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Write about two friends who were once inseparable, but now find themselves growing apart — or even friends turned enemies.

Posted in Dramatic on Jun 9, 2023

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“Old Drinking Buddies” by Jacob Warren

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“Come on, man” said Raiden. “You always used to accept a drinking challenge.” They were sitting at the bar of the Brass Tap. Muchacho was wearing brown slacks and a button-down shirt. Raiden was wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts and flip flops. “Nah, man,” said Muchacho. I’ve got to get up early tomorrow. “Taking my kid to the park.”  “Unbelievable,” said Raiden. “I thought we were both getting wasted and finding a karaoke machine somewhere. Why do you think I wore my party shirt?”  “Nah, man,” said Muchacho. “Can’t really do ...

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“Red and Yellow Leaves” by Chris A

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It was a brisk Autumn morning and Jenna was sitting by the window, watching the red and yellow leaves on the old oak tree fall and fly away in the wind. Her mind wandered as she sat and watched, she reminisced about how people can follow the same path as the leaves. Together, side by side for days and months, then with the change of the wind, fly two completely separate ways.There is beauty in watching the leaves of a tree fall and fly apart, so she wondered if maybe there was beauty in people growing apart as well.“Goodmorning Jen,” a deep ...

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“The Empty Echo” by Raven Golds

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When a girl makes a friend, she becomes a sister. A sister that you can share anything with and not be judged is a connection that is extremely rare. What is more rare, is a friendship where honesty is harsh but welcomed. Ever heard two people welcome each other in the most vulgar ways or a friendship that is just blatantly honest? Being that comfortable with a person that didn’t exit the womb with you is a connection that many people spend their whole lives trying to find. A true friendly connection is to be cherished. This is a story of tw...

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“The Watch” by Panayiota Kutsukos

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I stared at my naked wrist.“Would you stop?” Jackie asked. She stared at me with an annoyed but amused expression. Behind her, part of our graduation class filled the living room. They laughed and chatted while techno beats thumped from unseen speakers. Everyone was having a good time. Everyone except me.I looked away from her, sipping from my plastic cup. She was right. But I couldn’t help it. My wrist felt naked because I was supposed to have my watch on it. The one my parents gave me a week ago after our Grade Eight graduation ceremony. I...

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“Jumping Into Lakes” by Anna Xie

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This is the story of women jumping into lakes, driven by sorrow and giving up their humanity for an eternity outside of mortality. Slavic legend calls them rusalka. Water witch. At night, they return to the human world to dance. However, once the sun rises, they must jump into the water once again for they are, and forever will be, spirits of the lake. This is the story of a girl who jumped into a lake.  ~ We were at the park. Sitting on the same bench we’ve sat on together since forever. I was on the left, her on the right. My best f...

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“Cornerstone Takedown ” by Walter Wright

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“Carter, you got any gasoline by chance?”“There should be some in the garage — wait, what?”Bennett ran two strides for every step to the back. The table was already broken, battered to pieces, and had no further use except be fuel for a ceremony. The party needed a climax. It just made sense in the intoxicated mind of Bennett. Why go halfway and give people the expected, he thought. People only remember the tail ends of the normal distribution curve. The crowd gathered around a teepee that looked like a sideways Eiffel Tower. Bennett pu...

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“Meetings of Minds” by Joan Van Tassel

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Meetings of Minds I last saw Andrea on a chilly, rainy night in early November, cold by sunny Los Angeles standards. She called me at 11:30 that night, just as I was getting ready to go to bed, anticipating teaching the next day’s 8:00 am class at my university. Congested wet freeways, forty miles during peak commute. LA’s worst. “Joan, I’m at a hotel on Normandie, and they won’t take my check for a room for tonight. Can you come? Charge it on your credit card? I’ll write you a check,” she told me. When I started to sa...

