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“Every Second” by Francis Izuogu

It was a cold afternoon, looking out the window, all I could notice were the thick trees and bushes along the path, the road wet and filled with mud, I looked through the rear mirror; I could see we were the only ones on this path, and I had this heavy feeling in my chest that all was not well. “Charles, are you sure we shouldn’t turn back?” I asked my husband. He ignored and kept on driving. The sounds of thunder clappi...

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“Magic of Love💖” by ᗰooᑎ ♫ ♪

“Ugh, I hate this place!” Darcy says and falls on the couch. We are in a room in an old castle. This castle is a really big one with huge walls surrounding its garden but it’s abandoned. The Royal family left it, just after Darcy was born, and moved to the new castle in the middle of the country. Now it is the home to spiders and rats. Some people come to clean it but they just do it from outside so its condition inside is awful. But unlike Darcy, I love this place.Darcy is the Royal princess who is sent here...

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“Kaitlyn” by Zilla Babbitt

The morning was crisp and clean but smelled like sandy floors and clogged up anger. Kaitlyn sat with her arms around her knees, chin buried in her purple skirt. The ocean gasped and shuddered, steps from their front stoop, but she did not look at it. Her hair was pinned back in a loose braid, trailing sleepily down her rounded back, and her eyes were rimmed with hatred-colored red.

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“Universe” by B. W.

Have any of you ever wondered about Other Dimensions or Universes? have you ever wanted to go there? Have you ever been trapped there? Well i have and this is my story.. I sigh as i lay on by bed and talk to my friend, Lillian over the phone. Since i moved here a couple of days ago she was suggesting that Maybe me and her should go and see a movie together. It would have been fine...

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“This Story” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

The mountains were weeping by the time we got to the cottage. The old man stood outside of the home with a broken smile and when he saw our car, he wriggled his hands and called out to us. He took a step forward but stopped and simply waited for us to join him. As we stepped out of the car, the wind took us dancing. The sun had long faded but it's orange stripes still stole the clouds. They were covering the moon with t...

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“Memento Mori” by Jn Park

"You shouldn't have done this." Said Vivian, waving her head. The wind from the shore blew into her face and tickled her messy braids.Mori gently swept his fingers on the tombstone."You should accept the truth, Vivian. It was all for his good."The way he said the unfeeling words, with that cold manner and grim face! Of course, he was same all the time but she simply couldn't "accept the truth" that he can be so unaffected by the tragedies. Vivian took a deep breath and gazed at Mori. H...

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“Going Home” by Thom Brodkin

George didn’t know the actual definition of marriage but he liked to think of it as two people, one of whom sleeps every night in a room that is too hot while lying in bed next to another who thinks the room is too cold. This was undoubtedly the case with him and Maggie. George was a city boy through and through. He was born in Brooklyn and had the accent to prove it. He's never actually said fugetaboutit but if he had no one would have batted an eye. Maggie, on the other hand, was a southern belle from Jackson Mississi...

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“Lemons on Ice” by Scout Tahoe

It was the end of the Brown Package season when the women with the wind on their tongues arrived at the house in the mountains. They grasped hands in an eternity sort of way, like past disagreements dissolving into lemons on ice. Their songs were of fairies with broken wings and white lace. The mailman, being jealous and lonely, lingered every afternoon by their peachy mailbox. His scent wafted through the hous...

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“Jacob and Samantha (Part 2 Samantha)” by Lauren K

Part 2: Samantha Day 1… Hi! My name is Samantha and I am 25 years old. Me and my boyfriend, Jacob, just moved to Colorado. The house is beautiful and everything but it’s just too hot here. I love my boyfriend so much. I hope that someday he’ll just ask me to marry him. Can’t race love though. He loves it so much here. I miss my old house in Oregon. It was much calmer and weird. In a good way. Ke...

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“The Frog Princess” by Lily Kingston

List of my irrational but incredibly paralyzing fears: water.Location of my new home: in Rana’s County, five thousand square miles of trees with one thousand lakes and maybe ten people total.***It took fifteen minutes of my boyfriend begging and coaxing to get me out of the car.First came logic: “It’s a free house since I inherited it from Gramps. You know it would have taken us years to be able to afford our own. Our house isn’t even that close to a lake.”Then guilt: “This place w...

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“In a Pickle” by ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯

A husband and a wife had just recently moved from a big city called Fair Fort to a small town named West Creek Hill. At first, the couple had decided to move there because of the agreement that it meets all their expectations. They had dreams of starting a little garden or a farm after moving there. They didn’t enjoy the big city life anymore. Too much pollution, so much noise, litter and garbage in every little corner ...

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“The Duck Pond” by Natalie Strawbridge

We decided to flip a coin. But we didn’t have a coin, so we dug around in our pockets and bags and couch cushions and finally came up with a penny that she deemed worthy. She placed it on her thumb and forefinger and said, “Did you know there’s a national coin shortage?”And I said, “You’re stalling.”And she said, “This penny is dated 1942. Do you think it’s worth anything?”So I took the penny from her hand and I flipped it myself. It came up tails. She smirked; I stared at the penny in...

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“I Left My Heart” by Julie Ward

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“Lunar Lovers” by Leilani Lane

Mrs. Watts settled into her desk chair and breathed in the cold air, smiling. The house was one very large room, really; her desk sat against the wall next to the couches in the living room. The kitchen was in one corner, and the bedroom in another. It all felt so cozy to her, especially with a mug of coffee in one hand, her writing pen in the other and a spectacular view of Earth spinning slowly in the window.“Perfect. Just perfect,” she murmured. She took a sip of her coffee, thankful they'd found a way to make houses ...

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“Inheritance” by Catherine Stevens

Lightning crackles overhead, threatening my island home. My hair stands on end from the static electricity in the air, letting me know I should seek shelter, but not until I find Toby. Five hours! Five hours, how could they not find Toby in all that time? The island is only 1284 acres, just 2 miles in width and length. We are surrounded by water and the mainland is a mile away. He couldn’t have left the island, he was too young to power a boat and he knew to stay ...

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Write about a couple who have just moved to a place that one person loves, and the other hates.

Submissions are closed!

✍️ 142 stories

“Every Second” by Francis Izuogu

“Magic of Love💖” by ᗰooᑎ ♫ ♪

“Kaitlyn” by Zilla Babbitt

“Universe” by B. W.

“This Story” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

“Memento Mori” by Jn Park

“Going Home” by Thom Brodkin

“Lemons on Ice” by Scout Tahoe

“Jacob and Samantha (Part 2 Samantha)” by Lauren K

“The Frog Princess” by Lily Kingston

“In a Pickle” by ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯

“The Duck Pond” by Natalie Strawbridge

“I Left My Heart” by Julie Ward

“Lunar Lovers” by Leilani Lane

“Inheritance” by Catherine Stevens

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Write about a character arriving in a place unlike anywhere they’ve ever been.

Set your story in a place with extreme weather, but don’t use any weather-related words to describe it.

Write a story that feels lonely, despite being set in a packed city.

Set your story in a small town where everyone is suspicious of newcomers.

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