End your story with a truth coming to light.

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“An Autumn Night Tragedy” by Calee Douglas

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It was Autumn, almost Winter, and bitterly cold. Brandon and I sat across from each other inside his warm cottage, enjoying hot chocolate, and talking about his latest story. “I just can’t find the right motivation for my story’s killer.” He blurted out. “Well, people don’t just kill without reason. Do they?” “Maybe you’re right,” he started, thinking of what to say next. “But how am I supposed to come up with my murderer’s motivation if I don’t have any motivation?” “Very funny.” I chuckled softly and then looked out the window. The s...

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“Star-Shaped Pieces” by Keri Dyck

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I am an astronaut. I have just flicked the last in a well-practiced dance of buttons and levers while the voice counted off in my helmet. I am acutely aware of the scores of technicians doing the same thing in the office below. Some of them have fingers shaking and damp with sweat, while others are firm and cold in concentration. Mine are neither. I am prepared. But then the countdown ends, and I feel the shift in pressure. My body threatens to leave my innards behind as the shuttle begins to shake. I grip the arm rests of my chair, growing ...

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“The Deadly Truth” by Trina Ann Pion 🍀🌹🍀

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Drunken chatter and ear-splitting laughter filtered through the blaring music as I marveled at a diamond sprinkled sky, hugging myself. A warm buzz coursed through my veins from the shots of vodka my boyfriend begged me to take earlier that night. I wasn’t much of a drinker, but he was adamant about me having a good time, and convinced a few drinks would accomplish just that. I dreaded the idea of having a party for my twentieth birthday—especially miles up north, in a village where I knew only a handful of people. It had given me anxie...

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“The Girl” by Alexa Mae Pecora

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"There were twelve of them," the girl swallows, her lower lip trembling. "And their faces?" Silence falls upon the room, seeming to be choking the girl. "No," her eyes flit from the floor to the man's awaiting eyes, to the limp rope in her hands, "the faces?" The investigator nods his head. He looks at me, obviously very annoyed. I gave him my opinion and told him what would be best, but he didn't take the advice that is of vital importance to this matter. "You look at me like it's my fault," I accuse harshly. "Well-"...

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“Ana's Vow” by Hazel Marigold

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She didn’t know what she was doing until she had bitten her nails almost down to the bone. I couldn’t do anything but watch in horror as Giselle nipped at her cuticles, the aura around her more horrifying than I could explain in my mind. She needed a true distraction. That night, I drink my first shot of alcohol. Giselle is beside me at the bar, crying into her hands, and I wish I could hug her as she hiccups. “A-Ana, what am I going to do?” she wails, her voice barely audible over the roar of the music around us. “My parents hate me...

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“Hidden in Plain Sight ” by Somtoochukwu Benedict Ezioha

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Your alarm pinged, jolting you from your wonderful sex-induced sleep. You searched blindly with your arms, hoping to switch off the insistent piece of technology without fully waking up; but it was as if you were playing hide-and-seek with your phone—it was nowhere near. Your partner on the other side of the bed stirred and grumbled about the disturbing sound. Then your left hand located the phone under the foam. You brought it close to your face and mistakenly snoozed the alarm. Then you noticed the message notification. You opened it, and...

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“Oscar and Pa” by Niveeidha Palani

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Author's Note: This was inspired a little by a story that I had read earlier. It was so heart-wrenching and so touching, I felt I needed to write something like it.This was based on a true story."Pa!" Oscar cried, jumping on his lap, and giggling.Pa swirled him up into the air and kissed the top of his nose. "My little Ossie, how was school, eh?"Oscar's eyes lightened up like glowing fireflies as he recited a tale about his poem in class and how his teacher had praised him profusely.Pa's lips broke into a wide grin and his eyes shone with pr...

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“WHAT SHE DARED TO FIND” by Tamara Kenosi

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“What I take and giveth to those who lack the power to express their needs is not crime but freedom to set the world straight.” Edwin Case’s Law of Gratuity (A quote By Tamara Kenosi)Rhyme Taylor sat in her office going through a case report. She had been assigned to take over a case after the Central Mattson Police failed to identify a source that was turning the entire government upside down. The president of Botswana made a special request to the director of Lane Federal Bureau Investigation team to assign Rhyme on the case. She was well ...

