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

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“A Lover's Folly” by J.A. Blackmore

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"Mother!" I screamed, pulling much at the tough material digging into my wrists and ankles. "Mother, please! Don't do this!"She looked at me with cold, expressionless eyes. "I gave you one chance, Annie, and you failed me!""No, mother, please!" I yelled, tears streaming down my face. "Mother please! Please!"Mother clicked her tongue and walked to a cart. She tugged a handkerchief out of her pocket and picked up a pair of huge silver scissors.A shiver ran through my body. I was terrified by the shears, but even more so that my own mother was ...

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“Rules Are There For A Reason” by John Carpenter

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Our examination of the 6 worlds was supposed to be incognito. Our space wheel had reflective technology which cloaked our little home away from home so that we could watch. We were there to secretly monitor the election of the Grand Leader of the Six Worlds, an election that is supposed to occur every 7 years.I was the Commander of that mission: My name is Tom Durfee. With me were my Communications officer Sam Oliver, Staff Lieutenants Martha Bachman and Sally Carty and our morale officer, Satchewon Pillingly.The event that jeopardized our m...

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“The King's Game” by Fxlter Vanquard

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“The king is a coward!”, people of the empire shouted as they mourn the loss of the empire’s hero, Uqueion. The king prances back and forth inside his office, biting his nail. “Your majesty, we need to appease the people’s concerns,” the king’s advisor, Ruswer, begged. “Ruswer, if my tyranny is the only key for this nation to prosper. I’d gladly offer myself up,” the king stated. “But ignoring the people will-,” Ruswer was stopped by the king. “I’m gonna declare war with Trulenton,” the king demanded stubbornly. “We can’t! Your majesty...

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“My Beloved Layla” by A L

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TW: domestic abuse “It’s not that simple, okay? You want me to leave, it’s not that simple. My CD’s are in his car!” The audience in the video were laughing, and yet she sat there wishing it were something so small. Layla held her daughter up against her shoulder, patting her back, and watched her boyfriend laughing along to the show. She should be feeling relief – he was in a good mood, he wasn’t drinking, and he was going to be leaving for his night s...

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“No Recourse” by Joe Swanson

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They say I’ve become obsessed with escaping. But what alternative is there? They say I need to be here. I belong here. I have been sentenced to spend more time than I’ve been allotted by life, I know that. I do not wish to die in this place. It is not the dying that frightens me however, but the fact that in here, you are alone. So alone, even when surrounded by others, you are alone. They are alone. Everyone in this place is alone, with only themselves to provide a means of escape. Some read to ...

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“Mandala me this or Sketcher me that” by Clinton Siegle

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Let me be perfectly honest. Prior to May 18, 2016 plus or minus billions of years into a future now that no longer exists according to closed time curved loop reality, many things did not exist. Meaning? Solomon’s statement that the past is better than the future is truth.You see, I am a Mandela effected person. Sure, my shrink tells me I am living a past life. And I agree with him. However, when I point out if I lived on Sagittarius not Orion for 45 years and some months that he logically being on a much younger planet than mine would be de...

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“Afternoon Tea” by Paula Feldman

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TW: abuse I didn’t show up for work that day, but it couldn’t be helped. As it were, this was the most important thing in all the world and needed to be addressed thoroughly and completely. I sat in silence as my husband hurled obscenities at me in front of my two children. That morning at 4 am he had shouted for me to get out of bed. Shortly afterwards, he did the same with our two children. They slowly and sleepily made their way to the kitchen with worried faces and straight backs. Once the children arrived on the scene, I sat stil...

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“Part 1: Fucked Seven Ways From Sunday” by E.C. Nickelson

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A/N: Explicit language and scenes --------------------------------- "SIANNODEL!!!!!!" She bellowed from the yard below. "GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE!!!" She heard his boots pounding on the spiral stairway, heard him stomping through the farmhouse, and saw him emerge from the oak door. "You're so fucked, Siannodel!" The anger in her pale features was as unmistakable as the confusion in his sun-kissed ones. "What the ever-livin' fuck, Hollander?! Whatever it is, I had no part in it!" "Then explain that!" She pointed off to the side of the house...

