Write a story that includes someone saying, “It’s not fair.”

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“Of Hearts And Homes” by Rama Shaar

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Frau Herz looked at me with eyes struggling to contain their tears. I wanted to tell her it was OK. But I was still mute back then. Her milky hand hovered as she debated in her mind whether it was OK for her to press her palm to the scab, but we both knew it was not a good idea. So, instead, she slowly turned around, head bowed, and returned to the book she was reading to us and I was pretending to follow. Her voice was different now. It was lower and huskier. Luckily, the other students didn't pick up on anything. I was torn between wanting...

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“Tropospheric Tryst” by Jim Firth

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Content warning: mentions of sex***A pair of disembodied genitals were frantically copulating on the wing of the plane. In the cabin, my fellow passengers were in hysterics. Mothers were shielding their children’s eyes. Perverts were enjoying the aeronautical erotica; filming it with their phones. An incensed mother, sitting in front of me, buzzed the flight attendant. ‘How could you be so irresponsible?’ She asked. ‘You allowed at least two passengers without Securi-pants onboard. Check for anyone who is sleeping and wake them up!’The fligh...

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“Last Minute Fadeaway to Win the Game” by Marty B

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Back in high school, I was a player, a basketball star. In the sport of love though, I keep putting up bricks, it took until my last day at Vic’s to realize I was playing the wrong game. I had gotten to the store first that morning, with a little anxiety as I knew Lourdes was working too. She had a tempestuous relationship, she could make the day go quick with her stories, or terrible if she picked a fight. Most of the other shops in the strip mall were already open, and as usual the regulars at the Bean gave me a wave. The Co...

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“Life Isn't” by Jeannette Miller

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We thought we were so cool. Every Friday and Saturday night, we would park right here with my car facing toward the street so we could sit on the hood and watch other cars full of kids cruise back and forth yelling out their windows and playing music. It was kind of lame, but what else are you going to do as a teenager in a small town with nothing to do? We’d get all dolled up and wear what we thought would make us look cute but not too eager or desperate for the guys cruising who were trying to act cool themselves. We all knew each other a...

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“An Immortal's Dilemma ” by Logan Wolf

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Miriam pushed her way through the thick brush, stepping through the overgrown greenery. The sun was hidden in this place, the trees growing so tall and full that only tiny scraps of light penetrated the forest floor. Miriam continued forward, brushing her bandaged hands across the massive trunks of trees, feeling the depth of their bark, a sense of history emanating from them. She placed her feet carefully with each step, trying to avoid any small plants. She continued like this for some time, until finally, she broke into a clearing. She pa...

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“A Long and Winding Road” by VJ Hamilton

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Long and Winding Road Excerpt from the diary of Daniel Bruback, 1978 Day 1 I promised Liz to keep track of the journey, not just the destination. She’s dead set against my plan, to skip one week of haying so I can show support for workers’ rights at the conference in the city. She’s always pulling rank on me. Fourteen months older but two grades ahead in school. Dad will have to show her how to drive the tractor while I’m gone. I hugged her and Lucky and then walked to Highway 11. I got a ride from Greenstone to Geraldton within ten minut...

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“Fresh Start” by Mofope Olaleye

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(Just so you know, this story has some terms from my Yoruba culture.) Brown, viscous water splashed on my face. My eyes dared to open in the sight of that seething ocean, making fitful creeps up its white, porcelain prison. Not even the plastic bristles of my brush could squelch its spirit, and my sinuses continued to strain from its fumes. What the hell, Dad? I thought. It’s Halloween. . . I could still hear the pops of my soaked feet as I rumbled down the stairs. There I stood, clad in dark blue vests, a goblin mask, and a ho...

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“The Sweepers - My Pleiadian Wife” by Agnieszka Baczkowska-Maśluszczak

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“I’d like to go see it,” I said one Saturday morning, when we were lying in bed.“See what, Mark?” Surya, my wife stretched herself lazily.“The most famous painting in the world… you know.”“You must mean the famousest painting in the world. Please use real words,” she said and smiled.„Why did I marry a Pleiadian?” I said with a heavy sigh. Before 2030, famousest wasn't even a word. Surya giggled and rolled over in the sheets. She kissed me on the neck. Yes, why? I thought to myself. They’re pompous, boring and are alw...

