Start your story with a metaphor about human nature.

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“REFLECTIONS OF KORIANA” by Julia Corliss

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Koriana awoke with a start on the morning of her ninety-fifth birthday. What just happened, she thought, wondering what the vivid dream experience meant that was still reverberating in her mind, if it was a dream. Maybe I was astral traveling, she thought. Just before awakening, she had been walking down a path leading through a dense forest when she came upon a clearing in which she found herself being drawn to a Light Being beckoning her to come nearer. She was strangely unafraid. With each step she took nearer, the Light Being shimmered...

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“About humans” by Euge Fernández Hayón

Submitted to Contest #102

They’re like a herd of fish, humans. They really are. They will walk in the same direction without even talking to each other, even if they’re headed to the exact same place. Sometimes, they’ll even bump into each other in the street because they’re way too focused on their little devices. I don’t know why they get so excited about those, though. They’re just tiny metallic gadgets that can usually fit in their hands, kind of. Some of these metallic things have lights and when the lights flicker, the humans turn to their devices in a matter o...

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“Whether to free an ape” by Anitha Lakshmi

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Men are like apes; yes, they love to explore, play and have fun and fight and yet so hard to make up their minds, which is indeed true. I had a friend Emily who saw a boy named Jack last fall, and their story started just like, how many, movies would write their scenes. The female character was naive and innocent, and he was a handsome dude living in the suburbs, and to my wildest surprise, they met ...strange, right? They did... Let's find out how? Emily was the urban Girl looking for some love, sex, and some fun. Even though,&nbsp...

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“Let's Just See What Happens” by Alan Tong

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On my sixteenth birthday, my grandfather gave me a coin. “Found this on the floor of a subway train when I was sixteen,” he said in that scratchy voice that emerged as a result of years of weathering and cigarettes. “Used it almost every day since then.” I looked at him quizzically. He smiled and continued. “Life is a coin flip, my son. When you find yourself at a crossroads, don’t worry about which way to go. Flip this coin and you'll find that more often than not, you'll know what to do before the coin has even landed.” At the time, I thou...

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Start your story with a metaphor about human nature.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 109 stories

“REFLECTIONS OF KORIANA” by Julia Corliss

“About humans” by Euge Fernández Hayón

“Whether to free an ape” by Anitha Lakshmi

“Let's Just See What Happens” by Alan Tong

🌟 Similar prompts

Frame your story as an adult recalling the events of their childhood.

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Write a story about someone losing faith in an institution.

Write about a mysterious figure in one’s neighborhood.

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