Set your story in a confectionery shop.

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“Croft's Wondrous Confections” by Jordan Caves-Callarman

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The bell above the door jangled softly as Timothy entered the shop. He stood by the doorway, uncertain. The place was empty, not a customer or employee in sight, and stepping in from all the busyness and noise of the city made the sudden silence seem jarring.It was an old-fashioned sort of candy store, all gleaming brass and polished wood, and tall shelves loaded with jars of treats. A few large light bulbs dangled down from the ceiling above, their coils glowing a baleful orange, but the stingy illumination they provided only seemed to deep...

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“Secret Admirer” by Prince Prose

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Habits were hard to break. Waking up at the same time every day, always ordering the same coffee, taking the same route to and from work. Ian was guilty of all of these, and others. He was fortunate enough–or unfortunate?--that his walk home from work took him along main street. It was nice looking in all the shop windows, seeing how everything changed as the seasons went by and waving to all the familiar employees as he passed. Until three months ago, when the ‘For Lease’ sign on the window of the only empty storefront was removed. ...

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“Love and a Fantasy” by Dhruv Srivastava

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“I’ll just have a coffee and a blueberry muffin, please.” His voice was gruff, sandy at the edges and yet soft on the consonants. He brushed jet black hair onto his face to obscure his dark brown eyes from the server. She jotted his order down and smiled at him, just barely parting full lips to reveal crystalline white teeth. It was a smile which tore his mind in two. “Is that all?” Her voice was throaty and velvet textured, with just the hint of a New York accent on a few of her vowels. “Yes,” he said quietly, giving her a nod...

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“Did I find my Forever? ” by Naduni De Silva

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“Will you be my Valentine?!” I placed the banner with much difficulty in front of the sop. But honestly I kept telling my dad we don’t need a banner because if it’s the Valentines week, we would get customers. Some turn up around 11pm asking for treats. As a person who has been single for her entire 22 years of life and as a person who’s obsessed with confectionary more than love or dating, I sometimes wonder what it would feel like to fall in love and find that person who’s your forever. Thoughts aside, I’m unfortunately too busy to even th...

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“Chocolate and Oranges” by Misty Phillips

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“Twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight…” Inventory days. They were the absolute worst. “Thirty, thirty-one—” Ding-a-ling-a-ling. I nearly jumped out of my skin at the sound of that bell. Most of the island was still fasting, so customers were extremely rare. I spun around to the door. There was a teenage boy, panting like mad, his whole body pressed up against the door, and I couldn’t help but give him a look-over. The first thing that caught my eye was that brilliant orange hair framing his soft, freckled face with a bandana tied around...

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“As The Truffles Cool ” by Celine Rose Marie

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I flick on the light, my key jangling as I pull it from the lock with a sigh, glimpsing the fresh sign I had made. Bailey’s Goodies and cannot contain my smile. I push the door closed and dump my stuff behind the counter, swiping an arm across my forehead. Owning your own business means never having a day off. It’s rough, but I’d never give it up. I move through the kitchen, pulling supplies from the neat shelves as I make my way toward the fridge at the back. The countertop cluttered with baking supplies and ingredients. I place a po...

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“A Delayed Transaction” by James Grasham

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Note from the author: There are a couple of instances of bad language in this story. *** The hall of trade was the easy part, Gail had been there as instructed, waiting to meet Gerrod in a private chamber. Frustratingly, he’d passed on details of a further meeting, this time in some fancy cake shop in the district of commerce. Infuriated by this latest setback, Gerrod thundered down the street alongside the river, back to his crew. ‘How did it go chief?’ Asked Giant. Inside the city proper, he’d been attracting many a sideways stare. A...

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“The Candy Store” by Amy Wright

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I’d been hiking the Southwest Coast Path in England alone for a month and was so lonely I felt raw. I wasn’t hiking that day; I had hitched a ride to St. Ives with Dave, a surfer I’d met in a hostel in Port Isaac. The night before he’d introduced me to the Teletubbies while sharing a giant joint made with a cigar roller and offered me transport to St. Ives in his weed delivery van. So I took Dave up on his offer and was almost tearfully glad of his company. We didn’t talk much as we drove, but the companionable silence was almost as good. It...

