Write about an animal species that doesn't exist in real life — an alien, new discovery, imaginary creature — it's up to your interpretation!

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“Zaful and Me” by Sheryl Reddy

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Everything was different than how I remembered, but it was better. My eyes were lighting up at what I was seeing. I looked around me and noticed the streets looked the same as where I live, but they were futuristic. There was less of everything and the air was cleaner. There were floating lights that resembled jellyfish, but they floated and gave us light. Wait, us? I hadn't noticed anyone else. I did notice flying objects that resembled small glass domes, that looked similar to the vehicles from the "Jetsons". Am I stuck in a cartoon from t...

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“Pixie Fit” by Kylie Oyler

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I stared at my computer, and its blank screen. This year I was enrolled at Penn State for a humanities major, or to study people and how they work mentally. With a one-hundred point-end of the semester essay ahead of me, I wasn’t ready. I was flunking five of my classes, and this essay might make it six. Everybody told me I wasn’t ready for college; my parents, my teachers, my coaches, and even my best friend, Bailey, who left for North Carolina University to play soccer. Even I knew I wasn’t ready for college, I just wanted to start my...

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“Dear Doctor Warner” by Nicholas Westbrook

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Dear Doctor Warner, It has come to my attention that your department is planning to cut funding to my research into the Alicanto (poecile alicantus). With that in mind, I am writing to urge that you reconsider this decision and continue funding my research, which I assure you will be worth the while. As I'm sure you know, I first came down to South America looking for the dreaded Titanoboa in the Amazon. I had gone to the established research site, but imagine my surprise when another university had already made their camp there....

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“The hidden depths of the sea” by Rachel Jennings

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The day Lance found a creature in his own backyard turned his once normal life upside down. It was a spring morning, the Daffodils in the garden were in bloom. His mother Joan liked to bake early in the day which released a sweet aroma throughout the house. The smell would wake Lance early on the weekends. On weekdays his mother would place tarts on the kitchen table before school, and often placed treats in his lunch box. Sometimes he shared them with his friends.His mother liked to encourage him to share with his friends especially the one...

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“Trans-cephalopod ” by Ariadne Isoton

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My grandmother used to say that this world came out of the chaos of the destruction of a previous world, and the octopus was the lone survivor that slipped through. I’ve been thinking about that a lot recently. Initial experiments with octopuses were promising. An octopus placed in a wheel-mounted tank could be trained to navigate a maze on land. They were intelligent, trainable, and laid thousands of eggs. The perplexing phenomena of female octopuses self-destructing after reproduction was solved when scientists traced the behavior to ...

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“Friendship & Love Eternal” by Marianne Wieland

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Friendship & Love Eternal Silently he sat. On the side of the bed. Watching the clock. Minute by minute. Waiting for the alarm to go off. Sleep had evaded him often the last few nights and he wondered if that might not be a good thing. He jumped as the music of John Lennon came over the clock radio. With resolve, he slowly stood up, ran his hands through his hair, and moved forward into his day. &n...

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“True Freedom” by Rawn A Lynn

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Eli woke from his restless sleep. He quickly grabbed his things for school and made for his window. He throws one end of his rope out of his window. After affirmation that he had everything for the day he took the rope into one hand. He puts his backpack on properly and proceeds to climb down the rope. When he gets to the bottom he hides the rope with the vines growing on the side of the house. He looks back at his window, then takes off for his safe haven.Eli never needed to use his window as an escape when he was younger. It was the best k...

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“About A Dream” by Maria Juliana Jiménez Marín

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It’s Christmas morning and I don’t think anyone underestimates holiday excitement. Milo certainly doesn’t. My beloved eight-year-old best friend loves Christmas for the reasons all kids do, it’s magical. There are presents, and food, and snow, and the list goes on forever. On the other hand, my reasons are a little unpopular. They include individual entertainment and evolution. See, holiday season is glow up season for me, and I’m always up for a makeover. It entertains me because it’s also time for Milo’s parents creativity and conviction t...

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“Space Geographer ” by Morgan Hannah

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I’m okay. My hands shakily survey each part of me. Nothing is broken. Not even my spacesuit. But I can’t say the same for my ship. The observatory window is smashed in, shards of glass like teeth haphazardly sitting in rotting gums are what’s left in place. Outside, the atmosphere is a deep shade of vermillion, it looks like light orange clouds are floating in the sky. With a grunt, I sit up and take in my immediate surroundings, I’ve got to assess the damage. Cabinets and compartments are opened, all sorts of instruments, knobs, and documen...

