Write about a character preparing a meal for somebody else.

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“Lucai's Most Loving Meal Ever” by Pako Dunwhile

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Lucai had looked forward to making her beloved a special dinner for the longest time. Josua and her were finally going to have a significant reason to celebrate. Lucai fought with herself for days about revealing the big news before or after the meal. Tonight would be life changing for them both. She wanted everything to go perfect. Lucai called out from the kitchen into the dining room. “Babe, tonight’s going to be the best night of our lives. I’m going to cap off this average day with the best meal you could eat, alongside the best news y...

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“The Race is Not to the Swift” by Ken Guidroz

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I had a front row seat to my mom’s last supper. I mean the last one she cooked. From the first slice of white onion to the last drop of fresh cream, I watched her craft a sublime clam chowder before ALS clamped down on her last muscles. In spite of 2021-level health-consciousness, an eight-glass-a-day water drinker before it was cool, a life-long slim waistline and at least two-miles of walking per day, she wasn’t one of the lucky ones. That night, she brought her chowder as a gift to two couple friends we met for dinner. Both of those co...

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“THE CHICKEN SOUP TONIC!” by Kathy Berlouis

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Annie was moping around the flat. How could she help her friend, she wondered? She had looked so sick this morning when she left. She hated to see her so sick. It was really worrying. Her best friend Mary had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia and had been going through chemotherapy for the past few weeks. She'd lost all of her beautiful auburn hair and had been very depressed and wondering 'why me' at every turn, although lately, after the worst of the procedures were over, she'd developed a sort of calmness about her. E...

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“Snapped” by Bettina Karpathian

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As anyone could tell from the raucous laughter, the mimosas had been flowing freely at the ladies’ monthly Sunday potluck brunch. Bella broke off in the middle of the punchline of her joke about the bishop and the pole dancer as the doorbell rang. “That must be Phyllis,” said Lucille, the hostess. “I was beginning to worry. She’s never late.” Sure enough, when she opened the door, Phyllis was standing there clutching her signature quiche. She was trembling and seemed in danger o...

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“No More Wine” by Lexi Meyer

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"Okay, Mom. Where do we start?" "Are you sure you don't want to start with something...easier? Carbonara seems a little ambitious for someone who only makes scrambled eggs." I glared at her," Yes, I'm sure. She loves carbonara, and I want this to be special." "She's meeting your family. Of course it's going to be special." With a sigh, I looked at the ingredients we had spread across the counter," What are we starting with?" Mom sighed and shook her head," Let's get the water started." I set the now full pot on the stove and set ...

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“Banchet” by Nadia Uribe

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I couldn’t help but to think of my mother, the opinions she’d have about my choice of side dish, surely she’d think it’s inadequate, she always pride herself on giving very balanced meals and, in some curious way that seemed to only made sense in her head, make those meals to fit every guest in a specific way; as a recurrent guest I never had any complain on the infinite meals she placed in front of me, but as an extension of her I have the little grouse on how that part of her genetics didn’t manage to manifest on me, being that why now I’m...

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“The Beach House” by Joseph Garland

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I NOTICED HER WHEN I was getting lunch, conspicuously sitting on the sand without a blanket or towel and wearing street clothes that were totally inappropriate. It rained hard overnight and though it laid off in the morning, it was drizzly and the air was a mixture of the saltiness of the Atlantic and the brightness of the Nor’easter. She sat there. Just sat there with her knees up and her arms wrapped around her legs. She was in shorts and a windbreaker with some sort of baseball cap on her head and even from my house’s deck where I sat b...

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“Cutting the cake” by V RB

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Third tablecloth of the day and it’s only two in the afternoon — they get so stained, and all the napkins. So many napkins and all with the Barnum name embroidered on. Neat work. Wonder who did all that? Forks and knives are fine, Irene can just lick ‘em and use again. The plates, not so much.Wish it didn’t smell so bad. It gets worse when we roll up the canvas at the front but it makes my head ache anyhow. Must affect Irene but it sure doesn’t put her off her food. Thank god.Time for a dozen iced buns. The frosting come...

