Write a story that includes the line “Have we met before?”

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“Accidental ” by Casey Plazola

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“Have we met before?” His ocean blue eyes pierced through mine. He flashed a cocky smile and tilted his head to the left. “Because I swear I’ve seen you in my dreams.” I rolled my eyes and scoffed at his attempt to gain my attention. I’ve been single for two years and I still wasn’t used to being hit on. I turned away slightly and tried to hide my smile behind my drink. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks as I eyed my admirer. He was tall with beach blonde hair combed back and to the right. His shirt was tight against his muscles. He had a go...

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“The Trip” by Kendall Defoe

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All stories really are about leaving town or arriving in one. She was trying to remember who said that, and it bothered her that it was a mystery; also, the train’s slight lurch pushed her back into her seat, and that had irritated her neck. In first class, she thought that she would truly be able to set her thoughts down, whether in a notebook she had just bought and really did not need, or in the space on the screen of her cell phone. She stared at both of them and tried to remember.Memories were not helping her. It had been over three yea...

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“The Blip” by Jess Norton

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Arune has made a fatal error. He follows the tip of the finger, pointing directly at his nose, up the veiny arm with cut-off sleeves to the well-trimmed beard of a man he had hoped never to speak to again. Barnabus Creel, better known as Bat the Tracker. A prized fighter for the king and notorious for being the best bounty hunter in the land. One whiff of your scent, and he would track you to the ends of the earth. The man’s eyes were wide for a brief moment, tilting his head to the side, nostrils flaring. Arune searches for a tr...

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“(Un)Familiar Faces” by Hunter Barnett

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“Have we met before?” The question shook the woman in the booth out of her daze, looking up from her coffee.The cheery waitress was standing in front of the woman’s booth, holding a steaming pot of black coffee. Her name tag read “Kristy”, not the name the woman used to know her by. “Um, maybe, hard to say. I’m kinda new here” The woman said, barely keeping eye contact. “I… just moved a few weeks ago, still getting my bearings” She sipped from her coffee “I’m Astra, that name rings any bells?” Astra couldn’t bear to look her in the eyes, no...

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“The Wandering World” by James Voyce

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He’s been taking this journey on the Northern line for the best part of a decade now, the same seven or so stops towards Kings cross; and despite moving home and changing jobs several times, peculiarly, this one section has remained. It’s only in recent months that this routine part of his day has been injected with a dose of excitement, however. He experiences it every time he sees her, a profound, ineffable feeling that borders on mystical. While initially he thought he’d simply had too much caffeine, or not enough sleep, the sensation ha...

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“Claire’s Halloween Voyage” by Shannon A

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Halloween 10/31“They can’t find out my secret”, Claire said to herself as she walked across the field. The sun was just about to set, and the sky was cast with deep violet and orange hues. A sunset perfect for Halloween night. Only this Halloween night would be unlike any Halloween night she or anyone in the town had experienced before. That is… Unless she got her hands on the Emerald. John couldn’t stop thinking about Claire. The way her grey streaked black hair fell across her face, her lightning blue eyes peeking out to meet his gaz...

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“CALYPSO” by Lucas Marrow

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Content Warning: Brief scenes of violence------"Alright Ahsha, make sure not to tear the hinges off that old bird when you dock.""Yes, Commander. Proceeding with Docking Ordinance. Time to connection: 3 minutes, 43 seconds."Otto Tarrat snuck open the polarized visor of the eastern window, letting light and heat bathe the cramped interior of the L.V.D.C Ahsha. The vivid, logic-defying light bent and distorted, warping and radiating outward - but never inward. The core of the light was infinitely, impossibly black. He’d never seen anything lik...

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“The cuckoo clock” by Jenna Lee

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Her room was painted shades of black and white, the color of deadwood nestled against a sea of spring. Their wintry bark bore scars like eyes. I remember wanting to peel it back to see what was underneath. Oma would sit for hours staring into the thicket above our beds like it was a window to the old country. Mom was knee high when the nine of them boarded a steamship bound for Ellis Island—her sisters, her uncle, her brother, her mother. They all came to live with us the day after Oma was diagnosed. She tal...

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“SECOND CHANCE STALKER” by Bianca Gebers

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There once was a boy, who, at the ripe old age of seven, fell in love with a girl. The girl’s long blond curls sprang from her ponytail as she ran around the playground. Her sea-glass blue eyes held a sparkle of mischief and she shared her little dimpled smile with everyone. Her laugh was loud, sweet, and happy. It made everyone around her happy too. Including the boy. But it wasn’t this that had caught his attention. You see, this boy was tormented by playmates as only playma...

