Write a story about someone seeking revenge for a past wrong.

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“6,287” by Walter Wright

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The actual presence of the moment is often the scariest thing. In the absolute of awareness, the mind is ignited by all thought. Possibilities, memories, and associations all revolve in a sporadic haze to formulate one forefront of cognition. The past and future fuse into a manifestation of what can be, and that is an action. Amid the rocky valley, thousands of people enter the present’s fold. Vibrations of anxiety and confusion scatter malignantly in each couple, family, and simple individual. The train station is fully stocked with...

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“'Revenges We Are Bound To Take'” by Marina Savva

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DISCLAIMER: There are some historical inaccuracies between the dates of publication and performance of plays and their coordination with Shakespeare’s personal life. However, much of the story is fictional, merely being based off of loose events and real historical figures. By no means is this meant to be fact as much creative liberty has been taken. Perhaps I really am too unforgiving. We all have our faults after all. Mine so happens to be one that has tormented me in a way I never truly will shrug off. When you want something so terribl...

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“I Always Pay My Debts” by Jesse Sloan

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I don’t know how long I was out. The horse was dead. My hands were tied and lashed to the saddle horn. My left leg was trapped under the horse, but it wasn’t broken. That was lucky. By bending forward and straining mightily I could just reach the rope around my wrists with my teeth. I’m not sure how long it took me to get my hands free. While I was working on it, the sun climbed high into the clear sky. The air was still and the sand beneath me was hot. The nearby brush did nothing to shade me. There...

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“The making of Woman” by S Fevre

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I had had enough. It all started with Dior. The making of Woman.They thought that shooting daggers into women’s heels made sense for post-war emancipation. Stilettos became popular when stuck up French men decided that women were going too many places too fast. So they put out the stiletto. Literally, "short dagger with a thick blade," (Italian, stiletto, 1610s). There’s something ironically tragic about the technology for war machines – hardened steel – being applied to women’s feet; more specifically, the dagger under women’s heels. It is ...

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“Revenge isn't for the innocent” by Amelie Van Aalst

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I've been watching unusual folks crossing the desert for as long as I can remember, but none so unusual as the little girl covered in blood, staggering so helplessly through the sand. "I take it you're lost," I call out to her, right before she finally crumples to the floor. Okay, so now I better step in, I think to myself as I run as fast as I can to reach her in time. Two fingers to her neck, a soft beat, beat, so I let out a sigh that this is still a child and not yet a corpse. I carry her into the town, all whilst knowing full wel...

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“The Pearl Handled Pistol” by Israr Ahmad

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The butcher was a burly man. He wore overalls, work boots and a blue work shirt. He didn’t know what to think when he saw three men approaching his land. They didn’t appear to be anyone he recognized— and he knew pretty much everyone in Redfield. Another troubling factor was the way these men were dressed. The butcher didn’t dwell on other people’s clothing, mainly because he didn’t dress like a dandy himself. But the way these men were dressed was somewhere between caring too little and not enough.One man had boots that appeared worn, but h...

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“Revenge with a capital R” by David Nutt

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Revenge with a capital R. Revenge is one of those strong words that carries an enormous bag of emotional suffering. The dictionary describes it: As carrying out a bitter desire to injure another for the wrong done to oneself or to those who seem a part of oneself. I sat there on the park bench shaded from the hot summer sun by an elegant straw hat I had just purchased. In that moment of time revenge precisely described my emotional feelings. I felt my blood flowing rapidly through my veins as though I had been in a hot steam bath. I looked...

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“I'll Show You!” by Jed Cope

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As he submitted his hundredth story to the short story competition he ground and gnashed his teeth and gave his mind free reign. His mind, let loose to do as it pleased, gave forth with a flurry of expletives. The writer should have taken note as rare, if not unique, combinations of swear words reeled through his mind. He could have dropped them into one of his next stories to convey a joyous and entertaining anger, the swear words releasing doses of positive endorphins as they hit home, happy anger darts conveying said anger, but making the...

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“The Taste of Sweet Revenge” by Liz Molloy

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CW: alcohol and death. The burning sensation in his throat subsided after his fourth drink. Or was it his fifth? Nights like this make it easy for John to succumb to the intoxication feeling from whiskey, anything to take away the memories he tries so hard to wipe away. Leaning against the scratched and chipped wooden bar, with bullet holes still yet to be patched, John places the empty glass on the tabletop, he signals to the bartender asking for another refill. In no time Logan fills the glass and John places another coin on the bar be...

