Start your story with someone accepting a dare.

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“The Floor is Lava” by Fran Calhoon

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The Floor is Lava It had sounded so simple at first. “I dare you Mommy. I dare you!” It was mid-afternoon on a wet, drizzly Wednesday. I’d been seated on the end of the dark brown leather L-shaped sectional with Lottie, my precocious four-year-old extraordinaire. We were snuggling and watching Peppa Pig. Peppa and George were happily jumping in and out of puddles, Peppa had just told George how much she loved splashing, and Lottie decided she wanted to play too. She was hopping happily across the floor when suddenly she stopped, scrambled...

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“The Moonlight Dare” by Joseph Robinson

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Kiera stared at the three crazed vampires in front of her baring their fangs. The male vampires were both fifteen like she was but, loomed over her like trees. The female vampire was shorter than the boys, but her armor-clad talons more than made up for the difference in height. Kiera noted the situation she found herself in and chuckled. “Really, Jack? You didn’t tell me you were bringing friends to the party.” Kiera crouched and brought her fists clos...

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“Care or Dare?” by Sevv E

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Here I was. Jumping off of my ex-girlfriend’s roof because of a dare. She had sworn we were fine, and she wasn’t mad, but things took a turn once we played truth or dare. I had chosen dare since I thought I was safe, but when she drunkenly dared me to jump off her roof to see if my “commitment issues” have been resolved, I took the challenge to my chest and quickly climbed to the roof from her balcony. This wasn’t just a dare anymore. She was seeing if I had changed, even though she didn’t want to commit either. So there she was, already tak...

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“A Perfect Day” by Crystal Pell

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A Perfect Day“Put the blind fold on her” instructed Jake. “Spin her around three times. Okay, now she’s ready!” The two girls, Missy and Jenna, guided me into the cold spring and pulled me from behind a slippery, wet raft. The icy water and the sun piercing, I held on for dear life. I had no idea what was in store for me, but I knew if I was to be accepted into this group, I must perform the dare. I felt my foot hit a rock and the pain began to pulsate. I clenched my teeth. I was led to a shore and the blindfo...

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“As Dark As Cinder” by Peculiar Ibhawoh

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“Okay, Ella. It’s your turn”, Anastasia said, “you can’t pick truth because Drizella and I already did” It had been the same pattern for hours- two truths and one dare. Unsurprisingly, the dare always fell on me and the particles of flour in my hair were evidence of the last one. “Truth or dare, Ella?”, Drizella asked, a sly smile on her face. “Dare”, I answered. “Okay, I dare you to walk across the ledge on the roof. If you make it to the other house, we’ll let you pick truth next time. Anna can pick dare” “But I don't want to pic...

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“Naked in Times Square.” by Jarkara Kerr-Jones

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tw: assault 5th Street, New York 1:00am. It had been an uneventful day, woke up, got dressed and left for work. Got screamed at by my boss at work, got catcalled on the street, had my normal crummy lunch on my usual bench outside the building because I told myself that I needed fresh air, well as fresh as air could be in New York with 20 million other people breathing the same air as me. I had finished the exact same day that I had everyday. It was like groundhog day and I was living in an endless loop and I hated it. Was it the city...

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“Brothers” by Aimie Laylee

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"I dare you to jump in from that rock up there!" Taylor points towards the cliffedge and gestures for Garth to follow him. They race towards it, giggling with excitement.***I'm sitting by myself again, watching the world go by and thinking about my brother, Garth. He died when he was thirteen years old. I was ten at the time. We use to play here as kids and the world felt so much kinder then. No worries. Just me and my cool big brother, playing pirates or cops and robbers. Mum and dad sat laughing at our crazy stunts and silly games. God, wh...

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“Dare to See” by Yvette Francaise

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An email popped up on my black phone. "It said I dare you to go see Derek right now, and surprise him with a special gift." Okay I thought to myself. Before I could stop myself, I found myself in front of his white Dutch colonial. Cautiously, I pushed open the red front door and creeped up the stairs. My heart was beating dangerously fast as my lungs burned for oxygen as I approached his bedroom door. Slowly I opened the black door and saw a true horror. Derek was naked in bed with blonde haired Natalie. He yelled as he slammed his ...

