Write about someone going to extreme lengths to return an overdue library book.

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“A treasure from the shelf...” by Lis Lovén

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A treasure from the shelf… He held it in his hands. It was a rare piece of treasure. It had come to him at a difficult moment of his life´s silly journey. Now he all of a sudden felt rich. The author of the book was named Björn von Knohultstierna. He was made an aristocrat in the old days. This he could find on Google. The book he had borrowed at the Vaxjö library was an odd example from the 1600s or so. Text that was difficult to read and interpret. Text that had an aura of the past. More so than ever he was mad about Facebook and the Int...

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“Inside the Grave Bookshelves” by S. Asad

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As I locked my locker, a warm hand held my arm. I wriggled to recognize Wyatt standing there. His posture leaned, his head tilted, his lips curved. "Now, what is it?" I asked out of desperation and exhaustion. Trying not to forget the fact that in the last period, of Gym Class, Sir Charles made me run extra miles for showing up in the class twenty minutes late, it had been a fatiguing day."Aye buddy, you remember the book, "A Game of Thrones" is launching tomorrow in the School library." And his words illuminated a bright bulb in the brain. ...

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“A Killer Late Fee” by Aaron Van Treeck

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“First of the Heavens, bind these poor souls to the earth. Let them be as all things, beneath thy heel. Adamu.” The air in the cemetery seemed to distort for a moment, then every walking corpse within twenty paces of the young priest dropped to the ground as if pressed by enormous weight. “Hurry with the fire, Zan!” “What, you can’t just pray them into dust?” the sorcerer drew glowing runes in the air with one ungloved hand while the other held a fragile-looking book with silver bindings. His hood had been blown back by the cool autumn wind...

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“The Student” by Carolyn Bayne

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It was May 1979, Maya had just finished her homework, she was on her last term studying her A levels in Mathematics, English and History. The school she attended was a mixed comprehensive school, Maya was looking to attend sixth form for before heading on to university to study mathematics, history and politics. As soon as she left the Mathematics block, Mr Greenock, the head Maths teacher gave her the title of a book that would help her, lucky for the school, he had its' own library block for staff and the general public. Maya had just fini...

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“"The book shall be returned!"” by Jason Catizone

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“The book shall be returned!”By Jason CatizoneAn adventure extreme to return a library book long overdueStanley Hernocklin grew up in a well-to-do family in a small town in Montana. But despite the plentiful riches in which his family bathed, young Stanley was never happier than when he was able to sit for hours and hours in the local library, eagerly devouring tales of adventure, hidden treasure, and danger. A quaint library it was - and yet, for Stanley, it was a vibrant room of teleportation into worlds beyond number. Adding to the romanc...

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“Doing it by The Book” by Ali Anthony Bell

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It’s December 1975, on a Greyhound bus somewhere between my home in Salt Lake City and Edmonton, Alberta. Jim came from San José, California, and now we’re on our way to our parents’ house for Christmas. I’m 15, and he’s just turned 18. We’ve both been sent to live with legal guardians.“I’ve got an early Christmas present for you, brother.” Jim hands me a large book, about 11” x 8” x 1.5” thick, THE WORLD OF M.C. ESCHER. On the top edge of the text block there’s an ink stamp, on the spine there’s a sticker marked ‘f769 E74z’, and when I open...

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“Two Seconds and Counting” by Rethabile Ntsane

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Ring. Ring. Ring. The muffled groans came from the bedside next to the nightstand with the ringing phone. He tried to ignore it, but it kept ringing until he couldn’t take it anymore and decided to get up and switch it off. He rubbed the sleep off of his eyes, trying to regain focus of his surroundings as he glanced over his room. He yawned, back against the headboard as he looked over his room again. I need to clean it up, he thought tiredly as he grabbed his phone off of the nightstand. It was a Saturday morning and he didn’t set an alarm ...

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“Triumph through Terror” by Elizabeth Etzwiler

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I swear I am trying so hard to get this book back to the library because it has been due since a month ago, but so much stuff has come up it isn’t funny. I once, tried to have my brother take back books for me, but he left them in the back of the van. I asked him if he took the books back and he’s like oh my goodness I’m so sorry I forgot they’re still in the van. So ever since then I just wait for myself or my mom to take them back because I will know they will safely get there. First, I tried to call and see if they w...

