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“Of Supernovas and Dwarf Stars” by Victoria Lendon

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Joel Christopher Price was eighteen years old when his world came crashing down like a ton of bricks atop his head. The day started out predictably enough. Joel got up and had three spoonfuls of Coco Pops. He showered for exactly five minutes, brushed his hair, got dressed into light blue jeans and a plain white t-shirt, and headed to college. Throughout this seemingly ordinary day, a question weighed on his mind, heavy as dumbbells; what was the doctor going to say? As usual, when college was finally through, Joel walked with Dustin Hicks b...

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“The Thing About Secrets” by Cara Stevens

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The thing about secrets is that they can’t stay hidden forever. They may stay bottled up for a while, but eventually the pressure builds up inside and just explodes indiscriminately, like emotional shrapnel. I’ve had a secret for a long time. Ever since the day Dev walked into The Little Luncheonette with his floppy jet-black hair, almond-shaped eyes and lopsided smile. His teeth were white. His Converse high-tops were worn. His jeans were faded. He asked my dad for a job. Anything would do, he said, he just wanted a place to do homewor...

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“"It's 3 O'clock in the morning and I'm sad."” by Bias Tate

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In hindsight, this was a horrible decision from the get-go. A cruel punchline the moment the alcohol touched his lips. From all the other bad choices he's made that found a perfect alignment to lead up to this royal debacle, you'd think the warning sirens would have blared louder for him to hear. Nope. Not only is he deaf to the chortles of bad irony, but it would have been far too easy. When has anything ever been that easy? Among the short shopping list of things he knew, he knew for a fact that nothing ever came easy for him. Cynicism tal...

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“Falling Like Rain” by Brad Beatty

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Her words still rang through his head as the road disappeared into the dark void of night. The windshield wipers beat out an endless cadence, replaying the message repeatedly in his mind. “Pete, are you there? It happened again…I am really leaving this time…can you come to get me?” He had spent a long week in LA closing a merger deal and the last thing he wanted was to get involved in another one of Tina and Bill’s fights. He and Tina had been high school sweethearts, but that ended when he introduced her to his ...

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“Friends In Low Places” by Grey Oberst

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Leo had a headache. That wasn’t surprising, since he had approximately a billion scented candles burning around him, but it annoyed him nonetheless. Why did so many spells require so many candles? He hoped that the smoke wouldn't set off the fire alarm. The last thing he needed was his landlord coming by and seeing what he was up to. Leo glanced at the book to his side, then back at the circle in front of him. He double, triple, quadruple checked his work to be absolutely sure that he had gotten everything right. One mistake, and he cou...

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“" HEART TO HEART "” by Vickie Culbertson

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Love is the best lesson of all. Nine year old Kara wouldn't let her BFF go through this particular unpleasantness of cancer alone. Katina was losing her hair again due to the return of leukemia. She and her best friend both had long brown hair they had enjoyed styling together since first grade. It was during that time frame they became best friends forever.Katina had been cancer free for one year. Kara wouldn't let Katina go through this again without supporting her by having her head shaved. Five months ago, both girls had gone to New Imag...

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“JARVIS” by Rody White

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Chloe stood looking down over Jarvis her Teddy Bear, She bowed her head and she prayed. She asked the sky to be kind to him. To make his pain go away. To make him come back to her. Jarvis was suffering, suffering real bad. It had been a long hard 2 years and Jarvis was going through a very tough withdrawal from his tea addiction. Chloe was a very caring little girl and she loved Jarvis, but she knew that Jarvis had had enough. Chloe wished that she had seen the signs earlier, before her poor teddy had gotten so bad.But Jarvis was an addict. ...

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“LOTTERY TICKET” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Keerti, daughter of famous cinema producer cum director, Mister Partibhan lifted half a dozen newspapers left in the verandah of the house and handed them over to her father. She wished him good luck. “At least let today be your luckiest day, Appa. Let your hunt for spicy news turns out to be successful.” Yrs. She was right. The director was looking for a theme for his next motion picture. He wanted that it should be based on a true incident. A real life-story! Exactly for that reason, he was scanning through the newspapers for in...

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“Post-Midnight Misfortune (The Monkey's Paw reimagined)” by Sydney G

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It was nearly midnight—11:38 to be precise—and Adelaine had barely made it into London before the dark clouds broke into rain and thunder. The taxi driver, who had very reluctantly agreed to drive her at this time, finally parked at the curb of the address she had given him, and demanded his fee. After gathering her luggage, Adelaine hurried out of the pouring rain and into the old antiques shop. The small, Victorian shop was warmly lit, and a welcoming heater had been plugged in near the entrance. Adelaine rolled her cases into the corner, ...

