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

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“Saint Austin” by Asher Insko

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“You’re nothing but a runt!” CRACK I let out a loud cry. Brother Austin was cruel when giving out punishments that were undeserved. And when they were deserved, it was even worse. He was precise in his placements. The neck, ears, and even my more private areas. Each lash that I was given hurt awfully bad. It matched the pain I felt inside when they made fun of me. He, the other kids, even the town folk. Brother Austin was our leader. Well, their leader anyway. They all stood and watched my torment. “I’ve had enough of you!” CRACK I...

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“You'll Always be With Me” by Belle Cedergreen

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I rush into my apartment slamming my door shut, the dead bolt locking into place. pressing my head against the door I let out a sigh. “Holy fuck Annie what did you do?” I ask myself. I slide to the ground and rip my boots off. Like, what did I do way back then to piss off this guy so much? I haven’t gone by Annie since the 1800’s… “Ah! Maybe I robbed this guy?” I say out loud, springing up from my spot.No you Idiot! I hear a voice inside my head scream at me. I’ve been alive for like, 135 years and that’s never happened! ...

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“The Knife” by Jack Gorzo

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*This story contains themes of sexual/physical violence, mental health, and other traumas. Please be advised before reading.**Also please excuse any formatting errors, for whatever reason this site never keeps my indents in place when I paste over the story*Anti remembers falling out of her bed, her face caked with blood. She remembers crawling to the kitchen, pulling herself along the tile floor. Anti remembers closing barriers around the memory of her trauma. ...

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“Charle's Tell” by Kayhan E

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"You will choose - death." His legs meant something menacing to her still. Not their crook, length, quickness or the way they kicked in his sleep, not their old strength turning horses, but their reminder of how it so happened. She watched them. Billowing in the backyard breeze with his grayed teeth, he spun around the hung linens as their baby gave him a chase he most clearly couldn't conceive of. She sat back as a button seemingly popped off his shirt and sank into dust. "Charles, pick that up now." "Yes, my love." I'll...

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“Comeuppance” by Matthew Holman

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Evening encroached on the desolate plain, the dim sunlight stretching out the shadow of a lone man riding his horse in the sandy street. Neck tilted, he faced the horse’s shoulders with a broad wide-brimmed hat covering his face. He had on canvas with overalls, a tan shirt, and leather boots, but what shimmered in the evening sun was the Colt single-action revolver on his hip alongside the countless bullets running along the belt. Laughter echoed in the distance. The rider lifted his face; he’d reached the town. Most buildings were vacant, w...

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“End Up Here” by Sarah Nelson

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I didn’t mean to end up at the bar, especially not at four o’clock on a Saturday afternoon. When I walked through the doors, I steeled myself for the familiar smell of stale beer and fried food. It still made my stomach churn. When I had finally arrived in the small town of Hollow Way, Ohio earlier that day, I couldn’t make myself go to the place I had originally intended. It’s like my mind checked out and my body took over. Now, inside, I ducked my head and made a beeline for the barstools. I sat alone and ordered a water, then prom...

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“BACKSTABBER” by Joy Favour

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SHE LOOKED AT HER FRIEND, THEY WERE FRIENDS FOR MANY YEARS. LITTLE DID SHE THINK WHAT WAS IN HER MIND. LITTLE DID SHE THINK WHAT WAS IN HER MIND.HER BEAUTIFUL FRIEND HER DARK HAIR CURLING ONTO HER SHOULDERS. SOFT BROWN EYES SO INNOCENT THE PURITY OF HER SOUL POURING OUT FOR SHE KNEW NOTHING. INNOCENCE, CARLINE LOOKED AT HER AND SMIRKED FOR HIDDEN IN HER HEART WERE THINGS THAT NO-ONE COULD OF KNOW. FOR IS THAT NOT WHAT ALL OF US DO WE HIDE THINGS IN OUR HEARTS. THEU WERE BOTH SO DIFFERENT BUT THEY HAD KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR MANY YEARS....

