Write a story about a meeting of a secret society.

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“Wine and Warfare” by Jasmine Winchcombe

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"Hey!" A whisper echoed from the shadows as I walked down a long corridor. I turned and saw a figure, shrouded in darkness, huddling in the corner. A long bony finger beckoned me towards him. "Archie" hissed the voice. I was taken aback. This person knew my name, or at least, the name the Master had given me. The figure half emerged, and I was startled to see a familiar face. It was Jim. Jim saw my dazed look and grinned. "It's ok, Archie. I need to tell you something." He looked around suspiciously. "Not here though. Come on." Jim hooked hi...

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“The Secret Keepers Society” by Cheryl Fulks

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The Secret Keepers SocietyJoe stood up and asked everyone to raise their right hand. "Can you keep a secret?" the group stood up and agreed to (The Secret Keepers Society) pledge. He continued to call the meeting to order. "Darlene", Joe asked, "could you read the minutes from last week”. Darlene stood up and told them that last week, the group unanimously voted to accept Charlotte as a member. Everyone looked at Charlotte and smiled with a welcoming gesture. The second call to order she stated was the group had agreed to...

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“Run.” by Kate Mehaffey

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It has been decades since that night, yet I can still remember the day I was brought here, to New Solas. It seemed too good to be true, which I knew meant it wasn’t, but all I could see was a beautiful shining city, with a government of honest, true men. It wasn’t until later I began to see it’s flaws, as I was patrolling the Destitute like I am now. I trudge past the poor; their teeth rotting, clothes reeking of sweat and alcohol. A young woman reaches out and grabs my coat. I turn, grasping my gun, but her ghastly countenance stops me. &nb...

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“A weight too heavy” by Lucy Jones

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A weight too heavy Introduction Oh, so you found it, you really found my note you either worked really hard or it was just handed to you. Those are the two types of people, people who work and others who don’t. Anyways, I have a story to tell and I’m not getting any younger. Around 50,000 years ago, your people thought there was nothing. While your people were wrong. There was a magical, despicable, awful, yet wonderful place called Manirio (Man-er-o). Manirio was my home. You could see Manirio as many things in fact, it was many things...

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“The Forgotten Society” by Bruce Charles

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Men and women sat together around a circular table, all wearing cloaks that hid their identities. The room was too dark to see clearly in, only the few candles providing some illumination. One of the members stood and greeted her comrades. “Welcome back to the Forgotten Society. For today’s meeting, we shall talk about the progress of our plan.” Facing the man next to her, she asked, “How goes it?”The man she addressed stood and replied, “It’s going smoothly. If it continues to go smoothly, I expect that we should be ready in about a month.”...

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“Arnold's Lodge Meeting” by Michael E. Owens

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Arnold meandered around the dark corner to the lodge. A few cars lined the dimly lit streets. He had missed the last several meetings as his wife had been extremely ill and eventually died. As he reached the door, an eerie feeling came over him. Having not attended in several months, he was not sure of the password to get in. I’ll knock and they will let me in, he thought to himself, three fast knocks and two slow.Ra-rap-rap - - - rap - - - rap. Slowly the eye hole in the door opened. “Whatya want?” the voice inside bellowed.Arnold paused. T...

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“Chess Club” by Shea K

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They glanced over their shoulders when they came, and pulled their hats down low. Not all of them were wearing hats, however, and some had to make do by burying their faces deep in their collars. Grace Matheson simply hid in the shadow of an umbrella, though the rain was a full hour past, because she didn’t want to ruin her makeup. Still, in spite of their best efforts, it was impossible to hide the money that ran in their blood. They were the cream of high society, and couldn’t help but arrive with fanfare. In the wavering evening light, b...

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“Secret Business” by Shaun Calvert

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A deep brass brazier in a perpetual eruption of flame and smoke casts skittish light through the otherwise abyssal darkness of the chamber. Cloaked figures encircle the flame; their shadows slice the room into segments. The circle is not complete, however, until at last a figure identical to the others sweeps silently into place, then steps forward into the light. Slowly, the figure draws back its hood, revealing a thin smile, cold eyes and an ornate jade and silver mask. “Brothers and sisters,” he begins in deep sinister tone, “Sorry I’m la...

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“Fifteen's Not Enough” by Natalia Anglada

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Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts No matter his intelligence, nobody seemed to appreciate Simon. Even worse, the majority of the student body wasn’t even aware of his existence. Known as the tall guy, which was very understandable when you are 6’7 in a sea of dwarfs. The problem wasn’t his height; it was the fact that he had so many other amazing qualities and nobody seemed to care. In high school, everybody thought he was amazing. He received nothing but praises daily. “That kid is going places,” his History teacher used to s...

