Set your story at a convention for a hobby most people have never heard of.

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“Murder at Ex-Ir Con” by Amanda Fox

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The Extreme Ironing Convention was infamous in Preston. For the last eight years, extreme ironers from around the world fell upon the city. Their antics in the streets caused emergency calls for days. Ironing on top of city buses. Ironing while hang-gliding over downtown. Ironing while belaying down the cupola of City Hall. Every year, there was one incident that truly left its mark on Preston. This year, the incid...

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“What a mess he got into” by ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯

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It was a hot July afternoon. Theo was off, heading to his important meeting at the Environment Arts and Crafts building. It was a busy afternoon for him. After his tuition class (which he had to beg his teacher to end the class 20 minutes early after giving him a fake excuse), he was panting, running towards the building. He didn't even have enough breath to cross the street.Well, while he was running towards the end of the sidewalk, he saw a person. Is it Marvin? Nah, it can't be! Why would he be out and about righ...

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“An Imperfect Circle” by David G.

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“Don’t hesitate."The voice comes from across the green cloth-draped folding table where I am seated at the Twenty-Third Annual Freehand Circle Drawing World Championship with my head down and my shoulders hunched forward in a pointed I'm-very-busy posture.I wince. Now is not the time. I need to practice, get my head in the right space, concentrate on the task at hand. This is something I've been working towards. It matters.Even without this latest distraction, conditi...

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“From Misfortune to Fortune” by Aman Fatima

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It was going to be a fateful day even if Asli hadn’t realized it yet but at the moment her face was turning red from embarrassment. She is wearing an off shoulder floral summer dress with her newest high heel, she looked taller and more graceful than usual. She had curled her hair and let her red locks flow with the wind and to make the look perfect she carried a small baby pink purse. By profess...

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“The Early Bird” by H L McQuaid

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The banner flaps wildly in the wind, threatening to free itself from the flimsy poles that hold it in place. ‘Welcome to the ANNUAL WORM FARMERS CONVENTION’ it proclaims in muddy brown text, though ‘WORM’ is composed of squiggly letters, some of which have eyes. I open my notebook, adding an item to an ever-growing list, Q: Do worms have eyes?As I snap the notebook shut, I remember a conversation with my Dad when I was ten years old. I was sitting listlessly at the kitchen table, staring at a blank piece of pape...

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“The Sinned Beneath my Stings” by Tom .

Submitted to Contest #78

“The first rule of Bug Fight Club: is you don’t talk about Bug Fight Club. The second rule of Bug Fight Club: is you don’t talk about…”“Joe, are you for real?”“I’m sorry, Officer Fletcher," Joe said, "I'm only messin’, I've been waitin’ to say that to someone all night. No hard feelin’s.”Fletcher smiled at the huge Samoan doorman. It was impossible to argue with him. It had nothing to do with his hulking size or his politeness. He hypnotised you with a child-like softness to his voice.“Very funny, Joe.”“...

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“Pyramid Schematics” by John K Adams

Submitted to Contest #78

“So tell me more about this pyramid scheme, Ted.” Joe didn’t get it. “Again, it’s not a scheme nor a scam. It’s a convention of the latest pyramid technology.” Joe and Ted walked through the jammed parking lot. The convention center loomed in the distance. “So, why are we here again?” “I thought I might run into someone.” “You remember where we parked, right?“ “Of course. Just b...

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“The Animemorialists” by Deborah Mercer

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The owner of the Grange Ridge Hotel, Mr Edgar Megson, had been in two minds about accepting the booking. But he prided himself on being broad minded and after all, especially when they had never really recovered after that bad business with the bootleg booze in the bar (and it wasn’t even as if it had done anyone any harm, apart from the off license up the road!) he wasn’t going to turn away a group booking. Certainly no...