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“Three mistakes, one correction” by Arter Grim

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Another day, another twenty miles to travel before the next day begins. Such is the life of an honest man, as my pa used to say. It was also frequent for him to say how there is no shame in doing anything so long as I can support myself and not put another human being in a worse predicament. He used to say many words, some of which could have even been considered wise somewhere else, but this isn’t somewhere else, and it is such a wise way of living that it cost him his life. Alonzo West is the name of the person responsible for this act. On...

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“Santa Esmeralda” by Phillip Norman

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With her eyes locked on a distant target, Esmeralda stops walking to fill her six-gun half full. To her name she has only these three bullets and twice as many silver dollars. The money won’t stretch far, but the bullets are two more than she needs to take the life of Anse Weitzel, the white man who had taken Esmeralda against her will. Raising the weapon level with her sightline, Esmeralda flicks the revolver’s chamber closed, then rotates the loaded cylinders into place so her shots will fire true. Biting deep into her lower lip,...

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“Finding peace. ” by Quentin Hill

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Chris strode down the street, market stalls from the festival closing. It was just after dawn, and in a small village like this, hardly anyone was still awake – annual festival or not. Chris didn’t live here, didn’t live anywhere near here, really. He was just passing through, hopping onto traveling carriages when he could, walking when he couldn’t. He had a set destination in mind, and it was across the country. Over there, with clear skies, sandy beaches, and open waters, Chris would finally find peace. He’d lived a worthwhile life, rackin...

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“A Dish Best Served” by Denis Baldwin

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It’s a classic double cross. Except, the thing of it is, I see it coming a mile off because I’ve known all along it’s going to happen. I’m ten steps ahead and playing a different game entirely. The men involved won’t draw iron when the con goes down since it’s too crowded to get a shot off, and besides, no one’ll be the wiser by the time I’m gone. “Maybe I should elaborate,” I say to the saloon girl to my right. She bats her eyelashes, an attractive girl for sure, but only a distraction. “If you’d kindly,” she says in a voice as smoky as the...

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“Devil In Disguise ” by Mahtan Runya

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To any passerby, the man who rode into the town of El Caso late Friday afternnon was like any other, a dusty cowhand simply seeking a drink, or perhaps 'company.' He wasn't the type to scream 'Danger! Gunman!' His gun belt was old and dusty, his holster not tied down, and it sat high up on his hip. His clothes were hardly expensive, worn pants and an old shirt that was threadbare, and his old hat didn't advertise an expensive hatband, but rather a cracked strip of leather. Indeed, the young man was hardly the material of legend, more l...

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“Joanne Munch” by Lindsey Mathisen

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Joanne Munch Joanne Munch. She looked just as you would think by her name alone; an older woman with a shriveled-looking face. Not one gray hair was ever out of place, and she had a nose you could hang your hat on. Her eyes were too close together, her face never far enough away. She was the master of all meddlers, overly eager to call out others’ flaws in an instant. She owned the town, the townspeople, and their way of life. Most despised her, some pitied her. Avoiding her was nearly impossible. And it was the only livable town for hundre...

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Write a story about someone seeking revenge for a past wrong.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 73 stories

“6,287” by Walter Wright

“'Revenges We Are Bound To Take'” by Marina Savva

“I Always Pay My Debts” by Jesse Sloan

“The making of Woman” by S Fevre

“Revenge isn't for the innocent” by Amelie Van Aalst

“The Pearl Handled Pistol” by Israr Ahmad

“Revenge with a capital R” by David Nutt

“I'll Show You!” by Jed Cope

“The Taste of Sweet Revenge” by Liz Molloy

“Three mistakes, one correction” by Arter Grim

“Santa Esmeralda” by Phillip Norman

“Finding peace. ” by Quentin Hill

“A Dish Best Served” by Denis Baldwin

“Devil In Disguise ” by Mahtan Runya

“Joanne Munch” by Lindsey Mathisen

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Write a story about a stranger coming to town and shaking up the order of things.

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Write a Western-inspired story in a new genre or setting (e.g. a space western, fantasy western, etc.)

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