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“A Little Tinder and Kindling” by 𝕔𝕛 𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣

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I met my best friend, Sophie, in pre-k.Back then, she wore her hair in a thick, dark bob with straight bangs. Every single day, she would come to school wearing an atrociously patterned skirt with matching leggings. My fashion sense wasn’t much better. I think my whole wardrobe consisted of a single cherry-patterned dress and a baby blue fuzzy sweater.I was rather outgoing when I was younger and was generally at least acquaintances with all the girls in the class. (Boys had cooties.) So, I knew of Sophie in a we’re-in-the-same-girl-gang kind...

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“Breaking and Mending” by Deborah Mercer

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Helen McCleod imagined there were people who were positively delighted to find out they are sharing a hotel room with someone else, especially if it means a reduction in the bill, and others, more, for sure, who can tolerate it, especially for a night. But she also was pretty sure that most people didn’t like it one little bit, particularly when it wasn’t planned. Sharing a room with a good friend was one thing (though frankly she’d prefer her own room even then!) but sharing it with a stranger was another matter. And if that ...

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“Instantaneous” by Skylar Schylar

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It’s midnight. The bar with the neon sign glows through the window unto the slick road. Then, the light shines back into the boozy business. A car brakes squeak and a door slams, and a woman walks a couple steps, whipping the heavy glass door open. Click, click, her stilettos tap onto the waxed concrete floor. She makes her way to a stool and orders a virgin drink. The bartender sideway glances at her in bewilderment. She just ignores it, scanning the nearly ghostly empty establishment.“Why would you bother even coming here in the dead of ni...

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“Split Ends” by Amanda Knopf

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I’d been counting down the days till our first gymnastics class for a month. On the morning of, I got up extra early and asked Mom to put my hair in a bun. She even used hair spray to tame the frizz and wrapped the perfect bun in a red velvet scrunchy she dug out of a drawer in her bathroom. I felt more beautiful than I ever had, and the smell of Mom’s amber perfume lingered in my hair all day. But by the time Mom’s car pulled up outside the school that afternoon, I was distraught; my hair had come loose, the frizzy ends were back, and unrul...

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“Swing Under The Tree” by Ryce Amoon

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“How are you?” As always she replied with me a beautiful smile, she never changes even after a year she’s always had that beautiful smile that I always love to see.“H-Happy Friendversary” I softly said before hiding my face in shame, Again she never replied in words she just silently giving me that beautiful smile of hers, I paused for a moment and was in thought, I just realize how lucky I am to have a friend like her, Even though she is deaf she has a big heart that capable of hearing my dramas all day, But I am not lucky for her being her...

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“Was it Ever Really Dead?” by Emma Levin

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Missy Abrams and Jennifer Wyatt had never spoken to one another in their entire nine-year-old existence. Even though they had been in the same school since kindergarten, they had never shared a playdate, exchanged jokes passing in the hallway, or bargained for a pudding cup while at lunch. They had not purposely avoided one another. It was just for the simple fact that their last names were on opposite ends of the Alphabet and therefore were placed in different homerooms. In a regional school of about 500 kids, it was almost too much for Pri...

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“Inseparable” by Ivy Moonlit

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It was Kiya’s first day of kindergarten, a place she did not want to be. Especially after being at preschool. Her mother said she would be going to school and learning. Kiya did not want to learn, she wanted to play, and her mother just told her she would be doing that too. It was like her mother didn’t care about having fun. Kiya was so mad, she didn’t say a word to her mother that morning, she just hummed. Her father dropped her off, walked her right to her classroom, introduced her to her teacher and helped her find her seat. Kiya looked ...

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“The Dragon and the Lizard” by LeighAnne Ferreol

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A long time ago, in a faraway forest, there lived a little dragon. Little Dragon loved to play. He would spend all day flying around the forest and chasing bugs. When the sun began to set he would build a toasty fire by his favorite spot near the lake and spend the whole night watching the stars until he fell asleep. It was very fun, but it was also very lonely. None of the other forest creatures would play with Little Dragon. They all thought he was bad, like the mean dragons near the village. Little Dragon tried to be kind and make friends...

