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“Adventurous Alice” by Stacey Coverstone

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ADVENTUROUS ALICE Alice heard them talking about her—Aunt Bonnie, Cousin Lorna, and her sister Meg. How she’d lived, practically her entire 49 years, afraid of one thing or another. Spiders. Heights. Deep water. Basements. Exotic food. Germs. You name it, she’d find some reason to not join in on an activity or make new friends, they stated. “I’ve always wondered,” Aunt Bonnie said to Meg, “what caused Alice to be so scared of everything? Did something traumatic happen to her in childhood that I was unaware of?” “Not that I know of,” Me...

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“The Man In Black” by Ashley Brandt

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The breakfast tray sat untouched on the bedside table as Nurse Teegan shuffled around the room adjusting monitor settings and pretending to document my vital signs. Her auburn hair was perfectly coiled on top of her head, and her scrubs sat crisply on her narrow frame. Her eyes were large and brown, magnified by thin framed glasses with red rims. Every so often those eyes would shift to me before darting back to her computer screen. Her slender hands danced across the keyboard and her lips moved as she thought quietly to herself; though I of...

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“Here's What I See” by John Steckley

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Two men are occupying a rather sterile looking room with white-painted walls and similarly-coloured chairs and what looks like a very powerful, piercing light on an articulated metal stand. One man is standing, wearing a light blue shirt, pants and socks. He has a look of intense curiosity on his face. At his feet is a webbed mask. The other man is sitting. He is dressed very differently, wearing an expensive suit and a costly silk tie to match. The...

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“Memory Lane” by Ruby Pix

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Theodore, a therapist, has the power to enter into his subconscious. He can review memories he long forgotten as well as recent ones he just made. Working as a therapist, he can also bring others into his mind if they are connected to him by touch, emotion, or through experience. However, the longer Theodore stays in his subconscious there is the danger of him being trapped there. Being aware of this fact made Theodore's job all the more dangerous. He has a patient who believes himself to be a killer. His name is Asher and he recently got...

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“Twenty Minute Queendom” by Kimberly Walker

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Twenty Minute Queendom Every year for our birthday, four girlfriends with the same birth date would make plans for the Saturday after or before the 5th. We met in the first grade and the same day of our birthday was often the last day of school for the year and the class end-of-the-year party. Well, that became a yearly thing for us. Some years we just went to lunch for an hour at a central restaurant between our jobs. Since I became an adult, things have moved at a too-busy pace to daydream or even time for a wish. Two years, unfortunately,...

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“Split Tim” by Adam Hill

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Tim waited alone in the gray observation room. A basket of objects sat on the table in front of him. "Good morning, Tim," the doctor said, closing the door behind him. "I heard the procedure went well." "That's what they told me." "Good!" The doctor smiled. "Those seizures should be under control." He sat down, picked a few items out of the basket and placed them in his lap, out of Tim's view. "Now, as we've discussed, there may be some peculiar new mental functioning," the doctor explained. "We're going to test that this&n...

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“The Psycho in my head” by Sandra Morrical

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My name is Larry and the guys I work with are making my life a living hell. My home is my sanctuary, and the only place I can be calm and deal with my psychopath. I sit in my room to let my day pass and my blood pressure comes down. I see flashes of the psychopath I have locked in the box in my mind. I see what he wants to do. I see him getting out and harming anyone and everyone that has done me wrong. He sits in his box and sees my bosses and my coworkers that bully me every day. He sees what it does to me day in and day out. And when I...

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“Voices In My Mind: Baseball Dream” by Keith Maynard

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Once again, unannounced, the Voices in My Mind have engaged; robbing me of required sleep. They refused to release me, so there I was on the couch with MSNBC buzzing in the background and Daisy curled-up fast asleep at my feet, apparently without a care in the world. There is never any rhyme or reason as to the why or what seeks my attention. Meanwhile, the same scenario repeating itself and with each mental playback becoming more vivid and irritating; refusing to permit me the freedom to return to the sleep I so desperately desired. In si...

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“The Girl of Your Dreams” by M.K. Levant

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“Everything you can imagine is real. It’s a quote from Pablo Picasso,” you said as the espresso machine made its steamy milk-foaming sound under my expert guidance.“I really like that quote. Are you an artist?” I answered, smiling at you.“I’m a writer, or at least I try to be,” you said.“Well, I’m sure you’ll be successful,” I said as I handed you your cappuccino over the cafe counter.“Thanks, and nice to meet you…” you said, pausing to look at my name tag, “Ashlynn. I’m John.”“It’s very nice to meet you too, John,” I answered.Then we said g...

