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“How did we end up in this mess?” by Niveeidha Palani

I wiped the accusing froth of spilt, chocolate brown deep shade of coffee leaked drastically off the marble tiled floor. Mum sighed and glared at me. "Savannah, you're not going to Grandma's house until you're done." she lectured me, her slender, knobbly hands planted over the ends of her hip.I rolled my eyes dramatically. "Remind me again. Why are we going there?"Mum clicked her tongue, sighing in total exasperation and frustration. "Oh god Savannah. When Aunt Kenzie says it's a secret, its a ...

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“Phil” by Illisha Flint

A towering gate of navy blue and burnished bronze stood in a dark chamber at the heart of the Pergamon museum, Berlin. Creatures lined its walls, frozen in a hallmark of power and force. The chamber itself dripped heavy with silence, artifacts and stories meant to brim with life locked inside, forever stagnant. The center of this gate, the core of the museum and the jewel of Berlin, flashed with a spark of glorious light. In an instant everything changed. A swirl of crimson and gold extended from the gate and reached its bl...

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“The Fighter” by BRoOkE HAs A COwBoY HAt

"Get her! Come on, or are you too scared to hit her? Whatever. I'll just let you get beat up then." After Marvin left, Tia hit Michael one more time and then got up and walked over to the monkey bars. Michael followed. "What do you want, stupid? Another beating?"Tia asked. She was sitting on the top of the monkey bars now, Michael close behind. "No. I want information,"Michael replied. He was sitting next to Tia, both of them looking over the playground. Kids were running everywhere, some of the kids were sitting under the ...

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“Trigger Finger” by Cynthia Prokarym

The sign in front of the old vacant warehouse said Trigger Finger. It looked like it might blow away at any time.To Dodie, the name seemed a little mysterious.Those two words exploded in her mind like they were being shot from the barrel of a thirty-eight pistol. The mural on the side had faded over the years. Weeds were growing all around. The building just looked like a place where they could get in a lot of trouble.Grownups used to go there for target practice, and bef...

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“The Bad Rat” by Rhondalise Mitza

One of the worst noises in the world is the sound of little rat feet scratching across the attic floor. That is an even worse noise than little rat feet scratching across the basement floor, because if the rats were in the attic, they could fall into your bed while you were sleeping or into your food while you were cooking. You had to think, what would be worse? Having rats in your food and eating them? Or having a rat fall in your bed and them eating you? Those are both reasons why the rats in the attic were te...

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“Never Again” by Tvisha Yerra

“A hummingbird? Scared of heights? I never thought such a thing could happen, but I guess I knew you were a weird one!” my classmates tease me. I blink the tears out of my eyes, and fly away to the one place I felt safe.Katsumi was waiting for me, in the abandoned rabbit hole. I smile and lean on to her shoulder, muttering to myself. She frowns, “I always knew you were one bad egg, Aspi.” She flies away in disgust.I sit there, confused, on the lonely branch that managed to twist it’...

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“Pigeon. ” by Avery Mason 🍍😇🤩

Cats have been my enemy for a long time. Their annoying meows, and purring, their rough fur, and sharp claws. I still don’t see why people love cats. I can’t forget what those little rats did to me a year ago. I was at work minding my own business when Callie walked into my clean cubicle.“Hi Colin! How are you doing.” She was smiling while petting something. “Um Callie, it is a pleasure to see you, but what is that THING?” She smiled wider.“Oh! This is Pigeon my cat! I thought by bringin...

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“Innocently Wreaking Havoc” by Daniella Cressman

Bits and pieces of beef packaging, aluminum cans, and plastic bags that once held noodles were scattered across every inch of the kitchen floor. Jasper looked up from the trash can, his eyes desperate for forgiveness and approval, knowing he'd been caught red handed. My mom stared at him as if he had just killed the cat.“Stupid dog,” my dad said, slamming his fist on the table and cursing to himself about the million tiny pieces of garbage he had to pick up.Jasper kept licking the packaging that once co...

