Write a story that takes place across ten seconds.

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“The Power of Ten Seconds” by R. K.

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Ten Seconds. The world ages a little more. Life breathes that much longer. What can happen in such a short amount of time? In unison, coming into existence all over the universe, ten seconds make their impact. 1- Eyes adjust in a room lit dimly. A loaded mousetrap springs shut behind the dresser. Grass, straining to grow green and tall, is plucked from the ground by horse’s lips. Long fingers press a piano key. A gunshot rings out, its victim unknown. One second changes everything. Som...

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“A Story of Ten Seconds” by Daniel Brown

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Austin's au gratin potato salad and sauteed green beans couldn't be more perfect. The rose and candlelight set up on the dining room table couldn't be more perfect. The moonlight that peers through the windows couldn't be more perfect. That's when the front door flies off the hinges coupled with our screams and a handgun and a bullet for two bodies. This happens in ten seconds time and all I wish for is a fresh ten seconds. Austin's au gratin potato salad and sauteed green beans appear starched to perfection. The rose and candlelight...

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“Times Up!” by Janae H.

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I looked up at my ravishing wife who sat across the table from me, she wore her hair in curls that day with bright red lipstick. I remember the sun shining on her threw the glass window as she was smiling looking at the menu of our favorite diner. I had stuck a white colored fake flower from the vase sitting on the table, on the left side of her hair. The waiter was a tall Caucasian male with a four-inch-long ginger colored beard who, sat down two glasses of water with utensils and napkins. My wife and I both thanked the waiter for being att...

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“The Fall” by David Francis

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Trigger warning: suicide It’s fine really. The wind is buffeting my body and it is so chill, but it won’t take long. I can’t help remembering how it was only yesterday; images flicker across my mind’s eye, the celluloid trail of a movie that charts my journey to the now, and to here. My world was warm yesterday, full of life and promise, and pathways untrodden and un-numbered, stretching away to horizons brimming with hope. What fools we are. Believing our own stories, the narratives we spin around ourselves to give us m...

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“Rose’s flowers” by Aash Ramadeen

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She stepped to the door, her hands heaped with freshly cut roses in all hues of pink, from the softest baby pink to the brightest cerise. The fragrance of Mother Earth permeated the room. With her face buried into the tips of the velvety petals she sniffed in the therapeutic aroma which usually never failed to make her feel better. She didn’t bother to iron her dress. It was one of her own creations. An A-line cut in a floral chiffon, with petit sloppy sleeves and a satin belt, which accentuated her lean waistline.&nbsp...

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“A Rip in Time” by Diddi .

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I kept tapping my watch to try and get the second hand to start ticking again. I didn’t know when it stopped, I woke up to it stuck. That made me nervous, I would be stuck in this dimension until I got it ticking again. The watch allowed me to jump around from different dimensions, I could escape what others couldn’t run from: Reality. Nervously I clicked the side button, they would find me soon. “They” were creatures that slithered in and out the various planes of existence. Shape shifters that cause a ripple in the fabric of realities...

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“Kitchen Years” by M Dover

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“Do you even love me anymore?” The question had festered under Nina Paulamaro’s skin for months, aching in her bones and sending ugly pains through her heart. Now, standing in the kitchen of their split level home, drenched in sweat from her five o’clock run in the Georgia heat, Nina couldn’t handle it any longer. Her husband, Mark Williams, had just returned from work, a backpack slung over one shoulder and deep purple bags under his eyes. Frozen in the doorway in his cheap suit and a loosened tie, Mark was stuck. As she waite...

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“Were you meant for me?” by Ysra Charife

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My dad used to tell me that everything that happens to us is because of destiny and fate, that somehow, we will always find our way to what's meant for us. But after his death, I learned a much more realistic lesson from my mother. She told me that dreamers live their life dictated by fate but fighters create their own destiny. And by that I lived, at least most of my life. Or better said before I met you. After our first encounter I was sure that our chemistry had a reason behind it, and I tired looking for that explication everywhere. But ...