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“FRIENDS AND LOVERS” by Charles Corkery

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FRIENDS AND LOVERSHe was sure that this was the right way. It seemed familiar. The soft, damp moss beneath his feet, the weeds growing through the cobbles of this, once much used, boreen. Either side of him, the blackberry bushes, bearing their lush, ripe fruit, formed natural fences to the fields that lay on either side. Some memories never faded. He struggled slightly as the narrow lane began to rise gently the closer he drew to the end. Stopping momentarily, he crouched over and breathed heavily until he was ready to continue on...

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“Opposites Attract ” by Chelly Jo Welch

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[TW: Mention of domestic abuse]       Eliza and Elijah Johnson could not be any more different, starting with their opposite genders, down to their reflections and their style.            Eliza Johnson was from a dirt poor family, with a mass of unruly fire-red curls and freckles splattered across her face, as if god had tripped while painting and the splatter marred her features forever. As a child, she’d been pudgy, and the boys’ teasing made her mean. T...

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“Let Go” by Elisheva L

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TW: Guns, PTSD.Revenge is not the only thing on Ida’s mind when she walks in. The grip on her gun is painfully calm, and somewhere in the back of her mind she registers this as problematic. But she needs this. She has to do it. She has no choice. It had been haunting her for months. “Oh, hey Ida.” Too casual. Her breath leaves her, grip tightening on the gun in her pocket. There are shouts going off in her brain, memories on constant replay.You did this to me  You did this  You did this  You did  You did this  T...

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“June” by Gabrielle Stengele

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*Contains mild language *Contains mild gore            The large door sucked the air from her lungs as it swung into the room. In the large white frame, there stood a middle-aged woman with messy, black hair and pale brown eyes. Her matte cheeks were reclined, which emphasized the trajectory of her lips, sunken to her chin. She gave April a flat stare, who tried to compensate by offering a small, sweet smile and holding out a vase of flowers. April knew June’s favor...

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“Fire and Ice ” by Amanda Inman

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It was a hot summer beautiful July day at the seaside of Destin. When Carrie fifteen years old met Brad who was twenty years old while strolling the beach. The day they met was the date before the fourth of July. On the fourth of July, they played along the sand and rode every wave in sight. Then evening came and there was a firework show happening at the pier. As Brad and Carrie's eyes watched the beautiful display of fireworks the ones in the sky weren't the only ones flying. Brad and Carrie in the days ahead became inseparable. They found...

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“Like Destiny, Dinah” by Jasmine Gayle

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It felt like destiny but now it feels like a knife. It still feels like destiny though.  I met her at a party across the way. 19-row homes and a turned corner later, we were in a dining room with pink-peach walls. Dinah’s black glasses and yellow overalls were sitting across from me. She had a smile that showcased her buck teeth and her buzz cut made her seem soft, and approachable. I don’t know if she ever wanted to look soft. “I also got out of a relationship.” We were chatting over the newfound relief, that we had the courage t...

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“One More Year” by Alexander Arman

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With a Newspaper in hand, I pause for a moment outside the reception staring at the passerbyers, the old faces. “Well, this is going to be one helluva night,” I say as I start walking up the marble stairway myself. Looking upward I see her.   “Amber!” she exclaimed down at me, quickly running down the steps to join me in a hug, one I don’t really return. Not that I don’t want to, I’m just not that kind of affectionate person.  “Thanks for coming to my wedding!” “Anything for my best friend.” I respond with the best smile I can pl...

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“A Tense Dinner” by Muhammad Ahmad

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“So how was the ride here?” “Good.” “That’s good.” Shit! That’s all I had. I turned my attention towards the kitchen behind us, they were lining up the buffet trays. Nice, I didn’t know how much longer I could talk louder than my stomach’s gurgle. Still, Taha must’ve been swallowed by the crowd between the ruckus. Where’d he go?! And why’d he leave me here with this guy?! And where the hell was everybody else?! Those Tardy assholes. Who’s ever late to a free meal? “Damn, can’t wait to dig-in.” I could feel the whiplash even before my head ev...

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