Write a story about two neighbors talking from their yards, windows, balconies, etc.

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“Three And A Half Feet” by Sophie McMahon

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She was too pretty.And it wasn't her hair which caught the light perfectly, or her smile which was too shy to be a laugh, but just wide enough to allow a sliver of white teeth to glint in between her cherry-colored lips, and it wasn't her eyes either, or her legs or chest or whatever guys find attractive about a woman's body.It wasn't even her voice, dammit, which graced our entire building with a semi-pleasant rendition of the latest pop hits.I didn't think I'd ever tolerate Shawn Mendes every Tuesday night, accompanied by the roar of the s...

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“Pilots” by Stephanie Kaye

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Day 32 of quarantine. It was funny how measurable time suddenly felt.I just finished a Zoom meeting with my students and slipped on my trainers, stiff from newness. My mother had sent them to me with a note: Now you really don’t have an excuse, her silky cursive bookended with a passive-aggressive smiley face. It was true; even though I was still teaching, albeit remotely, I had at least one free hour now that I was not commuting back and forth to campus. My ex-husband used to casually defend her: You know, she only means well, he would say....

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“Balconey” by Emili Silvi

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I am that girl. The one smitten with her next-door-neighbor. I am also the dorky girl. And it just so happens that my next-door-neighbor was not. Tall and lithe, I was built like a long-distance runner. My large, clear-framed glasses took up a lot of my face. I had deep blue and purple hair and an attitude the size of Russia. And an awkwardness the same size. My neighbor was a football player, dark hair and the clearest green eyes you ever seen. He was maybe an inch or so shorter than me, a fact that made me blush. Unhappily...

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“Happenstance” by Eric Hyzer

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Jason Crawford was fortunate enough to have the entire complex to himself, a situation he would never have envisioned in his wildest dreams. Sure, once the overhyped COVID-19 fiasco ended, people would flock to the recently constructed Robin’s Nest Apartments—LUXURY LIVING IN THE HEART OF BRIER CREEK, according to the oversized banner displayed at the entrance. Nevertheless, for the moment, his third-floor dwelling was the only unit occupied.But between the virus restrictions, the fact that he worked from home, and the highly addictive Uber ...

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“A Means to Company” by Anastasia Ifinedo

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“Uncle, can you turn on the TV?”Uncle Jerome's eyes crinkled. “Why, my boy, of course,” he said, before picking the black remote that hitherto lay on an equally black couch. The TV came to life in his living room, and through my window(it was more like a rectangular space in a wall of concrete), I watched the latest update on Covid-19.Before the lockdown, or should I say quarantine, (I don’t know if it’s either or both, but it’s definitely not neither thanks to C-19), visiting Uncle Jerome every Thursday was a ritual. Other people from diffe...

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“Deciphering Congeniality ” by Joshua Hopper

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Deborah and Cindy were liars. They could smile through their teeth and fool even the most cynical of people. It wasn’t always this way. There was a time when they might have considered each other friends—no, acquaintances. But now life had snuck in and pushed these women apart. On the corner of the cul-de-sac they stood, waiting for their children to arrive home from school. Deborah looked at Cindy and said in the daintiest way possible, “Wonderful weather we’re having, isn’t it?”“Why, yes, it’s beautiful out! Don’t you just love spring...

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“Seating for Singles” by Rachelle McKeown

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Birds chirped as Duncan set his beer down on his table. His balcony was small, but there was enough room for a small patio table for two, which he had just brought out of storage two weeks ago. He had bought the set right after his first and only break up and had felt awkward buying a set with two chairs knowing that there wasn’t someone to sit in the other. The salesman wouldn’t sell him just one chair because the set came with two and Duncan had argued that it would be more cost-efficient for the store to sell single chairs. The salesman h...

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“The Boy Next Door” by Bruna Lima

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We’ve never been through a time like this. A new virus has taken the world by surprise and changed our lives drastically. People are getting sick everywhere and all we can do is wait for this chapter of our lives to end.Meanwhile, we stay at home. To protect ourselves and others, we made that sacrifice.I usually spend most of my days in my bedroom practicing the piano and composing songs. I’m in my second year of college right now, majoring in music, but, since school was canceled, I’m back at home with my parents. It’s somewhat nice being b...

