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“Bucket” by Kendall Defoe

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Where did he want to begin? 10. Forgive Michael That seemed fair to Steven. Michael B. was his oldest friend; the one who first invited him to hang out when they were just kids who were new to each other in that neighbourhood; the one that he played road hockey with, traded comic books and baseball cards, chased girls that did not have any interest in them, and on and on; the one who truly understood what his friend was all about. But there were certain things that haunted Steven’s thoughts at the end of the year. Laura Smit...

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“L’orinne Loves…New Year’s Looks!” by Karen McDermott

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“Write a top ten NYE party looks and beauty must-haves list”, the last minute brief went, landing into my inbox on a Wednesday morning where my only plans had been continuing to eat chocolate for breakfast. Yes, that’s right. We’re in yet another lockdown and the government is fining people who meet up with others, yet Glimmer remain resolute that you, dear reader, want to squeeze into a tiny sequinned something and spend hundreds painting your eyelids to resemble fireworks. Fine. Let the cosmetics countdown begin. 10. (Also the number...

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“Ten Little Things” by Emily Germaine

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10 Little Things that Remind Me the Most of Elise: 1. Eggs “It wasn't me!” She told me. “I didn't do it!” I looked at the ground, the eggs shells in pieces on the ground, the thick clear and the dripping yellow spread all over the wooden floorboards. “Then who was it, Elise?” She looked around, her bright eyes beading everywhere, looking for any other sign of life. “I would blame it on the dog, but we don’t have one.” She wiped her hand on the back of her pant legs, spreading egg yolk all around. It’s times like this when I wish he...

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“Letting Go” by Kathleen Foxx

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The decision has been made. The machines are keeping her husband alive, but for what? It’s like trying to fly a kite that has a hole in it, or pumping up a tire with a leak; pointless. She watches the little white plastic pump as it goes up and down, reminding her of an accordion. The air gets pushed in; the air gets pulled out. He is unable to hold the air in on his own. His body has given up. There’s no hope left, she’d been told. Still, she’d been hanging on for weeks, wishing and hoping and praying that fate would still have more in stor...

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“Super” by Inkstained Introvert

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There are some things that people never tell you about being a superhero, and there’s a reason for that.1. The term “superhero.” It’s ridiculous; I hate it. There doesn’t seem to be a better word lying around, though. But superhero? It sounds so childish and petty—who came up with it? Are our everyday heroes—nurses and firefighters and that nice Asian man on the street corner who gave you directions when you were lost in Chicago on a Tuesday afternoon—are they not enough to be “super,” and yet I—we—are? What kind of crap is that?2. Being a s...

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“Top 10 things I could live without” by Kaitlynn Long

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Trigger warning: eating disorder 1.My mothers hair, Everyone said I had my mothers hair. I never wanted to be anything like her. Living with her past in the small town I grew up in only led to me being mistaken for her. Over and over again. I’d had enough of my mothers hair. I’d had enough of braiding it and combing it trying to get it into a hairstyle where someone wouldn’t immediately ask if I was her daughter. I’d had enough styling at all. I cut it all off, up to my ears. It was short and no longer looked like hers. But it s...

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“Weirdest Day Ever!” by 💖♎ℂℍℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝕐 ℍ𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕄𝔸ℕℕ♎💖

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I had entirely too much fun writing this story. I hope it is as fun for you reading it as it was for me writing it!!! --------------That particular morning when I woke up, I thought it would be a typical day.Boy, was I wrong.Not only did I have a flashback to Casey Kasem's top ten, but that day also played out like it was MY top ten.I got up and turned the radio on to be blasted way back in the past. I mean on a scale of one to ten, Casey Kasem was my all-time favorite countdown guru... Lol. He was the best, so saying this is my number 10, j...

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“Ten Reasons Why My Classmate Is A Vampire” by Sarah Linseed

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Dear Mrs. Sucklie, I am sorry to inform you that you must expel Lucy Grasha from this class. Sure, she seems nice and friendly on the outside, but that’s just to cover up her secret. As absurd as it sounds, she isn’t actually a student. She’s a vampire. I know I’ve had similar accusations before, and I’m sorry I threw a lamp at Banse (but come on! Add a couple more letters and it practically spells out Banshee), but this time I’m 100% positive! And to prove it to you, here is a solid, full-proof list of reasons why Lucy is loony! ...

