Write about someone who’s spent a whole year planning a big prank, and now they’re finally ready to pull it off.

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“Schools Out” by David Goodman

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April Fool's Day is my favourite day of the year because you can do naughty things and not get into very much trouble. For example, last year I decided to put frogs in my teacher’s pigeon hole. Oh boy she screamed but all she said was, “Daniel you are not going to be on the good money today no matter what you do.” This being my final year before I went of to college. I put a lot of thought into April Fool's Day and along with my best friend Jason decided that as it was there last year they both wanted to make an impact, something tha...

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“Lord, what fools these mortals be.” by Josephine Andersen

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Lord, what fools these mortals be!Carol pushed her hair up and wiped her brow. It was hot in the kitchen and the sweat was beginning to creep down the back of her neck. It was almost lunch time and the staff would be streaming in any minute, all of them eager to find the best seating or space at the counter.“What’s for lunch today Carol?” asked Joseph , “anything exciting?”“Today is a day for surprises, and I have made “Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana“Sounds good , even better with your French accent!” laughed...

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“Mums are the best” by Gautam Prakash

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I reached my mum's place around evening time and went straight to bed. The long train journey was exhaustive and excruciating. This was my vacation after a long time and this one is special as tomorrow is my birthday. I woke up around 11 pm to the faint noise of the TV in the living room. I got up to drink water when I saw my mum half asleep with her favourite series on TV and a big box which was my birthday gift in her hand. Mums are amazing, aren’t they? I silently went back to my room as I did not want to ruin the experience she had ...

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“April Fool” by Alex Holub

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Justin's been waiting all year for today. When he hears his mother's car pull into the garage, he rushes to the door. "Did you get them, mom? Did you?" "Yes, Justin, I got them," Ginny said, and she sets two bags of groceries on the kitchen table. Justin turns his attention to the bags, rummages through their contents, and pulls out two produce bags along with a bag of caramel pieces. "Super cool. Thanks, mom." "You're welcome, although I don't know what you want …" Ginny's interrupted by her phone. "Hi Patsy, yes, it's still on." Ginny's vo...

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“The Birthday” by Lynda Moore

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The Birthday Why is it that some birthdays bother you far more than others? It was my 69th birthday. Not one I was looking forward to, so appropriately I planned nothing. My first preference would have been to sleep through it. But failing that, I thought I would sit in my living room with a nice glass of wine, ponder the mysteries of life and how I got this old. How I could have made it this far. The last year of my seventh decade, and what was to follow the next year didn’t bear thinking about. Neither of my ...

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“LOL” by Anne Scherliess

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LOL (Sound of heavy doors closing. Keys being turned from outside. Large wooden beams being pushed through metal holders.) Hi. (Giggles) Did that scare you? Don't worry, you'll get out of here as soon as you have solved my riddle. (Giggles) Still scared? (Giggles) Don't fret. It's just me- April. -- I know, funny, right? (Giggles) I love pranks. You see, my parents are comedians, which is why they named me April. They met at a stand-up comedian thing at this very pub. (Pauses for applause---) Anyway, they were always naturally ...

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“one bit trick, one part crime” by Brad Nelson

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April 5th, 2020Dear sweetest Diary,I write to you on this fine evening to let you know of my intent to win next year’s competition. Indeed, on April 1st, 2021, I will pull off the grandest trick of them all. The illustrious god of trickery, Dolos, will have no choice but to name me high king of tricks, and I shall accept this title with the greatest of honor. At last, all my dreams will come true. I will have this mortal world at the tippy top of my little fingertips. How wonderous it will feel, as the mortals and gods alike bow down to my d...

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“One Last Dance” by Akintan Tosin

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Chapter 1Tobi was very excited, he was finally going to get his chance to get back at Nne for all the years of emotional torture she put him through on April fool’s day. He had sneaked into the country from Birmingham, where he is an undergraduate at the state university. Normally, James would be waiting to pick him from the airport, but Tobi wanted to be discreet. If he was going to get his grandma to shit herself, his arrival needed to be a shocker.On the cab ride home he explained to the driver how much horror he had gone through as ...

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“The Master Plan” by Olivia Mahlmeister

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4/1/2018 It was a Wednesday morning, I had woken up to the sound of birds chirping on my front porch-, I'm kidding, who do you think I am cinderella? Now let's really start my day shall we? I woke up to the smell of smoke from cars and factories, and the same blaring alarm I hear every morning, 'Another day in the Big Apple' I thought to myself as I rolled in bed. So as per usual, I hadn't gotten out of bed until after ten minutes of the annoying beeping in my ear had gotten to my head. I wish I could stay in bed longer, but especially...