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“Just Is” by Lucy Hutchinson

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Walking in the Woods next to a small stream I can smell the wet dirt. I thought the trees were maples and oak, but no, they are palms and mangos. The dirt slowly becomes sandy. The forest opens up to the courtyard of a big house with many small houses around it. Home. I can smell the ocean and I am barefoot. There is always the gritty feel of the sand everywhere, and I love it. This little home has a screen door with a basic wood frame gently knocking into place. There is a latch I sometimes use at night to keep the mosquitos out but I only ...

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“Smiley's Revenge” by Laura Austin

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Sometimes you just can’t catch a break… My name is Smiley. Yes, Smiley. I am a humpback unicorn with no real reason to smile, yet that is my name. My friends call me Smi and my enemies call me “The One-Horned Camel”. Well, they do until I run my one horn where they least expect or want it. My body is the pure white of most unicorns, and my mane and tail are a beautiful cream. My one true flaw is my back. I don’t know why it has a huge hump. I wasn’t born with it and no one in my family has ever had one or heard of one. It...

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“My Two Obsessions, My Heavy Truth ” by Emmanuelle Shemko

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When I turned three, my mom bought me my first real doll - a cabbage patch girl with flaming red pigtails. She came with a birth certificate. Born: April 4th, 2004. Named: Dolly. I loved her, she was my best friend, and she went everywhere I went. Daycare. The park. My grandparents' house. I took care of Dolly like she was my own daughter. When my sister Zella was born, I watched intently how my mom took care of her. I copied what she did with Dolly. When she changed Zella's diaper, I changed Dolly's. When she fed Zella, I fed Dolly....

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“Life is truth coming to light” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

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During her discussion with The Undefeated's Kelley Carter, Day talked about encapsulating the notable craftsman and the meaning of the film acquiring acknowledgment during grant season, among different points. The entertainer is assigned for an Academy Award for best entertainer for her depiction of Holiday in the Lee Daniels-coordinated film, a job for which she has effectively brought home a few honors. She won the Golden Globe grant for best entertainer in a movie dramatization in February and the honor for best entertaine...

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“God Give Me a New Beginning ” by Rose Tilly

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"You are a pig!" Yelled the voice. I thought: This must be Ken cuz who else would it be. "God hates you!" it shouted. "God will be happy to send you to down below!" It kept calling me names and saying mean things to me. BTW, I can not see the voice, I can only hear it. One day, the voice told me that the only way I can get him out is by killing myself. So, I went in the kitchen and grabbed a knife. I went in the bathroom. The voice said," Stab your heart." So, I was about to but I could not do it. I left the knife in the bathroom...

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“What's done in the dark always comes to light” by Patrice NicholasTalksAdvice

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In a small town of Pasadena, there lived a man named James Ejay. Ejay was a very wise man who had the smarts of a philosopher. He read the most powerful books, and he stood for world peace. Always willing to help the needy. He owns a small barbershop on the corner of a quiet street. Ejay doesn’t know that he would soon take his last breath, and neither does he know, he will get a chance to see the future and witness how he would be remembered. He was an outdoor wilderness man. He enjoyed camping out, even though he had a huge house and...

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“The End” by Anna Neidle

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The heavy door closed behind her as she stepped into a little world all its own—a world always in the dark. Taking a breath, she relished the stale sadness, the comforting dark, the glory of high ceilings reaching up to a deity who does not answer. The echo of awe ran through her, but it was only an echo. This was her favorite place in Paris. She loved the cathedral, loved it wrongly, for the wrong reasons. The shade and quiet reassured her, while she had no use for the glimmering golden altar. It didn’t impress her in the way it should. In...

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End your story with a truth coming to light.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 184 stories

“An Autumn Night Tragedy” by Calee Douglas

“Star-Shaped Pieces” by Keri Dyck

“The Deadly Truth” by Trina Ann Pion 🍀🌹🍀

“The Girl” by Alexa Mae Pecora

“Ana's Vow” by Hazel Marigold

“Hidden in Plain Sight ” by Somtoochukwu Benedict Ezioha

“Oscar and Pa” by Niveeidha Palani

“WHAT SHE DARED TO FIND” by Tamara Kenosi

“Just Is” by Lucy Hutchinson

“Smiley's Revenge” by Laura Austin

“My Two Obsessions, My Heavy Truth ” by Emmanuelle Shemko

“Life is truth coming to light” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

“God Give Me a New Beginning ” by Rose Tilly

“What's done in the dark always comes to light” by Patrice NicholasTalksAdvice

“The End” by Anna Neidle

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Write a story that begins in the light and ends in darkness, or the other way around.

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Write a story set in a city where the power suddenly goes out, leaving everyone in darkness.

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