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“Once Upon a Time...” by Infinity Star

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Taking a smoke, I came out on the black metal balcony that most apartment buildings had in New York City. Leaning on the cold, thin, and somewhat rusted metal, I stare out at the weird and uncomfortable silence that never occurs during any point in this city. Wearing a white tank top and an unbuttoned black short sleeve shirt to cool myself from the sticky warmth in my apartment. I breathed in the drug, holding for five seconds before puffing out the white wisp of smoke. Looking around as I dragged the old white cigarette from my mouth,...

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“As Close as We Can” by Maria Randova

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I closed Tinder again. What a start to the morning. Everyday I just get more frustrated, but I keep on grasping for this dying hope of meeting someone. Although in the myriad of comparatively attractive faces with similar jobs and dreams, I will not stand out unless I have actually already achieved something. I’ve only been here for a while, just another face trying to make it in the big city. And the same description applies to my tinder profile, just another one. And here I am, getting frustrated about the others being boring. In my mind, ...

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“Number Three: Kelly Branwood” by Josephine Alcott

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There is a sort of stuffiness in a quiet room. White noise can pack itself as high as the ceiling that it traps whoever chooses to stay. Laura Lopez, throughout her ten years of life, had become accustomed to this infinite loneliness (or at least it felt infinite). She spent nearly every day alone in her room that she mistook the suffocation of silence for the warmth of peace. Her disillusion was induced by three solutions. Number One: music. Laura believed the stems of notes can pierce through the pressure of s...

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“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” by Garima Batra

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She had just woken up from her afternoon nap. She struggled to get out of her bed, freshened up in the bathroom, and went straight to her verandah. ‘It’s a boon to have a house on the ground floor. During this lockdown, I at least have an open space to soak in some sun and fresh air. It is such a relief to see some greenery around' Khyati pondered while admiring the beauty of nature in the park which was just in front of her house. Just when she was engrossed in the beauty and the peace, she heard some voices. Lag ja gale ki fir ye hase...

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“Morning Coffee” by Jennifer Lewis

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Our apartments are separated by a thin strip of alleyway. I look down, out my open window, and see a stray cat running from a stray dog. They hiss and bark and run into garbage cans. The cat barely graces them, but the dog knocks them over and garbage spills onto the concrete. Oddly, it reminds me of this situation. Total garbage. People sick, people dying, people hoarding. Beatrice and I used to have coffee every day in my tiny kitchen; now, we have to holler at each other across the alley. My throat is so hoarse from our talk yesterday, I ...

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“From Across the Road” by Andrew Wobbe

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How many days does it take to develop cabin fever? Research would suggest anywhere from a week to two weeks, depending. If someone was told by force to remain inside and only come out to scavenge for toilet paper, would anyone be surprised if that time was shortened to about four days. Every morning is the same, roll over kiss the wife good morning and put on my Father’s Day slippers. Stand up and make the terrible morning grunts and hobble outside the bedroom. Complete the morning rove to get a head count on my kids and two dogs. I can usua...

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“THE PURPLE FLOWER VINE” by Lilus Endy

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It was the time when the last streaks of the drowning sun were melting into the sky, dark ombre of purple, dark blue and orange hues intervening in one another only to form a sky that was simply phenomenal.James Darren in his late 20s, exhausted as usual from his everyday work, with a steaming cup of frothy cappuccino hopped onto his balcony to take a seat and listen to his favourite podcast. The theory of being connected to everything in the universe.With birds racing to reach back their homes and feed their baby hatchlings, old men pl...

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Write a story about two neighbors talking from their yards, windows, balconies, etc.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 196 stories

“Three And A Half Feet” by Sophie McMahon

“Pilots” by Stephanie Kaye

“Balconey” by Emili Silvi

“Happenstance” by Eric Hyzer

“A Means to Company” by Anastasia Ifinedo

“Deciphering Congeniality ” by Joshua Hopper

“Seating for Singles” by Rachelle McKeown

“The Boy Next Door” by Bruna Lima

“Once Upon a Time...” by Infinity Star

“As Close as We Can” by Maria Randova

“Number Three: Kelly Branwood” by Josephine Alcott

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” by Garima Batra

“Morning Coffee” by Jennifer Lewis

“From Across the Road” by Andrew Wobbe

“THE PURPLE FLOWER VINE” by Lilus Endy

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