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“The Berserker” by Zachary Elliotson

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The forest was calm, cool night air whistling through the leaves and branches of the tall trees as they stood firm, providing shelter to the various woodland critters that dared roam the night, sharp beams of ivory moonlight piercing through the foliage to illuminate the wildwood. Apart from the odd chirp of a cricket or the occasional audible gust of wind, the forest was quiet, peaceful even. The weather was calm, no rain or heavy winds blowing, and most of the animals that usually roamed these woods were soundly sleeping, preferring to fro...

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“Reckoning ” by April Mattson

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"Welcome to the Wild West, young pardners! After striking gold, you and your band of prospectors were robbed and taken hostage. You managed to escape but the robber rigged the saloon with all sorts of tricks to keep his loot secure. Your mission: break in and steal back your gold. Yee haw!" I usually spoke that part with gusto- my shoot-em-up not-too-hokey Western accent, grazing my hand against my pretend holster, tilting back my head just so, a machismo wink- this time to a group of young boys- while I drawled, “You got it, pardners?”...

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“Broken Leg” by Mar Hill

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I held my breath as I took cover in the pantry, waiting for them to come to me. “For someone deemed the best shooting sheriff in all the west, you sure like the color yellow,” he chuckled as he strolled in. I tried to look through the cracks to get a glimpse of him. He was the only one wearing a cowboy hat. His skin had multiple burns. Almost second degree burns. “Now how are we supposed to settle things if you’re cooped up in that tight space there?” I froze. A shot was fired and the sound of shattered glass followed. I exhaled too soon. I ...

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“Evangeline” by Scott Jacobs

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Dear Evangeline It’s raining outside–it’s been raining for days. I’d like to think that as you’re off in your dreams over in the other room you hear the incessant pitter-patter somewhere far away and it soothes you, and at the same time the lightning strikes that want to frighten you don’t reach your ears at all. I know that’s impossible, but I can dream, too. I’m at present set to go on a journey. There is a man with a red eye that has had a bullet chasing his head for many years now. At present this bullet is only inching forward, as h...

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“Burning O'Neill” by Cameron Sides

Submitted to Contest #204

The last man to see Oscar O’Neill and his family alive was I, Charles Solomon, because they were my family too, and every sunrise I regret that I did not burn with them that awful night when Kendrick Jophiel marched his mob upon us on account of what was done to his kin. Done by me, and by O’Neill’s boys, Elmore Keene, Gregory, and Felix. We learned to kill together in the war of the rebellion, but afterwards we kept right on going as the cycles of spilled blood back home spun out, and the thirst for revenge hung heavy on us all, Kendrick in...

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“New Revenge ” by Kaelyn Style

Submitted to Contest #204

Holed in a barn ten miles off town, the largest underground fighting ring in the west claimed its victims night after grueling night. If your horse was stolen, your farm burned, your gun turned against you in threat, you might find yourself drawn into the lull of the ring, might find yourself ensnared by the money. You might find yourself crouched on thin sand, over bloodstains, yours, or not. Rue wasn’t like them. She hadn’t wandered into the ring one lonesome night. She hadn’t been threatened by a rogue group of bandits. She’d never owned ...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 73 stories

“Saint Austin” by Asher Insko

“You'll Always be With Me” by Belle Cedergreen

“The Knife” by Jack Gorzo

“Charle's Tell” by Kayhan E

“Comeuppance” by Matthew Holman

“End Up Here” by Sarah Nelson

“BACKSTABBER” by Joy Favour

“The Berserker” by Zachary Elliotson

“Reckoning ” by April Mattson

“Broken Leg” by Mar Hill

“Evangeline” by Scott Jacobs

“Burning O'Neill” by Cameron Sides

“New Revenge ” by Kaelyn Style

🌟 Similar prompts

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

Set your story in a desert town.

Write a story about someone undertaking a long, dangerous journey.

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

Contest #204

Enter our weekly contest!

$250

Prize money

300

Contest entries

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Stories

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