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“The Tragedy of the Trainee” by Thiago Loriggio

“Next, please.” Paul pressed his eyes, tired, and took another aspirin. Easy job my ass, he thought, as the next interviewee entered his minuscule room. At least he had a room where he could rest in the few seconds it took for another person to come in; few trainees had that luxury. Few trainees, though, had a job as unfruitful as his. The door was opened and Paul raised his eyes, seeing an old man walking in with a stick. The man sat in the plastic chair in front of Paul and smiled. If the elder...

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“Another Cliché Murder Mystery” by Anoushka Jain

'Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I have gathered you all here today to inform you..........I have been murdered.' She dragged out the last words, enunciating each word, drumming her long nails on the oak table. Several of the deceased's 'feint - hearted' neighbours passed out, landing with a soft thud on the carpeted hall. A tumult of gasps resonated around the room and Adelaide sank back into her leather chair, trying to hide her smirk, while...

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“The Epilogue” by Keri Dyck

“It worked.”Rita panted, lying flat on her back. The smells coming through her nose were unfamiliar… and yet she knew exactly what they were.“It worked.”She opened her eyes. The sky above was a placid blue. There were a few clouds, but they looked too far away to do any good. She looked around. Brown stone walls hemmed her in on three sides. The fourth side opened up into a street. She got up. Her muscles were stiff, but she shook them out and continued.The street was empty. There were a few food carts, picked ...

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“Papa's Story Book” by Artemisia Pearl

A happily ever after lasts forever. Except for when the next person opens the book. As soon as the book opens, we spring into action. Until then we remain doing things according to normal life. We automatically go through the motions as we play to the script of the book. Our favorite audience is a little girl, who always dawns a smile and cute pigtails. She always tries to read the w...

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“Characters Anonymous” by Megan DeRouin

Characters Anonymous I bounced my knee impatiently as I sat in the circle of eight chairs that had been set up in the musty basement of some backwoods town hall. If I listened closely enough I could still hear the music and pounding of feet on the floor above that I had snuck by to get here. I’d been sitting here by myself for a half hour. I fidgeted and twirled a lock of hair around my finger for a moment. ...

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“Trust In Me, Just This Once” by Dayna Scott

“Okay, THAT was brutal.” Arianna flopped onto the sofa, fanning herself animatedly with her hands. “I thought she was going to kill me off for sure that time, she leaves me in way too many cliff hangers!” She whined and curled her legs up to her chest so that she could rest her pouty face on her kneecaps. Life as a protagonist was no joke, she had survived three novels so far and was barely scraping through the fourth. M...

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“Cliche” by Sam Kirk

TOMWith his parents out of town, in Thailand, for their wedding anniversary, Tom decided to host a party. It did not take long to convince his next-door neighbor – Travis, to get him a couple of kegs of beer. Travis liked to have fun, and he did not believe in restricting others from enjoying themselves. Matt managed to also bring in a bottle of vodka he stole from his parent’s liquor cabinet.After a keg stand, a swig of vodka, and a round of beer pong, Tom came up with a brilliant idea. Through the a...

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“Rosie's tale” by Marte Van Der Linden

Right at the back of the library was a dusty shelf full of strange books that most people ignored. Sometimes a scatterbrained academic or a hipster with no sense of direction would take a wrong turn on the way to 19th century history or vegan fusion cuisine. Then they would catch sight of the strange dust jackets, and perhaps stop to read the titles and the blurbs. They invariably moved on, shaking their heads and laughing to themselves. Why on earth would anyone read that? The librarians only kept the books because it was wrong ...

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“FOR THE SAKE OF THE PLOT” by Sharat Jacob

“That’s messed up.”‘’Yes, it is.”“Like so messed up.”“Yes, it is.”“Like, wow.”...

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“The Permutations of Patty Pearson” by Deborah Mercer

My name is Trisha Hamilton, and you’ll probably have heard of me. Especially if you’re female and aged between 40 and 60, or younger and have a Mum or Gran who keeps her childhood books, or older, if you keep the books your children had, or if you haunt secondhand bookshops and the book sections of charity shops. Who is this woman with the ego on her, you might be thinking. Well, okay, I’m being a bit mischievous. You’ll have heard of Patty Pearson. Well, probably. But...

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“Cheating” by Dafni Ma

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ERIN HALLChapter 1‘Keep a distance, you idle dog’, she said steadily and with a voice that seemed to belong to someone else. He held his hand in front of his chest, burning from the sudden strike it had just received. ‘I have kept my silence and good humour while we were in the company of our respectable friends, but that does not mean that I have forgiven you in...

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“The First Character to Exit” by Kindra Robinson

Henry looked in the mirror and adjusted his tie, just as he did every morning. He sighed. It just isn’t fair he thought to himself. He was in his 40s with brown hair and an average body. He really couldn’t pick out one distinctive trait about himself. Henry went downstairs where his wife had made breakfast. It felt as though he’d lived that moment thousa...

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“Remember Me When I Am Gone Away (L1.1)” by Kathleen March

Remember me when I am gone away (or else!) Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet tur...

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“Dear Ms. Fox” by Adele Roman

Dear Ms. Fox, a sea of strangers flows before me, going back and forth, in and out of the trains that come and go, like waves at the beach. Sat on the cold steel bench at the end of the platform, I’m tempted to get on. No, too many people. A wave of bodies each with their own little black suitcase trailing behind them. They push through and shove aside whoever dares get in their way, locked in an endless battle for more space. Their faces are stoic, might as well be dead. They have somewhere to go and they go ther...

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“The Mexican Arctic” by Sarah Harris

“If we’re on some sort of Arctic expedition,” Elizabeth began, “why aren’t we cold?” She looked down at her dirty jeans and short-sleeved shirt. “And why don’t we need lights in this god-forsaken cave?” Alyssa questioned. “This isn’t real,” Lindsey replied.“Yeah, right. We’re really on some beach in Mexico right now,” Elizabeth scoffed. She climbed up a steep slope, cursing as she bumped her knee on a protruding rock. Alyssa sighed. “Mexico sounds nice....

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Write a story that includes characters who are aware they are a work of fiction.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 75 stories

“The Tragedy of the Trainee” by Thiago Loriggio

“Another Cliché Murder Mystery” by Anoushka Jain

“The Epilogue” by Keri Dyck

“Papa's Story Book” by Artemisia Pearl

“Characters Anonymous” by Megan DeRouin

“Trust In Me, Just This Once” by Dayna Scott

“Cliche” by Sam Kirk

“Rosie's tale” by Marte Van Der Linden

“FOR THE SAKE OF THE PLOT” by Sharat Jacob

“The Permutations of Patty Pearson” by Deborah Mercer

“Cheating” by Dafni Ma

“The First Character to Exit” by Kindra Robinson

“Remember Me When I Am Gone Away (L1.1)” by Kathleen March

“Dear Ms. Fox” by Adele Roman

“The Mexican Arctic” by Sarah Harris

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Write about someone who works an average job — but incorporate elements of magic into it.

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Write a story about someone who can pause time or re-live old memories at will.

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