Start or end your story with two characters sitting down for a meal.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 25, 2022

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“Everlasting Solstice” by Amy Mayeaux

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Carter was being stubborn, as he always was after cooking. “Absolutely not,” he sets down his bowl onto the wooden table, “I am not seeing him.” For good measure, he crossed his arms - being defiant as ever. “You can’t just ignore him.” Dylan gives the stew a sidelong glance as she pushes it further away. “He is your uncle, as much as he is mine, and besides, it would be rude.” “Like how you are with my stew right now? I didn’t slave over the stove for nothing.” “I am not being rude, you know my preferences-” Carter interrup...

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“A moment” by K. G.

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You are always asked if you had a chance to have a sit down with one person again from the past who would it be? My answer is my grandmother. She was such an influence on my life; I miss her daily, and talk to her through prayers. I know she’s watching over me and my little girls. However I never knew it would actually happen that I would be able to see her again. I was sitting on the front porch surrounded my fresh lilacs and roses. I was in my swinging chair that was once hers that she sat on as she awaited h...

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“Before Dinner on Saturday” by Becca D'Silva

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TW: infant death There was a mournful silence in the room. To anyone who wasn’t familiar with the usual dynamic, it may have seemed comfortable; cozy. Usually there was music. Usually Carmen would be beside Matt near the stove, and they would be dancing and laughing as they prepared their meal together. Sometimes there was wine. Sometimes there were disasters when the recipe didn’t work out as planned, or when they lost track of time and burnt the food to a charred mess. There was a fine line between caramelized and burnt. Today Matt ...

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“Laurel and Milton's Bucket List” by Games With Friends Patterson

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It is Christmas Eve and Nichole is putting the finishing touches on the Christmas ham with her mother Rosa. "It looks like Dad's family recipe has done it again. It looks beautiful. He would be so proud of us.", Nichole says. Rosa sighs and looks out the kitchen window, "I know. It is still hard for me to believe your father has been gone for three years now. But the ham looks delicious, and I know he would not mind if I just cut the tiniest slice off the end here." Nichole gives her mother a side eye. Rosa grabs a knife off the ...

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“When the power goes out” by Ciara Schipper

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I place the last plate of food in front of my grandad as we sit down for our dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. The dish is not a family recipe as many have but made up of whatever we could find in the refrigerator and pantry. I finally take my seat and immediately dig into the delicious dish, the flavours dance on my tongue as I savour the craftsmanship that was put into this meal. A satisfied groan leaves my mouth just as the room turns black. I feel the surrounding atmosphere change from pleasure to slight annoyance. It is not uncommon fo...

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“Jack & Jill” by Jude S. Walko

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Jacques and Gillian were one pasta shell away from being married for 22 years. Jack had already reserved their chef’s table at “Bellarosas French Cuisine” for their anniversary dinner. It was here that he had proposed to her 22 years to the day. Jacques had been a young French interpreter for a large New York City architectural firm, when they had first met, and she a burgeoning NYU film student. They had encountered one another on his lunch break in Central Park, where she was stealing street scenes, without a permit, for her upcoming ...

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“Beef Phở For the Soul” by Frank Lang

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It wasn’t even a dream job, just a slightly better paying one. The email stung all the same though. "Based on your responses, we have determined you do not meet the basic requirements for this position. Please do not respond to this automated email." Hal slipped his phone into his pocket after turning it back off. He wasn’t in the mood for any more "How are you?" calls. It was the tone, the sound of trying so hard to be sincere that put him off. The whispery, NPR host earnestness in the voice of the caller. It was just a break up...

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“Cigarettes and everything in between ” by Neppi A

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I’ve quit smoking, I swear, but after a series of colorful swearing at a vehicle I couldn’t even see, which was currently at the very front of this motionless line of wheels, I felt like I could do with a puff. With one hand I pulled down the sun visor to shield my eyes from the setting sun’s stubborn rays and with my free hand I reached into the glove compartment of my old mustang which was older than I will ever be in this life. I went through its contents; mostly garbage, blindly till my fingers curled around a familiar rectangular box. I...