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“Chariot of the Sun ” by C. Jay Loren

Phlegon was wide awake in his grand stable. The darkness of Nyx and the brightness of Astraeus and his cloak of stars was blanketing the world, the mortals below oblivious to the beauty of it. He would soon change that. Phlegon sensed the coming of Eos, the Dawn, saw her two steeds Lampos and Phaeton being harnessed to their beautiful, pink-silver-azure chariot. They stood there quietly, nickering softly at the young nymph that put their harness on. Phlegon snorted. He would let none harness him to his golden chariot unless ...

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“The Practice Cat” by Deborah Mercer

Pretzel was the Practice Cat. Perhaps that was an unfortunate turn of phrase, but all it meant was that he was the resident cat at the Wolds Veterinary Practice, not that he was used for experimental purposes! He had not been adopted on purpose; he was just there one morning, sitting neatly and expectantly on the doorstep. Michael Moore, the vet, and Christine Campbell, the nurse, did their duty, and made sure he was in good health (he was, though he appeared decidedly peckish) and then did their best to find his owner...

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“Dog Day” by Thomas Mai

It’s a hot and sticky day. One of those that makes your clothes damp and clinging on your skin like leeches, sipping sweat, and soul out of you. There’s a foul smell riding the light breeze that crawls on the street, whistling through cracks and holes; it’s the morning dragon breath of a dying god.The new world is enveloped in a noisy silence, whether it is not the booming wind that squeezes through a fissure, it's the eerie screech of iron or the trampling collapse of walls and buildings into rubble.Joe is sittin...

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“Wedding Gone Wild” by Lori Colt

It’s the biggest day of my life. The one I have been dreaming about and planning since I proposed to Jake at The Rusty Bucket—everyone whose anyone in our neighborhood’s favorite foosball, well-worn pool table, beer-scented kind of establishment put on the map by the reckless and the restless. Like all brides, I want my beachside wedding to be memorable and amazing. I’ve spent hours poring over every detail with surgical precision. Guest list: check. Food: check. Inexpensive flowers: check. Dress that...

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“The Bat, the Wolf, and the Stranger” by Arthur Tiberio

It began with the sound of footsteps. They were sharp, outlined in dazzling clarity by the sleek texture of the granite floor, and approached in a gradual crescendo of professional poise. When their owner appeared around the flawless angle of the corridor, it was with all the dramatic flourish of a stage magician, his coattails flapping carelessly behind him until he came once again to a stop, this time in front of a small man who nodded at the sight of him, and snapped closed a golden watch."Not a second too soon," mutt...

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“A blessing and a curse” by Marte Van Der Linden

“In hindsight, it was a bad idea.”“Ya think?” Inspector Dixon stubbed out his seventh cigarette and glared at the man sitting on the other side of the table in the dingy interview room. That man was Dr Hennessey, curator of the Museum of Archaeology. He was short and bald, with eyebrows that made him look like a particularly dispirited vulture and a moustache that just looked stupid. He was also the reason that Inspector Dixon was spending his Friday evening at the police station rather than at the theatre with his wife....

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“The Thing About Great Whites...” by Artemisia Pearl

The great whites never attack us in Atlantis. They stay in their world and we stay in ours. The fish of the coral leave us alone, as we do they. The sea animals never do us wrong. Until about three weeks ago. It was the eve of the Bejeweling Ceremony. Another girl in my colloquium group was brutally torn apart. I never really knew her. But the Bejeweling Ceremony was postponed, so now it is set to a week from now. Queen Anahita has suspicions that the great whites were up to this one. The merpeople have been extra cautious while in publi...

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Write about an animal who causes a huge problem.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 101 stories

“How did we end up in this mess?” by Niveeidha Palani

“Phil” by Illisha Flint

“The Fighter” by BRoOkE HAs A COwBoY HAt

“Trigger Finger” by Cynthia Prokarym

“The Bad Rat” by Rhondalise Mitza

“Never Again” by Tvisha Yerra

“Pigeon. ” by Avery Mason 🍍😇🤩

“Innocently Wreaking Havoc” by Daniella Cressman

“Chariot of the Sun ” by C. Jay Loren

“The Practice Cat” by Deborah Mercer

“Dog Day” by Thomas Mai

“Wedding Gone Wild” by Lori Colt

“The Bat, the Wolf, and the Stranger” by Arthur Tiberio

“A blessing and a curse” by Marte Van Der Linden

“The Thing About Great Whites...” by Artemisia Pearl

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