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“Truth or Dare” by Lavender Blue

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Truth or Dare Truth or Dare should be a children's game, like hopscotch or tag. It has no business in Daria Fordam's house. Daria is in eighth grade like the rest of us and we are all too mature to play this game. Lindsay is up and the group calls out “Truth or Dare” and she giggles like a baby being bounced on someone's knee. “Dare.”she laughs and we can barely hear her voice for the laughter in the room. She should have said 'truth' because we all know about her and Daniel under the bleachers anyway. That...

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“Black Dahlia” by Hyacinth Maris

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It isn't fair. You walked upon floors of shining gold and jewels, bathed in exotic spices and fragrant flowers. Your hands are as soft as silk, never daring to lift more than a silver spoon to coat your tongue with the honeyed fruits of my labor. Hatred swarms my blood as the flies that plagued my broken body do. My tears are the only water I can drink, bitter and burning against my lips. You will be immortalized within the palace walls; your porcelain body laid to rest. I will be a lump of dirt, a sacrifice to the Earth in hop...

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“A love like that” by Whitney W.

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HIMBethany had flown into town for a few days from Ohio, and he couldn’t not show up. It might be weird, but it would be weirder if he didn’t show.HERDustin came. She didn’t think he would, but he had.HIMBesides, it wasn’t like it would just be the two of them. There would be a lot of their classmates and strangers. It was fine. It had been thirteen months since they graduated, and ten months since they broke up.HERShe was standing too close to the band when he arrived, so she didn’t hear or see him. She didn’t want to appear eager, but she ...

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“(title is at the end) ” by Camryn Leigh

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Its raining. It’s been raining for days actually,I used to love the rain.It once felt like a giant hug from the earth, it made me feel loved.Things have changed.Each day I feel like I’m drowning,As I’m walking down the street, clothes starting to weigh on me,I watch a leaf flow down the street and be taken into a storm drain by the rain.Never to be seen again.One day it might rain just enough to take me too Laying on my bed, Staring at the old glow in the dark stars on my ceiling, I think of what my life co...

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“The Rooftop Runners” by M. G Teagan

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“One day they will go too far, Stefan!” his older brother's words played back in his head. “Soon we will have to rise up and dare to be free again!” Sixteen-year-old Stefan watched a tired, silver dawn emerge behind the smokestacks of the main factory where he had just ended his twelve-hour night shift. The factories surrounding the town created a controlled border that forced the population into labor. No one could leave. As the p...

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“What a Night to Go Dancing” by Anna W

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Ned’s was the only bar in town that played music good enough to dance to. There was the Kensington downtown, but they only boasted a piano player who acted as background noise for diners.Ned’s was nothing to write home about, and occasionally there was a suspicious character or two, but generally it provided a place for the local couples to go and press up against each other.It was just outside the main drag of town. Far enough to be respectable but close enough that driving home a bit tipsy wouldn’t be an issue.Charlie had decided he wanted...

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“The Community Pot of Ideas and Why I’ll Never be Original” by I.M. Carney

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The sound of the kettle whistling in the kitchen interrupted Bonnie’s lecture to me on the ever-depressing state of my self-confidence. Her long, floral bathrobe floated behind her as she disappeared into the kitchen. I wrapped my legs under the knitted blue blanket on her couch and glanced lazily at all the trinkets she collected from decades of travel; a green, cloisonné vase from a flea market in Arles, a tapestry from Istanbul, postcards taped to the wall from her study-abroad semester in Czech. Bonnie came back into the living r...

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Write a story that includes someone saying, “It’s not fair.”

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✍️ 72 stories

“Of Hearts And Homes” by Rama Shaar

“Tropospheric Tryst” by Jim Firth

“Last Minute Fadeaway to Win the Game” by Marty B

“Life Isn't” by Jeannette Miller

“An Immortal's Dilemma ” by Logan Wolf

“A Long and Winding Road” by VJ Hamilton

“Fresh Start” by Mofope Olaleye

“The Sweepers - My Pleiadian Wife” by Agnieszka Baczkowska-Maśluszczak

“Truth or Dare” by Lavender Blue

“Black Dahlia” by Hyacinth Maris

“A love like that” by Whitney W.

“(title is at the end) ” by Camryn Leigh

“The Rooftop Runners” by M. G Teagan

“What a Night to Go Dancing” by Anna W

“The Community Pot of Ideas and Why I’ll Never be Original” by I.M. Carney

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with a couple sharing a cigarette in a parking lot.

Write about a character with questionable morals.

Write a story where the law plays an important role.

Write a story about a character who is trying to become a better person.

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