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“The Unexpected” by Stone Burn

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He dared me to. I had to do it. I never backed down from a dare. I went to the very edge of the cliff trying to be careful not to fall over. I looked down at the pool of roaring fire below me. ¨Safisted?¨ I asked my boyfriend, Jake. His green eyes pierced into mine. Jake started walking towards me. ¨What are you doing? There is not enough room for both of us on the edge. One of us will fall¨ I told him. ¨I know. Exactly my point¨ Jake said now right behind me. He ran his hands through his rusty red hair. ¨What is exactly your point?¨ I asked...

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“Jericho siege ” by Gary Copley

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Joshua, now in command from the order of Moses, daring the Israelites to go & get what God has given to them! Moses himself must stay behind, as ordered by God. In that season, Joshua, secretly sent two spies to Shittim. “ Go now & Look over look over the land,” he said, “ Especially Jericho! “ make yourselfs known at first then find a place to hide for the night. Fear, & swiftness must be recognized & the ability of stealth, damage & camouflage. A word from the priest! A woman, friendly woman in need will help you...

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“Luke's One and Only Dare” by Glenn Etzwiler

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Luke was a average eighteen year old, senior high school student that had few friends. The ones he did have always played drinking games. One day Luke and his friends played a drinking game Luke got dared. He accepts the dare all of his friends look at him in shock because Luke never accepts a dare. Luke’s friends try to think up something good but not to difficult for Luke to pull off. Luke’s friends talk quietly to each other to devise a good dare. Luke sits quietly waiting for this dare watching his friends. Argue with each other o...

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“A Bittersweet Memory” by Sophia Guo

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Empty bottles of coke on the floor. Stray socks and plastic baggies complete the picture. We sit in a circle, and everywhere I look, people are arm in arm, slapping each other on their backs. Their faces proudly show off their pearly white teeth as they double over in laughter. One person stands on his head for 30 seconds. Another posts a silly picture on Instagram captioned: Party With my Boys! Soon, it is my turn. “Truth or dare?” they ask, and though my brain says truth, my mouth betrays it and spews out “dare” recklessly. As they ...

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“The Dare That Killed Me” by Hana J

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Usually, at about seven-thirty sharp, the lights go dim, and all that’s left is cars pulling into their lanky driveways. Well, that and Tim Fryer.He waits for me at the end of the hall near apartment 206, banging on the buttons of the elevator.“Come on! Stupid elevatoris!”Tim Fryer is the kind of guy you become friends with because his dad is rich. It happened about two years ago when they hired me to mow their lawn. Mr. Fryer came out of the house holding a but load of cash, begging me to take it and be friends with his son. I mean, how oft...

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“I Dare You” by Jerry Gilstrap

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“I dare you to ride over that gravel pile,” my brother had said.Being the youngest of three with a pretty large age gap between us, I wasn’t about to back down. Barely able to handle the old Schwin, I made it up one side of the loose chat pile in victory. What happened next is still a mystery to me, still today. The end result was a good scolding from our father, no bicycle riding for three days, and a bad case of road rash down my back and ribs. The only explanation I can come up with was the bike decided that since I rode it to the top, it...

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“The Dare of a Lifetime” by Sarah McBroom

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George and his best friend Ethan were playing in the creek on a warm, summer afternoon. Ethan was talking like he always did about Jesus and how George could get to heaven. He quoted the verse John 3:16; “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him shall have eternal life”. These young men were 17 years old and they were like any teenage boys, they liked to dare each other to do things and they like to take those dares. As Ethan swung out over the water in an old...

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Start your story with someone accepting a dare.

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✍️ 185 stories

“The Floor is Lava” by Fran Calhoon

“The Moonlight Dare” by Joseph Robinson

“Care or Dare?” by Sevv E

“A Perfect Day” by Crystal Pell

“As Dark As Cinder” by Peculiar Ibhawoh

“Naked in Times Square.” by Jarkara Kerr-Jones

“Brothers” by Aimie Laylee

“Dare to See” by Yvette Francaise

“The Unexpected” by Stone Burn

“Jericho siege ” by Gary Copley

“Luke's One and Only Dare” by Glenn Etzwiler

“A Bittersweet Memory” by Sophia Guo

“The Dare That Killed Me” by Hana J

“I Dare You” by Jerry Gilstrap

“The Dare of a Lifetime” by Sarah McBroom

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Write a story about someone sticking to a course of action even when it’s clearly wrong.

Write a story about two people who need each other, but are too stubborn to admit it.

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Write a story in which a character justifies an argument with: “Because I said so.”

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