End your story with a character saying “Thank you, God. Thanks an awful lot.” (sarcastically or not).

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“NO TURN ON FRED” by Joseph Malgeri

CW: themes of mental health and sexual violenceEach street sign had originally read the words, “No Turn On Red.” But, after I had finished with these signs, each one of them then read the words, “No Turn On Fred.” However, after a full year of my getting away with painting the letter “F” upon hundreds of street signs, a police officer had finally caught me right in the act. One week following my arrest, while in court, the judge had asked me, “Why would a thirty-eight year old man do such a childi...

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“A Cult Unloaded” by Thomas Giorgione

Content warning: violence, references to sexual abuse, and language.Humble was coming, and he would keep them warm. They called themselves Unity. On January 6th at precisely 10:00 p.m. Unity crowded into the compound’s central tent, and the North Dakotan air frosted their bald heads. No one complained—no one dared speak—they all knew the rules.Beckett Gorman, Humbles second in command, prepared to start his “unloading.” He paced naked behind the tent. I’m going to die tonight, Beckett thought. Th...

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“Blind Wait” by PJ Aitken

“Hiya chucks! It’s that time of the day again where we play a game of “Blind Wait” in this hospital reception to entertain all of you as you wait a ridiculously long time to see a doctor.“Remember this is only possible because of the wonderful way our National Health Service in the UK is criminally underfunded. All those lorra lorra promises of extra funding for the NHS that never happened post-Brexit, writing off billions of public money on pandemic fraudsters and purchasing billions of pounds worth of rubbish PPE!! You lucky thin...

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“A Lot Can Happen in Five Minutes” by Clyde Laffan

CONTENT WARNING; STRONG LANGUAGE, SEX SCENES “11 minutes sir, until impact, that’s what CNN says.” Sir cowers on all fours, placing his desk between him and the nuclear warhead that is now minutes away from turning our school into a barbecue pit. He pokes his phone’s darkened screen hard with his index finger, tap, tap, tap. He’s trying to call his wife or kids or something; I ...

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“A Family Attrition” by Chris Campbell

“Bless me father for I have sinned.” How many times have you heard that phrase? To me, they’re simply empty words on deaf ears from forced confessions of the indoctrinated - a practice passed down by each generation to the next gullible crowd of oppressed souls, fearful of divine retribution. I was born into an Irish Catholic family, so these archaic beliefs were acted out before me every Saturday and Sunday, firstly at confession then followed by the next evening with holy communion. As a reluctant c...

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“Missionary Position” by Jonathan Blaauw

[TW: Possible strong language]At one time or another, each of us will pause to ask ourselves the age-old question What is the meaning of life? The natural follow-up to Why am I here? is Where am I going? For many, these moments of cosmic contemplation are short-lived. We pause, we reflect, maybe we vow to be a better person, to start giving to charity or going to church, and then we go right back to living as we were. Some, however, embrace these lucid intervals an...

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“THE DEVIL'S HARASSMENT” by Darrell Grant

Warning Includes violent scene: Free at last...free at last that's what I kept hearing in my head as I walked through the doors of freedom, the ones located at Ossining Prison in upstate New York. I laughed to myself as I remembered how many times, I said those words when leaving a prison, a few prisons. Seems like half my life was spent behind bars which is not a new story for a criminal like me. I could never shake that devil guy for long, he seemed to just show up and get on my shoulder and we would do it all o...

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“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” by Andrea Mariana

Content Warning: religious trauma Melanie cringed as Cassie’s shrill voice rippled through the wood-paneled living room. “All right, ladies!” Cassie called out to the little clucking group of ladies before her, her back bent precariously over the silver DVD player that her husband had just bought for her. She had to have it for the Ladies’ Wednesday Night Bible Study; naturally, s...