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“Those Who Serve” by Jon R. Miller

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Date: The thirteenth sidereal unit of the Savory cycle 23,678th BranturPlace: The Great Temple of Adephagia, in the Citrea Nebula sectorThe high-back chair of pretentious design stiffened his body even more than he expected. His full dress blacks didn’t help either. Jackson Graylor, Plenipotentiary of the Benevolent Dominion of Humanity, shifted his backside in the seat, again. Longing for the command stool on his ship, he contemplated the platter he had long emptied. It lay before him flanked by rows...

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“Change of Hands” by Navneeth N

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I found the cat figurine at my therapist’s office. It wasn't much, with some pretty dull gold and a few shiny stones. I think it was just for show on the desk. We were eating lunch, casually talking about school. My therapist believed that I was getting over my pickpocketing addiction, but little did she know. I was eyeing the figurine the entire time, thinking about how to steal it. It wasn’t that hard, either. She went to get some dessert, and I simply swiped it, hiding in my jacket pockets. It was smaller than I though...

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“Patati Patata” by Rajesh Patel

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Since at least from the early 80’s, I have seen this place being in business at this location. At the corner of St-Laurent and Rachel in the Plateau Mont-Royal district in Montreal. We call it The Main. The portion of St-Laurent boulevard that is filled with restaurants, bars, stores and groceries. A great place to meet up, talk, chit chat, study for hours, go on for a date, or just to be alone with a good meal at this small fast-food place. To me, it was kind the center of the universe when I was growing up. When I was a kid, I was not ...

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“Rum Raisin” by Chris D

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These shorts don't have pockets. What kind of monster makes shorts without pockets? She had been wearing pants. Ones with deep pockets, where she could tuck her phone, headphone cord winding up her side. Instead she carries it, because her backpack is stuffed with her pants and that book that she brings to read on break. "Hey!" she hears. Her music is loud, a feeble attempt to drown out the past eight hours. She almost doesn't hear it. Her name follows. The truck pulls to the curb. Behind the wheel is the new guy, Ethan. "Hi." "G...

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“Seeking Inspiration” by Aileen Andrews

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My hands skittered over the keys, competing to tap the letters faster than the other, red underlines littering the page as letters get transposed. The satisfying pitter-patter shook my dainty little laptop, it would be romantic and poetic to say that its beat was to the time of my heart —rhythmic and melodious— but the words came spewing out of me in gushes of sun rays and rainy days, faster than my heart could ever accomplish. My heartbeat rose and fell as I created an entire universe, accelerating when Aileen’s feet dangled over thin air, ...

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“DEAD END” by Githinji Muthee

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If you saw this couple, you would have agreed it is the most beautiful couple you have ever seen. The smiling gentleman, his late twenties, in a sleek dark suit - blended in with a young exuberant lady at the table. She had her make-up right that night, not too exaggerated, nor under-done. Just perfect. They were having a sweet conversation - they felt alone. Even with her smooth thighs plunged under the table, she turned heads of men; starving for dinner.The two enjoyed their time near the wide window, and the moonlight sieved through the p...

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“Chase your dreams” by Asia A

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"Baba, I want to say something." Said Arij hesitantly as her father was a serious man sitting at the head of the table. " Please have your meal quietly." Her mother interrupted hurriedly. "Pass me that salad." She added with a stern look and hold the plate from Arij. "Is there something important to say?" Asked her father while having a bite of cucumber. "Nothing special. She wants to visit her friend's home. And I think it's not appropriate to visit there frequently." Answered her mother, avoiding the eye conta...

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Start or end your story with two characters sitting down for a meal.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 264 stories

“Everlasting Solstice” by Amy Mayeaux

“A moment” by K. G.

“Before Dinner on Saturday” by Becca D'Silva

“Laurel and Milton's Bucket List” by Games With Friends Patterson

“When the power goes out” by Ciara Schipper

“Jack & Jill” by Jude S. Walko

“Beef Phở For the Soul” by Frank Lang

“Cigarettes and everything in between ” by Neppi A

“Those Who Serve” by Jon R. Miller

“Change of Hands” by Navneeth N

“Patati Patata” by Rajesh Patel

“Rum Raisin” by Chris D

“Seeking Inspiration” by Aileen Andrews

“DEAD END” by Githinji Muthee

“Chase your dreams” by Asia A

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Write a story where a meal or dinner goes horribly wrong.

Write about a group of strangers — or people who know each other, but may as well be strangers — eating together.

Write about a character preparing a meal for somebody else.

Write a story that involves a secret or magic ingredient.

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