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“ANTICIPATION” by Susan Catucci

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Some bad language.* * *I can't believe the call came, it finally came. I don't know what to do first. I have an hour and no way I can sit still. I'm glad Bax can take an Uber and meet me at the airport but I wish we could drive in together. It's not just my dream, it's our dream. And we waited so freaking long for this day! Hah, and just the fact we're still together after that wild roller coaster? I've got to be the luckiest guy in the world.Well, let's go down the checklist, see if we're all set for the new arrival. Good ol' Bax, he always...

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“The fairytale book” by Sally Atl

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The pages from the book were pressing hard on me from above and made it difficult to breathe. I did not know how much time had passed. Perhaps a week since Dan picked the book up to read. Or a month. Or a whole year. When no one reads the story you are in for a long time, the sense of time disappears. Sometimes slow steps came from the room. Dan’s grandmother would enter the room to dust off the shelves or to watch the TV. She’d sit there quietly with the lowest volume set on the TV so that she could hear the rest of the family come home. Th...

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“The process.” by Jack Sink

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Maybe I could do a superhero story? I think as the vision of tall winding towers looms over the bright gray streets of a city block. Cars drive across the streets as a superhero of white and blue flies above the clouds. Impossi-man slowly falls to one of the rooftops. The skies blackened as his villain appeared in a cloud of black smoke. No that's stupid, people would just look down on me for writing dumb superhero power fantasies. How about a horror story? Yeah, I could do that, horror never gets old! The visions of the city swirl away...

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“Fern's Salutation” by Shiloh Gastello

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Fern woke up from a truly delicious nap with dandelion fluff in her hair. She yawned as she wiped sleep-infused blurriness from her eyes. Though still a bit groggy, a smile slowly emerged, and found its way to her face as she looked around her rustic cabin. As she wakened more fully, she noted the familiar smell of the forest wandering in from her window. The smell of late summer filled her senses. She was indeed, happy. Memories of this year, now half passed, filled her heart. As often occurred, every lesson of joy that she learned was ting...

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“The biological, electrically chemically charged organism known as human.” by P. T. Golden

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Have you ever driven across the country with someone and felt you had to watch their every move? How many times have you thought, "put your blinker on," "turn off your high beams," "slow down," or "speed up"? Maybe you never drove across this big beautiful country that sparks your imagination, sense of adventure, and wanderlust. Even on shorter trips, perhaps you had these thoughts again and again without the sparkling sparkiness of a mind engaged in enthralling wonderment. Have you ever noticed how frequently, on the second passing of tha...

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“Amnesia” by Inkwell System

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Content Warning: themes of trauma, brief descriptions of abuse. At first, there is only an empty room. Mahogany floorboards, brick walls, a ceiling shrouded in the illogical shadows of a dream. Between breaths, details unfold. A rug, brown – no, red – with gold tassels that flutter as it settles against the dusty floor. A rocking chair, simple, handmade. He materializes in front of it, and it creaks as he sits down. Days pass. Each time he visits, he conjures another piece of the room. A rickety, rus...

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Set your story inside a character’s mind, literally.

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✍️ 58 stories

“Adventurous Alice” by Stacey Coverstone

“The Man In Black” by Ashley Brandt

“Here's What I See” by John Steckley

“Memory Lane” by Ruby Pix

“Twenty Minute Queendom” by Kimberly Walker

“Split Tim” by Adam Hill

“The Psycho in my head” by Sandra Morrical

“Voices In My Mind: Baseball Dream” by Keith Maynard

“The Girl of Your Dreams” by M.K. Levant

“ANTICIPATION” by Susan Catucci

“The fairytale book” by Sally Atl

“The process.” by Jack Sink

“Fern's Salutation” by Shiloh Gastello

“The biological, electrically chemically charged organism known as human.” by P. T. Golden

“Amnesia” by Inkwell System

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Start your story with a daydream sequence, before snapping back to reality.

Write a story about someone who overthinks every single thing, blowing the tiniest incidents out of proportion.

Write a story about someone who thinks their life is a romcom and they’re the protagonist.

Write a story about a character who can’t tell what’s real and what’s not.

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