Write a story about someone who wins a contest and the prize of their dreams.

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“As Luck Would Have It” by Renee Padmore

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December 22, 2017“There's never a good time to get murdered. But if it had to happen, December would be the best time for that tragedy."Richard flinches at those words and closes his eyes as though in pain. When he opens them he's still seated in the waiting room at the processing station.He looks at the speaker to his right and tries his best to focus on the man's one good eye. The gaping hole where the man's left orb should reside is as obvious as, well, a gaping hole where an eye should reside.The man grimaces and points to his grotesque ...

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“Telling Stories” by Deborah Mercer

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TELLING STORIESDiane checked the email, over and over. She sometimes teased her colleague at the insurance office, Monica, who was one of life’s “checkers” and said she was borderline OCD. Monica generally made one of two replies, or at times both – if she were, so were a great many of the icons of the arts and sciences (which was undeniably true) and that it was better to check properly than to face the consequences later (which was also undeniably true, though she had only once sent an email to the wrong recipient – yet!).&n...

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“PCH DREAM” by James Offenha

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The doorbell rang and my girlfriend groaned. Generally the doorbell ringing meant one of a few bad things: I left the window of her car open, I accidentally left the trunk of her car open, I accidentally pushed the button for the alarm on her car and a friendly neighbor wanted to let her know, some signature was needed for a package I’d ordered, etc. The doorbell rang again. “I’ll get it. Please let me get it,” I said. She rolled her eyes and held the older chihuahua who was barking like a burglar was about ...

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“A MOMENT OF PERFECT CONTEMPLATION” by Andrew Grell

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A MOMENT OF PERFECT CONTEMPLATION By Andrew Paul Grell “It was a dark and stormy night?” “I think Snoopy owns that by now. Try again.” “It was the Jest of Times, it was the Wurst of Times: Mustard, Kraut, and Schtick?” “You’re not even making an attempt. Parody titles are beneath contempt in such a competition. You have to be part of this. I can’t just snap-snap-snap and make you a prize-winning author. I mean, I can, but that wouldn’t do anyone any good at all, at all. ...

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“The Winner” by Carolyn Bayne

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Colourful shades light up the bright roof tops within the deep blue sky of the Caribbean, the weather is the hottest it has ever been for years. There has hardly been any birds because of the heat, the trees have turned from deep green to a cosy brown, looking over the roof tops again, seeing the exotic villas of pinks and yellows. Only the idle rich can afford such luxury, that was me, for the first time in my life, I can say, I now have it all.It all started when I finally finished my piece of writing, for the first time I had ho...

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“The Devil’s Advocate ” by Noah 🤟

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Alex inspected her fingernails and tried to pick out the dirt she’d accumulated underneath them. “That’s useless you know,” Stella said as she stretched out on the bed on the other side of the room. “You’ll be working the fields again in less than an hour.” “You can give up on personal hygiene,” Alex said, “but I’m going to do my best to stay clean.” Stella laughed. “You know, your half clean nails really accent your eyes, you are just so beautiful.” “Shut up,” Alex said with a tired smile as she got out of bed. She quickly got r...

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“The man of my dreams ” by Candace Taylor

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Hi! My name is Nicole Wright-Jones and I want to tell you the story of how I met my husband Donnie. It is one of those stories that you read about in books or see in the movies. It was two years ago. I was working at JC’s advertising company. Donald worked across the hall for as a technician at Lowell’s industry company. One day as I was walking in the building, he was walking in as well. We briefly said hello and went about our days. I would see him almost every morning as we made it to work around the same time. It was always hey, how...

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“Dream Come True” by Aurora Alamgir

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'The Mystique High School', my dream high school which I always wanted to attend especially because of its dance classes. Mystique High School offers the best dance classes in my country and I love to dance, it's my life. I always wanted to learn dance institutionally from the best professional dancers, which only Mystique High School offers. But I can't afford to read in there. Not only that although I love to dance but I never learned it institutionally! My father died in an accident when I was 4. Since then my mother does per time jobs be...

