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“The College Experience” by Alyson Ackman

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“Cindy?” You lightly shake your roommate’s shoulder. Her neck is bent almost ninety degrees against the couch armrest and drool is sliding down her cheek. Lovely, you think to yourself as you also spot the dried vomit mere inches from your feet. “Cindy, it’s past noon. We need to clean up.” Cindy moaned and slowly sat up clutching her neck then her head. “I made some coffee but make sure you drink some water. I’ll start in my room then we can tackle the living room together.” She nods, winces, then slowly gets up and walks to the bathroom. H...

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“Let Mama marry again” by Khair Harun

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Fakhrul leaned forward, balanced his stomach on the flatness of the chair and tried his best to scoop the last oily plastic wrap underneath the table. He puffed out some air and looked across the empty room. Finally. I can relax now. He wanted to sit down and rest. It's been a tiring week: preparing for a wedding ceremony, taxing himself to do the things he hate the most and allowing himself to accept the fact that his mother married again. Fakhrul stood up and turned around at the empty room and something sad dawned on him as he looked at ...

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“A Lesser Gatsby ” by Nikita Linivenko

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It’s not a real party until someone dies. Prodding the body of the keg-stand champ floating face down in the backyard pool with a pole, trying to bob him up to the edge, I’m thinkin’: this is the part Fitzgerald never told you about. The clean-up after the party; though I doubt Gatsby ever had to do it himself. Nope, Gatsby never had to lift a finger. And now that someone else has been offered the role of death by pool, you, a lesser Gatsby, can feel at ease. A few of the blokes and a girl I’d like to get up to a bit of the old Animal ...

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“A Wish Unspoken (maybe that was the mistake)” by Carole Cobos

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Liam was 12. Too young to know anything about love. Too young to know anything about anything. But, of course, he was twelve. And twelve-year-old boys thought they knew everything. And Liam knew, with all of his heart, that he loved Olivia Chen. . . . She looked very pretty in that dress. Her party dress. It was modest, of course. It went past her knees and was a deep dreamy purplish-blue. Her hair was down and wavy from the braids she had it in before. Her smile was beatific. She wasn't the only girl to attend his part...

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“Happy Birthday, Loola” by Tricia Shulist

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Trigger Warning: Really bad things (murder) happen to a really bad guy (sexual predator, bully, stalker)The two servers walked around the lush backyard, collecting the detritus from the party. It was a beautiful garden, obviously curated by professionals, and trimmed to within an inch of its horticultural life. But both women had been working since early afternoon, and it was now close to three a.m. They were exhausted, and wanted to go home.“Man, for a bunch of rich people, they sure are slobs,” commented Ramona, the tal...

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“When The World Stopped” by Annette Schmidt

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“This doesn’t make any sense,” Nyla says as she snatched the paper from Calla’s grasp. It was merely moments ago that the two ladies where having a lively conversation that toed the line between cheeky and distasteful, which was their usual preference when it came to indulging in routine gossip. And now their entire world was coming crashing down around them. “I just don’t understand. How, if this is even true, would no one have known. I mean it’s been years – decades even- since the war. There is no way they could have kept a secret like...

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“You Never Know What You Might Find” by Ruth Smith

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What time was it anyway? Lizzy looked at the clock on the wall and sighed deeply. It was now 10 am. She glanced around her living room in dismay. Everywhere she looked she could see nothing but garbage, remnants of the party her roommate had thrown for their friend who was moving to Alaska to start a new job. Lizzy grabbed a black garbage bag from the kitchen and began putting the littered red solo cups into the bag.MaryAnne came out of her room, rubbing her bloodshot eyes. She nearly tripped over a pile of beer bottles piled up near the hal...

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“Hidden In A Book” by Debbie Teague

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Diane’s pager sounded a familiar pattern of beeps. That meant the conference center was clear and the Dynamic Duo cleaning team could work their magic. They had three hours this time before the next group would arrive so they would have to work swiftly. Most of their income for the business came from Conference Center contracts. They would start with the kitchen and would finish up at the main hall. The conference that weekend had been made up of philanthropic word enthusiasts (generous word nerds in every day speak) and...

