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“Lost in the Wild ” by Nainika Gupta

*Nainika’s Note* Hello everybody, I hope y’all are doing great!! This was one of those ate-too-much-and-now-I-have-a-midnight-two-hour-creative-burst stories, and it was born from too much ice-cream :) Regardless, I hope you enjoy it and have a great [insert time of day you’re reading this]!!!! Day 1 - I don’t know where I am, but I have enough food and water to last a week at most. I don...

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“The inbetweener” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

Nothing happened on our first day at the Sert Motel. At least, nothing remarkable. The day came just like every other day, dressed up in blue lights and sun-filled scars. Dylan and I woke up at exactly eight. It was an overly bright day. Christmas Eve. We drank coffee, ate waffles, and snuck into the garden by the side of the motel. We played some songs and followed a few of the guests down the slippery road to the small...

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“Getting Up” by 𝔸𝗆𝕓ᴇ𝗋 𝔼ᴠ𝕒𝗇𝕤

10 “Imagine yourself getting up and walking to me.” I gritted my teeth and forced myself to stand, wobbling shakily. If I sat back down, would the shaking stop? “Imagine yourself walking to me, and then do it.” I had a brain; I could think. Heck yeah, I could imagine myself dancing across the wooden floor, but the shaking...would I fall through the floor before...

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“The Man Who Gave His Heart to a Stranger” by Yolanda Wu

The coolness of the night air wasn’t helping with his insomnia.It was chilling. Made goosebumps prickle against his skin. If anything, it shocked him awake, rather than making him drowsy.He needed one of those hot, sticky summer nights where the air was sluggish and lethargic.He rubbed at his eyes. They were stinging and bloodshot.Every fibre and muscle within him wanted to collapse and take him to the blissful realm of sleep.But his mind was buzzing with energy. Too much. Too many thoughts running throu...

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“Letters To Tal” by Orenda ♤

trigger warning: suicide mentions.Lots of crying too, so please bear with me xD.~17.07.XXXX“Dara, manage her! She’s painting our faces black if she continues bringing misfortunes upon us.” “Misfortunes, Papa? My c-condition paints your face black? That’s how you put it? All the years I’ve been living with this body, n-none of you ever considered helping me. And t-that’s inhumane of you.”“Inhumane, ha! You’ve no ...

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“You did it” by Coconut Charlotte 🥥

DAY 1Dear Diary,Today was horrible. My friends aren’t really my friends anymore. Luna left me to go visit her friends that have things to share with her: little fancy cheesecakes, designer pens, and their bunnies. Bunnies. Luna will do anything for bunnies. After English, Kaylie completely ditched me, going off with her cousins to the mall to buy who knows what. Probably purses. Raven, being the most similar to me, decided to morph into a different person. She and I were all like, “Yes, we like d...

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“Shrouded” by Frances ☾

-Day One-They came in pods, from the ocean, crawling up like the waves themselves, but they did not surrender to be dragged back down. The sea had turned black, with dark choppy waves traced in white, and the water toiled and slapped. They were not fish, but something marine and alien. They had webbed limbs as pale as a corpse, a slit of a mouth and eyes that gleamed underneath a veil-like sheet that bound to their heads, as cobwebs would ensnare a beetle. They sought out a nest in the woods,...

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“Flashback- The Dragon Races ” by Mira Caplan

-Raya Castor's POV-10-I remember the maid that first told me of this place, and of this group of people against the Dragon Races. Her name was Cressida. Cress. When she first came to the palace, she was nine and I was eleven. Her mother was part of this group, also being an assistant to mine. I never understood why Cress couldn't have-or even try on- any of my old dresses. I never liked them, anyway. Flouncy skirts and heels were never my thing, and they still aren't.Cress, ...

