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“Ouija” by Bruno Lowagie

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“Tonight at 9 PM, electricity will be shut down in large parts of the country until 9 AM tomorrow. It was a hard decision to make, but desperate times call for desperate measures. We can do this! We shall not allow the Threat to destroy us. We shall overcome. God bless America!”There was only one news anchor left in the studio. It was time for him to say goodbye for the night to the viewers who had been asked time and again to stay at home and remain inside while the Threat was still out there.“This was a rebroadcast of President Newman’s ad...

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“To Be Fair” by Paul Losada

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Susan Sommer thought to lower her skirt just as she heard the doorknob twist. She remembered that the cuts on the inside of her left thigh were lower than usual because she fumbled the box cutter after leaving just a little too much lotion on her hand. Typically, she used a single razor blade and held it between two steady fingers like a normal person, but she wasn’t thinking clearly tonight because she was in a rush. It was game night at Jerry and Donna’s, the first one she promised to attend in almost a year, and she didn’t want to be late...

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“House Rules” by David Snook

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My name is Tony. My dad is Big Tony, and I have an uncle and two cousins that are also named Tony. Nobody who is smart messes with Big Tony, and part of that respect trickles down to me. At school, kids walk up and voluntarily give me their milk money. Like I would ever drink milk. So I figured the family across the street was just showing their respect when they invited me for dinner and game night when my old man was out of town because he had this thing to do in Jersey. Thei...

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“As Normal as it Could Be” by Leah Friedman

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“Go fish!”They hadn’t had a game night, not in forever. “Do you have any twos?”She looked around at her smiling, happy family and wondered if this could have ever happened under different circumstances.“Hah! Hand them over!”Probably not.“What about any sevens?”She peeked down at her cards and smiled. She didn’t have any sevens.“Go fish.”This wasn’t normal.“Dad, do you have any queens?”Her mom was supposed to be working. She never stopped working. Yet she wasn’t working now.“Ah, fine. Good guess.”The twins were supposed to be arguing. Bu...

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“Breaking the Rules” by Deborah Mercer

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Scrabble nights were a Montague family tradition. Played on a table, with an old-fashioned board and tiles, and not online. And when I became, as my other half Owen put it (and I told myself of course he was being ironic) part of the clan I was delighted to find that out. After all, I was a lover of words myself. I devoured them and played with them, and savoured them and felt something akin to panic if I didn’t have a crossword within access. “You’ll learn, Janice,” Lana said. Lana...

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“It's D&D, man” by Harken Void

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“You proceed to skillfully unlock the door and with a soft click, the lock opens. You gently push the door and peek into the room. Roll for Perception.”Jason rolled his d20. “23.”The DM nodded. “The room before you is a square one, with walls, floor and ceiling made of rough grey stone. There are torch holders positioned on the adjacent walls and four torches are currently lit. You can see that the room is completely empty, save for a red carpet that leads to a small pedestal, where an object seems to rest. What do you do?”“I bet it’s the Qu...

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“Something's Best Unsaid” by Jessica Ashleigh

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We sat. All six of us. Glaring at the TV, the news never seemed to stop. Another confirmed case. Another death. Another ‘reassurance’. Bright flickering lights permeated the room, trapping our gaze, sucking our souls. I should look away…I didn’t. We continued to sit. The whole family. TV blaring, the news ever vigilant. But they kept repeating themselves. The air was stale and stagnant. Suffocating. I should open a window…I didn’t. We sat still for hours. Even together, we were isolated. Time blurred. As if we’d been sta...

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“Lord of the Monopolies” by Julia Lechear

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The wind howled and thunder roared as the rain pounded against the small house. Inside were four individuals trying to endure the long night. They knew it wouldn’t be an easy task, but things truly took a dark turn when a hopeful minded someone uttered the words “What about a board game?” Lightning branched out across the sky as Monopoly was placed on the freshly cleared table. “Dibs on the car!” Julie cried out excitedly. Julie was a fourteen year old girl, though she was often mistook for older because of her...

