Write a story about someone who can pause time or re-live old memories at will.

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“The Present Past” by Lily Trandahl

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I don’t know what’s going on anymore. One second, I was living in the present, cooking dinner. The next, I was a kid again, experiencing all of the times I didn’t know were good ones. I was having water balloon fights with the neighborhood kids, shooting toy guns. Riding my bike down my street with my best friend, wet from swimming all day long. Then I had to go back into this adult reality of cooking for myself and watching television until I fell asleep on the beaten up La-Z-Boy recliner. This is not what I wanted to do with my life. I am ...

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“Hold onto Hope” by Sierra Aston

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I was fifteen when it first happened. I had been curled in a ball in the corner of my room, blasting music in my headphones to try and block out my mom’s screams, when silence fell heavy around me. The sounds of waves soon replaced the quiet. Then came the feeling of coarse sand squeezing between my bare toes. I was at the beach, or more specifically the small secluded beach that had been minutes away from my old house in California, a place that had become my solace from the ages of ten to thirteen. I had some of the best moments in my life...

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“Reaper Association” by Flynn Oakley

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This world is broken. Nobody can fix that let's just get this fact down. It will always stay the same, but I will try my best to help as much as I can, even if it seems like it's not a lot. Anything anyone does to try, will make a big difference.I will use my powers for the good of the world. Most people don't think of me as human, but I'm as human as anyone else.Walking down the road I took note of all of my surroundings. The streets were cracked and grass grew between the cracks every now and then. The windows of the buildings had all been...

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“A Night to Re-remember” by Adria Patton

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I never thought I’d say this, but your heart is my only wish. Every day I dream of what is called a we that includes you and me. I want to be your savior, your knight in shining armor. You can be my ruler so I’ll protect the empire. Meeting you was told to be fate, for you is it the same? Every time I’m with you it's always just us two. Others come, but you’re to stay because I’m taking you away. I’ll be your peter pan and take you to neverland. Who needs to be old when we can stop time and be together forever? Will you be mine? Will you say...

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“Time Stopping Lover” by Rey Malliza

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I just don't love you anymore, River. I don't feel the spark we had." That was the last thing his ex, Blake, had said to him before she left him for good. River loved this girl. He believed she was the love of his life. He was devastated to lose her, the poor guy stayed indoors for weeks. Not eating much, sleeping a lot, couldn't even bring himself to do what he loved. He grew very depressed. One of his friends called him to check on him, "Hey man, haven't seen you in a while. Are you okay?" came the deep voice on the other line. "Yeah, I'm ...

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“Memory” by Jared Murphy

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Memory was my Gift. We all had one— gifts, I mean, but mine was on the rarer side. As far as I knew, I was the only person in the whole world who had it. It made me feel special, and needed, but in the end I had grown to hate it. You see, when my parents found out what my Gift was, they had hatched a plan to make it suit their own goal, and it turned out their goal was money. So they spent what little savings they had on a tiny little building on Main Street, and set up shop. “Marie’s Memory shoppe,” they said, tricking my naive little ...

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“When dreams are vivid, and real.” by Chloe Lim

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"If you really want to hear about it, I dreamt I was with her... again. I lay my head on the pillow and closed my eyes, and suddenly she was right before me. It was our first date. She wore a pink blouse and blue skinny jeans. I could always remember what clothes she wore, so this wasn't new to me. But when I saw her last night, she was wearing a bracelet. I never remembered that. I had been with her for 5 years and I never remember her wearing any bracelets during that time.""Yeah but... this is just a dream, right?" Mike, my colleague, int...

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“Visiting” by Max McKercher

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Giana looked across at the playground, at the kids happily playing in the playground across from where she was seated. The world beginning to spring to life with them. A group of older boys were at the tire swing that was on the tall oak tree on the far side of the grounds, going buck wild seeing who could spin the fastest without falling out. A few girls were at the unreasonably long monkey bars, seeing who could get the farthest. The slide was always her favorite though. It was tall and wide and the first thing Giana always went to when sh...

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“The girl with the magical remote” by Jessica Sanders

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once upon a Time there was a little girl and a magical remote she can pause and relive her life and go back in time the little girl one day came upon a plan that she wants to relive her Dreamland. living in a magical castle on a magical land with magical funny people and beautiful princess slippers upon her feet and 🤴 prince and kings in Queens and a magical kingdom. she one day stumbled upon her magnificent plan , she really want to relive her life her best life. So she lived in a beautiful mansion with a beautiful palace dorm and then it a...

