Set your story in a nameless world.

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“By Any Other Name” by Howard Halsall

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I don’t believe anyone living before 2025 imagined how much human existence would alter due to the virus’s proliferation and mutation. In that innocent period before nations experienced wide scale loss of life, world leaders lured their naive citizens into believing the pandemic was manageable. The populace queued ad nauseam for their vaccinations, and cowering behind their paper masks, they chanted the government’s hocus-pocus mantra ‘hands face space’.#Within a decade, the entire nation was reduced to nameless communiti...

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“Degorath and the Other” by Kevin Marlow

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CW : {Violence, Language}“What happened to it? The other sexed being that dwells with us?” Brilliant blue tresses were hanging like curtains over fractured purple irises and young almond skin.“Very thoughtful choice of words. It was arrested and is being detained for a hearing.” An older creature, obviously her senior, reached out to brush back the ocean of curls hiding the little one's eyes.“Is it because Malrez is a warlock?”“Shhhh! Dare not speak such heresy!” Her hand reared back, ready to plant it across the tiny inquisitive face.“I'm s...

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“A Place Like Alice” by Kathryn Gabrielle

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I can think of a few "Magical" words that must never be whispered, even in quiet places.Words like, "Curious" and "Silence" and "Clever".To utter these words, one feels the meaning resonate just like a song that reflects in the sparkle of the eye, the lilt in a voice, and the blush of a cheek.What does it feel like to be on that other side of the Looking Glass just like Alice?Alice is brave and curious.I need to leave fear behind and be curious too.I don't know of anyone who has been there and come back to tell the tale.It must be ...

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“Anonymous Adventure ” by Ishita Gupta

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“Someone help! Please!” I clamour, sounding very desperate. The next second I clasp my throat as if someone is trying to strangle me to death. It is that I suddenly fall down and wake up. I’m pretty sure that was a lucid dream. I change into a sitting position and switch the lamp on, trying to relax myself. I take a quick glance at the time and conclude that it is 4:30 am. My parents are out for some business trip and my elder sister has gone for a sleepover for her friend's birthday. Hence, I am alone in the house. Ever since I began watchi...

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“Remain” by Benny Regalbuto

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This frigid world is almost completely devoid of life (except for the equator, which falls just within the outermost limits of the Sontila Habitability Index), yet its abundant natural resources, encased under glacier-thick ice, were long ago deemed too precious to let be. And so the Planetary Expeditionary Force, now known galaxy-wide as the PEF, was established, attracting only the hardiest members of the most cold-resistant species. They’re compensated most handsomely for their dangerous and invaluable efforts, and—Arïak lobbed the inform...

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“To Get a Name Again” by Harlow Jones

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I'd love to make friends, but I'm not allowed to. None of us are. We’re all the same now. First, it was the clothes and then the hair. If it wasn’t for physical differences and DNA, then we’d be a homogenous mixture. Soon enough we’ll be “as strong as steel.” But I’ve got plans. It’s illegal to have a best friend. Regardless, mine’s the one with the freckles. I met them before the skin bleaching. I’d be whipped if someone in blue found out I called them Freckles. Names are illegal too. I never say their name out loud. I’m smart. I used to ...

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“The lonesome wheelbarrow ” by Isabella Hennington

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The lonesome wheelbarrow Smaller than the others, less worthy he is told; told by his mind. A vibrant explosion of emotion in a room full of greys. He tells himself that his walk and talk don’t compare to the other wheelbarrows. A story; that’s what he describes his life as. A fictive device used to fool and entertain those around him. His color illuminates the glum greys in the room and they praise him for it. But no one will ever truly know him. His interests, his background, nothing. It remains a secret. The mask he wears acts li...

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“Magic names” by Wayne Steele

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Content warning: contains blood.“I wonder what’s my purpose in life,” I thought to myself pacing the living room window. The sun was just beginning to wake up, and the birds were singing their beautiful songs. “Would I ever find it? How would I even realize it’s my purpose or, where to find it?” I walked to the window. My reflection showed the deep scowl of an unhappy boy. My hair was in a mess, my blue eyes were bloodshot, with deep bags under my eyes. “Who am I?” I pondered. A voice rang out from the kitchen. “Son food’s almost ready....