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“The Child Support Blues” by Drew Winston

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It was the day of Tiffany’s seventeenth birthday party. That was when Janelle decided how she would trick Robert one year later to the day. She was going to lie and tell him that his daughter had been in a bad car accident. The doctors were not sure if she would recover, she would say. That would teach him for being such a stingy, selfish bastard. Ever since the divorce, Robert had been a jerk. But it was his behavior at the birthday party that he put Janelle over the edge. He surprised Janelle and Tiffany by coming at all, since he live...

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“365 Days” by Sylvia Luna

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April Fool’s Day 2019, the year before the pandemic was when it all began. Most of the people at The Examiner, a small, local newspaper, loved a good joke. Mark never had a problem with any of his co-workers, but one particular co-worker, Joel, made it his mission to make sure the whole office enjoyed his pranks above all. The morning began with vegetable tasting donuts, throughout the day there were whoopie cushions on a few seats and even fake, plastic ants scattered in the refrigerator. There were lots of chuckles, but one prank, for Mark...

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“Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread” by George Davis

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Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread—George Davis Frank Moses sat pondering his next prank, April first. He started last April plotting his mischievous act. It was so diabolic in nature it even scared Frank. He was thrilled at his new plan even though he'd have to wait a year to see it through. I wonder what the guys at work will think of it. I bet they won’t get a good night’s sleep for months. It has been one whole year in the planning. It should go off without a hitch. Phoebe McCall is one of my c...

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“Too much love” by Catherine Earle

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Bill grabbed his older brother, Neil, by the elbow and pulled him out of the busy kitchen, onto the driveway outside. “I have to talk to you, man,” Bill said. “What’s up?” Neil asked. “Why do we have to go outside? Will this take long?” “I’m sorry to tell you this, bro,” Bill began. He swallowed hard and looked down at the ground. “I can’t find Carla’s ring.” “What? What did you say?” Before Bill could answer, the brothers had to pause their talk. A gaggle of bridesmaids arrived by car and emerged, holding their long lavender dres...

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“Dam It, Tommy” by Timothy Lawver

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Dennis gripped and re-gripped the steering wheel. His eyes, strained and on the verge of tears, scanned the road ahead, watching each twisting turn. The old Ford surged with growls and relented with whines as its driver balanced urgency with safety on the narrow mountain road. The radio had long since gone to static but remained there, white noise of insufficient import. The old dam road took a broad turn out to the right along a cliff face scattered with bushes and weeds, curving out to crest the massive cement structure that...

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“The Last Laugh of the Chicken King” by Caitlin Faye

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Mr. Lufthansa was tapping his pen on his big, oily mahogany desk at the Royal Chicken Inc. headquarters. Mr. Lufthansa never knew what to do after lunch, but today was different. It was almost April Fools day, the day that would mark his new beginning and his escape from the scaly grip of chickens.Mr. Lufthansa started working at the local chicken factory when he was 14, raking chicken poop into big, neat piles in the hot Tennessee sun. He had hated the job, and he had especially hated the chickens. They smelled terrible, shed puffs of dirty...

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Write about someone who’s spent a whole year planning a big prank, and now they’re finally ready to pull it off.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 75 stories

“Schools Out” by David Goodman

“Lord, what fools these mortals be.” by Josephine Andersen

“Mums are the best” by Gautam Prakash

“April Fool” by Alex Holub

“The Birthday” by Lynda Moore

“LOL” by Anne Scherliess

“one bit trick, one part crime” by Brad Nelson

“One Last Dance” by Akintan Tosin

“The Master Plan” by Olivia Mahlmeister

“The Child Support Blues” by Drew Winston

“365 Days” by Sylvia Luna

“Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread” by George Davis

“Too much love” by Catherine Earle

“Dam It, Tommy” by Timothy Lawver

“The Last Laugh of the Chicken King” by Caitlin Faye

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Write about a mischievous pixie or trickster god.

Write about someone who hates pranks and spends April Fools’ Day doing good deeds instead.

Start your story with a big company pulling an April Fools’ prank that ends up going horribly wrong.

Write about someone who goes to great lengths to avoid being pranked on April 1st, only to realize they had the date wrong and it’s already April 2nd.

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