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Write a short story about someone going to the corner store to buy an everyday item.

Posted in General on Jun 21, 2020

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“The Wood's Voice” by 𝕂𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕖

Submitted on 03/02/2020

“Out of milk again?” Madeline sighed as she opened the refrigerator door. Tanya smirked. “It’s right behind you.”Madeline turned around, embarrassed. But the milk wasn’t behind her. “Just kidding,” Tanya said, laughing. “If you want milk, get it from the corner store. The… what’s it called? The Corner Shop?”Madeline dropped her jaw. “The Corner Shop? That place was alive for over for like a thousand years! The whole place is like nothing but trash and wood! The milk there is always expired! I’m very surprised t...

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“Choose your adventure” by Miles Gatling

Submitted on 03/01/2020

"Hey buddy, got a light?":( "Shut up and let's do business!":) "Sorry, I don't smoke."

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“I, Chocolate” by Naveena Srinivas

Submitted on 02/29/2020

I was neatly packaged and sent to this hideous supermarket in a very non-public atmosphere.  I sat in the second row of the first column in the chocolate aisle. I was happy that I wasn’t placed in the back, along with the unfortunate few others, which was probably covered in cobwebs. Perhaps the deadly ants might even find a chance to creep through the neat packet we were covered in. The h...

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“Common Part of Life” by Lynn Penny

Submitted on 03/01/2020

Nothing really seems to change when the days go on, one by one. But those days turn to weeks, then months, then years. That’s when the change comes out and slaps you right in the face. Eight months Convenience store addiction: Baby Bites. The teeth were coming in. Mother’s milk was no longer the sole substance; a suckling mouth was craving. The first taste of apples, bananas, strawberries and squash were branded as healthy baby food, located in the expensive baby ai...

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“A bold adventure” by Hayden Quinn

Submitted on 03/02/2020

“Are you sure you have everything that you need?” Camile asked, hovering near the close front door. Jenna nodded confidently. “I’m sure, you brought about half the store to my house,” she said with a laugh.  “Well when you mention that you might do some baking, I like to make sure you have whatever you need...

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“One More Snack” by Iona Cottle

Submitted on 03/07/2020

It’s been a lazy day. It has been a long week, and I was completely done with everything, but I don’t think that’s really an excuse. I know I had a whole list of chores to do, but I honestly couldn’t be bothered. I spent the day curled up on the sofa binging Netflix, and am feeling better and worse for it. Zara calls them ‘self-care days’, but then Zara actually has a clinically diagnosed mental illness. She needs self-care days; I’m just lazy and really bad at being a grown-up. So far I’ve managed to get away without leaving the ...

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“A Week in March” by Ariel Kalati

Submitted on 03/01/2020

On Sunday, Mina went into Smiley’s for a box of Tic-Tacs. At 6 pm, the right hour to be miserable if you got nothing done with the day. The sun was definitely not visible any longer, and there went the day, just like every other day for the past month.          She’d hoped getting out of the house would make her less miserable, but she just felt worse. Seeing the gloom of blue shadow settle over the March evening was not any less depressing than seeing the inside of her room....

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“Autumn ” by Sandra Frye

Submitted on 03/07/2020

Summer passed without Bear to keep me company. I ran away often to the creek across the highway. I filled an entire notebook with poems. Sixth grade began, and in the fall we visited my father for the last time. The Wisconsin days had turned cold and windy. When Mother put us on the bus to Racine, I didn’t know something would happen to prevent us from visiting Father again.My father and Betty’s red brick apartm...

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“Charlie and the pound coins” by Julian Race

Submitted on 03/02/2020

Charlie and the pound coins:Authors note: This story is set in the UK and refers to their monetary system as well as their way of life. I am English myself!My neighbour, Hortense who one could affectionately describe as sixpence short of a bob at the best of times or for those born after decimalisation, two pence short of a pound, had to suddenly rush up to Manchester to visit her sick daughter. Well, ...

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“January 25, 2020 A short walk in Brooklyn ” by Dawn Mandzik

Submitted on 03/06/2020

   Robert stood, pushing aside the papers on his cramped desk in his rather cramped Brooklyn apartment. Looking towards the tiny window, which revealed just a bit of sky, he realized heavy clouds had moved in. Picking up his iPhone he checked the weather. Heavy rains to begin in an hour.   He really should finish his assignment, he thought, still staring out the window, but in reality he was stumped, really stumped. Besides, they probably needed somethi...

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“The Errand” by Kay Santa cruz

Submitted on 03/07/2020

It takes all of her strength and might to push the obstinate door open wide enough to slip out of the faded, dingy apartment building. The heavy glass immediately thunks closed behind her, sealing the building’s interior and occupants away from the outside world. This had once been a grand entrance with a canopy and a doorman. Now the canopy is only rusting iron ribs and the doorman has been gone for decades. The glass window next to the door appears to be decoratively etched. Upon closer inspection though, it is a spiderweb of cracks rad...

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“The Bodega” by Victor Lana

Submitted on 03/04/2020

It’s not a well-kept secret that the bodega on my corner has the best damned coffee around. You can keep your Starbucks and Dunkin’! This cup of joe is great whether you take it black or with milk and sugar, and it’s always piping hot. Depending on how my morning is going determines how I take it. This particular day is not going so well. I work from home editing and proofreading mostly garbage, but since it pays the bills, usually I don’t complain too much. I’ve been working on this long manuscript by some professor who...

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“Reuben's Trip to the Store” by Charles Lafollette

Submitted on 02/29/2020

Reuben cracked his front door open and cautiously looked up and down the street. When he was satisfied he slowly crept down the sidewalk, while he fumbled in his pocket for his car keys. He finally grasped them when he got to his car door, which he quickly unlocked, then he leapt inside the vehicle.     

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“Super Market” by Amy Dematt

Submitted on 02/29/2020

Chicken. That was the reason I’d had to stop. It seemed that there was always an item or two missing from the inventory we’d gathered from the good old Handi-Mart that weekend, and now, Thursday night after work, I thought I’d better pick up the chicken. To that list, I’d added shampoo, milk, cornmeal and two packages of gummy bears, a special request from the kids. The list always grew when we had one item to pick up.               Joe’s...

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“Wouldn't You Know It” by Aisha Hashmi

Submitted on 02/29/2020

     Wouldn’t you know it. Out of milk. Again. How many times had Tom asked his wife to tell him when they needed something? Now, he would either have to go to corner store to buy some, or drink his coffee black. The thought of black coffee made him shudder. Okay then, to the store it was. Grabbing his jacket off the chair he always hung it on, he grabbed his phone. He called up the stairs, “Jean, I am going to the store across the street to get some milk. I’ll be back in a few.” Jean said, “Oh, I am so sorry. I ...

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