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“Return to Sender” by Ellie Jones

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January 13, 2015Dear Jackson, I just talked to my mom and dad. It was a serious talk with very serious news. I know that I’m old enough to handle this, but that doesn’t mean I want to. I will miss living here forever. What am I going to do without you?Love,AnnabelleJanuary 29, 2015Dear Jackson,Dad's the happiest I've ever seen him. Always smiling now. He says that this promotion is the best thing to ever happen to him. I wonder if he’s forgotten about having us in his life. Mom won't say anything to him. I don't think she wants to leave...

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“Bad Advice” by Blane Britt

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I went to confide in a friend of mine as to what I should do. She said that I highly recommend that you check in at the first Alcoholic rehabilitation center immediately. I unsoundly took her bad advice. You see when I was a young man deciding what I truly wanted to be in life, especially when I was old enough to get served at any State Liquor Store. I never envisioned that I would wind up living in a homeless shelter 977 miles away from where life was once simple and a few drinks a day kept the wicked away. Yeah, it was 4 days after my 40th...

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“Each Side of the Bars” by Iona Cottle

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“Oh for pity’s sake, Jim. What are you in for this time?”“Save your pity, Matt. It’s nothing-”“You don’t get thrown in a police cell for nothing.”“-nothing serious. Let me finish will you? Geez, you never change. Apart from your suits- pinstripe now? For real?”“I’m not here to talk about my wardrobe with you.”“Can you talk to someone about it then? Does Alicia really let you leave the house like that?”“… We’re not living together. Not at the moment.”“Oh damn. Hey, I’m sorry mate. Is she… is she still talking about divorce then?”“Yeah. Counse...

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“Finding My Circle” by Morgan Hannah

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Life is imperfect and families even more so. Being sad to see you depart is only an expression of our love for you. We know we're not losing you and we will see you again. It is just that we hold you so close in our hearts and you mean so much to us. You are such a wonderful young woman, so bright, so vivacious, so warm and loving. You are of great character and you have many wonderful talents. You are a true joy to be around. You leave a wake of happiness in your travels. While we are sad to see you go, we are likewise so very proud of...

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“The Angel Of Death” by Ashley Patterson

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There are some things that's so terrifying you not only hide from the world but from yourself. We were teenagers things were not supposed to happen that way, tears fell from my eyes as I sat beside my therapist. Take your time Angel we have about an hour left said Mrs Smith as she gently patted my back. I slowly began speaking again through hiccups and sobs. It was the hottest Summer that year we had just graduated Miranda and I headed for the beach to join the rest of our friends thinking we had our whole life ahead of us. We were drunk off...

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“Breathe With Me” by Kai Dalcassian

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It’s almost one in the morning, and I am sure that I’m dying. I can feel it in my stomach: that twisting, shrinking, grasping feeling that means that something is wrong, something is very, very wrong. I squeeze my eyes shut, trying to think of something -- anything -- that will make me feel better. Techniques, what are those techniques… what would my therapist say? Try breathing, right? I take in a breath, hold it, let it out… but my heart is still racing, and my stomach is still shrinking, and something is still very, very, wrong. My ...

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Write a story about someone turning to a friend in a time of need.

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✍️ 133 stories

“Of Supernovas and Dwarf Stars” by Victoria Lendon

“The Thing About Secrets” by Cara Stevens

“"It's 3 O'clock in the morning and I'm sad."” by Bias Tate

“Falling Like Rain” by Brad Beatty

“Friends In Low Places” by Grey Oberst

“" HEART TO HEART "” by Vickie Culbertson

“JARVIS” by Rody White

“LOTTERY TICKET” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

“Post-Midnight Misfortune (The Monkey's Paw reimagined)” by Sydney G

“Return to Sender” by Ellie Jones

“Bad Advice” by Blane Britt

“Each Side of the Bars” by Iona Cottle

“Finding My Circle” by Morgan Hannah

“The Angel Of Death” by Ashley Patterson

“Breathe With Me” by Kai Dalcassian

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about two people who meet and become instant friends.

Write a story about friends who wind up on a misadventure.

Write a story about one event from the different perspectives of multiple friends.

Write a story inspired by this quote from Ally Condie: "Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that."

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