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

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“Stuff It!” by Colin Devonshire

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“I’ve known you for months now, you’ve taken me out to gorgeous restaurants, we’ve seen wonderful shows together, and you have even met my parents, so why have you never invited me to your place?” asked Annie. Annie pushed down with her chubby fists into the small pockets of her baggy cardigan. Chris wondered how the knitting didn’t fall apart. Her habit was one of the many quirks she fascinated him with. “My house is a mess, you wouldn’t like it,” Chris answered. He aimed to take her, but only when he was ready, not before. “...

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“Astronomy In reverse” by Ashley Ndhlovu

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The night air seemed much more humid than Darcy had anticipated. It seemed to almost cling to her skin but anything was better than being in a tiny apartment while the power was out. From where she stood- the rooftop of her apartment building, it was like looking down at the world except the world seemed slightly darker than usual, with only a few specs of light decorating a handful of windows. Like the stars in the sky, she thought. That exact thought forced her to look up at the starry black. Maybe it was the fact that she hasn'...

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“The Immortal Hack” by Christopher Kelley

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The Hack slept under a gravestone for many years before being compelled to move. Something rattled his bones (even though they weren’t really his anymore). The rattling reminded him of being possessed at the typewriter – synchronizing his fingers with a set of chattering teeth. He checked his watch for time and saw glowing vapors instead of a wrist. The Hack remembered where he slept and what he was. “I have become my favorite subject.” He n...

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“Baiting” by H.L Whitlock

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“C’mon! Don’t be such a baby!” Nate stood biting his lip. The camp was out of sight now and the woods loomed large over him. Todd stood, hands on hips. “You’re coming!” Nate’s shoulders drooped. He took small steps towards Todd and the other boys. Todd smirked before turning on his heel and leading the way. They pushed through the brush, Todd using his baseball bat to knock back thorny branches and poke loose rocks away from their path. The boys whispered excitedly to one another as they followed. Todd stopped suddenly in front of them and c...

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“FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL” by Doug LeBlanc

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FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL… “It’ll work, you’ll see!” She shrugged. “If you say so. I doubt it, though.” “Trust me,” Candy told Sue. “Nothing can go wrong.” “I hate when people say ‘trust me’,” Sue said. “I always regret doing it.” Candy laughed. “Don’t w...

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“Biker's License” by Anna Huang

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**Author's Note** These are my own original characters from another story I'm writing, so I thought I would use them in a short story with this prompt and Olivia Rodrigo's song, Driver's License. There will be a little background about Aria, as she is the character POV I am writing in. Aquaria(Aria) Noel Aria picked up the hook and stared at it intensely. Lillianne pinched the bridge of her nose, shaking her head in frustration. “Aria… Please honey, it’s not a weapon. It is simply just a hook. Can we continue to actually start the p...

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“Knit, Tink” by Maya Ad Astra

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The Prince’s Ball is a dreadfully boring affair. It’s too bad that I am the only one in the whole kingdom that can’t get out of it. “Calloway, dear. Please put on a smile, my love,” My mother, Queen Hazel Simone of Sairence said. To my father, King Ellington, she said, “You would think we were sending him to the gallows.” We gathered next to Ambrose who would be announcing our arrival “Happy faces,” she warned. He blew obnoxiously into his trumpet. Once a hush fell on the gathered guests, Ambrose boomed, “His Majesty King Ellington, H...

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“Frog Jump” by A.A Lawson

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Leapfrogs—Massive frogs, with leather backs and silk tummies. Long slender fingers that spread in the air when they jumped. Leaping twelve feet above grass ground, twenty if the toad was capital trained and a bare eight if it'd been exhausted from hard labor. The toad before me didn't fit in any mould. It was small, it's head only a few inches above Angelica's. It's skin was smooth, polished even, unlike the scaly competitors at the capital. It's eyes were closed, probably asleep but it's red rope-like tongue hung loosely out it's ...

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“Never Too Old” by Howard Seeley

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Never Too Old Wrapped in a bathrobe, Martha was sitting in her favorite chair reading a scripture from the Bible. “But with God, all things are possible.” Of all the verses, this is the one she related most to. She closed the Bible and embraced the warmth emitting from the fireplace. She peered out the window and gazed at the new fallen snow blanketing her front lawn. A faint frown crossed her face. I’m in the winter of my life, she thought. Seventy-five years I’ve walked on this earth and there’s no guarantee I’ll live another day. Marth...