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“The Party That changed my Life” by Rosalia Romero

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And the winner is..... Luffy!I- I couldn’t believe it, was it true? Was I in a dream? What could I have possibly done to deserve this? All those questions and thoughts were pouring into my head. Not only did I win the contest but I also won the prize of my dreams! And it all started at a silly party at Natasha’s house. The whole school was going so if I didn’t go then i would look like a complete dork! It was on a Friday of course and my parents said ”no” so I had to make a what I call “sneakattackplan” every time I did it my parents never f...

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“Turbocharged Dreams” by Autumn Pense

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A call from an unknown number, could be anything. In his head, Evan thought nothing of it as he slid his finger across his screen to answer the call. Expecting a telemarketer, or some otherwise unsavory caller, he spoke in the driest tone he could muster. “Hello,” came out as barely more than a bark. He waited a few seconds and nearly found the little red circle to end this encounter when a voice came on the line. “Hi! Hey, is this Evan Summers?” The voice sounded far too upbeat and real to have been a telemarketer, but who would know ...

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“A Contest & a Surprise” by Ashlee Mahadia

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Attention! Attention! calling all dancers to the stage. Wait? How did we get here? 1 week earlier Alissa seen on Instagram that there will be a dance contest held in New York City. Allissa froze and yelled "Yes! I am so going to join that contest. Monday, "I need to find a dance partner." Allissa thought to herself. She had the perfect song that she wanted to dance to. Whenever Allissa is in the mood to dance she finds that one song and stays focused on it. Allissa turned on her speaker and played King Promise Commando. Allissa started danci...

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“The Win” by Gift Ukay

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Tapping on the keys, typing the last sentence of the story, she clasped and unclasped her fingers, leaning back into her seat, and staring at the opened laptop before her.“Wow! I really wrote this,” she asked herself, fazed by her written words.Smiling, her eyes scanned through the story once again, and she nodded in approval. “Perfect ending,” she muttered. She hadn’t noticed when the door squeaked open with her elder brother- Pablo peeking into her room.“Aquila, mum’s calling you,” Pablo informed her.Turning in her seat to him, “...

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“Ball 25” by Angela Swearman

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She never entered contests because she never won contests. Why take the risk, the chance, when she knew, deep down, she never stood a chance? That day she decided to take the chance. Maybe it was the coffee buzzing in her veins or the realization she had that morning that her life bored her. She watched people and read about people living amazing lives. The kind of life she wanted to live. She realized she was tired of waiting so that day she took a chance to grab it.She almost fainted when she won. The tiny ball t...

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“Breathe, Cathy, Breathe” by Gail S Kibby White

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“Cathy, what are these cut up magazines, newspapers and scraps of paper doing strewn all over our living room floor?” her husband, Brad, yelled across the room?Still wearing khaki work clothes, Brad arrived home after working the whole day operating a crane at a construction site. Tired, he looked forward to his usual nap on the couch before dinner.“Geez Cathy, I can’t even find a path to walk to the couch,” he added as he did his best to maneuver between the piles of paper.In the middle of the mess of papers on the dark hardwood floor, sat ...

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Write a story about someone who wins a contest and the prize of their dreams.

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✍️ 14 stories

“As Luck Would Have It” by Renee Padmore

“Telling Stories” by Deborah Mercer

“PCH DREAM” by James Offenha

“A MOMENT OF PERFECT CONTEMPLATION” by Andrew Grell

“The Winner” by Carolyn Bayne

“The Devil’s Advocate ” by Noah 🤟

“The man of my dreams ” by Candace Taylor

“Dream Come True” by Aurora Alamgir

“The Party That changed my Life” by Rosalia Romero

“Turbocharged Dreams” by Autumn Pense

“A Contest & a Surprise” by Ashlee Mahadia

“The Win” by Gift Ukay

“Ball 25” by Angela Swearman

“Breathe, Cathy, Breathe” by Gail S Kibby White

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Write a story about a teenager visiting the place where they grew up.

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Write a story about an ordinary day in a person's life. Use their internal dialogue to make the story interesting.

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