Set your story in a rosy-pink world where everything is rainbows and unicorns… until it isn’t.

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“Picture Perfect” by Melodie Fierro

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In the small town of Oakley, everything was perfect. The place was surrounded by lakes and people would come and go as they would like. Some people would see it as a place to start a family, or a place to settle down after having lived the American Dream. People would stay up watching the stars or the sunset and others would awe as they saw a rainbow form in the sky. It was known as the next silver spoon gated community. The next Beverly Hills. Everything was perfect. Until one day, everything shattered. There had been a murder, and in th...

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“I Know the End Draws Near” by Zach S

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CW: death, mental illness, climate disaster Every night I lay awake thinking about new disasters in a faraway land - heatwaves, cold snaps, floods, droughts, wars, plagues, famine, death, wildfires - and every day my chest tightens and my breath shortens as I wait for the disasters to reach me. I can’t explain that last part. I really can’t, but I know deep in the pit of my stomach that something in the world has shifted and will break. I don’t know when it will happen but I can’t help but feel it will be far sooner than I can anticipate. Ho...

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“Directly on the Selvage ” by Seauphi Heather

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V. For all intents & purposes, we will start in the middle.Albeit strange to live alone, it does have it’s promises.A square in the hole, where food & trash may go. I usually let it all go, where the socks disappear into the terra firma,beyond the dryer.My socks are always shell-pink. I save them closely, until I can’t anymore. There’s a far better place for them, where ransacks of things that aren’t lonely, until you leave them alone, go.like I said before, there are dividends, to being alone.I don’t know how many times I...

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“Red River” by Lyndz Yahn

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Rita woke up to literal rainbows and unicorns every day of her life. The sun shone and it only rained when it needed to. The world was prosperous. There was no war and the once mythical and fairytale creatures peacefully coexisted with the everyday humans. Half-breeds were no longer looked down upon and it was common for species to fall in love with each other. With the help of some of the races that were previously in hiding, the world was rid of trash and pollution and the once crowded world was thinned out with the brief war that occurred...

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“Lands Above” by Nicole Nunez

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It was time for my life to take flight, going to a faraway place that only fantasy knows. They say it is a place of magic. My heart beats faster and my body shakes back and forth against the quick winds. It is like a roller coaster, only with no harness and a much higher drop if I were to fall. As my body is whipped from side to side, I try to swallow, but my throat is closed and the pressure of the speed has risen to my ears. Suddenly, everything stops. I look beneath my feet and see intertwining shades of white, blue, and green. My stomach...

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“THE LAND OF ROSES” by Melinda Madrigal

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Welcome to the Land of Roses, where everything from the mountains, to the sky, to the homes, to the trees, to the animals are covered in pink. As far as the eye can see the Land of Roses is a dreamland for those who live here. The unicorns, magical and beautiful are the protectors of the land. Gentle and kind they possess great power used to protect the Land of Roses. Mystique greatest of the protector's flies high over the land, to those down below their smiles are bigger than ever. The Land of Roses is filled with smiles and laughter. ...

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“The Blind Child” by Dilshan Singh

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The Blind Child A boy named Justin was born blind according to his mother. His mother loved him dearly and disregarded his disorder; she told him stories before bed, fed him with her own two hands, and gave him aplomb. One day Justin asked his mother “Why can’t I see the word you talk about before I sleep and why can’t I go outside to play with the others.” His mother tells him “Son you are special and the world abhors special people.” As she said that she said that she fondled Justin while hugging him and wiping his tears. She taught hi...

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“Greater Dawn” by Asa Conroy

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Many years ago, a young girl danced in a home of light and love. She twirled but in a strange way. She tried to focus her reflection. She could not look away. So enamored by her costume, and no one could blame her. The child wore a pink chest plate with intricately carved streams of light swimming throughout her midsection. Every stream meets in the center of her chest, where a glowing emblem rests. A tulle skirt that sparkled like all the great stars in the sky rested around ...

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“Happy Day In Her Cove” by H.e. Ross

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I don’t know where to start. I guess the boat would should be the way to start the story, sir. See, my boat was my life and well, let me begin. The day could have been better but with hopes for a breeze we set out under power. The water was grey, the sky was that kind of somber grey that sort of blended with the bay waters and it just didn’t look good for a sail, but I wanted to impress her, so off we went chugging along. Not even a swell, so the boat moved steadily without any yawing or anything like that. It was like we were driving a ca...