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“Have apple pie with me” by Nyambura Mwangi

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TW: cannibalism You have beautiful skin you know. Our skin has a way of being endless in the sense that you can never quite locate an edge to jump off of. There is no hem to find. God was very ingenious with that. I wonder if he did it so we couldn’t peel each other like bananas. I wonder if he knew we might like to. Are you religious? Or are you spiritual? You know a lot of young people these days, I hear them talking, about how they don’t believe in religion. That it is corrupt, deceitful and other vile things. They say we should open our ...

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“Just Deserts” by Abbie V

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inspired by the picture "Just Deserts" by Harris Burdick If they wanted to know the truth about what happened to Henry Caldwin, then their biggest mistake was not coming here, to the crazy cat lady’s house at the end of main street. The humans assumed that Mrs. Wentworth was innocent--too harmless, and besides, not even connected to the Caldwins. They probably didn’t even consider her a suspect, and they were right in that. Their mistake, though, was assuming the cats knew nothing. They couldn’t have been more wrong. I’m the only one who ...

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“The Wedding Banquet” by Trevor Grinde

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Servants!” The king yelled “The banquet is ready. My son is to be married. I need you to go to those that have been invited and let them know that the feast is nigh. The fattened cattle have been butchered and everything is ready. Please, bid them to come.” Malchion loved the king and loved being a servant for the king. Without the royal family Malchion would have stayed a street urchin, begging for food and money just to live. The day the prince laid eyes on Malchion and welcomed him into the castle was the day everything chang...

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“Bones Like Broken Bread ” by Shawn Jordan

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I spent Pride in a cemetery in a storm. My rainbow was consumed by vibrant, natural greens and greys. My senses were overwhelmed with rain hitting the grass and the sky rumbling and rolling overhead in a summer tantrum. I’m here because often the only time I feel safe is under a sheet of rain in a secluded space. I can marvel at the way my skin turns blue and gray under the storm and I nestle privately to the way my brain feels separate from the body it controls. This is...

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“Closing Time” by Alan Tong

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It was dark by the time Aubrey Smith flipped around the small wooden sign hanging in the window of her small Brooklyn bakery from “open” to “closed.” She made it herself with the thought that it hopefully made the shop just a little more homier. Tonight, her mind was miles away from such things. Above, the sky loomed as a hulking block of blue-black through which only the most stubborn pinpricks of starry light could shine through the clouds and light pollution. She stepped into the humid night air, breathing in the acrid night scents of th...

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“Strawberry Sponge Cake With Cherry On Top” by Sara Moon

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Janet stole a few glances at the clock before rechecking the temperature of her oven. She was hyperventilating over the cake that was still in the process of baking. What if it wasn't moist enough? What if the top layer turned out to be a little too crunchy? No, she wouldn't think of the million things that could go wrong! She was an exceptional baker, and this strawberry sponge cake would be another of her mouth-watering creations! Little Harry used to gorge on cakes and make such a mess! Oh, he'll love the overly-sweetened cherry on top, s...

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“Better Than Miss Nancy’s” by Daniel Hybner

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Steak. Porterhouse. Medium rare. Potato. Baked. Butter. Sour cream. Chives. Bacon bits. Cheese. Dinner roll. Yeast. Garlic butter. Iced tea. Unsweet. I knew my father’s favorite meal by heart. When I was a kid, any time we went to dinner at his favorite place, he always ordered the same exact meal the same exact way. “You remember when we would go eat at Miss Nancy’s Diner after church on Sunday?” “Yeah, Pop. How could I forget?” “You remember what I got there?” “I remember that, too.” “Best me...

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Write about a character preparing a meal for somebody else.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 157 stories

“Lucai's Most Loving Meal Ever” by Pako Dunwhile

“The Race is Not to the Swift” by Ken Guidroz

“THE CHICKEN SOUP TONIC!” by Kathy Berlouis

“Snapped” by Bettina Karpathian

“No More Wine” by Lexi Meyer

“Banchet” by Nadia Uribe

“The Beach House” by Joseph Garland

“Cutting the cake” by V RB

“Have apple pie with me” by Nyambura Mwangi

“Just Deserts” by Abbie V

“The Wedding Banquet” by Trevor Grinde

“Bones Like Broken Bread ” by Shawn Jordan

“Closing Time” by Alan Tong

“Strawberry Sponge Cake With Cherry On Top” by Sara Moon

“Better Than Miss Nancy’s” by Daniel Hybner

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Start or end your story with two characters sitting down for a meal.

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