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“Never Accept Dinner Before The Third Meeting” by Cottoncandy Skies

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Never accept dinner invitations before the third meeting. Remember that.It was one of his grandmother’s many wisdoms. She had an opinion about everything. Everything. Once she refused to drive Jonas home because she saw a black pigeon on a fine Saturday morning, which according to her was inauspicious.“Pigeons can’t read the calendar, Grammy,” he had said.But there was no reasoning with his grandmother.Now, that he was sitting at the tables with Mclain's, the three meeting rules did not seem so absurd. Jonas tried to focus on anything o...

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“Paws” by Jude E.

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The full moon overhead cast a white beam throughout the entire forest, giving it a hazy, dream-like look. It almost seemed too bright, but for any normal human, it was a normal full-mooned dark night. Not for me, though. I glanced over my misshapen shoulder to make sure Aniya could keep up with my quick pace. We were unprepared this month, and soon enough, we found ourselves running away from civilization into the deep forest, away from prying eyes and unforgiving glares. Little Lucas was following on his mother’s toes, running as fast a...

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“We'll Watch Over You... Literally” by Em P.W.

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Family by choice braves the blood of the veins. It's what I’d told her upon witnessing the markings on her wrist under the watch – the results of her mother’s ligature – and the scars that her artistic father painted on her back. “A choice goes much farther,” I elaborated. It’s all right for her to choose us. Because we chose her. “Morning.” Grabbing my breakfast from the counter, I sat across her at the dining table. I wasted no time in devouring it like a starved whale, but her toast and eggs displayed no signs of consump...

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“Mother Mary” by Joe Swanson

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Mother Mary 2200 words Janet spent the week revisiting a past she could barely remember, filling in the blanks with the knowledge gained from being wrong. Her decisions were not made without trepidation, the knowledge that choices had consequences. She debated the intricacies of right and wrong, and the repercussions of becoming paralyzed by indecision. It was a fear her father taught, that was insidious. It crept into your being, slow...

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“The Garden” by Ryan Dupont

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The sun disappeared below the trees on the horizon and twilight approached quickly. The lone traveler, dressed in a sleeveless leather tunic over a linen shirt and breeches, quickened his pace. He could feel the temperature dropping and a cold autumn breeze was whispering through the trees. His pack grew heavy after a long day's travel and he needed to rest. The short sword sheathed at his waist slapped against his thigh as his brisk walk became a desperate jog. Edwin had seen a plume of smoke just over the next hill and he prayed to the ...

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“The House with the Green Door” by Josephine Andersen

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The House with the Green Door It was Sunday again, and 5 o’clock. The gate swung open and two men walked up the path. The tall one knocked three times on the green door. The door opened a crack. “Who is it?” “Rudolf sent us.” The door opened wide enough to let them in. Half an hour later the door opened again and the two men walked down the path in the dusk, to a waiting car. This time they were not empty handed. They each carried a bag over their shoulders. It was time for supper inside the house. The mother served a dish o...

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“COVERTS CONVEY DIVULGENCE” by Dawood Abbasi

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Mrs. Saba was worrying over the academic performance of her daughter Eliza. Eliza could not obtain good marks in Entrance Examination. Hence the mother was worrying over the low level success. She planned to arrange home tuition for Eliza. So she was in search of a proficient teacher for Eliza’s excellent performance in the next examination. Her academics were not up to the standards for the admission in a medical college which Saba wanted for her. She wished to see Eliza a doctor. She made a call to Apex Center of Home Tutors Providers. Sh...

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“Dysfunctional Secrets” by Brennan Bilberry

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"MEETING" Andrea shouts angrily. Lilith is first to rush to the living room scowling at her four siblings. Her sister Narcissa pushes her off the couch with a wicked smile. Mara struts in rolling her eyes "What Andrea?" She gives them a chilling look. "Keep it down, He's outside." Das and Sloane just then hurry into the room. Who? Andrea levels her voice. There is a group of exchange students visiting for a few months. To keep up our image, we have to shelter a student here. An eruption of groans flow out of the living room. Andrea's face tu...

