Write about someone who is stuck between two opposing sides and can’t decide which one to choose.

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“In the Shadow of the Tailor's Alcove” by Raquel Belury Rosenberg

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The war edges around me, a spiral of fear and unrest. And yet, the non-human world moves on undeterred. The daffodils, the preface to tulips, sprung out of the ground. The ducks in their mated pairs waddle and shit all over the sidewalks as they prepare for the arrival of their next hatchlings. And I watch it all out of the window of my townhouse, the beauty of spring and the Sisyphus weight of human turmoil in the presence of the unknown and the unable. By all accounts, my business is bare of the burden that most had before...

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“The Somnulence” by Katie Schnelle

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“Boss! Boss! Anything I can get you?” “Still no, Dexter.” Drenched in sweat and some indeterminate amount of vomit, Eleanor only needs the cold, friendly tiles of the bathroom floor. And for her attentive research assistant to go very far away. If only she could drift off to sleep, and spend the day unconscious on the floor, forgetting his annoying bird face, her pile of paperwork, and the meeting. In time, though, she hauls herself up and restores some professional order. There is no avoiding this day. “Morning, boss!” Dexter meerkats...

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“Trapped” by Brenda Clur

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Write about someone who is stuck between two opposing sides and can’t decide which one to choose. Trapped It was early in January. A deep orange sunset lit up the sky as the few remaining clouds drifted overhead. I was about to take Pepper for a walk in the forest alongside our house. Dad had just left on another business trip overseas.“Kelly, there’s something important I need to share with you. But promise me you’ll keep what I tell you a secret,” Mother confided in me, as she opened the front gate to let us out.“Sure thing” I answered, ne...

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“The Abyss of Elements” by Evie Descartes

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First came The Earth. Mature, wise and omniscient. She was able to cope with all the problems surrounding her, and when they overwhelmed her, no one could notice her failure. She hid herself in, immersed herself in the green foliage and waited alone for the crisis to pass. The Earth looked with lonely eyes at the withering greenery around it, at the empty tall trees full of leaves. And even as her eyes feasted on the beauty she had created, something deep inside her was trying to make her understand that she needed a solution for the witheri...

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Write about someone who is stuck between two opposing sides and can’t decide which one to choose.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 49 stories

“In the Shadow of the Tailor's Alcove” by Raquel Belury Rosenberg

“The Somnulence” by Katie Schnelle

“Trapped” by Brenda Clur

“The Abyss of Elements” by Evie Descartes

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Write about someone who is convinced they’re going to be betrayed.

Set your story at a tense event where everyone is unsure whose side they’re on.

Start your story with an unexpected betrayal.

Write about a backstabbing (literal or metaphorical) gone wrong.

Contest #241

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