Set your story in the stands at a major sporting event.

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“On Thin Ice” by M B

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The roar of the crowd filled the arena as the teams took to the ice. Amber adjusted her press badge and settled into her seat high up in the stands. The meerkat wasn't there to enjoy the game: Amber had never been one for sports, especially hockey. No, she had a job to do. The tip had come in anonymously: a cryptic message hinting at a major scandal that was set to unfold during the championship match. Amber scanned the crowd, her keen eyes taking in every detail, looking for anything out of the ordinary. "Keep your eyes open, Amber," she mu...

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“Broken Rule” by Cliff Commanday

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I nearly spilled my drink a few times shuffling down the row to my assignment, stepping over random garbage to SEAT 12FF, prioritizing my pretzel and little thing of mustard. Today is my day. Rules must be followed. I bumped his elbow as I sat down. “Hey, really?” He jerked his arm back, sighed. “Sorry.” Nice guy. Good start. ”Hi.” I pointed with my snack to the iridescent clouds wafting in from the west, releasing a few crystals of awesomeness to the open sky. “Great day for a match, huh?” The salt rose upwards, caught in the antigrav and f...

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“Ballpark Estimate” by Peter Wallace

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“So, this is baseball.” Bill was thinking that perhaps it was a mistake to persuade his new girlfriend to come to the Milwaukee Brewers baseball game that evening. It appeared that she had dug in her heels about the sport and was committed to not having a good time. “Yes, Ellen, this is baseball. Isn’t the field beautiful?” &n...

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“The Last Arena” by Matt Craig

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The stench of blood and sweat mingled with the clamor of the arena as I sat silent amidst the commotion. My gaze was fixed on Silas who stood chained in the pit below. His eyes were as sharp as ever as they darted across the enclosure. The air hung heavy, saturated with the anticipation of violence. "Fight or die! Fight or die!" the crowd chanted, their voices a relentless, thunderous wave. "Fight and die," I whispered to myself. A shiver coursed through me. A memory clawed its way to the surface, dragging me back to that night. The alley ha...

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“It all happened so fast” by Trace Morales

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“It all happened so fast! I panicked and reacted without thinking. I didn’t wanna hurt anyone, but . . . . Is that lady going to be okay?” “We don’t know yet. She got torn up pretty bad, but we won’t know anything until she gets out of surgery and regains consciousness.” “Oh my god! What’s going to happen? Am I going to prison? Where’s Peter?” “Calm down, Mr. Jones. You are not under arrest. Your son is at the hospital.” “What? Is he okay? I need to see my boy!” “He is fine. He just neede...

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“Iris” by Jocelyn Ni

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289/?: The Angels’ middle blocker, number 01, soaring through the air. She has one arm drawn back like an archangel about to swing their fiery sword. The sound of the landing spike boomed across the court. Eve rolled her shoulders, briefly examining the photo of number 01 as she lowered her camera. The weight of it introduced a new crick in her neck upon every hour, but the cheers rumbling over her shoulders shook off the ache, leaving behind the shower of an odd thrill that thrummed the rest of the way down her body. “They’re unstoppable!” ...

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“For the Love of the Game” by Todd Crickmer

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I had worked at Rocco’s for almost four years. And had been the bartender for the last two when three of my co-workers and I went in together on a tiny three-bedroom rent house off Van Nuys Boulevard. Jennie and I chipped in a little extra so we could have a room to ourselves, leaving Nicholas and Samuel to share the third bedroom. Jennie, Nicholas and I weren’t natural baseball fans. But Samuel certainly was, and driven by his love of the game, over time, we had all become certifiable Dodger fans. Tickets were expensive,...

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“The Stands between Us” by Anne Franco

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As the running back ran down the field, the guys in front of us roared their approval, and their abrupt jump to their feet was too much for my drink sitting in front of me. It dumped; all OVER me! They had growing more and more obnoxious all game, but this was too much! I jumped to my feet, different than they would have, I'm sure. I was furious. My girlfriend, Becca told me, "Siri, you HAVE GOT to calm down! You know how you get when you lose it". Apparently she must have seen all the signs of my rising temper. Easy to do when you ha...

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“The Romance of the Cup” by Alex McColm

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As Gill admired herself proudly sporting her Queen of the South shirt in the mirror , she turned left and right , approved of her own curvature and decided to finish dressing. Her stomach curvature looked particularly strong in the football shirt , not slim , curvaceous but not overly , and she was voluptuous which diminished its proportion. She worried a little about what she would look like pregnant and by her own admission did as little exercise as she could get away with. It wasn't laziness but pure exercise and athleticism really w...

