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“One Night Stand” by Barbara Eustace

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I had been looking forward to the new job. It was a step up from where I had been, the accountant in a small company. That job had gone when the company folded, but I got a good reference and quite soon got a job as maternity cover in a medium sized company. Who knows, if I worked hard, there might be an opening for me when my contract was up. Or maybe the woman wouldn’t come back to work after the baby was born; it happens. At any rate it would give me some much-needed experience somewhere more out there than my las...

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“Funny We Never Met” by Amy DeMatt

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Circling around and around and getting nowhere. That was the ice in my glass, and the way I'd felt my life was going. I was now past middle-aged, and I'd been persuaded by my friend Beth to attend a "networking" event in the city. I was nursing a gin and tonic, and resisting the urge to check the time again. I felt a tug at my elbow. It was Chipper Beth, wanting me to meet someone new. She was always doing this. Usually I found it kind of charming. It was nice that she was always looking out for me, wanting to set me up. Now I found it...

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“The Amazing Sounds of Orgy” by Tyler Runde

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“Leland, this is Maxine. Maxine—Leland—he’ll be training you today.” Leland had been busy getting the deli ready for the day—filling the hot-water baths, turning on the exhaust fans and heating up the fryers, bringing out the bowls from the back and dumping yesterday’s remains of potato salad, pasta salad, and ham salad into them—so his back was turned when Brett, the manager, approached with the new hire; this Maxine. Leland turned to give her at least the courtesy of a nod, if not an actual “hello”, but momentarily froze upon looking int...

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“A Jackass and A Self-Labeled God” by Lisa Hills

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Trigger warning: suicide Kali Evergreen thought of herself as a god. She thought she could control everything. Karma, weather, luck, everything. Everything bending to her exact will. At least, that's what she believed. Smirking, she observed the boy who had rejected her. To say Kali was disappointed was an understatement. She was beyond offended. "I mean, look at me. I'm perfect! I've got beautiful curves, a flawless face, and a sassy personality everyone must love." she thought, sighing. "Yet the one boy I like doesn't see it....

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“Serendipity” by Vincent Guillemin

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« Jack, this is my wife Annabella» We could hear a pin drop. Vanessa, a.k.a Annabella, smiles tentatively, looking somewhere behind me, burying her discomfort deep inside the hedges. It takes me ages to snap out of shock and extend a slightly shaking hand. “Nice to meet you”. A drop of sweat plods slowly down Mark, a.k.a Jack,’s temple. His hand’s clammy as I shake it. Pinpricks prickle my fingers and palm where they are touching his. Electric , the same touch, the same feeling. “She works in the bank across the street from the ...

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“If You Like Pina Coladas” by Mark D

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If You Like Pina Coladas It was Thursday night at The Gatsby, a swanky night club downtown. It was named after The Great Gatsby, the 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a New Yorker named Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire who lived in a luxurious mansion where he would often host extravagant parties. The Gatsby, having been around just over a year, was one of the newer joints to get in on the speakeasy trend that was becoming more and more popular. Back in the 20s when booze was illegal, undergro...

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“My Favorite Charity is Me, Thanks for Donating!” by Kate Bibb

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I strutted through the swanky party in clothes I didn't like and acting like any other snobby guest attending the gala-of course, these cocktails were for a fundraiser. Not at all just an excuse to flaunt how much money the attendees possessed and how "refined" their taste in everything was. That would be scandalous. Absolutely rude! I shook myself from my thoughts, wiping away my scowl and replacing it with a cultured smile-not too much teeth, but not too much lip. I also pushed my other kind of lip aside. I would make no friends by insult...

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“Still Waiting” by Barbara Burgess

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Jenny and I had been seeing each other for over three years when finally, she agreed to let me meet her family. But if I’d known how the day was going to turn out then I might have left them all as anonymous beings in the background.We were invited to Sunday lunch and arrived mid-morning. I parked the car in the sweeping driveway of the large, Tudor style country residence. It’s got to be at least six bedrooms, I thought as I gazed up at the impressive, vine covered walls. The garden was immaculate. I thought of the humble terraced house of ...

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“The Interrogation.” by Abhishek Todmal

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"Special Agent Ryan, this is Mira Black, famed assassin wanted in connection with the death of Senator Hobart. Please have a seat."I took my seat opposite the fiendish looking woman. Black hair laced with streaks of red. A commanding presence about her. She eyed me carefully, looking for a change in expression. I offered a cursory nod but turned my attention towards my supervisor Kassandra Vox. "Why is she in cuffs ?" I asked signaling towards the woman sitting patiently next to her."You kidding me Ryan ?" she asked looking up...

