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

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“Goodbye, Melanie” by Castle Marie

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CW: Minor use of adult language & suggestions of violence & abuse. Flames flowered wildly from her follicles. Everything behind her would appear to catch fire as she danced across the bar. She was warm with her words and involved with her eyes. She never made you feel inconvenient or needy. It was always, “Hey, honey! How was your day?” with such genuine inflection. As if she honestly wanted to know every single detail. And before the words could even whirl completely from her lips, she had already cracked o...

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“Blind Bidding Wars” by Te Bo

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"The South facing balcony removes any concern for the afternoon sun. Yet has this seaview unlike other stacks that face the other block." Meg stretched her iphone towards Rachel to show the compass indicating S 165°. Rachel nodded and backed into the living room. This is the best unit so far. I could place my TV on this side, extend out the kitchen toward the main door and enclose it with a glass sliding door. The layout is definitely more squarish than the earlier one. "Do you have any more questions for me? Or would you like to take a...

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“The Snowflake, The Angel” by E Kosacolsky

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**Contains mentions of abuse, death, and blood, which may be sensitive to some readers.** The cold traced over her cheeks, freezing each breath she exhaled. Her frostbitten fingers clawed at her meager cloak, pulling it over her bony shoulders and malnourished ribs as she shivered. Every ounce of her being wanted to run back home and huddle by the warm hearth she left behind, letting all the tension in her bones melt away as the ice did in the spring sun. She wanted to throw off her worn boots which did little to protect her from th...

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“There Will be No Leftovers” by Austin Wilcox

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Content Warning: Depiction of DeathThe ring of the bell was heard throughout the entirety of Beatrice’s two story home. This bell had become quite a routine for the Beckett’s. There were eight of them in all and I cannot say that these were an exciting bunch of people. They were your typical American family sitting down and enjoying each others company. But there was an order. An order that never wavered. And so each sat down one by one around the hickory wooden table as if doing a role call.Bryan. He helps his mother quite a bit with the di...

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“The Alliance” by Jane Bradshaw

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Was joining this group a smart move? It was out of my comfort zone – and not something I ever imagined doing. The persistence of my best friend James, along with a lot of thought and deliberation, had led me to this clandestine meeting tonight. It was here we would learn the purpose of the Alliance. My invitation had come via a brown nondescript envelope, shoved under my door. James had texted me the instructions for how to view it. After pouring lemon juice over the blank paper, I placed it under a black light, and the scribbled instr...

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“Cola and Cigarettes” by Adam K.

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Looking out over the courtyard, he could not help but wonder how so many people project their feelings, but he has to keep his bottle up to the point of being shattered. The damp chill of a storm was approaching. Harry is sitting on a bench trying to work up the nerve to go bum a cigarette from his crush. He does not smoke, but he is not sure what else to do to get Seth’s attention. Seth is in the grade above his, popular with all the girls, and openly flirted with all of them. He does not have a girlfriend that Harry knows about, b...

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“THE WAY IT IS/ THE WAY IT’S GOING TO BE” by Norma Gauld

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The bills were piled loosely to theright of the home-made ledger. A pen, blue and white with the words, “take it on,” printed along the side rested on the empty pages of the ledger. Besid e that was her pay cheque for two weeks waitressing at the neighbourhood drive-through diner. A half filled cup of warm coffee sat by the bills and the Buz Light Year figure lay just beyond the clutter of the dirty dinner dishes. Joan, a bit over-weight woman in her early forties, was hunched over the mess in front of her. With her left hand ...

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“Just Playing” by Tanya Humphreys

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Just Playing Simon peddled his bike through the woods, bumping crazily over the deeply rutted dirt path. He sped up as the path elevated to a gently sloping grade. His legs pumped in a blur like insane locomotive wheels. He laughed maniacally. His ape-hangered blue steed galloped over the earth fleet-footedly. The stallion was named Whiteboots of Lightening, Boots for short, named for his white-walled tires. In his mind’s eye Boots was of course not blue, how silly would that be? Childish to believe in a bl...

