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

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“Butterfly Convention” by Nyla N

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"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 call a saved number,"Hi, yes, I just wanted to confirm my...

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“What an Unusual Hobby I Thought I Possessed” by Blane Britt

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You might think what I’m about to share with you today is just a mere hobby to me you and you would be absolutely correct. I can tell you when and where that bizarre gift was presented to me. But for now, I will tell you that my gift to bring back the dead for the first time is real! The first time and only time I did it was the time when Otis and Manny were sitting in the living room of Otis and his ugly wife Mrs. Margret’s house. We were all drinking Thunderbird wine. I was only 16 years old at the time. They called me their runner. My...

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“People Watching” by Alex D

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It has been a good week for me. At work, I had just received a promotion with new business cards arriving today. I stuck one in my wallet for good luck. A few days prior i had received a phone call asking me to present at this convention, seemingly out of nowhere. I gave an enthusiastic yes to the man on the other end of the line. There's a lovely hotel attached to the local convention center. My brother just dropped me off at the front door, and I was surprised at how many people had turned out for the event. When I walked through the door,...

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“Crystal Clear” by Lavinia Hughes

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CRYSTAL CLEAR By Lavinia M. Hughes With a grunt, she hauled her 63-year old overweight body out of her 15-year old car. Her brother called it “a beater” which bothered Ida Bumpus not a whit. She fished her faded tote bag, the one the bank gave her for opening up a checking account, out of the back seat and made her way into the Bountiful Beads convention along with the other attendees, who were mostly middle-aged and senior women. It was the week before Valentine’s Day and Ida was sure that there would be some fre...

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“Conventions are for real hobbies” by Sophie Aay

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"Is this how I die? Like seriously, is this how I end my life at such a young age?" Ira cries. There's no tears falling but her eyes look like they are holding back a fountain of them. "This is all your fault, Reggie. You got us into this mess." A voice accuses. Reggie, the second one on the rope clench her teeth tightly, holding back her frustration. "I never forced anyone to come. You were the ones who chose to come with. Stop accusing me!" "Seriously, girls, is this how we are all going to die in our prime...y...

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“Hobby:Smiles” by Debbie Stelzle

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I'm a journalist for a weekly local magazine. I explore people's unique hobbies. The editors revealed that his son who collects stamps requested to go to the hobbies convention next week. I proposed to the editor perchance I'll encounter unconventional hobbies. Strolling past some stations there were a lot of conventional hobbies such as stamps, toy trucks, and rocks. In this situation, it would thrill me pardon the pun a diamond in the rough. Something caught my eye, something was flashing it was a giant flat-screen TV 81 inches (ca. 2.06 m...

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“Duck Whispering” by Jose Duron

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"Hi, would you like to sign up for duck whispering?" The lady starts. My friend and I look at each other. "Duck whispering?" I repeat back. "Don't do this, Carlo." My friend and associate hisses in my ear, "We need to make it to the--" "Relax, Rogie," I interrupt. "We got time. Besides, who isn't interested in duck whispering?" I say sarcastically. "Tell me more." I smile to the cute brunette. "Yes," The lady starts enthusiastically. "It's pretty simple and I only will take two minutes of your time." She ushers us into her world. I fo...

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“All This and a Box of Matches” by Story Time

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I skipped the seminar on plastic. I don’t like the way it smells when it goes up. Tight. Taut smell. The smoke billows in a way I can’t appreciate. They forgot to book one of the outdoor spaces, so they wouldn’t even be able to let the smoke go up too much before they’d have to put it out, or they’d tip off the hotel that we’re not actually a stamp-collecting convention. A thousand people and not one stamp in sight. You’d think somebody would be tipped off, but people avoid the boring the way they used to avoid lepers, and as soon ...

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“WHO ARE THE WALKING DEAD” by Ronald Gagnon

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Hello.....My name is Ricardo I am looking for the convention room in this hotel for fans/discussions about The Walking Dead... And all the theories about how that scenario is playing out in the "Real" world... Can You Help me....I notice you are wearing the Rick Grimes outfit...so I figure you must know where you are going... Am I right? Yeah... yeah... I am Donald....Don to my friends.....Trumpass.. and I hope you will be one of them.... It is so hard to discuss this situation with "normal" people who have no idea what is goin...