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“Jumping in” by Laura Fender

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My nose is itchy. It's always itchy when I'm nervous. And I recognise the streak of prickly heat rushing from my stomach up to my heart, to my gut, as I stare down; sombre-faced, boggle-eyed, to the pending feat in front of me. Long skinny toes grasp tight around the edge of the rock in which I stand, and I notice that familiar internal tingle of imbalance that travels painfully up your calf when the soles of your feet have been up against an unstable surface for too long. “This needs to get don...

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“THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH” by Claire Tennant

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The corridor was long and cold. Jenny sat on the seat where she was told. She looked up at the clock; the small hand was at 10 and the big hand was at 12, that meant it was ten o clock and soon she would be asked to go into the big room. Evidence was such a big word and until this upset, she had never heard of it. Sam that was the lawyer’s name, explained what it meant. It was proof that someone had done something wrong, that someone else had seen what had happened, and the more people that could say they...

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“Faith in Wishes ” by Geneva Cortez

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“Hurry, Hurry!” I heard someone cry out as the crowd that was my family scrambled to get everything ready. The longest minute of the entire year was upon us, also the last minute of the year. 11:59:47 “Ana! Aqui! Here!” My mother grabbed my attention to shove a cup of grapes into my hand. I watched as she quickly started passing out 12 slices of grapes to the younger kids. I remembered when I was small enough to need to have my grapes sliced up. It wasn’t a pleasant time in my life. My fingers would be sliced as well. It was tradit...

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“Why Is This Happening?” by Tierra Jenkins

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Ten seconds. I can’t breathe. I really can’t breathe. This is going to be the moment I die. Have I accomplished anything important in my life? I don’t think so. How has it come to this? I thought I was better than this. Apparently not. Nine seconds. I can feel my heart coming out of my chest. Will anyone miss me when I’m gone? Why wasn’t I nicer to my sister? Does she know I love her? So many questions. So many things I could have accomplished. How did I get here? Eight seconds. You could say I’m getting what I deserve. It definitely feels ...

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“Aisle ” by Claire Elizabeth

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I’m looking down at my shoes but can’t see the delicate heels under the layers of tulle and taffeta. The soft piano is drowned out by the loud blood pumping in my ears. I let out one last deep breath as the double doors in front of me swing open. My eyes are teary as I lift my head to look in front of me. Wow. I suck in a breath and a single tear falls as I let out a small giggle. He still looks as good as the day we met. “Oh my god!” I screamed and threw my hands up. I quickly pulled my car to the side of the interstate and ...

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“Never Plucked Apple in the Garden of Eden” by Andrea An

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The beauty she holds yet she does not realize. The spell she has over me that she will never recognize. Her smile that freezes my world—that makes me realize that the luckiest man on Earth would be the man that will capture her heart. In this small space, in a ferris wheel carriage, has been the best moment of my life. It is ending soon but I will lavish the last ten seconds of this ride where she and I are alone—where I can pretend we’re a couple and not simply friends. Where I can pretend that I have captured her heart, and we feel the s...

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“Granted for Time” by Emily Rose

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Note:Hey! This is one of my first works done so it's probably not the best thing you have ever read but I still hope you like it. Before you read the story I want to clear out that I don't mean to offend anyone. Feel free to leave your honest opinions. Enjoy!________________________________________Julia was stuck in traffic when she received a call from the hospital. What she didn’t know was that it would be the last time she'd ever go back to the hospital, the same hospital she would work at for multiple hours every day. Who knew 10 seconds...

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Write a story that takes place across ten seconds.

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✍️ 256 stories

“The Power of Ten Seconds” by R. K.

“A Story of Ten Seconds” by Daniel Brown

“Times Up!” by Janae H.

“The Fall” by David Francis

“Rose’s flowers” by Aash Ramadeen

“A Rip in Time” by Diddi .

“Kitchen Years” by M Dover

“Were you meant for me?” by Ysra Charife

“Jumping in” by Laura Fender

“THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH” by Claire Tennant

“Faith in Wishes ” by Geneva Cortez

“Why Is This Happening?” by Tierra Jenkins

“Aisle ” by Claire Elizabeth

“Never Plucked Apple in the Garden of Eden” by Andrea An

“Granted for Time” by Emily Rose

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Write about someone scrambling to finish a goal in the last few hours of the year.

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Write a story that takes place across ten days.

Write a story in the form of a top-ten list.

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