt and muck down thei...

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“Silver Eyes” by Tiffany Bledsoe

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Note: This story contains mild foul language references to human trafficking and criminal activities. Skin crackles in the heat, never knew that one. It felt like the hard skin of baked poultry, pulled sizzling hot from an oven. Too bad it was his skin doing the sizzling. Towery looked down at his arms, the skin had darkened weeks ago, and freckles had spread like road rash. No one back home would ever recognize him. He even had those stupid freckles across his nose, the ones that vanished when he turned twelve and finally outgrew his big ...

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“The promise” by Justicelee Auman

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“Thanks boys, we really appreciate your help!” I said, helping the crew leader shut their moving van’s door. “Not a problem, Mr. Hawthorne, beautiful home, anything else we could help you with on this fine day?” The leader said with a smile. “Sure is, old children’s commorancy back in the day, but, no, thank you, we’re quite alright, again, appreciate the help, tell your boys dinner is on me today,” I said, handing him a wad of twenties which totaled $220, for a tip. “Well, thank you sir, we appreciate it, sir. If you need any...

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“Deals and Devils” by Hannah Leigh

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The River Styx flowed like a snake all the way to the gates of the Underworld. Charlie walked along the edge of the river, careful to not let even a toe slip into the waters. The messenger god–Hermes–hadn’t told Charlie exactly what would happen if he touched the Styx, but he had made it clear that it would be best not to find out. Charlie didn’t know how long he had been walking. He had been led to the start of the river by Hermes, but time seemed to have little meaning now that he was under the earth. Hunger and weariness threatened...

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“Lazarus Love” by Kiri Tuck

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She had a freckle on the thin, pale cartilage of her left ear he had never noticed before. It made him angry -- that there was some fragmented intimacy stolen from him, that this first merciful viewing was simultaneously the final one, and that he had previously been oblivious to its significance -- now sickeningly vibrant in its posthumous corporeality.It felt that way, anyway. That the freckle was more than just a freckle, that it was something pure -- cultivated not simply of the sun, but by some divine intervention, and placed wickedly a...

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“Mr. Slaters' Enterprise” by John Jenkins

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[Note: Yes, this story contains references The Devil] “Hi, I’m Mr. Slaters,” said The Devil. “Want to make a deal?” “I don’t even know who you are,” said Timothy. “You just randomly walked up to me. You could’ve been a suicide bomber.” “I still could be. Deal’s on the table. Whenever you’re ready.” “Wait a minute. How did you…? Who told you I was…?” “Well, it wasn’t exactly a secret. You’ve been applying to that Amazon warehouse job for five years now. You’ve told everyone about it, even your ‘Bey’. It was only a matter of time before I foun...

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“The Golden Foxes” by Maverie Durham

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As a Goddess, Asura was alone in her realm. So to do her bidding, she plucked two foxes from the white forest at the base of the mountains. She instilled in them a portion of her own power, turning their blood to ichor and their fur to gold.The two creatures, a densely packed female and swift, nimble male, were outfitted with collars meant to hold scrolls of the Goddess’s messages. Off the pair went, running across the surface of the Earth, spreading the word of Asura. An interaction with these foxes in nature was said to be a visit from the...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 112 stories

“Apocalypse Then…” by Gabriel Drake

“Devil in Red Stilettos” by Shellene Drakes-Tull

“A Dance and a Deal” by Jed Cope

“Lipstick” by Roshini Perera

“A Deal's a Deal” by A.M. Hill

“A deal with the devil” by David Nutt

“Broken” by Lonnie D.

“On Debts of the Soul” by Brian Wild

“The Reverend” by Steven Callahan

“Silver Eyes” by Tiffany Bledsoe

“The promise” by Justicelee Auman

“Deals and Devils” by Hannah Leigh

“Lazarus Love” by Kiri Tuck

“Mr. Slaters' Enterprise” by John Jenkins

“The Golden Foxes” by Maverie Durham

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

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