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“Life takes my breath away ” by Theressa Cobb

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I was getting ready for my skating party my bestie on the line asking if I wanted to wear her soft pretty sweater I wasn’t aware she felt like we had a sharing bound which she lent me her most important favorite items so I knew from them on I can trust that people choose you not the other way around so as the day turned to night my bestie suggested we call our ride to pick us up from her house she never said to me oh girl I got you a blind date I’ve never met anyone by first sight. So my heart was pounding with excitement and fear but what t...

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“On the window ledge.” by Jessamie R.

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Vibrant daffodils sway gently on the spring breeze. Mirthful laughter rises from the courtyard nearby. I sit on a sculpted bench, knees pulled to my chest, bare toes curling around the cold stone. The sun warms my pale skin, I haven’t felt this warmth in so long. I should be happy. But I don’t remember how. Fluffy clouds dance carelessly across the clear azure sky. The breeze, soft and delicate like the etiquette of fine ladies, tugs at my golden hair. I grimace, swiping at the strands caught on my lip in annoyance. “43!” I hear a v...

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“The Nomads” by Cadine Vernon

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No one alive remembered the ‘Great Burn’, it was ancient history now that morphed and lost its truths as it moved from tongue to tongue. The one thing that remained constant in its tellings was that the event was frightful and countless many died, without leaving so much as bones behind. That day everything burned, with ferocious flames, with intense heat, and without prejudice. It must have been a hundred years ago, maybe two hundred years ago, but it shaped and altered what was left behind. And it had left very little behind; just a few lo...

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“The semantic conspiracy” by Ana Ribeiro

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I was in line waiting for my turn to pay my bill and there was this pair of people spamming the air with doubt and some crippled anger. They had bodies and their eyes were ignoring everything around them. Arguing is how people described what was happening. From the way the bank clerk felt that pair was more important than my bills, I supposed they were doing something that could put at risk the peace of the place. There wasn’t any physical action between them though, but somehow everyone was interested to hear their voices while trying to ma...

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“The Mind Inside Her” by Jeffery Young

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The word tome always fills me with a sense of unease. It’s one of those words that provokes profound thought from its listeners, or users, and weaves imagery of ancient libraries piled high with mysterious, ancient, dusty old tomes. Tome! Tome! Tome! I thought as I stood before the old store. It was one of those side street buildings without a sign, just a worn white-washed plank of wood hanging from rusted chains. The entrance was packed behind heaps of potted plants and gardenware, making it a small adventure just to get to th...

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“No Such Thing As Random” by Alim Kinte

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Every world is nameless when you don't know who made it. You think ants walk around saying this is earth, this is that lady's backyard?On the potato tree a hornets nest was fastened to a branch with bug spit and dirt; the hive itself was concrete grey with a spiraling design going all around it, similarly to a pinecone. The leaves held the last pieces of light from the sun as it collapsed below the horizon, and it made the leaves look enchanted like a spell was casted on them that only lasted as long as the witch was alive, the witch being t...

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“Problematic” by Mariah Wood

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My legs dangled over the edge of the cliff as I watched the sun setting over the valley. The sand beneath my fingers was red and shiny. I picked up a handful and crunched it in my fist. It bit into my palms sharply, but didn’t draw blood. The grains felt like tiny glass shards and rocks that didn’t want to conform to the shape of my hand. I let the sand fall back to the ground. Down below in the crevices of the valley, between the blue and green of the tree leaves and the orange of the grass, were glowing lights speckling the shadows....

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Set your story in a nameless world.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 27 stories

“By Any Other Name” by Howard Halsall

“Degorath and the Other” by Kevin Marlow

“A Place Like Alice” by Kathryn Gabrielle

“Anonymous Adventure ” by Ishita Gupta

“Remain” by Benny Regalbuto

“To Get a Name Again” by Harlow Jones

“The lonesome wheelbarrow ” by Isabella Hennington

“Magic names” by Wayne Steele

“Life takes my breath away ” by Theressa Cobb

“On the window ledge.” by Jessamie R.

“The Nomads” by Cadine Vernon

“The semantic conspiracy” by Ana Ribeiro

“The Mind Inside Her” by Jeffery Young

“No Such Thing As Random” by Alim Kinte

“Problematic” by Mariah Wood

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