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“Cowgirl Carter” by YMK -

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“If I see his face in the crowd, I swear to God, I will straight up puke on stage.” Carter is trying his hardest not to feel ashamed. It’s the story of his life, really. He's on the verge of hyperventilation and trying his damn hardest not to let the presence of a single person make this day any different. He came to win, dammit! He came with the intention of getting a massive trophy, and no o...

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“They Do Exist!” by Debbie Teague

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Jason was amazed to find out that there were so many people who collected the same thing as he did – the revered page eleven. He didn’t even know there was an actual name for people like him – partial completists. It felt good to belong to a group. Completists collect whole books, partial completists only a specific page. He had only been collecting for about a year so only had a few hundred pieces while others he talked...

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“Element Catching” by Lily Rebecca 🐰🐾

Submitted to Contest #78

Elsie Nightingale. The daughter of Florence Nightingale. Could she sing? You may ask, well no she cannot sing. Her voice is like a cat's chorus. Her mother disowned her and she was adopted. Her foster parents persuaded her to try new things to take her mind off not being able to sing. She took up element collecting. As a magical elf, she collects the elements of the earth and turns them into beauty products. Her latest o...

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“A Gathering Of Diggers” by Stan Allen

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This year the annual dig would be just south of Cleveland, Ga. Land acquired some time back had been surveyed and found to be a perfect place for this years event.When Cathy found out about the outing, there was no holding her back. She was going with or without Joe, her husband. Joe had no intention of letting his wife have all that fun alone.“If you have everything ready by the time I get home, we can get there several hours before dark. That will give us time to check in and maybe meet a few people.”“Do I need to p...

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“Style (5 points)” by Scott Skinner

Submitted to Contest #78

Dunn tugboated his way around the convention center parking lot. He passed tons of available spaces and was equally oblivious and accepting of the daze that had seized him. He was having difficulty re-framing his son’s participation in the Best Bagger Competition as something to be proud of. It messed up his ability to park, he wasn’t in the right headspace to make decisions. His dad friend’s had kids that were all doing cooler activities than his son, West. One dad friend in his orbit had a kid that was the starting tight end on the foot...

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“Butterfly Convention” by Nyla N

Submitted to Contest #78

"Your name is Farha this time."Farha nods."You know what to do?""Yes, I'll get started right away."Farha swipes her phone to end the call, fingers easily gliding over the smooth surface.Another day, another name, another identity. If I succeed, the cycle continues...Farha walks into a dingy little motel and requests a room. Before noon, she's set up. Computers line every wall, blue light floods the space, filling every crevice. She spends 20 minutes coding, before opening her phone to cal...

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“Sniffing Books Must Be Normalised” by Lesli Williams

Submitted to Contest #78

Let's get one thing straight - even though I love the smell of a new book, I'm more than happy to keep sniffing them in secret. We all have our guilty pleasures and if sniffing the pages of a book is something that brings you even the slightest hint of joy, then you won't find me interfering. However, my cousin Leda, didn't seem to share that sentiment. She was going to a book sniffing convention this ...

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Set your story at a convention for a hobby most people have never heard of.

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✍️ 70 stories

“Murder at Ex-Ir Con” by Amanda Fox

“What a mess he got into” by ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯

“An Imperfect Circle” by David G.

“From Misfortune to Fortune” by Aman Fatima

“The Early Bird” by H L McQuaid

“The Sinned Beneath my Stings” by Tom .

“Pyramid Schematics” by John K Adams

“The Animemorialists” by Deborah Mercer

“Cowgirl Carter” by YMK -

“They Do Exist!” by Debbie Teague

“Element Catching” by Lily Rebecca 🐰🐾

“A Gathering Of Diggers” by Stan Allen

“Style (5 points)” by Scott Skinner

“Butterfly Convention” by Nyla N

“Sniffing Books Must Be Normalised” by Lesli Williams

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with one character trying to convince another to take up their favorite hobby.

Write about someone who keeps an unusual animal as a pet.

Write about someone who still practices a skill that used to be necessary but has long since been replaced by technology.

Write about someone who keeps picking up different hobbies but never manages to stick with them.

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