Write a story about strangers becoming friends, or friends becoming strangers.

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“Man's Best Friend” by Abdoulhay Ceesay

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"Hey there." Derrick would turn around, "Henry? I haven't seen you in ages, come on come on!" Derrick wraps an arm around Henry's shoulders and walks him to a nearby bench on his porch. "Sorry about the seating arrangements but you don't want to go in there now." Derrick says as he gestures to his front door, "So what's the occasion Henry?" "I completed my term in the military and thought I'd catch up with an old friend." He glances around the porch, "and I remember how ...

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“When Grass ends” by Ntsika Miya

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When Grass Ends. I inhale strongly the remnants from my vape in a dark bedroom, confused and afraid as if doomsday was knocking on my door step. The sunrise looms on the windows like a shadow monster descending back to its underground layer. Flashbacks of yesterday's catastrophe recoil in my medulla. "If only she didn't try to take her own life". Smoke lingers into the air. Multiple tyres moonwalking on the concrete bed outside humming mechanical sounds. A daunting notification of what is about to happen, my emotional ribbon ties...

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“When the Gods Fight” by Isabel Curtis

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They say that when the Gods fight the world feels the wrath. On this day, the rain fell torrentially which caused roads to flood and gutters to block. The wind howled and moaned as if it were in immense pain, causing bins to flip and humans to fall over on the wet pavement. However, if we look above the storms and into the heavens, behind the gates of Olympus, it was easier to see who was in fact the cause of the mighty storm. The bellowing voice of Zeus cracked thunder down below as he flung lightning bolts of fury to the humans out of ab...

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“No more happy ending” by Lavanya R

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Once upon a time… …there was only war. She leapt up in triumph, blood dripped from her sword as she swung it down on the beast’s neck, hacking in a frenzy. She laughed. The taste of blood and sweet revenge urged her on in her manic slaying of the creature that had… No, no that wasn’t right. Once there was a girl who… …who had a monster in her, clawing at the surface every waking moment she… No! Not that either. There was once a little girl who… Who what? Tearing the page away and crumpling it into a ball, he threw it over his shoulder to joi...

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“One man's junk is someone's treasure” by Michelle Weaver

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What is the definition of a stranger? Could it be someone you once loved? Someone who left when they should have stayed, protected you. The despair I'd felt was unfathomable. She'd always been there, silently, willingly. Even when I knew she'd disappeared within herself. She was my mother, she should have stayed. That was almost 30 years ago.I stared at the letter. Wondering how they'd found me. After all we'd moved around a bit. From the bottom of the island to the very top. Scotland was where my husband's parents lived. I knew no one when ...

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“Flames to Dust ” by Alisha Souza

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“What!” she screamed, pushing back her chair, causing it topple with the momentum. “How can you even say that? Get rid of it? It’s not a piece of furniture, Silvio!” Jen couldn’t believe the words coming out of his mouth. The man standing before her suddenly seemed like a stranger. “How could you even think I would want this?” he snapped back. “This was supposed to be our treasure!” she yelled back, incredulously. “It would add to our beautiful life and make us.….whole.” Her flustered mind was trying to clutch at straws of reas...

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“Under the Confluence” by Nadia Woods

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Stephanie fidgets restlessly in her seat, biting mindlessly at her fingernails. Rolling green pastures pass by outside the train window, but she doesn’t even register them. Instead, her mind is busy trying to remember any remark from her family doctor that may explain the sudden invitation to visit her mother on such short notice. The news was best shared face to face, her mother had explained.The train’s sudden clunky jostle and announcement of the approaching stop rouses Stephanie from her deep, harrowing thoughts. She blinks; surprised to...

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“Casual Days” by Githinji Muthee

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“Are you Dr. Bob?” “Who wants to know!” Bob said storming away from Pitt in the bathroom, wiping his hands with a towel. He throws it in the bin from a distance and it falls on the ground. His sleek black suit, white shirt, and a black and white tie, striped, suspended under his neck hanging to his groin. Well shaven and tall. Pitt is left standing, in his large convex spectacles, in casual wear, shaggy hair, and a bag pack. His football jacket oversized and sneakers. Staring at the towel on the floor. “I am Pitt, I analyze data. This is my...