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“Pawn” by Paige Leppanen

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“A soirée,” Benjamin whispered as he took my coat, “is the only marketing technique you’ll ever need.”“Ah, won’t the marketing department be thrilled to hear that,” I replied, glancing around the room. I was fighting the urge to correct him, as this was a simple business cocktail party, but my mission was to have a naïve mind, ready to benefit from the wisdom his father’s money had given him.“Not for the company. For marketing yourself.” I raised a brow and he sighed. “You know what I mean. It’s only outside the office that things happen the...

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“In Which the Hero and the Villain are Suspected Love Interests” by H. W. Autumn

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𝕍𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕣𝕖 The smirk of a master matchmaker. Or at least, a self-proclaimed one. Noelle’s plans of getting couples together had been working for as long as I had been her friend. Until now. She said she had the “perfect match” for me. Not even as a lover (she knows I’m not into that sort of thing). All it was was a friend. Because I “never get outside anymore” and because I’m “always by myself”. We literally went out for coffee yesterday. And so here I am, avoiding eye contact at all costs. Looking into my lap, at my shoes, and around me. ...

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“Lavender Eyes and Broken Heart” by Akhlys Ivy

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”December sucks.”I whisper to myself on the first chilly morning of December. And again while I choked down the breakfast my mom had prepared for me. And again when I sat alone on the bus. I wrote it over and over on my math test worksheet until the tip of my pencil broke.I was walking to the tree where my best friend, Christina, and I always met before brunch. Since we had separate first-period classes, I would reach the tree first and wait for her to be released from her class. Once she was, Christina burst out of the room with a dreamy gr...

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“The Pirate Treasure” by Daisy Torres

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She wasn't supposed to be there.Her blood felt as if it were humming with that thought as she ducked down into a thick cluster of swaying kelp and watched the Keepers glide past her on their daily watch.Yes, she wasn't supposed to be there, but never before had the selkie felt so alive. She smiled to herself and her dark eyes twinkled from her hiding place.The sea carried her quickly with an invisible caress to the entrance of the forbidden cave, but her excitement didn't stop her from being cautious. She stayed in the smeared, water-tossed ...

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“They Tried to Tell Me That Love Was Just Another Errand To Run” by Jen Cavalleri

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“Do you know this man?” an automated voice thundered in my cube. I stared blankly at the man on the other side of the glass separating us. “No” I lied. I couldn’t hear what the automated voice said in his cube, but I didn’t need to. All I cared for was his answer. I had just committed a crime punishable by death. I could only hope he did the same. The campaign had started off as a sort of joke. Dr.Cogway first appeared on national television for a scientific breakthrough that was the culmination of his life’...

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“Going Blind” by Ash Hale

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AudreyDrizzle drizzle drizzle…Look at those cinnabons frizzle!My lover’s nowhere in sightAnd that’s baking me into a tizzle.I love napkins. They are handy. Always available to keep me company. Keep my thoughts company. I hope he likes napkins, like I do. Small, irrelevant handy things. I always keep a packet in my tote.The café’s bell jingles with vigour each time wet boots enter it and sighs when the dry boots depart. I wonder how I would feel about taking the bell’s place. Constantly hit on the head to announce an arrival, a departure. The...

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Write a story in which two people who know each other are introduced — but neither person admits to knowing the other.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 190 stories

“One Night Stand” by Barbara Eustace

“Funny We Never Met” by Amy DeMatt

“The Amazing Sounds of Orgy” by Tyler Runde

“A Jackass and A Self-Labeled God” by Lisa Hills

“Serendipity” by Vincent Guillemin

“If You Like Pina Coladas” by Mark D

“My Favorite Charity is Me, Thanks for Donating!” by Kate Bibb

“Still Waiting” by Barbara Burgess

“The Interrogation.” by Abhishek Todmal

“Pawn” by Paige Leppanen

“In Which the Hero and the Villain are Suspected Love Interests” by H. W. Autumn

“Lavender Eyes and Broken Heart” by Akhlys Ivy

“The Pirate Treasure” by Daisy Torres

“They Tried to Tell Me That Love Was Just Another Errand To Run” by Jen Cavalleri

“Going Blind” by Ash Hale

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Write a story from the different perspectives of two people meeting for a blind date.

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