Write about a reluctant party-goer who ends up being the star of the show.

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“The Fairy Cafe” by Marie McLaughlin

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It was a typical four o' clock in the afternoon for Fay the Fairy. Slow and relaxed. The Fairy family ran their Cafe from the Fairies' home: The Glen. "I'll have a cup of Rose Raspberry Tea!" said a Customer. "And I'll have Chamomile with Honey!" said another. "Coming right up! That'll be 3 Glyphs for each of you." the mother Olivia answered. "Fay, Catrina, you two are old enough that either of you will be able to run this Cafe someday. That's why I will be testing you from this point to determine who I should pass this Cafe down to...

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“Unseen Cuisine” by Anna Tishchenko

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Moira was not having a good day. The catering company was not doing well, she thought as she sat at her desk going through figures. She rifled through pages, organizing, and reorganizing but the numbers did not lie. If something did not turn around soon, she knew, it would be back to job hunting and selling her soul. She checked her website, no new orders. Not even any inquiries. What was she doing wrong? She wondered and reached for her coffee cup. The liquid was cold and faintly lumpy, and she nearly spit it out. Great, she ...

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“Showing Your Hand” by JP Branski

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From the outside, Angie was like most other high school students—studies hard to get A's, takes part in sports, and has a mutual crush where neither are confident enough to make the first move. Although Angie was pretty well-liked throughout her high school, she often kept to herself when that option was available. She enjoyed the time to unwind and clear her mind from her rigorous coursework and extracurriculars. This is why when news of a party started spreading around her friend groups she did not pay it much attention—that is until her c...

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“Something for everyone” by Leanne Taylor

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The Flannigan family were almost ready, they were organising a party for James Flannigan aka Jimmy. He had been going through year's of parental hell, no thanks to his toxic ex-wife. Samantha Platt was an unpleasant woman, she had a cousin called Marie who was equally as vile and both girls had caused trouble for the Flannigan family. The pub owners son, Toby offered to upgrade security just in case these evil women crash the party. He hated Marie as he accused Toby of child abuse due to his and his daughter's unique eye colour, inherited fr...

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“Motherhood” by Pyrsephone Rysing

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Content Warning: MiscarriageThe envelope was heavy in my hand as I held it between my fingers. I traced over the swirls of lettering that made up my name, opening the envelope to a cream-colored card that insisted on everyone’s presence for Mother’s Day brunch. The words stabbed at me despite my efforts and I willed the pain away as I took another swig of Jack, throwing the bottle into the backseat before stepping out of my car. The brunch was my sister Julie’s idea. My perfect sister with her perfect job, perfect husband, perfect life, perf...

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“The Extra Guest” by T.H. Sherlock

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JanetIt rained like this on the night my sister was murdered, Janet thought to herself as she slicked the plastic coral lipstick on her lips and scrutinised her wrinkled, grey reflection in the dressing table mirror. The colour didn’t suit her.The bedroom still smelled like her, like Anna, and a faint whiff of white musk and face powder lingered in the air, as it mixed with the mouldy damp odour which permeated the whole house. Wind rattled the door frames like an unwanted intruder trying to break in whilst raindrops played percussion on the...

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“Help, I am scared of drunk people!” by Florian Wolf

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"Everybody loves you. Everybody is your fan. Everybody loves your play for the football team. Why the heck aren't you coming to the party celebrating this year's good results for the team?" "I am scared of the dark and drunk people. I am not sure which is worse." "Childhood trauma? C'mon man, you are something like a grown-up now." "Poltergeist was a documentary, and nobody - I repeat - nobody can convince me otherwise." My teammate sighed visibly. He raised his hand in defeat and left the room. A few minutes later, he came back. "Here," he ...

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“When you are High” by S. Asad

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I felt lonely even in the crowded streets and roads of Polterdam. The water near the high, well-made buildings, streamed in light whirls making low gentle throaty sounds. The ebony dwellings were irradiated by the daffodil coloured ancient lanterns which hung, emitting clarity and ecstasy. The air gusted with the smell of the nearby houses as I smelled the appetizing aroma of mouth watering food since many families were gathered today with their loved ones. Today was the day we call, "The Day To Gather" on the grounds of which people from...

