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

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“Strangers, finally an unsuspected friend.” by David Nutt

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Strangers, finally an unsuspected friend. In London the weather was depressing, it made me depressed. What I needed was a holiday on the sun drenched coast of the Costa Brava. After trolling the internet for an hour I found a room in a hotel in my price range. Advantage a sea view, disadvantage two separate beds. A late evening flight completed the dream holiday. Being a late flight I was obliged to take a taxi. I was welcomed by a surly, sleepy receptionist who, once I had given my name, he told me in a strident voice. “We have been waiting...

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“Hurricane Xenia” by Ishika Kapadia

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Hurricane Xenia The sky seems to admonish earth, pouring down upon us with so much rage and vigor. It doesn’t stop. The winds are in alliance with the rains and blow over us as if they want to blow us away from our habitation, treating us like uninvited guests who have stirred much trouble and discomfort. The trees are falling down like pieces of dominoes and all the birds and animals have disappeared as if ceasing to exist. They call it Hurricane Xenia but it isn’t until later that I truly comprehend it. We live in the outskirts. There...

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“Drift” by Cassidy Carlisle

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Today I found an old picture. In it, two teenage girls sit side by side in the bleachers at a high school football game. The sky is tinted with orange as the sun sets behind them. Large stadium lights wash the picture in white. They have their arms slung around one another and are smiling in that carefree way of kids who have it all figured out. Mae, on the right, is wearing shorts and white t-shirt displaying the logo for some long forgotten boy band. Her brown hair is dyed red and is up in a ponytail with a black ribbon. Kara on ...

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“A Figment Of My Reality” by Miri Rose

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I’ve been many places and seen many things, but none have interested me as Ava Johnson has. A LITTLE NOTE ABOUT YOUR NARRATOR: You’ve probably come across me at one point or another. I make my way around. They call me imagination, creativity, a moment of inspiration. I am all of those, and I am none of those. You’ll find me if you really look. But enough about me, let’s get back to Ava. Ava wasn’t a simple child. She was very precocious. I visited her many times in her early years, and she saw me every time. Most babies ignore me. Spit ...

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“A Stranger in Black and White ” by Lyn VJ Bennett Wilson

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Tomasso Aldini and Esperanza Balderes stood on the platform waiting for their train. The wind whipped a chilly spring rain around the platform. Esperanza pulled her cardigan a little closer to her neck while Tomasso did his best to use his umbrella to shelter them both. Newly engaged, the couple was traveling from Bayeux, Normandy, France to Cannes, on the French Riviera. However, the trip was not for pleasure. Mr. Tomasso Aldini, surgeon and nurse Esperanza Balderes were asked to escort a monk from the Cistercian Monastery...

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“Let's Start Over” by ᴡʀᴇɴ ᴏʀᴛᴇɢᴀ

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I hadn’t touched my camera since my dad moved away to Los Angeles with his agent, but for some reason I wanted to use it. It started on a sunny morning when I got an email from my school saying that I have until June 16th to turn in my school laptop or else I could end up on the debt list. The thing about the debt list is that once you’re on, you have to pay. They won’t even let you return the laptop or book or whatever you need to turn in. So yeah, I was going through the bins on the top shelf of my closet when I saw it. My Nikon D3100....

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“Nostalgia” by Queen Benson

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The forest could tell, even the birds sensed it there was really no need to say anything has in this case, tension speaks louder than words....He looked at his best friend,his face expressing painful thoughts he is trying to bring himself to control. " Why?.." He got nothing as his best friend kept mute still...he rushed forward putting his knuckles in danger as he punched into a tree. His best friend wouldn't move or talk, there was literally nothing she could do to ease the pain , she caused it after all but she wouldn't be swayed because ...

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“Bird Girl” by Katie Grey

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C/W: physical abuse, self-harm, suicide BIRD GIRL “I’ll be your sister, and you’ll be mine. Okay?” Those were the words Harper said to me back when we were five, tossing golden lined leaves in Centennial Park. Stems poked out of her...