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“Shelter Animals Race For A Home [Livestream]” by Renji Mao

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DAMIAN: Welcome to the championship finals of the first ever Furry Friends Olympics! Streaming live from our backyard, our lineup has arrived at the starting line for the event that will decide the match once and for all: a race! The rules are simple: run a lap around our backyard. The first to do so wins the grand prize!TAYLOR: Seems simple enough, but I know for sure it’s gonna be super intense! Would you mind reminding our dear viewers what the grand prize is, Leah?LEAH: Not at all, Taylor. So, the whole reason for the Furry Friends Olymp...

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“Escape - Auntie's tall tales” by Nicole Leah

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“It was on the hunt, and it wasted no time to let us know, with a roar that digs into the depths of your soul and threatens to rip your heart out with claws the length of your body. Uncle Ben’s head flicked towards mine. I have never seen so much fear and so much hope written on the same face at one time. Run; that was the plan. Poorly executed. If we had only been quiet, that heavy breath, the stench of rotting wood, blood and humidified sweat, may not have reached ever closer to our nostrils - the scent prowled on the air.” &nbs...

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“Split Ends ” by Seamus Ennis

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A muffled groan escaped from Harry’s mouth as he rolled out of bed. His long gown of fur now tangled in knots creating a ragged and unkempt appearance. “what harm” he thought as he caught a glimpse of his face in a window pane. The sun beamed through a stained-glass window of the town house he resided in, warming his back with a rainbow of light he lapped up his breakfast out of a rusty bowl. Harry stayed in this spot for awhile soaking up the heat like a sponge, all the other windows were covered with black out blinds but this one was allow...

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“Unidentified ” by Germany WhiteRose

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Baylis was a girl who wanted to see the world. Her mother didn’t agree. She wanted Baylis to stay and take care of the farm. One day, Baylis had enough of her mother’s rambling. she packed her suitcase and went to bed. She would leave the next morning for New York City: Her first destination. Her sleep was troubling. Baylis tossed and turned all night long. She barely got a wink of sleep. As usual she was awoken by her mother’s yells. Telling her to go feed the horses. She got dressed in the nicest outfit she had, for it was her first day aw...

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“MISSIONARY ENCOUNTER WITH SNAKES ON A MISSION TRIP ” by Ebube Chukwunyere

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He was a young boy sent on a missionary work somewhere in West Africa. On getting to the village where he was supposed to start his mission work as a missionary, he met a man who told him with an angry tone, "Do you not know missionaries are killed here? How could you not ask questions? You are too young to die. "The one who sent me said, I am with you even in the ends of the earth and will never leave me or forsake me," He responded."He happily started his mission work, walking through bushes and forest visiting homes and people at farm. He...

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“Nony” by Lia Divani

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My uncle was a mad scientist and I was almost always his Beta Tester. I don't know why my parents trust this guy to use me for his experiments. I'm pretty sure a fourteen-year old shouldn't be subjected to unauthorized experiments from an unstable thirty six-year old man. I mean, it would be okay if these experiments only involved chemistry with dishwashing soap and bubbles. You know...science things that are actually kid-friendly and safe! Unfortunately, my uncle's everyday mission was to defy every aspect of safety. One time he had me...

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Write about an animal species that doesn't exist in real life — an alien, new discovery, imaginary creature — it's up to your interpretation!

Submissions are closed

✍️ 145 stories

“Zaful and Me” by Sheryl Reddy

“Pixie Fit” by Kylie Oyler

“Dear Doctor Warner” by Nicholas Westbrook

“The hidden depths of the sea” by Rachel Jennings

“Trans-cephalopod ” by Ariadne Isoton

“Friendship & Love Eternal” by Marianne Wieland

“True Freedom” by Rawn A Lynn

“About A Dream” by Maria Juliana Jiménez Marín

“Space Geographer ” by Morgan Hannah

“Shelter Animals Race For A Home [Livestream]” by Renji Mao

“Escape - Auntie's tall tales” by Nicole Leah

“Split Ends ” by Seamus Ennis

“Unidentified ” by Germany WhiteRose

“MISSIONARY ENCOUNTER WITH SNAKES ON A MISSION TRIP ” by Ebube Chukwunyere

“Nony” by Lia Divani

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Write about an animal who changes a person's life (for better or worse).

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Write a story featuring an animal who subverts expectations (like a snuggly tiger, or something more magical, like a literal fish out of water).

Write about an animal who causes a huge problem.

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