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“Zack and the Darkness (part 1)” by Ashlyn Anderson

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Zack looked at the demon girl as Addie flew past him and got slammed against the wall like she was a pillow. She morphed back into her human self as she slid down the wall. Addie didn’t look so hot; you could tell that several of her ribs were broken, she had a busted lip, and was coughing up blood. Zack had to tap into the pen’s powers to save her even though he would have to give up being human. It was a bad course of action but he didn’t have another plan and wouldn’t be able to make one in time for Addie’s sake. Zack’s eyes darken as his...

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“Happily Never After” by Rachel Mann

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Dear Fairy Godmother, Day one of operation Marriage Carriage. Have woken up dawn-break early, full of vim, vigour, and uncontainable excitement at prospect of future life as Mrs Prince Charming. Ignoring all negativity henceforth. It is, after all, completely irrelevant that said Prince and I have never actually met, nor that I am not entirely sure that he even exists. (America has a monarchy, right?) In the grand scheme of things – and I am all about the grand schemes – these things do not matte...

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“Even a Blind Man Could See It” by Mackenzie Littledale

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Even a Blind Man Could See It A Short Story by Mackenzie Littledale 05/20/2021 “So what did the doctor say, Mom?” I asked over the phone and plunked my purse down on the sofa. “I’ve been trying to reach you all day.” “You were? I was home. Must not have heard the phone.” Her nonchalance didn’t sit well with me. “What were the heart monitor’s results?” “I don’t need the pacemaker after all,” she said. I could hear the smile in her voice. It reminded me of a kid with a kazoo. Not that her voice was twangy, but sheer childlike h...

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“WHY DO PEOPLE FAIL IN LIFE AND OTHER SUCCEED?” by Bilihanyumah Lpc

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14/05/2021 WHY DO PEOPLE FAIL IN LIFE AND OTHER SUCCEED? By; Laurent Christopher Bilihanyuma_Author_Tanzania. “Every human being on this planet wants to be successful .” Every day successful entrepreneurs and self-motivation gurus share all their experiences about how they obtained name and fame. There are innumerable self-help guides that tell us how to achieve our goals. With all these quick and easy access to a plethora of information and knowledge, why people still find it difficult to be successful? Why most of the people who want to ...

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“Two Typical Troublemakers” by Maddie Coindreau

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“Did you understand?” “No” I sighed in frustration. “It’s really not that hard. Look: We get in through the only window they never lock, the one next to the garden. The children will already be sleeping, so the only person we’ll have to avoid will be the nanny. There really isn’t a better day to do it. Today the parents won’t be home. This’ll be a piece of cake.” Nicolai looked at me with a blank expression. “What part of this don’t you understand?!” I half yelled. “No, I do get the logistics of it.” “Then?” I was glaring at him ...

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“Rising From the Ashes” by Cindy Calder

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Everyone in the village said it was a futile endeavor. They said Seton and his ship, The Sappho, would never return because after so long, the ship had assuredly been lost at sea. But Tessa, deep in her heart, knew differently. She stayed the course, determined in the same thought and purpose as each afternoon she would walk the cliffs of Cornwall to await the return of her beloved sea captain. Nothing and no one could dissuade her differently; he would return for her, of this she was sure.The Trevose Head Lighthouse in Cornwall stood at the...

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“Murders by IT” by Alice Clements

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His baby blue eyes flashed with horror before the knife plunged into his chest. His eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he was gone. Pools of blood swam around his body. I felt shocked. My breathing quickened. Tears trickled down my face. My face, hands, my entire body drained of colour. I was frantic. The entire world was spinning around me. I had just seen a murder, and I just had to get away.So I ran. I ran to my car, got inside, turned it on, and just drove home. IT made me run.As I parked my car in the driveway, my hands were ...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 182 stories

“A Lover's Folly” by J.A. Blackmore

“Rules Are There For A Reason” by John Carpenter

“The King's Game” by Fxlter Vanquard

“My Beloved Layla” by A L

“No Recourse” by Joe Swanson

“Mandala me this or Sketcher me that” by Clinton Siegle

“Afternoon Tea” by Paula Feldman

“Part 1: Fucked Seven Ways From Sunday” by E.C. Nickelson

“Zack and the Darkness (part 1)” by Ashlyn Anderson

“Happily Never After” by Rachel Mann

“Even a Blind Man Could See It” by Mackenzie Littledale

“WHY DO PEOPLE FAIL IN LIFE AND OTHER SUCCEED?” by Bilihanyumah Lpc

“Two Typical Troublemakers” by Maddie Coindreau

“Rising From the Ashes” by Cindy Calder

“Murders by IT” by Alice Clements

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