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“Don't forget to say hello! ” by Sheryl Reddy

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It was late, but that didn't matter. I had no one to answer to nowhere to go all was different since Covid-19 pandemic. I didn't have much of a social life except for work, anyways. I was getting used to linving a quiet life. I hd moved to Vancouver, BC ten years ago. To make a long story short I needed a new beginning, bet you never heard that before. The last social event I attended was my last shift worked at BC Place, for the Rugby Sevens as a server. The next day I received an evmail stating due to a Covid-19 virus. The Canadian Governm...

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“Best day” by Roxie Van Der Linde

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As the bell rang indicating the registration period, Bella felt her heart sink to her stomach. This was her third school in three years. Her aunt promised that they'd stay in this town till shes finished her final year of high school, she wasn't holding her breath. Bella started walking slowly towards the school's entrance and waited for her aunt. She watched as the girls all filed into class. She felt out of place, it was hard enough starting a school near the end of the first term but also this was the first time she'd be at an all-girls s...

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“Out of This World” by Felicity Edwards

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I liked the little office where I had started work last week. Now they needed to move the desks around. They were cumbersome to accommodate not only the ubiquitous computers but also the materials for the patterns we made for the fashion industry. Cindy, the office manager, had been on the phone all morning trying to persuade the maintenance men to come and do the heavy work. They came up with one excuse after another. My work absorbed me, so absorbed, I did not notice all the girls going off for lunch. As I finished the design, the sil...

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“Unexpected Encounter ” by Zoe Lamotte

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"Oh come on, Lucca," Eyla laughed, drinking some of her coffee and tossing him a bagged warm butter croissant, "Stop waiting for Prince Charming to save you from this provincial life. Get up and find him. The poor idiot may be stuck in a tree." Lucca turned to the town witch with a laugh,"Come on, Eyla, do you really think I'm going to find someone in a tree?" Eyla shrugged,"You can choose to listen to me or ignore the chance. Go on outside." She winked, "Thank me later." Lucca rolled his eyes. She never kicked him out like this, so clearly,...

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“Nirvana for a Day” by Richard Sirianni

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Being the elder statesman at our family-owned restaurant, the Slippery Slope, I was the first to be voted off the island when the Coronavirus hit our little suburban hamlet. I was the ‘Okay, Boomer’ guy. The rest of the family thought they could handle it, with the orders now being pickup or delivery. I guess having a compromised immune system has its privileges. With day one of semi-retirement in progress, I took a step back for a big picture view of all that h...

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“my angel wears kneesocks” by Raven B. Evolet

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When people tell the story of meeting their best friend, I find it erratically amusing that their stories are, telling of how they met in the most ridiculous of situations. Though I just might be biased by my own story.When I first met Holly, I was sitting in my usual spot in the coffee shop down the street, my nose in my computer, going over cases. I was a police officer and a detective-in-training. I was around seventeen at the time, and my job was to read over cases the chief gave to me. By then I was the youngest person ever to work in t...

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“New Friends.” by Janet Davies

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New Friends Tommy’s family had just moved to a new home. He hadn’t made any friends yet, except with the old lady next door. Her dog had jumped over into their garden a few times and scared his sister, Poppy. Dad had gone around to ask the neighbour to stop the dog from going into their garden. He hadn’t complained when he got there and met elderly Mrs. Green, who hadn’t been too well lately. They had introduced each other; Dad had fetched her some shopping and it had come up in conversation that she hadn’t been able to walk her dog be...

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Write a story about two people who meet and become instant friends.

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✍️ 107 stories

“A Little Tinder and Kindling” by 𝕔𝕛 𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣

“Breaking and Mending” by Deborah Mercer

“Instantaneous” by Skylar Schylar

“Split Ends” by Amanda Knopf

“Swing Under The Tree” by Ryce Amoon

“Was it Ever Really Dead?” by Emma Levin

“Inseparable” by Ivy Moonlit

“The Dragon and the Lizard” by LeighAnne Ferreol

“Don't forget to say hello! ” by Sheryl Reddy

“Best day” by Roxie Van Der Linde

“Out of This World” by Felicity Edwards

“Unexpected Encounter ” by Zoe Lamotte

“Nirvana for a Day” by Richard Sirianni

“my angel wears kneesocks” by Raven B. Evolet

“New Friends.” by Janet Davies

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Write a story about friends who wind up on a misadventure.

Write a story about one event from the different perspectives of multiple friends.

Write a story inspired by this quote from Ally Condie: "Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that."

Write a story about someone turning to a friend in a time of need.

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