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“LAST LEGS” by Cliff Avery

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LAST LEGS By Cliff Avery Lamar looked younger than his daughter when he arrived at her birthday party, but that was her own fault. She could have chosen a 25-year-old body, too; she was the one that decided a hot-shot CEO had to look hot, but a little MILFy. “Daddy, you look great,” Rana said as Lamar approached. After almost 200 years of conversations with her, he translated it as “I love you, but get away ...

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“What happens when the world breaks” by Naomi Gardner Woods

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“You can’t catch me!” Jabier shrieks as I chase him around the room. His skinny little legs carry him under the table, through the living room, and over the couch, all the while dodging my outstretched hands. Knowing he can do this for hours, I switch tactics. I crouch with my hands on my knees, breathing with great heaving motions. “Oh, Jabi,” I moan, “I think you are just too fast for me.” My little brother cautiously peeks out from his hiding place, his brows knotted in confusion. “I am?” I nod so vigorously that one of my braids smacks m...

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“Case Closed” by Danielle Azoulay

Submitted to Contest #208

My life was perfect until I met the new boy in town. Summer vacation had just begun. When the seasons changed, our landscape transformed almost overnight, from crisp, cool blues and the spirited aroma of pine trees to warm ambers, pink skies and campfires wafting through the air. No matter the time of year, one thing stood true in Celestia; there was always a sense of cheer. Our slogan wasn’t “The World’s Happiest Town” for nothing. Everybody knew everybody, and we all got along like milk and cookies. The day I met the newcomer, I had ...

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“Undeserving of Love” by Carina Caccia

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Nora knew not to seek refuge in others, and yet this stranger—we’ll call him Louis—provided some kind of solace lying there beside her, shoulder to shoulder, each of them with their arms wrapped around a blue pillow. She was happy to lie here in his company, in his bed, for there was no family to hold her, no friends, no partner, and the only semblance of love she’d ever found was in the arms of men with ulterior motives; and so, she willingly mistook mud for chocolate, weeds for flowers, and blood for wine. But this time, she mightn’t hav...

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“Fire and Flame ” by Emilie Bufford

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The clouds were pink, to begin with. Emperor Posy of Peony had made sure of that. But, they hadn’t always been. Much to the Emperor’s alarm, they had turned black the day of his daughter’s birth. “Change them back,” the Emperor told his sorcerer after taking one glance at the mewling newborn in the nursemaid’s arms. “All was fine and pink until she came into this world. Nothing good will come of it.” The sorcerer, Aflyn, clad in a rose-pink robe with a red sash, quickly removed a vial from his breast pocket and blew across the ...

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“The Pop in Greyscale” by Ijana Loss

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“Have a great first day of being 14 Dylan!” Amma called after me as I walked out the sparkly pink door. It was the Monday morning after my birthday, and I was to walk to the bus stop at the end of my colorful block to be picked up by the school bus. Our pink house sat next to a purple house, which sat next to a yellow house, on the other side of which was my stop. “Just think, high school is coming soon!” added Mam, her blue eyes sparking as she turned to wink at Amma. I cringed and turned to look at them before splitting off from my sib...

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Set your story in a rosy-pink world where everything is rainbows and unicorns… until it isn’t.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 47 stories

“Picture Perfect” by Melodie Fierro

“I Know the End Draws Near” by Zach S

“Directly on the Selvage ” by Seauphi Heather

“Red River” by Lyndz Yahn

“Lands Above” by Nicole Nunez

“THE LAND OF ROSES” by Melinda Madrigal

“The Blind Child” by Dilshan Singh

“Greater Dawn” by Asa Conroy

“Happy Day In Her Cove” by H.e. Ross

“LAST LEGS” by Cliff Avery

“What happens when the world breaks” by Naomi Gardner Woods

“Case Closed” by Danielle Azoulay

“Undeserving of Love” by Carina Caccia

“Fire and Flame ” by Emilie Bufford

“The Pop in Greyscale” by Ijana Loss

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Write a story about someone living vicariously through someone else.

Write a story where the characters start to realize that they are, in fact, just characters.

Write a story about a character who finds a childhood toy that brings back memories.

Write a story about someone who is constantly being put into a box by others.

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