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Write about a group of strangers — or people who know each other, but may as well be strangers — eating together.

Posted in Fluff on Oct 26, 2022

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“The Problematic Ones” by Duck Lucy

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“So, uhm…Did you guys know about this tradition?” “Nope.” They all replied. “Great. What do we do?” “Eat?” I looked in front of me at my empty plate, then quizzically looked at the man opposite me. Just as I was about to reply with a sarcastic comeback, we heard shuffling. Silence settled as we listened to what was happening outside the locked door, then a letter was pushed underneath. I snatched it away. “Hey!” The idiot who wanted to eat air complained. “Shut up, let her read it!” Replied the only other woman in our 5-person group, I...

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“We Are The Legacy” by Cal Emery

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“Pumpkin spice soup, fresh baked bread- crunchy and flakey on the outside, warm and soft in the middle, butter melting, pooling into the crevices of the family insignia stamped on to every loaf. They sat around the waxed wood table as a tuxedoed waiter served them on cold, silver platters, light dancing across domed covers. The candles were dimmed in an attempt to gather minds to their one tethered commonality, to shadow watery eyes, pulsing jaws, and a fiercely competitive spirit. The eldest placed himself at the head off the table, where t...

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“The Yakuza Want to Battle” by Jj Gomez

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Recommended reading: “The Witch’s Apprentice”“I was unaware that Raelyn was…teaching again,” Sister Aoi said, speaking in English for the new arrival’s sake. She placed a bowl of broth on the table in front of him. It was little more than soup, cabbage, and carrots. She then took the seat apposite him, laying her hands upon her lap. She asked, trying her best to hide her desperation, “Are you sure that she cannot make it?”“Something came up in Illinois,” answered the young man after slurping down a mouthful of soup. "But don’t worry, ma’am. ...

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“Strangers again. ” by Lilli Follett

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It's been a whole year since the last time I've spoken to or seen any of them. At one point we were all closer than your fingers when youre holding hands with someone. But that spring turned into summer and made it hard for us to bounce back. Everything took a turn for the worse. Let me take you on a trip to where it all started. The previous summer a group of 8 people had been put together and created a family by chance. All because two of them met on a dating app. They became close enough to each other to know every person in the group lik...

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“Chasing the Sea” by Daisy Torres

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The sea was a perfect reflection of dusk and stars, a painting words could barely describe. Penelope often said the Sea Fae must have painted it just for us--but she didn't say it that evening, so instead, I'll say it looked nice. "Anyone want the last two slices of bread?" I glanced over my shoulder. "Yeah, sure." Standing from my bench, I made my way over to her, my hands jammed in my pockets. "Almost unnerving how still she is today, isn't it?" a sailor asked. I didn't know her name. Penelope shrugged and finished maki...

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“The Hungry Tramp” by Karma P

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I was always the last one to wake up. The last one at the breakfast table, only left with ice-cold coffee and the wimpy butter sliding off my pancakes. If I’m lucky enough for pancakes. I’m usually not, though. In a house of fourteen kids, it’s first come first serve, and being the last one up doesn’t help. But tonight, I was the first one up. My sleepy head bounced between my shoulders and my hair had fallen loose around my head. My legs, which felt like wood planks, drove me towards the doorway, with the faint remembrance of a loud knock. ...

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“Silent Night at Broadsword Inn” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

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Helga clean the tables in the dining room.  It was almost closing time and since it was Christmas Eve, she wanted to get home to her husband and three young children.  It had been a difficult few weeks as most of Iepers had been leveled by relentless artillery from both British, French and German guns.   Peter Van Dyken owned the century-old establishment, but some of the building had been damaged in the fourth battle between enemy forces.  This part of Flanders had been under constant siege or at least that’s what it see...

