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“Shades of Me” by Apasara Maxwell Miller

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What can make a person smile? I say, it’s colors. I see all sorts of colors daily and it’s such a brilliant way to live. I can describe the many shades, with these words; bold, bright, bleached, brash, clean, colorful, cool, dark, festive, flat, rich and shiny. Hello, my name is Lian and I work in the nail salon. Our salon is quite colorful now, but a few years ago, it was dull and colorless. Everyone who walks in this shop is surprised that it's bright bold but elegant. My parents own the shop and I help out once a while. Most of the t...

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“But Not to Panic” by Courtney Harler

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I went to the salon to get my nails done, selfishly, because I knew the quarantine would become mandatory soon, that all the salons would close and all the bars and all the libraries. I left the teenager at home, didn’t worry about him, because, for all I knew, he was probably a carrier. The schools had already closed—we’d been nowhere but the grocery in days. Well, maybe a drive-thru to get a coffee or a sandwich, but the thought of someone else making my food was starting to...

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“New Hair, New Me ” by Kaloyan Tsvetkov

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I am a different person. Today I am no longer the James I was yesterday. I repeat this over and over as I walk into the barbershop ready to change things up. Life has always been hard and sometimes precautions need to be taken to ensure my safety and the safety of my loved ones, even if that means killing them and making it all seem like a suicide, then hosting the funeral and crying my eyes out not because I’m sad, but because I finally saved them from this God forsaken world. I love my fam...

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“Self-Betting-Meant ” by Walter Wright

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The distinct scent of perfume, shampoo, and shaving cream slapped my nose as I entered through the glass doors logoed in bright golded font, “Santio’s Palor Est. 1955.” The buzz of electronic clippers and razors mimicked a swarm of bees in which their sounds engulfed my very ears. It was a barbershop, what would you expect. Along the floor littered the casual variances of hair. There was a long type of brown hair that never had the intention of meeting the red curly fur of hair partnered in its mix. Big, floor to ceiling, type windows h...

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“short hairs” by Bani Amin

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Shamanta was lying down in a chair and busy with her phone....Adiba: seems like no customer will come today!Shamanta: Yeah,who's gonna come in such a lovely day,rain drops are flourising like spring leaves outside..Adiba: yeah,it's really cool na shamanta!!? I wish i may could get wet in that rain also...Shamanta: yeah,i love to feel the rain much rather than getting wet,hahaAdiba...ahh i never realize you...Suddenly,Can i come in??(a lady voice)Yeah,sure..why not!! looks like you have got wet by the rain..said Shamanta!yeah,a bit....okk,no ...

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“Not My Hair” by Jerry Hines

Submitted to Contest #33

Sometimes, you really don’t want to hear someone else’s story, but then, sometimes you don’t have a choice… We’ll talk about this later. All my life I have hated—maybe even despised—two reoccurring events that would happen to me on a regular basis; happen to most people on a regular basis—getting a haircut and going to the dentist. Not going to the dentist wasn’t an option since I had no desire to be toothless at a young age. At least that’s what my mother told me would happen if I didn’t go. But the haircut thing, now that was different. I ...

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“The Haircut ” by May B

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“Aliyah!’ Mom screeches, as I cover my embarrassingly large ears. I shift in my chair. A rather large, cream colored chair that had been planted in the middle of our already crowded living room. “ALIYAH! How many times do I have to call you?” Mom’s voice pierces my ears yet again. “WHAT?” my sister’s equally loud voice booms. The neighbors would surely come knocking at our door any minute now.I look up as Aliyah stomps into the living room. Her dark curls are stuck to the side of her tainted pink cheeks. She was probably working out in her r...

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“What Could Go Wrong?” by Anitha Sankaran

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Scott is an old-fashioned short and stout professor in his early fifties. It was his routine to go to the salon four weeks once. The reason, his head is full of brain. The subatomic particles bombard inside his head. The result is a nuclear reaction: a chain reaction of excessive hair growth.He and his khaki trousers are inseparable. He has twelve pairs of identical pants. A fat purse for the shop owner because he prefers to buy those trousers in dozens. Be it to buy a carton of milk or to his classes, he carries himself in full hand shirt a...