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“The Stone of the Undying ” by Georgia Papp

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“What do you mean, it’s my fault? How is this my fault?” Jean doesn’t answer. Instead she continues picking up plastic cups that line the room and aggressively throwing them in a huge garbage bag. “How is this not your fault? You told them we have it,” Jean finally says, not stopping to look at me. “They knew we planned on using it. Do you think all those jerks would have turned up here tonight if they weren’t hoping the Ritual would happen?” “They came because they’re our friends.” “Our friends? Is this what friends do?” She gestures gener...

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“The Ditch and Clean” by Lunar Night

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“Why do you always have to make a mess out of everything?!” Lauren yelled at Nixon. “Everything was just half cleaned and it’s destroyed again, I would like to be out of this place by 11pm, not next morning thank you very much!” “Oh I’m sorry, I was trying to find what you yelled at me to find.” Nixon snapped back. Lauren was frustrated because the party host who said they’d help clean up the party area left with the rest of the guests. Leaving her and Nixon to clean up the area before different people arrived the next morning. ...

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“Techno Queen of Berlin” by Esther Rose

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Oontz-oontz-oontz-oontz went the driving beat as Gilda hopped, writhed, wiggled, stomped—showering beads of sweat on the warehouse floor. Her short, curly hair was now a wet mop on her head, tendrils plastered to her forehead and dripping leave-in-conditioner into her eyes. If she were home in St. Paul right now, she would be rushing to the restroom to wipe down her face, reapply her lipstick, and straighten her pantyhose. But she wasn’t—she was in Berlin, a club-kid paradise where no one knew her, and where there were literally people bonin...

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“The Claire-Whirlwind” by Nicola Janse Van Rensburg

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Claire storms out of the apartment, her steps hard and her strides long. Her face is scrunched as she throws her coat over her arms, grabs the floppy handle of her handbag, and hangs her face mask strap over one ear. She tugs at the door to open it and it doesn’t give in as easily as she thought it would, on her second harder pull, it opens. The door is not even open wide enough for her body to get through and somehow, she disappears through the opening and storms towards the elevator. The door shuts abruptly behind her and there is only sil...

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“Wipe it away” by Natalie Brundle

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Excerpts from the journal of Ronald McFarthing.~ May 13th 2021The mess was rather a lot more than I expected it to be. More so than any other party I’d been to, which had recently been quite a lot. Shelly did not appear too pleased about it all. She kept pacing the length of her long kitchen, running her hands through her hair and muttering about how she was never going to be able to clean it up.“I’ll help you.” I had told her. She had glared at me. Shelly has a wicked glare. She has these big, almond-shaped ocean eyes that at...

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“Parisian Encounter” by Cindy Calder

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Giselle sat at the small table in the bar at the Parisian restaurant where she waited for her date to arrive. Tonight’s party was in honor of Mr. Laurent, who was the owner and founder of Laurent’s, a large bookstore in Paris where both Giselle and Jacques worked. After twenty-five years, Mr. Laurent was retiring and allowing his son to assume leadership of the store. Besides employees from Laurent’s, other patrons who frequented the bookstore were also in attendance tonight.Paris was a very busy city, as was Jacques, and it was quite possib...

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“A Declaration of Love: an absurd Comedy” by Jewel Robbins

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T’was a day like any other day. The sun was shining, the mockingbirds were mocking, and Steve was in love. He watched as Cheryl crumpled up greasy paper plates and lobbed them into the trash bin with the precision of an eagle swooping in on prey. Her glossy ponytail gleamed red like the blood of slain enemies. She looked like an angel. Cheryl looked over. “Hey Steve. Steve! Dreamer boy. You agreed to help so get off your ass and clean up the living room.” She was a snarky, demanding angel.&nb...

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Write your story about two characters tidying up after a party.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 148 stories

“The College Experience” by Alyson Ackman

“Let Mama marry again” by Khair Harun

“A Lesser Gatsby ” by Nikita Linivenko

“A Wish Unspoken (maybe that was the mistake)” by Carole Cobos

“Happy Birthday, Loola” by Tricia Shulist

“When The World Stopped” by Annette Schmidt

“You Never Know What You Might Find” by Ruth Smith

“Hidden In A Book” by Debbie Teague

“The Stone of the Undying ” by Georgia Papp

“The Ditch and Clean” by Lunar Night

“Techno Queen of Berlin” by Esther Rose

“The Claire-Whirlwind” by Nicola Janse Van Rensburg

“Wipe it away” by Natalie Brundle

“Parisian Encounter” by Cindy Calder

“A Declaration of Love: an absurd Comedy” by Jewel Robbins

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