Write a story around someone (literally) bumping into someone else.

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“Summer in the City” by Eileen Donovan

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Click. Click. Click. My five-inch heels, my everyday shoe choice, echo through the renovated train terminal, their sounds competing only with the noise of the tourists’ wheeled suitcases. Other than that, there was silence. Almost a reverential silence. Like the kind you experience in a church or some libraries or museums. Are the tourists too overawed to speak? It’s almost spooky. I wonder if a noise deafening device has been installed during the renovation. There should be more noise here. Especially with all these hard surfaces. I’ll have...

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“Bumps in the Mornin'” by Keith Menendez

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The cool dew saturated the entire forest as the morning fog evaporated and crept away.Ginny Mack patrolled the north woods of the Tasanari’s villa right before the spring sunrise streamed over the horizon. Her trusty rifle rested on her left shoulder and her favorite Stetson secured light brown hair. It had been two nights and three days since the newlyweds departed. Seravina and Todd , her uncle, decided to enjoy time alone on the estate, with no interference from the outside world. Vuthbert had traveled, as security, with Mario and Emmy, ...

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“Breathe In, Breath Out” by Sarah Jo

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*Ding* *Ding* *Ding* *Ding* The sound of my phone rang like an alarm, but the one I had set for the morning had yet to go off. Ding ding ding ding ding The silvery chiming was incessant enough to wake me from the hibernation-like sleep I had fallen into after a bottle of red wine and hours of doomscrolling the night before. My eyelids were leaden and sore as I worked to pry them apart. Looking out the window, the sun hadn't even started cresting the city skyline my apartment overlooked, though the sky was turning a pinkish gray. Arms heav...

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“Tonight, I'm going to knock you over.” by Pat Larkin

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I stare into my bowl of strawberry and chocolate Cheerios regretting my poor impulse control. I am the plaything of some marketer - one of the mindless consumers they likely joke about over cocktails I likely paid for. Shopping on an empty stomach is a dangerous game. It makes you more susceptible to their tricks. One small misstep leading to existential crisis. Daytime television doesn't help either. I turn the TV off.I pick up my phone. God forbid I exist for one second without a screen. It prompts me for a pass code. When did it stop...

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“Frida la Baikarina” by Carina Caccia

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It’s funny how the world works – or, better yet, doesn’t. Had Alejandro not bumped into Frida, had their shoulders not collided, then maybe, just maybe, that handrail mightn’t have impaled her like rotisserie chicken, or in her words, like a matador’s blade through a bull. On a rainy day, September 17th—coincidentally, the narrator’s birthday—Frida and Alejandro boarded the bus that would change everything.“I could be a flea,” she said, “or headlice.”“Just to be with me?”“Claro, and you’d carry me around in your clothing, or on your scalp.”F...

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“The Clock on the Mantle” by Erica Dorsey

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Keylani Marshall stared at the shitty old clock on the mantle in the living room of her apartment. She’d found it at a garage sale and only paid one dollar for it. It was one of those old ones that you found in antique stores.Full of cogs and gears that turned and interacted with each other to function.It reminded her of the clock that had been in her family home back when she lived in Alabama. It had sat on the mantle as well. She remembered staring at the clock when she was five years old. The hands on the old clock had stopped moving and ...

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“house guests” by Amanda Stogsdill

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Warning This story contains some descriptions of abuseHouse guests by Amanda StogsdillThe rain hammered down, drenching everything. Thunder rumbled and lightning lit up the sky. It was an awful night for anyone to be out, but she had no choice. She was fleeing!Sprinting down the street, shoes sliding in puddles, she only wanted to get as far away from that awful prison as quickly as possible. Battered black case in hand, she prayed she wasn't being pursued. Glancing over her shoulder, she didn't notice the woman until she slammed into h...

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“A Long Ride” by Jay Dotson

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Philadelphia’s downtown area always came alive the most in the summertime. On top of the daily business of the city’s regular denizens, tourists flooded in from every part of the country into Center City, desperate to get pictures in the Museum of Art or of Independence Hall. Thankfully, that was mostly during the day, and when the night came around, the city was a lot quieter. At least, if you ignored the gunshots. There was something about the dark that always made people feel like they could get away with anything. My father certainly tho...