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“Trust Me You'll Love It!” by Shayla Linden

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Oh, woe is me. I am the epitome of sorrow, despair…insert sad adjective here and that is what I am. My life holds no meaning of influence or inspiration. Suck me into the vortex of darkness so that I may forever sleep undisturbed. My blanket is mercilessly torn off of my depressed self and I’m flicked in the forehead by my friend Marcus Williams. “Quit feeling sorry for yourself and get up already, it’s noon-thirty!” Marcus grabs my crumbled jeans off the floor and tosses them at my head. They hit me in the face and then my arms go to ...

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“The ingenuity of a hillbilly gangsta ma” by Bodhi Ganesh

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"Thank you for the invitation to come over and to spend some time hanging out with you at your home Katrina. It is good to get out of the house, and away from my keyboard," I said. "I'm beginning to feel as though all that I do is write. It's a good thing to be here and to be graced by the altruism that emanates from your personality, and to be in the relentless comfort of your merciful self." "I wish to write the highest ode to your presence," I say with a familiar sarcastic tone to Katrina. "Smartass," She replies. "Are you hungry Bodhi?" ...

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“Evan's Hobby” by Brittani Case

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Hobbies…who needs them? What are they for? Do they really serve a purpose, or do they just take up time? Aren’t they something old people do, or maybe a mother with too much time on her hands? Either way, for my friend, Evan, he thought they were a waste of time. As we sat at the table in the hospital cafeteria, he was complaining about having nothing to do for the weekend. I rolled my eyes and studied his facial expressions as he talked about different...

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“Painting Stars ” by Amirah Daniels

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"You are here, mother Nadia?" A dry voice resounded behind her. “Everyone was tremendously concerned about you. You left infuriated and in a state of shock.” It was Abel, her step-son. Nadia wasn't accustomed to chatting with her husband's other wife's children. She hurriedly wiped tears from her face as Abel drew closer and sat next to her on the ground. He beamed at her. He noticed she had been crying because her eyes were red and swollen. “Are you okay, mother Nadia?” he asked in a state of uneasiness. “I know wh...

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“Emilys craft. ” by Antoinette Verde

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Annie went to the food pantry, on a normal and last Tuesday of the month.This day was a little different, it was the day she made, an unexpected friend.She manuvered her cart, from Table to table. Each one different than the last, yet the same in many respects. All were handing out free food. At one such table, there were two kinda hippy-ish looking gals.One was Sarah. The other was Emily.Annie talked a little with both of them about crochet, and some of what she had made, handing them yarn and a crochet hook, teaching them each how to do a ...

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“Spinning a Yarn...” by Amy Jayne Conley

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Knitting. She was always bloody knitting. Always with a pair of needles in her hand, always with a ball of yarn hiding somewhere on her person, a line of the stuff feeding out from some hidden pocket. It wasn’t time spent with Amelia if there wasn’t the familiar clack clack clack of her needles sliding together seamlessly. It was crazy; you’d see her with a line of loops on her needle (a “cast on”, she’d rather aggressively spat at me one day), and within two hours, she’d have a full scarf ready to go. Honestly, it’s like magic. But, Amelia ...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 177 stories

“Stuff It!” by Colin Devonshire

“Astronomy In reverse” by Ashley Ndhlovu

“The Immortal Hack” by Christopher Kelley

“Baiting” by H.L Whitlock

“FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL” by Doug LeBlanc

“Biker's License” by Anna Huang

“Knit, Tink” by Maya Ad Astra

“Frog Jump” by A.A Lawson

“Never Too Old” by Howard Seeley

“Trust Me You'll Love It!” by Shayla Linden

“The ingenuity of a hillbilly gangsta ma” by Bodhi Ganesh

“Evan's Hobby” by Brittani Case

“Painting Stars ” by Amirah Daniels

“Emilys craft. ” by Antoinette Verde

“Spinning a Yarn...” by Amy Jayne Conley

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

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