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“Greater than Gold” by L. D.

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Ah will never ferget the Olympics in Paris, ‘24. The throb o’ th’ crowds, th’ music of’a million voices, th’ magnificent Arc de Triomphe. Th’ bloody heat that somehow didn’a matter as we ‘eld our collective breath in moments o’ solidarity. Or ‘atred, if’ya like. No matter, really. We were together, ‘ate or love, around that stadium, under those flags, grains o’ sand washed over the ocean o’ gran’stands.We were in th’ ‘stands – Ah say, “we”, even though Ah crossed th’ Channel alone, because Ah’m tryin’ to tell ya, y’aren’t alone at th’ Games....

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“A Day on the Grandstand” by Jane Anne Ireland

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REEDSY PROMPT ~ “Set your story in the stands at a major sporting event…….!” TITLE: ~ A Day on the Grandstand By: ~ Jane Anne Hyslop Kennedy Ireland Initially confused, I turned slightly, hearing a brass band in the background while finding myself at the ground level of a 100m long outdoor grandstand (or bleachers, depending on what you call them where you live). This grandstand runs parallel to a hundred meter water course about five meters away. There is also a metal fence between the ...

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“Kratos” by C J R Isely

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Kratos C. J. R. Isely Sitting above that slim track of earth in the crowds, my fingers clench and unclench in my lap. Around me, there’s that hum of voices, all buzzing with excitement. None if it really seems real, though. They are voices that don’t exist. Not for me. No. For me, the only real thing is that slam in my chest, each beat an ache for something I’ll never have again. This has to be the nearest thing to torture that has ever existed. This is some glimpse of hell. For the first time since I agreed to this, I realize that I’m not...

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“The Last Race by cm Longily” by Cm Longily

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Lois shook her arms and her legs as she prepared to run race for the Gold. She looked down the track to the bleachers where her dad and brother set. She couldn't see them. but she knew they were there. They had been at every race she had run since the very beginning. Reaching to the amulet around her neck that had some of her mom's ashes. Everything was just right. She looked over at the girl from Jamacia. They had been running neck and neck. This was it. The winner of this race would take home the gold medal. In the bleachers at the finish ...

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“JUST STOP! ” by Chris Metcalfe

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"There can be up to 40 cars in Daytona! Forty! Are you hearing me?!" Thunderous outrage echoed in the walls of the warehouse. "For far to long the elite have poisoned our air with their noxious death fumes! Our planet can no longer be expected to emdure this vicious attack by the rich and powerful! " More cheers erupted in anticipation of their environmental champion. "We can no longer sit idly by and watch as car after car is allowed to spit its toxicity into our space! Join me as we fight back for our mother! Fight back for our only hom...

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“October Baseball” by Ramore991 Amore

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Bill, a rail-thin, six-foot-tall, clean-shaven, red-haired man in his mid-50s wearing jean shorts, a pair of battered grass-stained sneakers, and knee-high crew socks, scurried to his seat clutching a novelty batting helmet filled to the brim with ice cream in one hand and a large Coke in the other. He carefully put the ice cream down, brushed off some stale popcorn that someone dumped onto his seat thankful the debris wasn’t something more nefarious, and sat down with his heart fluttering with excitement. Perched just beyond Dodger Stadium...

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Set your story in the stands at a major sporting event.

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✍️ 40 stories

“On Thin Ice” by M B

“Broken Rule” by Cliff Commanday

“Ballpark Estimate” by Peter Wallace

“The Last Arena” by Matt Craig

“It all happened so fast” by Trace Morales

“Iris” by Jocelyn Ni

“For the Love of the Game” by Todd Crickmer

“The Stands between Us” by Anne Franco

“The Romance of the Cup” by Alex McColm

“Greater than Gold” by L. D.

“A Day on the Grandstand” by Jane Anne Ireland

“Kratos” by C J R Isely

“The Last Race by cm Longily” by Cm Longily

“JUST STOP! ” by Chris Metcalfe

“October Baseball” by Ramore991 Amore

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone who has trained all their life for one moment.

Write a story about an underdog, or somebody making a comeback.

Write about a moment of defeat.

Write a story about two sporting rivals having to work together.

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