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“Rick's Barbershop” by Jessalin Lee

Submitted to Contest #33

“Dude! Your hair is getting so long. You’re gonna have a man bun before you know it,” Julien said as he saw me. My shoelaces did their signature slap on the hardwood floors as I strolled over. “What do you mean? The girls dig it,” I said defensively. Running a hand through my hair, I winked at Stephanie who was by her locker with a gaggle of her friends. She scoffed and made a big show of sticking a finger down her throat. “Cut your greasy hair and maybe I’ll let you take me out to that new diner!” Stephanie’s friends laughed, an...

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“You've Been Here Before” by Andrew Hansen

Submitted to Contest #33

You’ve been here before. You tell Oscar you like the cut, and you do, actually. Hair wasn’t made to curtain your forehead, and Oscar is a wizard with scissors. You tip him well. You always tip him well. Barbers are surgeons in high demand. A sensitive craft. Underpaid, too. You ask him about the dog. You don’t ask him about the wife, about Missy, who has been bunking with a friend out of state ever since Oscar did time. You don’t know the friend’s gender. You don’t ask because ...

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“Weight of change ” by Sarah Gilbert

Submitted to Contest #33

Change. Change can be scary. Some changes can be small, like switching morning cereals. Some change can be convenient, like going to the coffee shop closer to work. Some change can completely change how people see us. This change can be anxiety producing. It is different for different people. For some changing coffee shops is easy, for others it can completely ruin their routine. Change for some can be overwhelming. Some change is inevitable and some within our control. For one young woman, the change she made was so major for her, it was ha...

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“Harvest Moon” by Tom Campbell

Submitted to Contest #33

Rocky Corners is just a little ol' farm town in the dusty prairie. Ain't but about 130 folks there countin' cows and chickens. Tain't a lot to do there 'ceptin' the Friday night square dance or mebbe drive someone's Model T over to Bartlesville on Saturday night to see a Tom Mix movie. The most fun for me was stepping past the rotating red, white and blue pole into Al's Hair Emporium where the men would usually be singing barbershop quartet songs. I learned all the popular numbers from the time I was knee high to a grasshopper 'cause my...

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“Don't Change” by Brooke Gardner

Submitted to Contest #33

I was ready. I was so ready. I was more prepared than usual. I was more prepared for life, love, heartbreak, and disappointment, more so than any other ordinary, plain, monotonous day. Would that be a bad thing? Is that a bad thing? Was it a bad thing? (Give me a moment.) Like I said before, it was a dull mindset that never changed. I was always in anticipation of something big because who knew? Today had to be better than yesterday, I was constantly fantasizing. Always ambitious and always let down. I should really be used to this expectant...

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“A New Life, A New Look” by Jennie Marcey

Submitted to Contest #33

I was finally done. It was over. No more dressing the way he wants, wearing my hair the way he wants, talking to, or rather not talking to, whoever he wants. I am free. My friends seem to think that I should be ecstatic. I should be bounding with delight at this newfound abandon, but I’m apprehensive. This freedom is cold and raw. I’ve spent so much time submitting to the whims of someone else that this space is overwhelming. I find myself paralyzed. Small things like deciding on a hairstyle should not be so painstaking, yet it took me almos...

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“Timber” by Devon Flynn

Submitted to Contest #33

With a ceremonial pause, Mantene depressed the switch next to the vertical metal column. Above him it spanned into a giant platform that covered him and the land in darkness. He felt a stir in his gut as the already massive shadow that loomed over him spread out even further. The platform groaned as it shifted. It was the only thing standing between him and the mountain on top of it. He was always in awe when this happened. Being one of the few individuals who wasn’t terrified by being beneath the mountain inste...

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Write a story set in a salon or barbershop.

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✍️ 70 stories

“Shades of Me” by Apasara Maxwell Miller

“But Not to Panic” by Courtney Harler

“New Hair, New Me ” by Kaloyan Tsvetkov

“Self-Betting-Meant ” by Walter Wright

“short hairs” by Bani Amin

“Not My Hair” by Jerry Hines

“The Haircut ” by May B

“What Could Go Wrong?” by Anitha Sankaran

“Rick's Barbershop” by Jessalin Lee

“You've Been Here Before” by Andrew Hansen

“Weight of change ” by Sarah Gilbert

“Harvest Moon” by Tom Campbell

“Don't Change” by Brooke Gardner

“A New Life, A New Look” by Jennie Marcey

“Timber” by Devon Flynn

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Write a story about a character who can't make up their mind about something.

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