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Set your story at a convention for a hobby most people have never heard of.

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“Butterfly Convention” by Janey Finch

"Your name is Farha this time."Farha nods."You know what to do?""Yes, I'll get started right away."Farha swipes her phone to end the call, fingers easily gliding over the smooth surface.Another day, another name, another identity. If I succeed, the cycle continues...Farha walks into a dingy little motel and requests a room. Before noon, she's set up. Computers line every wall, blue light floods the space, filling every crevice. She spends 20 minutes coding, before opening her phone to cal...

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“Sniffing Books Must Be Normalised” by Lesli Williams

Let's get one thing straight - even though I love the smell of a new book, I'm more than happy to keep sniffing them in secret. We all have our guilty pleasures and if sniffing the pages of a book is something that brings you even the slightest hint of joy, then you won't find me interfering. However, my cousin Leda, didn't seem to share that sentiment. She was going to a book sniffing convention this ...

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“Samuel was at a convention for a hobby most people have never heard of entirely.” by Prince Brempong

A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment during leisure time. Hobbies include collecting theme items and objects engaging in creative and artistic pursuits playing sports or other amusement. My story is entitled Samuel was at a convention for a hobby most people have never heard of entirely. Samuel thought of new ways to spend his free time. Also a parti...

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“People Watching” by Alex D

It has been a good week for me. At work, I had just received a promotion with new business cards arriving today. I stuck one in my wallet for good luck. A few days prior i had received a phone call asking me to present at this convention, seemingly out of nowhere. I gave an enthusiastic yes to the man on the other end of the line. There's a lovely hotel attached to the local convention center. My brother just dropped me ...

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“Crystal Clear” by Lavinia Hughes

CRYSTAL CLEAR By Lavinia M. Hughes     With a grunt, she hauled her 63-year old overweight body out of her 15-year old car. Her brother called it “a beater” which bothered Ida Bumpus not a whit. She fished her faded tote bag, the one the bank gave her for opening up a checking account, out of th...

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“What an Unusual Hobby I Thought I Possessed” by Blane Britt

You might think what I’m about to share with you today is just a mere hobby to me you and you would be absolutely correct. I can tell you when and where that bizarre gift was presented to me. But for now, I will tell you that my gift to bring back the dead for the first time is real! The first time and only time I did it was the time when Otis and Manny were sitting in the living room of Otis and his ugly...

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“Conventions are for real hobbies” by Sophie Aay

 "Is this how I die? Like seriously, is this how I end my life at such a young age?" Ira cries. There's no tears falling but her eyes look like they are holding back a fountain of them.  "This is all your fault, Reggie. You got us into this mess." A voice accuses.  Reggie, the second one on the rope clench her teeth tightly, holding back her frustration. "I never forced anyone to come. You...

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“Hobby:Smiles” by Debbie Stelzle

I'm a journalist for a weekly local magazine. I explore people's unique hobbies. The editors revealed that his son who collects stamps requested to go to the hobbies convention next week. I proposed to the editor perchance I'll encounter unconventional hobbies. Strolling past some stations there were a lot of conventional hobbies such as stamps, toy trucks, and rocks. In this situation, it would thrill me pardon the pun ...

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“Duck Whispering” by Jose Duron

"Hi, would you like to sign up for duck whispering?" The lady starts. My friend and I look at each other. "Duck whispering?" I repeat back. "Don't do this, Carlo." My friend and associate hisses in my ear, "We need to make it to the--" "Relax, Rogie," I interrupt. "We got time. Besides, who isn't interested in duck whispering?" I say sarcastically. "Tell me more." I smile to the cute br...

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“WHO ARE THE WALKING DEAD” by Ronald Gagnon

Hello.....My name is Ricardo I am looking for the convention room in this hotel for fans/discussions about The Walking Dead... And all the theories about how that scenario is playing out in the "Real" world... Can You Help me....I notice you are wearing the Rick Grimes outfit...so I figure you must know where you are going... Am I right?

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“THE GLORIOUS POOL” by Sivaram Govindaraj

The Society for Interplanetary Travel held its first annual convention in Kochi in India. Its president Mr.Forsstrom of Iceland spoke after a few formalities. He began by saying “This is the first meeting of our Society and begins with the theme of perils of interplanetary travel. The usual dangers of travel in rockets in space are known. However there are even more dangers of travelling in planets new to us. Many of us ...

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“Animal Calls, an Unlikely Hobby” by Morgan Douglas

An important event that Kara had hoped to create and host was finally coming to fruition. She had planned out a convention for a hobby that she had explored since she was in middle school. Her classmates and friends thought she was weird and poked fun. Kara didn’t care though, she loved following her passions and thought that the ridicule was not worth worrying about. As she was setting up the decorations in the recreati...

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“All This and a Box of Matches” by Kevin Broccoli

I skipped the seminar on plastic. I don’t like the way it smells when it goes up. Tight. Taut smell. The smoke billows in a way I can’t appreciate. They forgot to book one of the outdoor spaces, so they wouldn’t even be able to let the smoke go up too much before they’d have to put it out, or they’d tip off the hotel that we’re not actually a stamp-collectin...

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“The Antique Pleasure” by Lenox Ndeda

THE ANTIQUE PLEASURE Now there are many ways of revoking the inert nature that the young men of my village have indulged themselves in. This was the surest way of ensuring the community remained rooted and transfixed in the field of Hard work, integrity and totally neutralize torpid characters among the young generation. The group has gathered and now it is time to leave for the dangers of the adventurous liveliho...

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“Dogs Can’t be Magic!” by Sabine Loire

I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was finally at the Magical Pets Convention! Ever since I started my career as a dog-blesser (someone who blesses dogs with magical gifts) I’ve tried to get a pass to this place. Sadly, every time I tried, they were sold out. Funny thing about this convention is, it’s a place for a bunch of people with weird magical hobbies to help pets. The funniest thing is that hardly anybody knows about th...

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