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“Not Game Night, but Game Fight” by Blane Britt

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Not Family Game Night, But Family Game FightOnce a month my dysfunctional family would get together on family game night to play a game of Pokeno until some poor sport (someone who exhibits improper behavior during a game, whether winning or losing), starts a fight. I’ll bet you that many of you who will read this short story has never played or even heard of the game Pokeno. My family has been playing this game for over the past 50 years. I want to say that we stop playing one month because of the bombing in Tel Aviv, the last Palestinian b...

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“Come Together” by Danielle Beatty

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“What do you want to do tonight?” Mom calls out from the couch. The couch and her seem to be one these days. Her shoulders molding into the sofa’s backrest as her stomach juts in the air and her legs splay out across the cushion. “Movie?” I suggest. “Nah.” I sigh relieved. My brain feels like mush every time I look at a screen after watching so much news and starting at my computer. The thought of fixing my eyes and mind on a movie seems less enticing than doing my taxes right now. “Read,” I offer. “Nope,” she says flipping around on the c...

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“Keeping Score” by Lauren Oertel

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This was officially their first fight in isolation. Things were going reasonably well during days one through eight, but by day nine they started testing each other’s nerves and patience. It started with dirty dishes, well, that was the tipping point at least. Kendra was doing the dishes AGAIN, even though it was David’s responsibility. He was supposed to be taking care of the yard, bathrooms, and dishes. She did the cooking, laundry, and general tidying of the house. After two days of dirty dishes sitting in their own filth in the sink Kend...

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“Loyalty Beats Love” by C. Weisbecker

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My dad’s tiny cabin sits nestled near the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff, Arizona, where over 100 years ago, Mother Nature sprinkled a fairy-dust mixture of Ponderosa pines, aspens and Douglas firs. She was generous. The closer I approach Dad’s place, the scent of trees and foliage beckon me to inhale, and the weight of Phoenix drifts away like a marshmallow cloud. Besides Dad, I join my brother Greg for a family game night, and the cabin bulges from beer, burps, board ...

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“Settlers of Earth” by K M Hasling

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“It’s your turn, Mom,” Amy said proudly. “Roll the dice!” Hannah, Amy, and Lucy were playing Settlers of Catan, and Lucy was not winning, and not on purpose either. This game depended so much on chance! She rolled the dice, rolling a three and a four. “Oh, better watch out now, you two! I rolled a seven and that means I get to move the robber,” she put her fingers on the grey totem piece, deciding where to put it next. “Let’s see. Where should the robber go?” ...

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“Chess at Uncle Sebastian's” by Samuel S.

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“Your move.” I slid my white bishop across the board and knocked down his black king. “Ah, checkmate!” Uncle Sebastian said. “You beat me again!” I couldn’t bring myself to exclaim or even smile. I knew he had the best intentions in letting me win, but it reminded me how pitiable my situation was. When it comes to chess, Uncle Sebastian didn’t like “taking it easy,” even on amateurs or kids. He pats himself on the back for being a tactical genius, a modern-day Bonaparte, and refuses to shatter that reputation, even if that means making some ...

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“GO CORONA GO ” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Murugan was getting bored. Standing at the balcony on 8th floor of his apartment and looking at the sky was all he could do. As far as he could see, the lanes streets and roads were empty, no one was going around, no passer-by, no vehicular movement, no sound except for some stray dogs barking and screeching. When silence is very strong, they call it ‘The sound of silence’. That eerie sound was jarring now. Because he had been made to stay at home, that too compulsorily, he was at a loss of wits. The various methods suggested to him on what’...

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Write a story about a family game night.

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✍️ 70 stories

“Ouija” by Bruno Lowagie

“To Be Fair” by Paul Losada

“House Rules” by David Snook

“As Normal as it Could Be” by Leah Friedman

“Breaking the Rules” by Deborah Mercer

“It's D&D, man” by Harken Void

“Something's Best Unsaid” by Jessica Ashleigh

“Lord of the Monopolies” by Julia Lechear

“Not Game Night, but Game Fight” by Blane Britt

“Come Together” by Danielle Beatty

“Keeping Score” by Lauren Oertel

“Loyalty Beats Love” by C. Weisbecker

“Settlers of Earth” by K M Hasling

“Chess at Uncle Sebastian's” by Samuel S.

“GO CORONA GO ” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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