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“A soup for you” by Nathalie Menard

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Maddie took two minutes to catch her breath. She had been running left and right  all day to lead her team. She provided every guest with a detailed program presenting the menu with two choices of soup, the speaker of the evening and the D.J. who would entertain the participants. She composed herself so as not to get caught up in the stress of pulling off the event. She had had some fears when the arrival of the big tent was delayed but eventually it was quickly raised and all was well again.  This was the first major event that ...

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“Skid Row ” by Marie McLaughlin

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It was early in the morning. The sun shined down on the city of Green Fields. Jody Dyson woke up for the morning in her cot at the Green Fields Homeless Shelter. "What day is it? Tuesday. Another typical day, where I'm still at rock bottom..." Jody thought to herself. At the Homeless Shelter, four other adults and a small child occupied the place. One tenant was Helena, a woman in her early twenties who had been kicked out of her house by her parents for getting pregnant out of wedlock and her three year old son, Simon. Another tenant was Bi...

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“Families lost in time” by Melissa Alexander

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I could hear the words still coming from my phone as it fell to the floor and time just seemed to stand still. My sister, trying to utter the words that our dad had passed but the words got lost in the tears. I knew and she didn't have to tell me. The line; goes dead and I am left with my thoughts. My memories but there in the darkness; is still that angry little girl. An angry little girl, that's mad at the world and left with unresolved conversations with her dad. I had always assumed that I would have time to sit down and talk to him but ...

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“A Cold Party” by Dhruv Srivastava

Submitted to Contest #100

“Ah, Donna… welcome… please, come in.” The older woman’s voice was warm, but her face was sharp and curt, and her blue eyes held more chill than the piles of snow outside her massive home. She stepped away from her mahogany double doors and allowed Donna, a large woman with a hostile face, to walk in. “How was your drive?”  “Fine,” said Donna shortly, taking off her shoes and speeding past the old woman. She walked down a spacious hallway filled with pictures, recognizing her own smiling face in a few of them. Her feet carried her mech...

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“Madness Makes Strangers” by Tanya Humphreys

Submitted to Contest #100

Brison’s long, nimble fingers gently strummed the sensually curved mandolin in his lap. For the first time, he sat at the head of the long table, proud to be hosting this year’s summer solstice celebration. His tribe of Rhesus monkey and their closest neighbors, the dainty pale-faced Capuchins, relished any and all excuse for celebration. Brison was the now the head of his family. Until the month before, that honor had belonged to his father. He missed his father and his tune saddened as he gazed towards the river at...

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“La Petite Quatorzième” by Amy Jayne Conley

Submitted to Contest #100

The restaurant was fairly booked up when they got there. A table had been set for them, the cutlery laid out already, gleaming silver alongside perfectly crystal-clear wine and water glasses which gave the entire place a rather snowy, frosty appearance from afar. The atmosphere was muted, with classy and sophisticated diners conducting hushed conversations over small plates of exquisite food. Theirs was a large group by comparison; among the softly-spoken couples, their group of eight seemed like a brash and bumbling band of baboons, even t...

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“The Last Supper” by Aurora Bluemoon

Submitted to Contest #100

The Last supper Prologue “You deserve death rather prefers to live. Yet, I am offering you the last chance”, the two capsules were served on the dinner plates by the waiters.  “I have offered you two capsules of red and blue. Red offers you Death and Blue gives your Life. Choose wisely what you want – Death or Life”, Mr R stated with an evil smirk on his face. The mask of panic and fear wore on the faces of seven people who were gathered around the dining table of a mysterious restaurant, upon the invitation from Mr R. ***** ...

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“Fantasy of a refugee living” by Saeeda Batool

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I'm a human who was born in a nation where boom shelling and body burying were commonplace. The entire day and night felt like a nightmare. My friends, relatives, and neighbours have all died. The secret boat made its way inside the flesh and blue zone. Food, water, and oxygen are in short supply. This appears to be a roller coaster ride, and the distance seemed to stretch on forever. The beautiful and pure sea waves push against the boat, making me feel alive. I haven't seen land in almost a week, and all I can think about is crying, food s...

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