Write about someone hosting a cookie exchange as a cover to hide the true reason for inviting one of their guests.

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“Happily Every After” by Susan Hudson

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Happily Ever After Susan W. Hudson Becky and Anna were sitting at Anna’s kitchen table. Anna had poured them both a glass of Chardonnay as she braced herself. She knew Becky was going to share something dreadful. Becky looked like she had not slept in days; tears filled her bright blue eyes and spilled over onto her favorite shirt, which matched them. Her normally beautifully coiffed blonde hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail. She was just one deep pool of loneliness and close to hysteria. “I just can’t go on. I have to tell s...

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“Back in the Kitchen” by Antonio Aponte

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Smoke filled the kitchen as the ringing of alarms echoed throughout the halls. A tall, thin woman, the homeowner named Val, ran into the kitchen to open the stove, the source of the smoke. Opening the lid of the aged stove, she grabbed the tray of cookies with her mitted hand and quickly dropped the tray on the counter before opening the kitchen window. The smoke quickly made its way out of her house and into the open outside air, clearing the room enough that she could breathe again.“That was way too close,” Val said, “Everything was almost...

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“Cookie Cutter” by John Guglielmelli

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Sliding into the passenger’s seat I almost closed the door on my foot. “Hurry Up!” Calamity said as she tried to put the shift into first gear. I slammed the door and checked my makeup. “The clutch,” I whispered, “Don’t forget about the clutch.” “Shut up, Stacie!” she stammered as she pressed down on the clutch. I could still smell the bakery smell in her hair, well her wig. The one I loaned her two years ago. She promises to return it as soon as she finds one just like it. Anyway, she took the job at Butt’s Bakery starting in February earli...

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“The Cookie Exchange” by Justin Rinters

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Growing up on the same street in the 1960s in Omaha, Nebraska was a fun but quiet life for 5 friends. May, Pollie, Tammy, Richard, and John were all born in 1957 and all went to the same school. They did elementary, middle, and high school together and were inseparable. Especially May and Pollie. They were born one day apart from each other and had a lot in common. While the other three kids loved playing outside, the two of them bonded over their love of baking. Pollie’s grandmother, Ruth, was a baker and she lived with Pollie until ...

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“A Cookie Exchange For The Truth” by M.W. Nel

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Trigger warning: mentions of rape Placing the last box of cookies on the table, Minette straightened her apron before moving back into the kitchen. She had been up since five this morning trying to bake these gosh darn cookies for today’s cookie exchange event. It was the last thing she wanted to do and frankly she wasn’t the best baker but it has been the closest she’s ever gotten to him. Never did she think that a cookie exchange would be the place she finally be able to get her revenge but she has waited long enough and she was rea...

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“Death by Chocolate” by Alice Baine

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Flakes of large, wet snow splat against the window. A crisp wind rattled the shutters. William shuffled closer to the fire, his nose buried inside a book. Ella’s footsteps pattered from the kitchen. She sounded to be in quite a huff—all the more reason he kept himself hidden in the library. Their servant, Mary, entered with a tray in her hands. The smell of peppermint swallowed the room as she presented a porcelain teapot. William gave an absentminded nod as thanks. His mind strayed from the contents of his book while Mary left in the direct...

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Write about someone hosting a cookie exchange as a cover to hide the true reason for inviting one of their guests.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 141 stories

“Happily Every After” by Susan Hudson

“Back in the Kitchen” by Antonio Aponte

“Cookie Cutter” by John Guglielmelli

“The Cookie Exchange” by Justin Rinters

“A Cookie Exchange For The Truth” by M.W. Nel

“Death by Chocolate” by Alice Baine

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Write about a group of people determined to win an award for making the biggest cookie ever.

Write about someone investigating a break-in at a bakery. The only thing missing? A very secret ingredient.

Write about two people who run rival bakeries, but fall in love during their town’s annual holiday festival.

Write about someone trying to recreate a grandparent’s signature baked good from memory.

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