Set your story in an unfiltered world, where people are always honest about how they feel.

Posted in Dystopian on Nov 11, 2022

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“Writer” by Vishal KM

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The interview was supposed to happen in one of the posh neighbourhoods of Bangalore, Lavelle Road. Arjun had to get his white shirt ironed. It was the only shirt he owned, and it was strictly meant for job interviews. After completing his graduation in journalism, there was no job that met his subject of interest. He had fared well in his graduation. In fact, he secured a gold medal in his final semester project. The project was about the harsh realities faced by the people in the slums of Bangalore. It vastly covered the cruel side of polit...

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“Lightning Head” by Tanya Humphreys

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Dawn eyed the darkening sky and smiled; stormy weather was the best. That she was headed to the seventeenth tee box on the golf course didn’t matter. In fact, she felt invigorated by the power of nature and felt that she was playing the best game of her life because of it.June had stuck it out with her then said, “Hey Babe. Check that out.” She pointed to the sky over the fairway behind them. Flat bottomed clouds like charcoal brickettes were amassing even as they watched, the wind picked up and tossed the scorecard from the clip on Daw...

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“The Lie” by Zoë Page

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Imagine people are always honest. Imagine it’s the law, it’s the norm, it’s what the government enforce and what they have always enforced. Nobody lies. It’s not a question, it’s a fact – nobody does. Ever. They never have. Imagine that. Imagine it as clearly as you can, and that world is so strict but so open simultaneously, when someone speaks to you, you know they’re telling the truth, it’s not even doubted. Lying is of fiction, of fantasy. Then imagine that someone decides to break this rule. Imagine – what would happen if someone were t...

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“Ben” by Kevin Scott

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I watched as Ben walked across the cafeteria, reached out and plucked a plastic-wrapped two-pack of Oreo cookies from another student’s lunch tray while that student was away from his seat, getting seconds, or a glass of milk or something. I was the teacher on duty and knew Ben. He’s in one of my classes. I intercepted him as he walked back to his seat. “Did you just take that person’s cookies?” I asked, pointing at the unoccupied spot at an otherwise fully occupied lunch table.“Yes,” he said matter-of-factly, stopping.“Does he know that you...

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“Uncanny Valley” by April Mattson

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The man in the suit, that's how Ethan thought of him. He’d told them his name after a cursory introduction, but he seemed sexless, devoid of personality. The man didn’t try to sell them a product; he wasn’t engaging them; he wasn’t dynamic or persuasive. One by one they’d been narrowed down from thirty or so, to fifteen, and now, after almost a week, to just the five of them. They’d been encouraged- not prohibited- from speaking about their personal lives, but they wondered, were they being recorded? They’d had such little down time, aw...

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“From Sweden with love” by Anna Frederiksen-Washington

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From Sweden with love It is one of the first warm days this spring as I stand by the water’s edge watching the sea and the sun reflecting it’s promise of a long hot summer. The day is crystal-clear and you can see every grain of sand on the bottom. I reach for the bath towel and wrap it tight around my body as I become aware of the wet bathers clinging to my skin. The water is cold but it is invigorating and I feel the energy returning after what seemed to be a very long wet winter. As I look out to sea, I notice a ripple only about twenty ...

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“The Unsatiated” by Gregory Day

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The Unsatiated It was a grey day in Michigan. Not just the small part of the southeastern area, but the whole state seemed to be covered with heavy clouds. We drove towards the northern suburbs away from the once great city of Detroit, looking like a shell of what it used to be. A city that o...

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“The Uncomfortable Truth” by James Woods

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Tabitha turns to the left, turns to the right. Purses her lips. ‘How do I look?’ Jacob glances over his newspaper. She’s in the green floral number. He weighs his answer for a moment. ‘Terrible.’ Tabitha sucks in her tummy a bit and gives her bosom a hoick. ‘Really?’ Jacob returns to his article. ‘Dog’s dinner, my darling.’ He raises an eyebrow at his inadvertent alliteration, then w...

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Set your story in an unfiltered world, where people are always honest about how they feel.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 23 stories

“Writer” by Vishal KM

“Lightning Head” by Tanya Humphreys

“The Lie” by Zoë Page

“Ben” by Kevin Scott

“Uncanny Valley” by April Mattson

“From Sweden with love” by Anna Frederiksen-Washington

“The Unsatiated” by Gregory Day

“The Uncomfortable Truth” by James Woods

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a world devoid of logic, where feelings govern all decision-making.

Write about a character who must confess their true feelings by midnight, or risk losing it all.

Write about a character reminiscing over something they should have said, and how their life would be completely different had they said it.

Write a story about a character who acts like they ‘don’t have feelings’ — except they’re just putting up a facade.

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