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“Third Times the Charm” by Sarina L

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Warning: language The sweet air of my favorite candy shop, Charlotte’s Sweets, fills my lungs as I push open the glass door. “Good morning, Stella.” Charlotte calls from across the pink counter. “Morning Charlotte!” I smile back, as I gaze into the cases filled with countless types of chocolate in preparation for Valentine’s Day. “I think I’m going to go with two dozen milk chocolate hearts today.” “Sounds good! Your students are going to love these.” She smiles, as she starts prepping my order. Once a month I treat my students to some o...

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“Sweet Shadows” by M.J. Silvestre

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The woman smiled, her expression warm and welcoming. She handed a small box to the young lady who stood across the counter. With a thank you and a grin, the customer left, clutching the matte brown package carefully so as not to disturb its bright red bow.The woman’s gaze followed her customer’s departure, her eyes settling beyond the threshold to the street just outside her shop window. Muted orange sunlight streamed sideways between buildings, casting long, lean shadows on the cobblestones and harkening nightfall.He’d be there soon.And so,...

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“The Chocolate Coated Gun-Runner” by Leon Moss

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My first question is why they let me hold onto my laptop once I was locked in my cell. How am I supposed to type when there is nothing in here on which to rest my laptop except my lap. The only flat surface in here is a concrete slab - my bed. I had been working in this highly computerized company as a specialist engineer for about a year when the boss called me in and said, “We are sending you to Belgium, where there are experts working in the same field. You will be a member of a very exclusive Cyber team. You will be away for some mont...

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“Candy Girl Confections” by Patrissha Booker

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Candy Girl Confections Keyes Family Confections has been in my family over ninety years and the magically ancestrally recipes passed downed through the generations never lost their flavor, but they have become boring and unable to compete with the new candy store that hit my hometown six months ago. Jazzy G’s Candies, which sells booze filled, CBD, ,marijuana-laced, and some nothing but chocolates thrown into the mix. I, Lyrical Keyes, recently inherited, Keyes Family Confections, which has been struggling financially for ye...

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“Just Desserts” by Virtual Chesse Emporium

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TW: Mentions of Abuse and DeathThe scent of strawberries and cooked sugar wafted through the air. Customers eagerly waited as Miss Flora set freshly made strawberry crepes out for display. They were absolutely gorgeous, the bright red berries and sweet cream cushioned in a golden brown crust. Miss Flora smoothed her apron and smiled at the crowd.“Alright dears,” she said cheerily, “Everyone wanting strawberry crepes can come forward!” People swarmed the counter, waving money in the air as they called for different desserts. Crepes, cupcakes,...

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“Like a big kid in a sweet shop” by Rebecca Stack

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The bell on the shop door dings as Margaret enters; wandering around the shop she studies each available sweet and chocolates so closely as if she is peering at them through a magnifying glass. Each step she takes further into the confectionery shop, she is soaking in the smells, the colors, the many varieties. Her mouth-watering as she breathes in the many different scents, she is not exactly sure what she is looking for. As a young girl long ago, in the happiest times of her life, she vaguely remembers a sweet that she loved so ...

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“The City Girl” by Jodi Johnson-Meyers

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The City Girl Snap! Snap! Snap! Bony fingers sliced through Clara’s reverie. She didn’t have to look up to know whose body possessed those claws. Although only in her thirties, Agnes’ hands defied her age. The enamel of her fingernails showed thick, yellowed and rippled from years of vitamin and iron deficiencies. Her thin, translucent skin stretched taught, obscene and white over her knuckles, making Clara’s stomach turn sickly at the sight of them. Her knuckles protruded so prominently they made you think they were going to pop out of he...

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Set your story in a confectionery shop.

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✍️ 40 stories

“Croft's Wondrous Confections” by Jordan Caves-Callarman

“Secret Admirer” by Prince Prose

“Love and a Fantasy” by Dhruv Srivastava

“Did I find my Forever? ” by Naduni De Silva

“Chocolate and Oranges” by Misty Phillips

“As The Truffles Cool ” by Celine Rose Marie

“A Delayed Transaction” by James Grasham

“The Candy Store” by Amy Wright

“Third Times the Charm” by Sarina L

“Sweet Shadows” by M.J. Silvestre

“The Chocolate Coated Gun-Runner” by Leon Moss

“Candy Girl Confections” by Patrissha Booker

“Just Desserts” by Virtual Chesse Emporium

“Like a big kid in a sweet shop” by Rebecca Stack

“The City Girl” by Jodi Johnson-Meyers

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Write about someone going on a search for a specific type (or brand) of chocolate.

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