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“Telltale Trail” by Kristine McCraw

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Telltale TrailA walking path meandered through a forest beside a small town with a lustrous square garden and gazebo in its center. Every year Oktoberfest was celebrated in the square with traditional food and fanfare. On a cool October evening, the square came alive with gaiety- throngs of party goers weaving through dense crowds, groups huddled, listening to loud bands blaring instruments, picnic tables of people eating tasty, deep-fried food and steaming stews, drinking dark brews and warm ciders, and winners and losers playing High Strik...

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“The Clockwork Boy” by Luna Hart

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The Clockwork BoyOnce upon a time there was a clockwork boy. He was nimble as you please, with clever little fingers made from old gears and scrap metal. He could manipulate a pencil with little difficulty. Which came in handy, because as soon as his creation was complete, the clockwork boy's father shipped him off to boarding school. The clockwork boy had no trouble at boarding school, in great part because he could remember anything the teacher told him perfectly, and repeat it back word for word. The one thing the clockwork boy cou...

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“My Guardian Angel, the Vampire” by Kirti Rajwekar

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I saw him for the first time in twenty years during my last real date with Laurent, in Café Ambré. I stood, turned for my coat, and bumped into the man walking by. "Sorry," we said in unison, and our eyes locked. His were orange. He was already disappearing amongst the crowd. Laurent was calling my name. I ignored him, manoeuvered my way toward the stranger, reached out, grabbed his arm. He stopped, allowed me to turn him around. I knew those eyes. "Have we met before?" He smiled, slow and warm. My heart stopped. Fangs, grazing his lower lip...

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“’’Have we met before?’’ The Story of Josh and the Stranger.” by Nikola Petrović

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Josh slumped in his chair. He had just downed his third beer and was only getting started. By now he was so much of a regular that people stopped noticing him.It’s been six months since Josh’s wife abruptly stopped yelling at him. He almost missed the days of hysterical screaming and bitter disappointment whenever he failed to return home in time. Now they were living parallel lives. Josh knew that divorce would soon be inevitable and he was almost resigned to this. His meagre unemployment benefits were certainly of no use to her or his chil...

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“Have We Meet Before?” by Michael Palmieri

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“Call Mrs. Hayes. Let her know her husband is awake.” Noah's eyes fluttered open, his vision blurry at first, adjusting to the harsh fluorescent lights above him. A steady beep echoed in his ears, and he felt the cold, sterile sheets draped over his body. His limbs felt impossibly heavy, as though he'd been weighted down for months. He tried to move but found that even the smallest twitch sent waves of pain through him. A door creaked open. Footsteps approached. A man in a white lab coat appeared at his bedside, clipboard in hand, his face s...

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“Vacant Memories” by Patrick Huber

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Alvin Isaacs, 32, lies in a hospital bed. The bed sits in a sparsely furnished room outfitted for patients recovering from surgery. Two windows along the eastern most wall and an assortment of beeping and booping machines all attached to Alvin in some manner adjacent to the singular bed in the room. The same bed Alvin has been confined to for the last 8 weeks. A deteriorating cancer has put his body into a coma, but now that is about to end. “Doctor I think he’s waking up”A voice, a woman’s voice. He can hear it but can’t...

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Write a story that includes the line “Have we met before?”

Submissions are closed

✍️ 141 stories

“Accidental ” by Casey Plazola

“The Trip” by Kendall Defoe

“The Blip” by Jess Norton

“(Un)Familiar Faces” by Hunter Barnett

“The Wandering World” by James Voyce

“Claire’s Halloween Voyage” by Shannon A

“CALYPSO” by Lucas Marrow

“The cuckoo clock” by Jenna Lee

“SECOND CHANCE STALKER” by Bianca Gebers

“Telltale Trail” by Kristine McCraw

“The Clockwork Boy” by Luna Hart

“My Guardian Angel, the Vampire” by Kirti Rajwekar

“’’Have we met before?’’ The Story of Josh and the Stranger.” by Nikola Petrović

“Have We Meet Before?” by Michael Palmieri

“Vacant Memories” by Patrick Huber

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A character crosses paths with a stranger who looks eerily familiar.

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