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“Hallway No.7” by Nurazani Intan

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Well, every family has that one thing they hide from everyone. My family has 7. For us, we hide the fact that we are cold blooded murderers. Trained from birth to bring death upon people. For the right price, of course. My Grammy, Grand Papi, Mom and Dad, they are absolutely skilled killers. No one in our bloodline has ever got caught. We intend to keep it that way. My brother, Henry, his weapon of choice are daggers. I have no idea how many he carries but they seem to never run out. At times I thought he had magical abilities. Spoiler ale...

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“Ms. Not Who” by Serendipity May

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"So, Ms. Missy, your telling me that vampires actually do exist in human society and people just don't know it?" The news anchor was sitting in the velvet-lined comfy chair asking questions to a woman with curly red hair sitting on a black velvet couch. "Yes, that is exactly what I am saying." The woman spoke clearly with a thick southern accent. The news anchor wrote something down onto his note pad. "Please tell me what the theory behind this was." He started."Well...-"-"Tomas!" A woman yelled from the small living room, quickly standing u...

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“The forbidden attic” by Vameerah Darren

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Hi, my name is Laina. Not (A)laina, or (E)laina. Just Laina.I just turned fifteen and my mom is finally letting me go into our attic, I thought I’d share my experience with you.When she told me that no one had been to the attic in years, I thought that she was messing with me. The loud creak of the wood as I heaved the panel open proved that she had not been joking. I coughed harshly as dust rained down on me, covering me like I was a secret that no one wanted seen.I slowly crept up the pull down steps and shone a flashlight into the dark an...

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“Ninety's Kids Remember” by Mutant Llama

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On the tenth day of the first month of the two-hundredth year after the launch of the Googol Space Colony, my brother James and I stood in one of its clothing stores near its port and stern side. I looked over the racks of clothes, which were all so blandly similar: full-body, skin-tight space suits, each sporting a solid, pastel color only broken up by the ugly metal collar around the neck that served as ...

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“What Goes Unsaid” by Julie Frederick

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April 10, 1944My Dear Friend Charles,How are you? I have not seen you for such a long time. Did you find the hat that I left on your desk? Mr. Watson said you’d be working away the next couple days so I hope you got it. You should have seen the looks the men gave me when I walked in with your hat. They didn’t believe me when I said you’d left it in my car after I’d fetched you home. Ralph Engel said, “I wonder how you got your hands on that?” I felt their eyes all on me.I tried to drop it by your place on Wednesday, but no one answered when ...

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“Good Riddance” by Barbara Burgess

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The body lay face down on the floor, blood pooling from a large gash in the back of his head. “What are we going to do with him Grandma? You didn’t have to hit him that hard.” “I’m fed up with him pestering us for the rent when we cannot afford it. I lost my temper and my Golden Knitting Trophy from the Women’s Guild, was handy, so I hit him over the head with it. Is he dead?” “Yes, of course he is, you killed him outright. Now what on earth are we going to do with him?” Maria turned to her husband Frank. “Come on Frank, you come up with som...

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“Christmas secrets” by Disha Choudhary

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Anne,a nineteen year old girl thought it would be fun to celebrate that year's Christmas in the village of her grandpa's cottage, little did she knew it was more than a secretive Holiday rather than a happy one. Anne,Rob her father, Luna her mother and Josh her younger brother started their journey to the cottage late at night on 22nd of December. As they started their journey Anne being herself whatched scary movies all of their journey, Josh was asleep half of the journey cuddled upto his sister on the cold night. They took a break from th...

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Write about a family attempting to hide their secrets from someone new.

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✍️ 121 stories

“Never Accept Dinner Before The Third Meeting” by Cottoncandy Skies

“Paws” by Jude E.

“We'll Watch Over You... Literally” by Em P.W.

“Mother Mary” by Joe Swanson

“The Garden” by Ryan Dupont

“The House with the Green Door” by Josephine Andersen

“COVERTS CONVEY DIVULGENCE” by Dawood Abbasi

“Dysfunctional Secrets” by Brennan Bilberry

“Hallway No.7” by Nurazani Intan

“Ms. Not Who” by Serendipity May

“The forbidden attic” by Vameerah Darren

“Ninety's Kids Remember” by Mutant Llama

“What Goes Unsaid” by Julie Frederick

“Good Riddance” by Barbara Burgess

“Christmas secrets” by Disha Choudhary

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Set your story in a Gothic manor house.

Write a ghost story where there’s more going on than it first appears.

Write about someone who’s been sent to boarding school.

Write a romance that involves one partner saving the other from a fire.

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