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“Harmony and Discord” by Ali Anthony Bell

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Alexander Blackwell first saw the young Martiniquais Jazz singer Larissa Paris at one of her concerts in December 2007, and had taken pictures of her as she sang and played the piano, they had made acquaintance, and Alex took her phone number. He’s worked on a portrait of her without her knowledge, and now two months later he’s happy with it.Alex has an exposition for the month of March at the gallery Communic’Art, 18 rue de Gergovie in the 14th District. He wants to exhibit Larissa’s portrait with his other paintings, and calls her to talk ...

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“'Fishing'” by Tim Roberts

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‘FISHING’ A SHORT STORY BY TIM ROBERTS Paul sat at the edge of the Nature Reserve pond on his khaki camp chair, surrounded by his fishing tackle. The gingham blanket was littered with reels and flies and hooks and floats and sinkers - all overflowing from his customised tool box which also housed the all-important tubs of maggots. Wednesday. His Wednesday. The day he got to himself, that was the deal. Far from errands and rows and stress. Far from the Madding Crowd, he thought to himself as he chomped on an egg and tomato sandwich and took...

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“Nice Night” by Mark Jose

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They all rose and yelled for a goal celebration. Edward Mendy's hand threw a ball a bit up in the air and struck his right foot upon it. The ball was whisked onto Ben Chilwell's left foot, who, without aiming to control it, connected it to Mason Mount, who, possessed it well, turned, and with a sharp squint at an open space, left forgotten by Manchester City's midfielders, sent a nailing pass to Kai Havertz, who, had just had to avoid an easy, futile Ederson's attempt to save the ball, and passed it into the net for an only goal in t...

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“A letter to my first love” by Quirky Being

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“Sleep is a notorious human activity. You see, it is the time when the human soul swings between life and death. Many like you and I survive but some proceed into deep sleep, which extends beyond the physical realm” you said to the five-year-old me who was cuddled beside you. The words ‘soul’, ‘life’ and ‘death’ seemed to be carved out of a mystical book until a year later, when you passed away in your sleep. For the world we were a family of three, but only you and I knew that only we two were the family. The man who used to share our accom...

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“The Demon King and his Hero” by Yuki LangShan

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Master Lin Xiu, of XingXi sect, just defeated a pile of WuXing sect’s disciples.He cultivated a thousand years, and became a wuxia hero in no time.Lin Xiu, once in his youth, had killed 59 demonic cultivators with just a pair of tuning sword magic trick. A way of swinging your sword in tunes to phrase a divine slash on the enemy.Awkwardly, when he first defeated the 59 demonic cultivators, one of those lasts words were spoken,“Hey… hero… be wary for our demon king will crush you into bits! Urgh…” and he died after a few seconds after that.Af...

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“CENTUM” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Jinnah was staring at one more corpse that came up for cremation. Mani, the van driver told him that the accompanying person who admitted this dead-man at the hospital had tested positive for Corona and he was admitted in another hospital. Hence the patient who died became an orphan. Jinnah told him, “Oh! One more case similar to our Vimala’s.” “Yes, Sir. It is she who formed this group. Almost a month and a half ago since she formed this team of ours. After the group was formed, I came to know from her about her sad experiences. Though I sh...

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“Strange as God” by Sidharth Satheesh

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It was October, my favorite time of the year as it marked the beginning of the festive season for most places in the northern part of Malabar.I remember gazing at the sky that night, which resembled the cleaned blackboard in school with a few chalk marks on it. When we left our house I had checked the time, it was past 2, so I guess by now it would be around 4. For me, as an 8-year-old boy who was not allowed to leave the house after 6 in the evening, I was experiencing a time far beyond my bedtime. However now, not so much as an ounce of sl...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 262 stories

“Strangers, finally an unsuspected friend.” by David Nutt

“Hurricane Xenia” by Ishika Kapadia

“Drift” by Cassidy Carlisle

“A Figment Of My Reality” by Miri Rose

“A Stranger in Black and White ” by Lyn VJ Bennett Wilson

“Let's Start Over” by ᴡʀᴇɴ ᴏʀᴛᴇɢᴀ

“Nostalgia” by Queen Benson

“Bird Girl” by Katie Grey

“Harmony and Discord” by Ali Anthony Bell

“'Fishing'” by Tim Roberts

“Nice Night” by Mark Jose

“A letter to my first love” by Quirky Being

“The Demon King and his Hero” by Yuki LangShan

“CENTUM” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

“Strange as God” by Sidharth Satheesh

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