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“THE GLORIOUS POOL” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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The Society for Interplanetary Travel held its first annual convention in Kochi in India. Its president Mr.Forsstrom of Iceland spoke after a few formalities. He began by saying “This is the first meeting of our Society and begins with the theme of perils of interplanetary travel. The usual dangers of travel in rockets in space are known. However there are even more dangers of travelling in planets new to us. Many of us who have the hobby of interplanetary travel will know we can face many hazards while exposed to unknown environments. We’ve...

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“Animal Calls, an Unlikely Hobby” by Morgan Douglas

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An important event that Kara had hoped to create and host was finally coming to fruition. She had planned out a convention for a hobby that she had explored since she was in middle school. Her classmates and friends thought she was weird and poked fun. Kara didn’t care though, she loved following her passions and thought that the ridicule was not worth worrying about. As she was setting up the decorations in the recreation hall, she thought back to her times in school when people were making fun of her, knowing that they couldn’t keep her do...

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“The Antique Pleasure” by Lenox Ndeda

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THE ANTIQUE PLEASURE Now there are many ways of revoking the inert nature that the young men of my village have indulged themselves in. This was the surest way of ensuring the community remained rooted and transfixed in the field of Hard work, integrity and totally neutralize torpid characters among the young generation. The group has gathered and now it is time to leave for the dangers of the adventurous livelihood. The protocols are not encrypted in the form of a manuscript but due to the acute nature of zero tolerance to indolence, people...

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“Dogs Can’t be Magic!” by Sabine Loire

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I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was finally at the Magical Pets Convention! Ever since I started my career as a dog-blesser (someone who blesses dogs with magical gifts) I’ve tried to get a pass to this place. Sadly, every time I tried, they were sold out. Funny thing about this convention is, it’s a place for a bunch of people with weird magical hobbies to help pets. The funniest thing is that hardly anybody knows about this and the people who go to this convention. They know even less about the hobbies themselves. Often, they brush it off li...

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“Conventional Misdeeds” by Qwynn Pan

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It was that day where I had learned several important lessons about life . . . I had maneuvered through the pedestrian traffic of the Capital, retrieved my entry pass and ID numbers from the ticket booth, raced into the modernized, warehouse-type convention center, and charged into the auditorium just in time to hear the introduction for the fabulous event. “Here in the majestic city of Washington D.C., we’ve got great lawyers, great whiners, and last but not least, great complainers! Hello, litigious plaintiffs! Accusatory prosecutor...

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“The Hobby- a serpent entangled neck by Yakshaya K” by Yashpaul Kalra

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Daniel Brian born under which evil stars began eating cockroaches, ants and even lizards and by the age of twelve he Had established a big Hobby Hall wherein he kept a vast collection of many lizards, scorpions, pigs and pigeons as well. This collection of different earthly, air and ocean deep water Animals too were very meticulously collected. At the age of seventeen he made it open to the public at five dollars a ticket. Money began to rush in his coffers and gradually it led to the Expansion of his hobby. He was so madly obsessed W...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 70 stories

“Butterfly Convention” by Nyla N

“What an Unusual Hobby I Thought I Possessed” by Blane Britt

“People Watching” by Alex D

“Crystal Clear” by Lavinia Hughes

“Conventions are for real hobbies” by Sophie Aay

“Hobby:Smiles” by Debbie Stelzle

“Duck Whispering” by Jose Duron

“All This and a Box of Matches” by Story Time

“WHO ARE THE WALKING DEAD” by Ronald Gagnon

“THE GLORIOUS POOL” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“Animal Calls, an Unlikely Hobby” by Morgan Douglas

“The Antique Pleasure” by Lenox Ndeda

“Dogs Can’t be Magic!” by Sabine Loire

“Conventional Misdeeds” by Qwynn Pan

“The Hobby- a serpent entangled neck by Yakshaya K” by Yashpaul Kalra

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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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