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“The Quest for Truth and a Retaliation Against Late Fees” by Bernadette Beauchamp

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Throughout the ages, heroes have traveled many paths in multiple kingdoms. The strength of such heroes cannot only be measured by the danger they face. Their true strength comes from their integrity and passion for their cause. Mallory drove her Volvo Heritage into the parking lot of the building that stood as sanctuary for her from the time she began to understand the messages hidden inside. However, the shift in the wind told her she would have a battle on her hands today. "I thought we were going to shop for accents for your sword a...

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“Pen and the Magic Library” by Tanya Humphreys

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The winter wind breezed under my wings, the frozen earth a blur 800 feet below me, the boiled peach sun sat low on the evergreens far in the distance.“Time to call it a day.” I said to my travelling companions.“Thank goodness! My wings are like jelly!” replied Orval, the snowy owl on my right.I glanced surreptitiously to my left at Perky, the osprey. She was the smallest of us. The pretty bird of prey was doing a valiant job of not only keeping up, but not complaining either. I was impressed.“There’s a farm down there, wi...

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“Agent One-Two-Three” by Fatima Aladdin

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“Okay, Agent One-Two-Three, everything seems in order for your return. You just have to answer these routine questions.” “Alright.” I rubbed my hands excitedly, excited to go back to my planet after years of research on Monsarth, or as the Humans called it – Earth. “Have you wiped the studied humans’ memories clear of you?” “Of course, I even had them recreate the memories that were important for their development without me, they just called it deja-vu.” “These are just yes-no questions.” The communicator tol...

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“The King Of The Jungle” by Olabisi Joshua

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The way deep and the weather sharp during the winter. The jungle was favoured by the pedestrians’ soles that polished its face, as the dust loomed up in the surface of the crust. The jungle was a den of lion for the freshers who had not been baptized by the school. The birds sang; butterflies flied, but sometime squirrels crossed my path with palm fruit in their mouths. “my lifetime, I’ll give God my lifetime; when I give God my lifetime, He’ll take care of me; He’ll never ever let me down; I’ll give God my lifetime”. I chorused victoriously...

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“Rube Would Approve” by Susan Joy Clark

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It's too bad, I thought, that it is not possible to send back a library book from my home to the library via pneumatic tube. I grabbed my mouse (the computer mouse, not my pet, Harpo) opened my Outlook calendar and reviewed the day's activity, and, as each square and each slot was packed with text, it seemed that every moment of my time was more than fully booked from now until Kingdom Come. In the mean time, there was the matter of my sinking reputation with the town librarian – I could just see her disapproving frown – and a steadily accru...

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“The black hole” by ItZ_RaYz Lalea

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A boy named Jonathan was sitting in the corner of the library reading his favorite book called the Mystery Unsolved. Mystery Unsolved is one of the hottest books right now. “Ok bye everyone the library is closing!” Ms. Marrow shouted. Ms. Marrow is the boss of the library and everyone likes her. Jonathan walks toward Ms. Marrow. “Ms. Marrow I know that I don’t have my library card but can I take this home?” Jonathan questioned. Ms. Marrow sighed, “It is really popular but fine, under two conditions. If you return it ...

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“The sneak going awry” by Wiktora Zatorski

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No matter how much Lucy would stare at her watch, time would only go forward. 1900 hours did her eyes see correctly, and yet her heart moved her legs to punt at the concrete of the library. Though she was furious, she knew very well she made a grave mistake by off-putting her trip to the library. Now all she could do was see the library's very own lights turning off, all she could was throw herself down to the stone steps leading to the library. Indeed, great Luna is floating up there in the night sky; shining brightly as a diamond, illum...

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Write about someone going to extreme lengths to return an overdue library book.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 131 stories

“A treasure from the shelf...” by Lis Lovén

“Inside the Grave Bookshelves” by S. Asad

“A Killer Late Fee” by Aaron Van Treeck

“The Student” by Carolyn Bayne

“"The book shall be returned!"” by Jason Catizone

“Doing it by The Book” by Ali Anthony Bell

“Two Seconds and Counting” by Rethabile Ntsane

“Triumph through Terror” by Elizabeth Etzwiler

“The Quest for Truth and a Retaliation Against Late Fees” by Bernadette Beauchamp

“Pen and the Magic Library” by Tanya Humphreys

“Agent One-Two-Three” by Fatima Aladdin

“The King Of The Jungle” by Olabisi Joshua

“Rube Would Approve” by Susan Joy Clark

“The black hole” by ItZ_RaYz Lalea

“The sneak going awry” by Wiktora Zatorski

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Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.

Write about a character who meticulously catalogs everything in their life, until something disrupts their system.

Set your story in a library, after hours.

Write about a character stumbling upon a library book that changes the course of their life, for better or worse.

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