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“GEOMETRIC” by Kate Gratton

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Dear my faithful readers, Hey. It’s Avril here. My next album, entitled Cinderella’s Nightmares, is coming out by next week (hopefully!) if I have time to get to the studio, and I have time to find a decent ending to the song I don’t drink (sneak peek link in the comments section). Apparently, there is some party being thrown in my honour tonight. My friends said something about the media being there to try and find out who I am, but I think that won’t be happening, because it’s a college party. And they will be too drunk to understand anyth...

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“Mother of the Mother” by Lilia May

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“Claire’s here!” My husband is holding a plate of appetizers in one hand and accepting Claire’s bottle of wine in the other, and I admire him from the top of the stairs, where I am clutching my phone in sweaty palms. “One minute,” I call down, marveling at the way Claire laughs a little too hard at my husband’s joke. Her separation has done her good, I think, looking at her freshly colored hair. A chirp redirects my attention to my phone, but it’s just an email from the bank. My six missed calls under my mother’s contact remain stubbornly s...

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“The poet” by Arwa Aboulella

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My friends love to make fun of me for this, but I'm different. No, I am not trying to be quirky or special or whatever; I am actually different. That was just a side note, to help prepare for what I am about to tell you. The second side note is that I HATE parties. I mean absolutely despise them. I have a no party rule. It's not like I'm antisocial, I just do not like them. I actually love going out, and being around people. Parties, not so much. My friends on the other hand.... Let's just say put booze and plastic cups in a room and they...

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“Dreambirds” by Mary McClarey

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When he asked her to glam up for the dinner party, her heart sank. She knew what that meant and what she would have to do. She wasn’t anybody special, no one would be interested in her, but that’s the way he liked it to be. Arriving late, as planned, she watched him swoosh into the room, admiring the way he delivered a sense of elegance through his posture and well-held head. His shiny hair, each one lying precisely and smoothly alongside the other, had no flicker of dandruff besmirching either his parting or the collar of his dinner jacket...

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“Morp” by Elizabeth Maxson

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“You know prom is in two weeks, Darby?”My heart skipped a beat as I pulled my backpack from my locker. I didn’t want to make eye contact with Adam right away. It would look too eager.“Yeah. I saw the posters up by the cafeteria this morning.” I shut my locker and we started walking toward the main staircase. I could feel my lunch doing flips in my stomach as I tried to control my breathing and smiling.Adam and I had been dating for a few months and his casualness was one of his most attractive qualities. He never got stressed ...

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“From Party to Prison” by 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮

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Title: From Party to Prison Author: 🅢🅛🅔🅔🅟🅛🅔🅢🅢 🅘🅝 🅣🅗🅔 🅢🅞🅤🅣🅗Word Count including this: Exactly 1661 Words.DO NOT VOTE FOR ME TO WIN. I DO NOT WANT TO WIN. I AM HERE TO SHARE MY STORIES. IF I WIN I WILL TEMPORARILY LEAVE REEDSYA note from Sleepless … I don't want to be rude about the thing above. I just want people to see my stories, not have to stress about pointless things like getting a prize. Again, not rude just.. I don't want to win.As I looked at my makeup mirror one last time, Farley told me “You don’t have to do this.” We were at ...

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“I Remember Her” by Wahu Kariuki

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“You’ve got to be kidding me!” I almost said out loud. A lot worse words were crossing through my mind, but this was a new environment, and in case I lost control of my mouth, I wanted to watch what came out. Today was my first day at an event alone in a long time. I had learnt to go out alone, but then I moved to a place where friends were in plenty, and I got lost in the turning wheels. Today, I was going to be alone, for an entire event, with people I didn’t know well, all because I had made the foolish choice to be more outgoing. What ...

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Write about a reluctant party-goer who ends up being the star of the show.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 106 stories

“The Fairy Cafe” by Marie McLaughlin

“Unseen Cuisine” by Anna Tishchenko

“Showing Your Hand” by JP Branski

“Something for everyone” by Leanne Taylor

“Motherhood” by Pyrsephone Rysing

“The Extra Guest” by T.H. Sherlock

“Help, I am scared of drunk people!” by Florian Wolf

“When you are High” by S. Asad

“GEOMETRIC” by Kate Gratton

“Mother of the Mother” by Lilia May

“The poet” by Arwa Aboulella

“Dreambirds” by Mary McClarey

“Morp” by Elizabeth Maxson

“From Party to Prison” by 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮

“I Remember Her” by Wahu Kariuki

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