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“Not a Bookstore Romance ” by Dylan Bunyak

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Not a Bookstore Romance He came because he wanted to check out the new exhibit. They came because they were exhausted, and knew she could recharge there. She came because she wanted the money, and to show her bosses she deserved a promotion. Phone in his pocket and a few free hours ahead of him, Everett crossed the concrete floor and walked over to the grey decal they put next to every art piece. “Untitled” by David Milner. He sighed. It was always untitled, and that frustrated him. He wanted to know what the artist was thinking, want...

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“The Bet” by Becky Katsaros

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We laughed as the ice cream dripped from my mom’s waffle cone. She raised her cone above her head, ducking under it in a futile attempt to catch the drips.The green pistachio would wash out of her silver-streaked hair, but I wondered if it’d stain her white cotton blouse. After the Memorial Day weekend after my ninth-grade year, I never again wore white to the beach. Attempting to blot the cherry coconut ice cream hadn’t ended well. I could still hear my crush whistling and laughing at me. My stomach had clenched in dread, remembering how I’...

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“Let's Get Coffee” by Lexi Meyer

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"Coffee for Rachel?" I smiled and grabbed my cup," Thank you." The barista smiled and turned to make her next drink. I nudged my friend and headed toward the door. "Wait, can we sit for a bit? I have to answer this email. It's for that internship this summer," she said, frowning at her phone. "Sure, if you can find a table." Five minutes later, I was glancing around the small coffee shop. I had never been here before, but Grace had insisted we come, claiming it was a hidden gem on campus. Grace was typing away on her phone, eyebrow...

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“Own Battles” by Nidhi Gupta

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Often, you will hear stories about strangers becoming friends. My story, is how my best friend became a stranger. I don't remember much about the night John died. He was my husband of five years, but we had been lovers long before that. All I remember was the panic, and then pain. I don't think people realize the pain of being in the waiting room. Being in the waiting room, is like sitting in the palm of despair. The sadness is thick in the air. The silence is stifling. No one says a thing in the waiting room. No one talks. Every sound, ...

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“Goodbye. Hello.” by Tricia Shulist

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I most certainly did not feel well, not well, at all. Everything was hinky — my mind was all fuzzy, light from the sun blinded me, my skin was all itchy, I was dizzy as hell. And I had a migraine to beat all migraines — the worst ever. I was in rough shape.What the heck happened? I asked myself.I squinted my eyes, and looked around. I had no idea where I was. A city, for sure, but I didn’t know which one. My scrambled brain couldn’t come up with a name. I stood on the sidewalk, people streaming around me.&n...

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“The Confession” by Melissa Laussmann

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Darlene and I were childhood friends. We hooked up on Facebook after a twenty-year hiatus. She mentioned coming by to visit, but I always dismissed the idea. After all, we both have family obligations that seem to disrupt any concept of meaningful reunions. But, here I was, waiting at the airport to pick her up. I knew what she looked like through her social media photos. She is classically pretty and her polished style suits her demure frame. Darlene comes from old money but was never one to show off. "Hello, Layne," she said softly. "Dar...

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“ARC” by Piotr Parda

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“Today none of us remembers what it was like to live on our mother planet. The last person to have walked the Earth died one thousand nine hundred and fifteen years ago, eighty five years after our Ancestral Rescue Capsule (ARC) was launched in 2056”, said the teacher. “Now! Who can tell me that person’s name?”The students’ eyes commenced their evasive maneuvers. It wasn’t because they didn’t know the answer but because trying to impress a teacher was usually frowned upon. It was safer to simply let the teacher decide who should answer.She p...

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Write a story about strangers becoming friends, or friends becoming strangers.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 262 stories

“Man's Best Friend” by Abdoulhay Ceesay

“When Grass ends” by Ntsika Miya

“When the Gods Fight” by Isabel Curtis

“No more happy ending” by Lavanya R

“One man's junk is someone's treasure” by Michelle Weaver

“Flames to Dust ” by Alisha Souza

“Under the Confluence” by Nadia Woods

“Casual Days” by Githinji Muthee

“Not a Bookstore Romance ” by Dylan Bunyak

“The Bet” by Becky Katsaros

“Let's Get Coffee” by Lexi Meyer

“Own Battles” by Nidhi Gupta

“Goodbye. Hello.” by Tricia Shulist

“The Confession” by Melissa Laussmann

“ARC” by Piotr Parda

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