Write a story that either starts or ends with someone asking, “Can you keep a secret?”

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“Aunt Gail” by Lori Colt

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Harish knew who he was, though they were not friends. The rich guy with the good looks and a bank account vaster than the Grand Canyon. “I want you to design something magnificent for my girlfriend Gail,” the man said with a pretentious air. “I know you two used to work together so I’m confident you will know what she’d like.” “And your budget?” Harish inquired. “Money isn’t a problem; just make a ring that she will love.” And with that, the man left. Harish indeed knew what Gail would love. He knew her very well. Seventeen years p...

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“Secret Sunshine!” by P. Jean

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(Write a story that either starts or ends with someone asking, “Can you keep a secret?”) I will begin by asking you as a group if you can keep a secret? Once spoken, it is typical that a secret ceases to be a secret as each recipient of the secret feels they “must” share it with one best friend or confidant, somehow they feel compelled to whisper your secret to at least one other. And so practically, anything you share with another probably will grow legs and take on a mind of it’s own. There ar...

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“Ruins of Rome” by Megan DeRouin

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Ruins of Rome I had imagined that dying would be so much more dramatic. Like you would die and then there would be this bright light that would invite you to heaven and you’d get to see everyone you loved and lost. That’s what I signed up for, not this. I woke up like normal, rising from my bed and listening to my neighbors shouting at each other through the thin walls. They had what was classically a love/hate re...

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“As I like it.” by Len Mooring

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As I like it. “Now, Ladies, can you keep a secret? No, of courses you can't, that's why I’m telling you. Have I got a deal for you? Notice I said Ladies if you look around, you’ll not see a hairy chin in your midst. However, I think you will want to keep this secret among your gender, eschewing also those of indeterminate gender. This is why we are sequestered upon this island. You are the first of possibly many who have been given the chance to create something in your own image. No, not your physical image, but that image you have in y...

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“Neighborhood Watch” by Michele Soux

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“What the heck is going on there?” “Mrrow?” My orange tabby cat, Sputnik, nuzzles his head against my right hand and I set my coffee mug in my left hand on the kitchen counter. He isn’t much of a conversationalist, but since my husband died, it’s just the two of us. I start off most of my mornings talking to him. He’s a pretty good listener. I imagine he said something like “What, momma?” and I sway on my tiptoes to look in the dim morning light through our window over the kitchen sink. The backyard neighbor kitty-corner to us is on full...

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“You Suck” by Tolu Odel

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[The following is based (very loosely!) On actual events. Any relations to persons living or dead is completely uncoincidental.] “Hey Numa, you sound kinda sick,” Devon told Numa. “Yeah,” Numa coughed, “That’s why I wasn’t here yesterday.” Devon frowned, “Yes you were. We took that big math test and we talked about how hard it was.” Numa looked at Devon with an arched eyebrow. “Nope!” She croaked, “I was at home all day yesterday, watching the Weather Network. I’m taking the test today after school.” Numa shook her head and continu...

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“If Curiosity Kills the Cat.” by LILY DAWN

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(Listen to Play Nice- Annie LeBlanc)She had been watching him for a while. Suspicion rose and curiosity, some may call it."Why are we going this way?" Her friend, Portia, asked."Don't worry about it."He spun out of view."Why?" She muttered angrily.Portia pulled her away. "If it makes you feel any better I'll invite him to the party. You can talk to him.""What are you thinking and why.""Hey, you don't concentrate anymore. So I have a good reason to doubt.""Mhmmm yeah right. That is exactly what you were thinking about."Portia rose her hands i...

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“What Gabriel Saw” by Kimberley S Klein

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“Can you keep a secret?” The parrot squawked at Peter again as he passed it with the box filled with his mother’s things to put into storage, since his father hadn’t the heart to keep them in the house with him. The bird, a gigantic African gray with his right foot ending in a stub, belonged to his mother as well and was the only piece of Mom that Dad was reluctantly choosing to retain. Peter ignored it, just as he had the other ten times Gabriel, the ridiculous moniker ...