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“Birds of a Feather” by Joshellyn Sim

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He was bound to garner attention like this.The place was gaudy in his opinion, with flashing lights, loud heinous music playing in the future-esque background; as crowds of scantily dressed people thronged onto the dance floor.And Alister was in the middle of it all. Which brings him back to his first point, he was quite different than all of the guest there tonight; far being that while some there wore their dresses with holes and tears as a fashion choice, he wore it with no choice. He had his common attire; a worn raggedy shirt and ripped...

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“JSA” by Anna D.

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Stopping next to a shop's display window, I stared into the glass. But it wasn't the antique clock I was interested in. It was the reflections.Tall man, early forties, and wearing dark jeans with a dark overcoat. He was busy ordering himself something from the local hotdog stand, but as I watched he kept glancing my way.I could have sworn I had seen the same person outside my apartment when I left.A tail. Looked like a little detour was in order.I continued down the sidewalk. He followed ,hotdog in hand. Hurrying, I turned into a side alley....

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“Caught in a Web” by Dozzy Nika

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This taxi driver’s voice reminds me of Esosa. They look alike, too. I’m looking through the window, reminiscing how I met The Brethren and whether they would come to get me, again. I’ll keep to Ojo's order – I wouldn’t talk to anyone about it. I'd rather write it. Since I already knew The Brethren, I hope to see Ojo again. Staying with him is like drinking beer. I also hope he brings me business as promised. He’s still my guy. In Nigeria, when there’s power outage for long, the freezer spoils, the foods get defrosted, one warms th...

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“Atop Mount Peleir Hill” by J.P. Lynch

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Atop Mount Pelier Hill By J.P. Lynch ‘When rakish gentlemen wished for congenial society they rode up to Mr. Conolly’s hunting-lodge, perched like Noah’s Ark on the top of Mount Pellier, among the Dublin Mountains. Here they were reported to drink heavily, indulging in blasphemous oaths, and amusing themselves with preposterous orgies. This may have been, as it is said, a haunt of the notorious Hell-Fire Club…’ Maxwell, C. 1956. Dublin Under the Georges: 1714–1830. Sir Thomas Fitzgerald pulled on his sturdy woollen overcoat as he st...

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“CRUSH CRUSHED THE ROGUES” by Anonymous :)

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A curly haired beautiful teenager is walking beside a bungalow by staring at a handsome guy through a window. She lost her attention towards her walk and staring at him. He moved from his place for some work. Now she is worrying to see him again. Nonchalantly thinking of the guy she looked,she gave a dash to a boy who looks same as the one she stared on. She got excited to see her crush in front of her and felt ambiguity to speak with him. Handsome hero is shouting on her as she is not at all concentrating on what is going on. She came out o...

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“The Queen of Darkness” by Ollie Joyner

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Diane..."Did you hear that?" I ask. I shiver. This place is creepy.Miari shoots me a glare."Shut up!" she whisper-shouts. "I didn't invite you here so you could make a fool of us.""Sorry, but did you?""No. Now be quiet."Usually, I'd believe her, but in our unnerving setting, I have room for doubts.We're walking down a street, lit only by the occasional streetlight, at 1 in the morning. I can see a massive house at the end of the street that reminds me of the haunted houses my friends and I used to go to.Miari is taking me to this creepy plac...

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Write a story about a meeting of a secret society.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 155 stories

“Wine and Warfare” by Jasmine Winchcombe

“The Secret Keepers Society” by Cheryl Fulks

“Run.” by Kate Mehaffey

“A weight too heavy” by Lucy Jones

“The Forgotten Society” by Bruce Charles

“Arnold's Lodge Meeting” by Michael E. Owens

“Chess Club” by Shea K

“Secret Business” by Shaun Calvert

“Fifteen's Not Enough” by Natalia Anglada

“Birds of a Feather” by Joshellyn Sim

“JSA” by Anna D.

“Caught in a Web” by Dozzy Nika

“Atop Mount Peleir Hill” by J.P. Lynch

“CRUSH CRUSHED THE ROGUES” by Anonymous :)

“The Queen of Darkness” by Ollie Joyner

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Write a story about an old family secret surfacing generations later.

Write a story that either starts or ends with someone asking, “Can you keep a secret?”

Write a story involving a conversation that’s packed with subtext; the characters aren’t quite saying what they mean.

Write a story where the readers are in on a secret that the characters are unaware of.

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