Write about someone losing their lucky charm.

Posted in Mystery on Jan 6, 2023

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“Lemons and Oranges” by Es Bee

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She wasn’t my first heartbreak and she wouldn’t be my last, but she would be the most memorable by far. Even now, tangled in blankets and sleepwear, I can feel the ghost of the warmth she would bring to cold winter mornings. When I woke up, I had a feeling I would walk out of my bedroom and see her at the island in the kitchen of my large penthouse apartment placing bowls of fruit and premade plates on any free counter space available. “Lemons and Oranges for decoration,” she would say, though it never made sense to me, “And for healthy snac...

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“The Game is a Foot ” by Laura McCluskey

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The Game is a Foot By Laura McCluskey , Jan. 8, 2023 Harvey was born to hop. Due to an unavoidable birth defect, he only had one foot. So, he hopped. Everywhere. He hopped to the school, he hopped to the store, he hopped to the park, he hopped to his grandmothers and even hopped to his doctor appointments. Arriving at Dr. W.R. Iamlate's office, Harvey was always greeted with the same salutation. "Good day, Master Harvey! Is this the day you will opt for a cane and stop...

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“A Day With Dorothy” by Robin Owens

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When Mario let himself into Paige’s apartment, he was greeted by a pair of striped legs protruding from under the couch, à la Wizard of Oz. “Has there been a tornado in here?” he shouted with mock concern. Paige flexed her disembodied legs and bumped her head on the underside of the couch. “Ow! Ugh, Mario you scared me.” “Well, that’s what you get for making me think I’d walked in on a dead body.” Mario plopped down on the swivel chair. “The wicked witch is dead!” he sang as he swiveled side to side. Paige wiggled free and sat up. “Y...

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“Hand of Fate” by Michelle Perry

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Fate parked outside the B&B, waiting for Georgia, though he knew he shouldn’t get involved. Even in this supernatural town, the name Noqoìlpi inspired fear. He-Who-Wins-Men. And this beautiful little human was hunting him. Her poker skills were impressive, but just because she’d cleared a table of amateurs at Chonky’s Bar last night didn’t mean she could take down a Navajo gambling god. His orange and black cross fox, Mel, crawled into his lap. Fate scratched behind his ears and cooed, “That one’s trouble. Just like you.” Georgi...

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“When Luck Goes Missing” by Caitlin McDaniel

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Rabbit’s feet. Horseshoes. Four-leaf clovers. Pennies. These are your common, run of the mill lucky charms. Mine was a five-foot, 80-year-old woman by the name of Estelle. She was a common sight at the craps table and a lover of 80s heavy metal. She was also my grandmother. It might seem odd to have a person as your good luck charm. I don’t think it’s any weirder than walking around with a dead rabbit’s foot in your pocket, though. It first became clear that she was my charm during elementary school. She made a point of comin...

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“Lost Property” by Jed Cope

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The pretty tune of dread rings out, impossibly loud. So loud in the confined space of the corridor that I cringe in an attempt to make myself smaller, unseen. Those few discordant notes pierce the ominous silence and they announce the beginning of my end. The ripples of those sounds send me reeling and I clutch my neck. I clutch my neck knowing that everything has changed. It has gone. I look down at the metal slats beneath my feet and for a maddening moment, I consider the merits of a futile pursuit of the one thing I had left in ...

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“Atlas” by Sean O

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March Goodman grinned reassuringly. “You’ve got this.” Cassie wrinkled her nose at him. “Says you. Things have a tendency of working out for you.” She pulled a pair of dice from her jeans pocket, and March couldn’t help but wonder why she’d been carrying them around at all. They glinted red in the sunlight that streamed in through the Venetian blinds and filled up the coffee shop. She held them out to him. “It’ll be a 7.” March cautiously opened his hand, and she dropped the dice into it. He did as told, shaking them about for a moment befor...

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“My Insensitive Negligent Darling: Theft of lucky charms” by Marija Rozman

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My Insensitive Negligent Darling: Theft of lucky charms I am in the bed already awake when the alarm goes off. Today's presentation is everything I have been thinking about since my boss announced it last week. After a few minutes of contemplating my life meaning, I crawl out of bed already unsatisfied with myself. I feel make-up on my face that I was too lazy to take off last night and dirtiness of my hair I have to wash in the next two hours. However, when I come to the bathroom, the first thing I start searching for is a pendant. The pe...

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“SAMMY THE BEAR” by Melinda Madrigal

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I lost it. I can't find it anywhere.I looked all over the place, in every room in my house but it's nowhere to be found. My lucky charm is missing. The one thing I have cherished since my childhood is gone. Sammy the bear is gone. Sammy the bear, my teddy bear since I was seven has been my friend when I needed one. My comforter in my time of need. Sammy the bear has always been there for me and now when I need Sammy he's nowhere to be found. What am I going to do without Sammy? I know it's crazy to say that about a stuffed bear but there...

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“Deany and Freddy Deliver” by Tanya Humphreys

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The crunch-clunk was so loud it not only reverberated through the floorboards and up into Sandra-Dean’s sturdy USPS approved shoes, but up her thick calves as well, disturbing the lilting chorus of the David Bowie tune she’d been singing along with.“Fuck!” The word bounced tinnily off the steel walls of the mail truck ‘I’ve heard that noise before.’ She inhaled damp mountain air deep into her lungs while searching for a safe indent to pull over on the narrow one lane road.Early that morning, a butterfly had landed on Freddy’s windshield, rig...

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“Luck Be A Halfling” by Reece York

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Holly Peddlewood twiddled the wood-carved three-leaf clover in her halfling hands as she scouted the hidden entrance to the temple before her. She loathed these one-person missions. When she was with the others, she’d be reassured against the disastrous scenarios an anxious mind conjures before a tense quest. The carving fell from her hand and struck the earth with a clatter. She glanced and noticed it landed, and stayed firmly, on its stem; a rare occurrence, but for Holly as clear sign of favor by Fortina herself. She pulled a coin from...

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Write about someone losing their lucky charm.

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✍️ 26 stories

“Lemons and Oranges” by Es Bee

“The Game is a Foot ” by Laura McCluskey

“A Day With Dorothy” by Robin Owens

“Hand of Fate” by Michelle Perry

“When Luck Goes Missing” by Caitlin McDaniel

“Lost Property” by Jed Cope

“Atlas” by Sean O

“My Insensitive Negligent Darling: Theft of lucky charms” by Marija Rozman

“SAMMY THE BEAR” by Melinda Madrigal

“Deany and Freddy Deliver” by Tanya Humphreys

“Luck Be A Halfling” by Reece York

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story that hinges on the outcome of a coin flip.

Start your story with someone having a run of bad luck.

Set your story in a casino.

Write about someone whose luck is running out.

Contest #180

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$250

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