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“A Little Secret” by Adrian Stolecki

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"So? Can you keep a secret?" Eddie asked me again, as I sat, puzzled, wondering why he was so excited. I felt apprehensive at first. Eddie was 15 now, always busy with friends or track practice or some girl. He rarely wanted anything to do with his little 8-year-old brother anymore, so this visit to my room in the middle of the night was more than a little suspicious. "Um," I hesitated, sitting up in bed and looking around the shadowed bedroom, "I guess so," I finally mumbled as I rubbed the sleep from my eyes. "C'mon, put your shoes...

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“Confessional ” by Bruce Charles

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Can you keep a secret? Like really keep a secret? Because what I’m about to tell you is something that I’ve been holding in for years, and I feel like I really need to tell someone before I explode. You can? Great, I knew I could count on you.I really don’t enjoy killing. Not at all. That’s not to say I can’t kill, no, I can definitely kill, but I don’t enjoy it. That may seem silly to you considering my profession, but it’s the truth.So why did I become an assassin? Well, I’d like to say that the money was good, or that I used to enjoy kill...

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“SECRET” by Sandra Claros

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Can you keep a secret ¿ - she asked me, waiting for me to answer with the logical and ordinary “ yes ¡” But the thing us that I can not keep any sort of secret not even a simple talk, because I can not shut my mouth. I have to say to the whole world, make them know everything that I know, as if the world were just going to be extinct in a second due to an atomic bomb. - No – I answeed, straight and clean, as it should be. The reaction of my dear friend was astounding: she started to laugh out loud, as it should...

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“Darkness” by Jessica Tomaselli

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Was I dead? I had to be. The last thing I remembered was walking home from a girls night out. I was only a block from home when I realized it was darker than it should be. A black feeling came over me and I shivered. Suddenly tense, I looked around at my surroundings. The normally familiar street felt strangely ominous. Then I looked up and realized a streetlight was out. That’s all it was, I thought. Still, I picked up my pace a little as I rounded the corner, turning onto my street. That was when it happened. A figure ju...

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“More than a Plant” by Morgan Douglas

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“Can you keep a secret,” Gabriel asked his son Dane? Dane paused for a moment and scratched his head as he considered what his father had just asked of him. Finally, Dane shook his head in agreement, looking at his father’s intense expression. With a strong inhale, Gabriel proceeded to tell Dane what he needed to know. “Son, you need to know what goes on behind the scenes here at the plant shop,” said Gabriel. Feeling uneasy, Dane looked around the rustic store and wondered what could possibly be happening at a simple plant business. Ignorin...

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“The Half-Breed Secret” by Samantha 😜

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“Can you keep a secret?” asked Amanda, as she pulled a girl behind the bleachers and checked to make sure they were alone. “Sure,” said the girl, looking worried, “What’s wrong?” Amanda looked pleadingly at the girl. “You’re sure? And you promise you won’t scream?” The girl nodded. “Alright. You asked for this,” Amanda said as she turned away from the girl. When Amanda turned back around, her eyes were bright red. She lunged at the girl faster than any human could jump. She stopped next to the shocked and frightened mortal and whispered in h...

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“The Secret Corridor” by Greg Gillis

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“Can you keep a secret?”, came a voice from the closet. Jeremy jumped onto his bed and threw the covers over his head. “Go away!” Jeremy shouted. “I don’t know who you are, but I want you to go away!” “But Jeremy, don’t you want to know what the secret is? Aren’t you the least bit curious?” the voice replied. &n...

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Write a story that either starts or ends with someone asking, “Can you keep a secret?”

Submissions are closed

✍️ 421 stories

“Aunt Gail” by Lori Colt

“Secret Sunshine!” by P. Jean

“Ruins of Rome” by Megan DeRouin

“As I like it.” by Len Mooring

“Neighborhood Watch” by Michele Soux

“You Suck” by Tolu Odel

“If Curiosity Kills the Cat.” by LILY DAWN

“What Gabriel Saw” by Kimberley S Klein

“A Little Secret” by Adrian Stolecki

“Confessional ” by Bruce Charles

“SECRET” by Sandra Claros

“Darkness” by Jessica Tomaselli

“More than a Plant” by Morgan Douglas

“The Half-Breed Secret” by Samantha 😜

“The Secret Corridor” by Greg Gillis

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Write a story about a meeting of a secret society.

Write a story about an old family secret surfacing generations later.

Write a story involving a conversation that’s packed with subtext; the characters aren’t quite saying what they mean.

Write a story where the readers are in on a secret that the characters are unaware of.

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