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“The Ceremony” by Audrey Perillo

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“Beep Beep, Beep Beep” Sienna’s alarm clock glared in second intervals.“Rise and shine!”, Sienna’s mother greeted as she entered her room, “The ceremony for your father’s new company is today. You have an appointment at the spa at 12:30 and violin rehearsals at 2. Get up and let’s start the day!”“Do I have to go to the ceremony?” Sienna groaned as she dragged one eye open after the other.“Of course! Your father expects you to be there and play.”“Fine.”, she said as she dangled both legs over her bedside. Sienna pulled herself out of bed and ...

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“When I Lost Him” by Patricia Weathersby

Submitted to Contest #32

What does it mean when the person who is supposed to love you unconditionally makes you feel worthless? I think about the times I’d crawl up the stairs to pack my bag, tears streaming down my face because the court of law forced me to go. Three days every other week, those three days that you had to be a father was too much for you huh? But this conversation proved to be too much for the both of us because here I sit, silent, praying for my lungs to keep breathing, for my heart to keep beating because the pain I feel inside is killing me.&nb...

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“Myths of Duko...” by Hinaata Aslam Aslam

Submitted to Contest #32

My name is Esam and I live in “Duko” a village in Ghana..Today I’m telling you all the unbelievable and eye opening experience of my life.. I work as a farmer with my Dad as every other Duko villager does but two years ago I just felt unlike them, I felt myself the most hopeless person of this world.. Why So..?? Because as my name has the meaning of “safeguard” , I had a dream to save this world from evil powers since my childhood but I never got any chance to make my dream come true, I was getting old day by day and thinking to give up...

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“The interview” by Abigail Munoz

Submitted to Contest #32

I was nervous. My hands kept tensing up and my legs would go cold. This was my first job interview and I needed this job. I needed the money. I sat there for 15 minutes when a girl around my age, walked in and sat in the chair next to me. She had brown curly hair and was holding a black folder just like mine. She looked over at me and smiled, I simply nodded my head. “Are you here for the job interview too?” “Yes”. “This is my first job interview, I thought I would be nervous but i actually feel relaxed”.I just nodded. “My name is Jackie, by...

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“Pause. Play.” by Trinity Grau

Submitted to Contest #32

Court rooms are too air-conditioned. pause. He shrugs on a heavier court, settling in behind the lawyer who wears too much perfume and has dyed her hair a shade of blonde that prostitutes would be ashamed of. play. "Your Honor, if it please the court, I move to adjourn until 1:00.” pause. Is she crying? Is that a tear in her solemn, stony face? He wonders if she will notice or if she will pretend like it does not exist. play. Men and women rise, bowing their heads as they wait for His Honor to leave the courtroom. He shuffles with a slow ach...

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“9:21; A Time When Loss Asserts its Lethal Power” by Leonora Lo-oy

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She sits in front of her computer, staring blankly at the articles she should be done editing by now. It’s already fifteen minutes pass nine in the evening and most of her colleagues already headed home leaving few of them to conclude what needs to be done. Three staffs and her was left remaining in their division. Together with the cartoonist, the layout artist, and the proof reader, they had to stay and overtime to meet the production’s deadline because their news print had to be published the next day. They had to publish their ...

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Write a story about someone who can pause time or re-live old memories at will.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 65 stories

“The Present Past” by Lily Trandahl

“Hold onto Hope” by Sierra Aston

“Reaper Association” by Flynn Oakley

“A Night to Re-remember” by Adria Patton

“Time Stopping Lover” by Rey Malliza

“Memory” by Jared Murphy

“When dreams are vivid, and real.” by Chloe Lim

“Visiting” by Max McKercher

“The girl with the magical remote” by Jessica Sanders

“The Ceremony” by Audrey Perillo

“When I Lost Him” by Patricia Weathersby

“Myths of Duko...” by Hinaata Aslam Aslam

“The interview” by Abigail Munoz

“Pause. Play.” by Trinity Grau

“9:21; A Time When Loss Asserts its Lethal Power” by Leonora Lo-oy

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Write about someone who works an average job — but incorporate elements of magic into it.

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