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“Elijah” by 𝕜𝐞𝕟𝐝𝕣𝐚 𝕤𝐭𝕠𝐧𝕖

Day OneEdith picked up the album with her hands and set it on her knees, as if the weight grasped onto her shoulders and back. She took out the very first picture on the beginning page, examining it carefully. Her favorite memory splashed in her brain, and she could replay each part one by one.“Mama, a seahorse is in my pants!” Elijah shrieked, running back up to the sand. “I feel it, I feel it!”Ruth, her husband, took a picture.“Are you sure that’s a seahorse?” Edith said, laughi...

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“Striving to Stay Alive” by 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝💙

“Come on we don’t have that much time left”. “I’m going as fast as I can. You know it’s kinda hard to move when there is fire everywhere”. Serena honestly thought I could walk through the forest when half of it was on fire. “Chris, we don’t have that much time”. She paused before continuing, “Or do you wanna die?” “No I don’t wanna die but we might if you don’t hurry up”. I caught up to her and ...

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“Dear Diary” by Writer Maniac

May 15th Thursday 9:37 PM Dear Diary, Today was an awful day. It couldn’t have gone worse. I told Uriah that this marriage wasn’t working out. He tried to convince me otherwise but ended up being more pro-divorce than me. He pointed out everything about me that bothered him, from my long working hours to my ‘obsessive need to clean’ to the fa...

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“Trapped” by 🕊 🎀 𝒱𝒶𝓇𝓈𝒽𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝓂𝒶𝓁 🎀 🕊

Day 1: “Don’t be a pest Diana, go play with your friend,” I gestured at Lily Kennels. Diana rolled her eyes at me, slumping back to Lily. “Dad… why did we need to bring them along?” I made sure to speak softly. “Geez Abby… it’s only one day… can’t you adjust?” “No,” I snapped, folding my hands. “Behave,” He warned. I groaned. If only my little sister hadn't been BF...

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“Right Here All Along” by Megan Sutherland

Nova licked the fur down on her shoulder and then looked back at her reflection in the pond. Ten days. Ten days until she was supposed to leave her beloved pack with Rasmus. Rasmus had offered her two choices: to die at his claw, or to follow him and live as his slave mate for the rest of her life. She hated him with everything she had inside of her. His sleek, greasy black fur; his dark, cruel amber eyes; his sm...

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“Conflict of Interest” by Philip Clayberg

It was a little after midday when I steered my boat into the harbor at Port Moresby, New Guinea, and tied her up at the pier. It was much busier here than it had been before the war started last December. There was a PBY Catalina floating just beyond an Australian patrol boat. I stepped up onto the pier and headed to the harbormaster's office. Maxwell Parsons, a prewar friend, stood next to a desk. He was...

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“Empty Clichés” by Paige Leppanen

January 1st, the dawning of a new year, the time for resolutions we never keep…all the clichés felt empty. I should have spent New Year’s Eve out with my partner and his friends, taking shots of whiskey and shooting confetti cannons when the ball dropped. Instead, because of the events of the year, I sat at home, curled up in my recliner, tucked under a soft blanket, watching reruns of nineties sitcoms.

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Write a story that takes place across ten days.

Submissions are closed!

✍️ 114 stories

“Lost in the Wild ” by Nainika Gupta

“The inbetweener” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

“Getting Up” by 𝔸𝗆𝕓ᴇ𝗋 𝔼ᴠ𝕒𝗇𝕤

“The Man Who Gave His Heart to a Stranger” by Yolanda Wu

“Letters To Tal” by Orenda ♤

“You did it” by Coconut Charlotte 🥥

“Shrouded” by Frances ☾

“Flashback- The Dragon Races ” by Mira Caplan

“Elijah” by 𝕜𝐞𝕟𝐝𝕣𝐚 𝕤𝐭𝕠𝐧𝕖

“Striving to Stay Alive” by 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝💙

“Dear Diary” by Writer Maniac

“Trapped” by 🕊 🎀 𝒱𝒶𝓇𝓈𝒽𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝓂𝒶𝓁 🎀 🕊

“Right Here All Along” by Megan Sutherland

“Conflict of Interest” by Philip Clayberg

“Empty Clichés” by Paige Leppanen

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