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“Down in The Desert” by CHIEF John West

I was on the edge of the desert in Northern Nigeria, when my car broke down. It was midday, and the sun was beating down at its hottest. This was pre-Boko Haram country where people now get slaughtered for doing nothing. The fan belt had snapped and was still circling around as if to show me, as I lifted the hood. I knew I was in trouble. I had not seen a human being since leaving Kano two hours ago and, looking about m...

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“My Summer Friend” by Kathryn Gabrielle

"It will be a blast! You'll just love this college!"If I knew then what I know now, I would have slammed the door in her face and never looked back.Martha was my summer friend, my buddy. I was a kid that loved to swim and dream and talk about the future. I liked to listen to Martha talk about school in Massachusetts. I thought she was cool. The thing is, Martha had an overblown opinion of herself. There was no room for disagreement but try telling this to my fourteen-year-old self. There was no way I wo...

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“Bruno” by Grace Lo Porto

I picked up the pen. I put it down again. Picked it up, put it down. Picked it up, put it down. Picked it up. Dear Mom, I wonder what you would think of Tommy. He seems nice and all, but a little bland. I want adventure! I want an adventurous boyfriend! But I also want someone to hold me tight in the wintertime, and who will kiss me with abandon, and…sometimes I don’t know ...

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“The Ruby Vacuum Cleaner Salesman” by Virjena Whitehead

Noreen was home performing her daily cleaning ritual, which was fierce, as she firmly believed cleanliness was next to Godliness. She had been married to Fredrick, a pentecostal pastor for nearly 23 years at that point. They had a total of 8 children. Their children were in various stages of their walk with the Lord. Naturally, Fredrick and Noreen want salvation for all of them, but the bible is clear, true acceptance m...

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“A Child's Penance” by R Orfila

A Child's Penance Saturday mornings began early for me. I was usually the first up, at least in my recollection, and the Three Stooges were always there to greet me. Mom slept in a little while but never failed to present us with stacks of pancakes with syrup, crispy fried bacon and cafe au lait (half Folger's and half whole milk) with lots of sugar. The day was spent mean...

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“Mistakes” by N.R. Pierce

Trigger Warning: This story contains the use of a gun. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” That’s what Jerome always said. He must have willed his way into jail cause that’s where he’s been since he accidentally shot his best friend in the leg. This would have been fine if his best friend wasn’t Cappie, Pastor Mackenzie’s son, which would have also been fine if Pastor Mackenzie didn’t have it out for Jerome in the first place.According to Grandma, after the incident, Pastor Mackenzie was overhea...

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“French Doors” by Mel Simpson

Content warning: verbal parental abuse, mental illness, disordered eating.…and please God, help me to be more kind and patient and respectful, but brave, yes also, brave…She thought she heard the floor creak beneath someone's feet outside her door. Or maybe it was just the house settling? Making sure not to lift her head or neck, she slowly opened her eyes and shifted them as far as she could to the left before they felt sore and stuck. She tried to see if she could ...

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End your story with a character saying “Thank you, God. Thanks an awful lot.” (sarcastically or not).

Submissions are closed

✍️ 46 stories

“NO TURN ON FRED” by Joseph Malgeri

“A Cult Unloaded” by Thomas Giorgione

“Blind Wait” by PJ Aitken

“A Lot Can Happen in Five Minutes” by Clyde Laffan

“A Family Attrition” by Chris Campbell

“Missionary Position” by Jonathan Blaauw

“THE DEVIL'S HARASSMENT” by Darrell Grant

“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” by Andrea Mariana

“Down in The Desert” by CHIEF John West

“My Summer Friend” by Kathryn Gabrielle

“Bruno” by Grace Lo Porto

“The Ruby Vacuum Cleaner Salesman” by Virjena Whitehead

“A Child's Penance” by R Orfila

“Mistakes” by N.R. Pierce

“French Doors” by Mel Simpson

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Start your story with a character saying “Are you there, God? It’s me…”

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Write a story about a couple with fundamentally different beliefs.

Write a story about a teenager whose family is moving.

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