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“Stepping Into Struggle” by Anthony Finkelstein

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Clayton lay motionless in the dirt. Stuck on his side where he’d fallen after being thrown, ash falling around him as he stares blankly at the charred remains of Baylif, his home where he had lived his entire life. Images of a simple and joyful childhood flashed through his mind. It was easy, and carefree. Each memory came with a painful joy but was soon after dashed to pieces as horroific new memories of seeing his friends and family slaughtered before him by the horde of demons filled his mind. His dream of living a life with no real diffi...

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“Waiting Sparrow” by Jane Corbett

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Caroleena was a peculiar girl in the small town of Windstock, Illinois. She was considered to be wild compared to her peers who apparently knew how to behave, unlike her. Ever since she was little she would run as often as she could and had a tendency to dirty herself in the outdoors resulting in an unsightly and unkempt appearance. But this wasn’t the only reason why people generally avoided Caroleena. While most children developed somewhat normal behavioral identifiers, like wearing mismatched socks or collecting smooth rocks, Caroleena wa...

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“The Gag Gift ” by Samantha Shumway

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TW: Animal attack/minor violence and body horror.A bright red ball is pressed into Katie’s hands. Her mind goes blank as she grasps it limply before giving an experimental squeeze: it emits a high-pitched squeak. This is a dog toy, she recognizes numbly. My girlfriend just gave me a dog toy.That is if she even still has a girlfriend. Logically, she shouldn’t, but the world feels so nauseatingly topsy-turvey right now; logic doesn’t appear to entirely apply. “What… what is this?” She stammers, referring to the general situation...

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“The Desk” by Oliver Skywolf

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The child’s bleary eyes gazed at pristine walls. The room was bright and had no windows, only a door. She had no recollection of why she was there—the place looked different than her room from the hospital. The girl stood up, ambled to the door, then left. She stepped into a long hall and felt an opalescent aura surround her. Hollow tones echoed from her footsteps as she wandered. Many doors lined the hall, but she did not bother to try opening them. Her convoluted path continued, yet she remained tranquil. She felt like this was just a d...

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“You, Me & Them” by Tirah Bustamante

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The neighborhood was left damaged, depressed, and drowned in darkness after the storm had beaten the life out of it. But, based on the movement in the sky, another round of humility was fast on its way. I pulled into Mr. O’Neal’s driveway and parked. I’d arrived physically, but mentally, I lost bits and pieces of myself along the way. Not that I was whole, to begin with. I couldn’t believe my life had changed in just a couple of hours. I should’ve gone home, curled up into a ball, and cried until I couldn’t anymore. I hadn’t told M...

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“Editing the End of the World” by Don Beausoleil

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The end of the world, Emilie learned, is no excuse to throw out her nine-to-five schedule. Especially not on editing day. She grumbled as she pawed at her nightstand for her glasses and instead knocked over a mess of papers littered with red scribbles. Her vision was two years beyond her lenses’ help, but they were the best she had until the world rediscovered ophthalmology. Outside, the eternal clouds hung over the bucolic Montana town that escaped most of the new-world dangers. The crunchy, moss-colored garden her bedroom window backed up...

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“It Will All Come Out in the Wash” by David Purveur

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Gary pulled up to the carwash. Of course, there was a queue, it was a fine day, after all. He turned to the child seat in the back. "Daddy needs to get a ticket before we can visit the foaming beast.” His words were greeted with a nervous giggle. “Would you like an ice cream, Alice?" "Yes please, da-da," the reply was so polite for one so young. "I won't be long," and with that, he hurried to the shop knowing the queue could move at any moment. Why had it been so difficult to choose the appropriate ice cream for Alice? And why had h...

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

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✍️ 72 stories

“Goodbye, Melanie” by Castle Marie

“Blind Bidding Wars” by Te Bo

“The Snowflake, The Angel” by E Kosacolsky

“There Will be No Leftovers” by Austin Wilcox

“The Alliance” by Jane Bradshaw

“Cola and Cigarettes” by Adam K.

“THE WAY IT IS/ THE WAY IT’S GOING TO BE” by Norma Gauld

“Just Playing” by Tanya Humphreys

“Stepping Into Struggle” by Anthony Finkelstein

“Waiting Sparrow” by Jane Corbett

“The Gag Gift ” by Samantha Shumway

“The Desk” by Oliver Skywolf

“You, Me & Them” by Tirah Bustamante

“Editing the End of the World” by Don Beausoleil

“It Will All Come Out in the Wash” by David Purveur

🌟 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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