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“Bookstores & Migraines” by Carmen Burke

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Adam has been staring blankly at this dusty bookshelf for about ten minutes, trying to decide whether or not he should leave June here. They’ve been walking all around El Paso today with June’s determination to find an outfit that “speaks” to her. Luckily, they found one within the first two hours of the trip. Unfortunately for him, she forced him to continue the shopping trip for another two hours. Finally, after four hours of judging his sister's looks and giving his opinion on the outfits, she agreed to go home even though she didn’t real...

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“Holy Cow! It’s Really You!” by Calvin Kirby

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Holy Cow! It’s Really You!By Cal KirbyIt is a beautiful sunny day, and my wife is out of town with her friends, so I am walking to my favorite BBQ restaurant on Main Street to have lunch. I wasn’t paying much attention when I rounded the corner of the building. Bam! I am flat on my butt, with this familiar face with blue eyes staring down at me.“Holy cow! It’s really you!”“I am so sorry, sir. I really, truly am sorry.” He kept apologizing to me.“Oh, my butt feels like I got kicked by a mule, but that is ok, I’ll survive. At 82 years old, I ...

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“Just Another Day in Tech” by Jesse Kelber

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8:45. Dammit, I’m late. Again. Ever since the return to office mandate, I’ve had the hardest time getting my ass to the office at what my new manager thinks is a reasonable time. Why? I have no idea. Working from home, I was logged on and working by 8:00 damn near every day. Now? If I’m there before 10:00 it’s a win. Nearly took a header down the stairs at the station. Again. You’d think whoever designed these damn places would take into consideration how little coffee folks have had first thing in the morning and made the appropriate adjus...

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“Inferno” by Jessica Smithgall

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I wake up to the sound of the crackling. It’s the walls being eaten again. Thick orange flames snake along the ceiling as the paint drips down like a viscous goo. Something about the blaze, their bright glow, and the way they dance around. I’m tempted to reach out and run my hand through them or even dance along, but for now, I’ll settle for watching as they devour my home, and eventually me. I peer out the window to find darkness except for the streetlight as it illuminates pale faces. Their expressions are solemn, unaffected by the situati...

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“Hold the Aces” by Niloo Far

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This day was NOT going the way Mike had expected. The mission was simple; cause a distraction that would lure the stiff German guy out, snuck into his room, grab the file, and exit before anyone sees you. Something he has done a million times before. It was just his crappy luck that the guy came back five seconds too early and saw him climbing down the window, and now they were on his tail.Mike ran into the next alley on his right, then took a sharp turn to the left, in the hope of losing the three guys who were after him, but as he jumped o...

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“On the Bridge” by Clare Horwood

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I felt my mobile ping in the pocket of my new pink winter coat which I had purchased specially for this trip to London. Leaving my long-suffering husband behind in Australia, I had made this trip to spend time with my brother, cousins and long-time friends from boarding school days. It was a way of celebrating 70 years of life on this planet with my English family. Also because of Covid I hadn’t seen any of them for about 4 years. Looking at the phone I saw it was a text from the man himself. A long text too. I opene...

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“The chance” by LK Industries

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Trigger Warning: This story contains violence and it mentions the Ukraine War. It is meant for comedic purposes only with no intention to harm anybody!I was at the mall when it happened. Looking for toilet paper, thinking about the ingredients of the stew I was about to cook, just the usual grocery shopping. When we do tasks as mundane as this one, we tend to block out everything happening around us. We get into a trance-like state, and then suddenly, reality comes back at us. For me, it was a tough snap back into the moment, through a big ...

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Write a story around someone (literally) bumping into someone else.

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✍️ 53 stories

“Summer in the City” by Eileen Donovan

“Bumps in the Mornin'” by Keith Menendez

“Breathe In, Breath Out” by Sarah Jo

“Tonight, I'm going to knock you over.” by Pat Larkin

“Frida la Baikarina” by Carina Caccia

“The Clock on the Mantle” by Erica Dorsey

“house guests” by Amanda Stogsdill

“A Long Ride” by Jay Dotson

“Bookstores & Migraines” by Carmen Burke

“Holy Cow! It’s Really You!” by Calvin Kirby

“Just Another Day in Tech” by Jesse Kelber

“Inferno” by Jessica Smithgall

“Hold the Aces” by Niloo Far

“On the Bridge” by Clare Horwood

“The chance” by LK Industries

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a character running late for a job interview.

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Write a story about a tennis match between two rivals.

Write a story about a character driving and getting lost.

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