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“Nova” by Ash M

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I'm not sure what to get Nova for Christmas. So, I guess I'm writing out what gifts I might give because why not?Possible gifts for Nova:Scrapbook: I already filled up half of the book (I bought it at the dollar store) it’s about 40-something-pages long in total. Christmas is literally in two days. How am I supposed to fill out the rest? But, Nova would definitely appreciate this the most since it has our baby pictures and some letters I wrote about our time together. I can probably finish the rest tomorrow, but it’ll drain a lot of my energ...

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“Broken Yet Shinning” by Meera Anvar

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BROKEN YET SHINNING OPEN-LETTER: THE STRONGEST WOMEN FACING UNKNOWN STRUGGLES WITH BRIGHT SMILES Women, Ladies, Girls she has a different names as she grew up, It is not easy to play a role of any such character in their life, You people can’t imagine How it works an entire psychological barriers upon them? Particularly these women has many issues in each and every steps they fall apart, Some don’t want to help them the other just pull her rights, talents, everything and tags a band that ...

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“Takeoff” by Martha May

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ten. “Hi.” I look up to the source of the voice. There stands a woman, sunny hair, umber skin, and eyes like the coffee swirling in my cup. Frills brush her neck, a bloody brooch resting at the hollow of her throat. The rest of her outfit echoes the frilly sentiment, white and plaid with brogues on shoes bearing intermittent patches of dirt and white petals. Her fingers tighten around her bag strap as she extends a hand. “I’m Amelia—you must be Wichita?” Closing the book, I shake her hand. Yes, that would be me,” I say, setting t...

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“A Teacher's Top Ten Things to Do During Quarantine...a story of 2020” by Nikki Hertzler

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A Teacher’s Top Ten Things to Do During Quarantine…a story of 2020#10. Scoff at the dire predictions, cancelations of events, and the mask debate while I get to stay home anyway because it’s spring break. Put toilet paper and Lysol wipes on the shopping list even though I already have enough. Get caught up in the mass hysteria of food hoarding—but too late to buy anything except the bulk-sized gallon jug of popcorn kernels and a matching gallon of vegetable oil. Be glad that I will happily survive a very long siege with that gallon of popcor...

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“Once Again” by Florian Wolf

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1. 1980 is without any doubt the best year for city A. Shining fields of flowers, water that is so clean it is used to clean other waters, and an inner city dominated by the youth. Not water, but red wine is the fluid of choice. 2. 1982 may - with reservations - be the year one puts here. A gets some new business that nobody expected. In those days the youth pushed themselves in French restaurants. The surrounding rural area lie in quiet desperation as their children move to A. 3. 1985: The youth is still pushing it in A. ...

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“Top Ten Ways to Feel Happy” by Sarah Marchese

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Number one. Sleep more. Oliver sighed rolling over onto his side. He held the phone in front of his face, his lips pressed in a tight line, his brows knit together as he read the paragraph that followed the suggestion. The light from the screen stung his eyes. It was too bright in an all too dark room, and despite the pale hint of morning light creeping in from darkened curtains, Oliver couldn’t bring himself to open them. The time blinked at him from an alarm clock on his bedside table, the numbers 5:55 AM illuminate...

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“Into the woods” by Mya Radword

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1.Patience, I tell you. You know already, but I remind you, for I have seen far too often the way fear short circuits the frontal lobe and paralyses human decision making; I tell you, the woods are alive. The trees, of course, grow and reproduce and respire, but I am talking of the spaces in between, of the essence of the woods. The lone birch tree that the nosy woman - you know the one - hangs her washing line on is not frightening as it stands silently in her garden, though the bleached bark peels like ribbons of flayed skin. It was dug up...

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

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✍️ 115 stories

“Bucket” by Kendall Defoe

“L’orinne Loves…New Year’s Looks!” by Karen McDermott

“Ten Little Things” by Emily Germaine

“Letting Go” by Kathleen Foxx

“Super” by Inkstained Introvert

“Top 10 things I could live without” by Kaitlynn Long

“Weirdest Day Ever!” by 💖♎ℂℍℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝕐 ℍ𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕄𝔸ℕℕ♎💖

“Ten Reasons Why My Classmate Is A Vampire” by Sarah Linseed

“Nova” by Ash M

“Broken Yet Shinning” by Meera Anvar

“Takeoff” by Martha May

“A Teacher's Top Ten Things to Do During Quarantine...a story of 2020” by Nikki Hertzler

“Once Again” by Florian Wolf

“Top Ten Ways to Feel Happy” by Sarah Marchese

“Into the woods” by Mya Radword

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