Write a story about someone returning to their craft after a long hiatus.

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“The Writer” by Valerie Preston

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THE WRITER I’d been away such a long time. Not just physically but mentally too. It felt like a lifetime. But now I was back. I sat at my computer at 8.35 pm. I had the heater on as it was such a cold night and a hot cup of coffee just to the left on my dark mahogany desk. I remembered when I used to write and had packed up late at night, or in the early hours of the morning , there would be about 4 empty coffee mugs, and a couple of empty plates or bowls on my desk. “OK” I thought to myself as I looked at...

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“Three and a half fingers and a thumb” by Sébastien Papineau

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Prompt: Write a story about someone returning to their craft after a long hiatus. Three and a Half Fingers and a Thumb For Chester Brinkley, the days started blending into each other after he retired. He loved his career as a teacher, but the time came for him to put down his chalk and ruler and leave his class. One of his favourite things to do at the start of the year was to wear gloves and then take them off to shake the student’s hands. He liked to see how his little third graders would react when they saw his index finger. ...

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“Remembering when” by Debra Johnson

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Gloria woke that morning unaware of what the date was. In fact she didn’t look at a calendar until she was dressed and downstairs sitting at her desk. Only then did she look at her daily planner to see that it had officially been four years and three months since Andy passed away. But today marks the end of her mourning and the beginning of a new day, new life and new season. Without really forgetting who he was and what he taught her, it was time she began to learn who she really was, or could be without him. As she turn...

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“Make It Right” by S. D. Vickers

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"It's over, darling... we're completely lost." Those were her last words before leaving. As she had achieved throughout all those years, and in the way only she knew how to do it, she gave me a momentarily revealing and wrathful shiver. She closed the door behind her after a sad and disappointed "goodbye" that ripped my heart out to leave it on my feet.For several minutes I beheld the threshold where Pamela had been standing, watching me with anguished resignation. A black hole was now dancing where my heart used to be, spinning around ...

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“The Star Rider” by Caleb Wood

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Bundling up pieces of shattered rock from last night’s shower into ridged hands, Zavr went to work, running through the routine without necessary thought. “Most simple and prideful occupation in the colony,” his employer had advertised to Zavr and the recruits, a haughty grin snug on his face. He had been right of the simplicity; the role of a gash mender included a basic three-step cycle that never ended. This entailed gathering up the remains of meteors that regularly bombarded their home planet, a mindless toss into one of numerous crater...

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“The undesignated ghostwriter” by Varaidzo Chidzuu

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“Please sir, I know you’ve been through a lot; but I need this,” she melted my heart as she knelt down and clasped my hands with her fair but rough hands. Oblivious to her entire team, she looked into my eyes as if I were her Messiah. “Rudo!” I reprimanded her in a sharp whisper, but she held onto me like a stubborn stain on a white shirt. Mortified, I helped her back to her seat with a carefully thought answer, “You’re an annoying toddler, did you know that?” I looked down; feeling naked as a hundred pair of eyes penetrated through my...

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“The Growth of Abandonment” by Natasha Lee

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It’s good to be back. The words stare up at me judgingly. Graphite loops and slashes barely take up a quarter of the first line. The first attack against the defending army of blank space: one mechanical pencil against the rest of the lined paper. The first sentence was easy to write down with fast, confident strokes. Too easy. “It’s a cliche,” I groan. I remember that much about writing at least. It also sounds more like an ending statement than an opening hook, now that I’m thinking about it. Maybe I actually don’t remember any...

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“An artist return” by Ebony Rose

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"Fine, I'll try. But it won't be good," I mutter. "It doesn't matter you need to get back on track to becoming a famous artist, Luke," Abby exclaims. I sigh I've finally gotten into her begging me to paint again. I'm actually nervous to start painting or even sketching since the crash. It was late at night around 2:00 or 3:00 and I was driving home from a small study session for an upcoming exam at Abby's house. Maybe that's why she wants me to paint again, she feels guilty for taking away my ability to express myself. On the way back ...

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“Gillian Gidwin's Renaissance” by Blue Wilde

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The delicate cling of the copper bell that rung above Gilly’s head felt like a little blessing, a rebirth every time she stepped through the wooden threshold of Cafecito, and, in her case, that was putting it mildly – incredibly mildly. If she really wanted to be melodramatic about it, and she definitely had a bad habit of doing so, then she’d compare every morning to a reawakening, something new to add to the dull of her studies, because what was a morning without a fresh wall of new art pieces placed pleasingly to a brick feature wall, and...

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“The Unneeded Story by Pat Hellens” by Pat Hellens

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The dust of the room that had been closed off for years made the author cough as he fought the door, just trying to get it open. Finally, after pushing for what seemed like at least ten minutes, he fell into the room, and admired the place that he had once sworn he would never enter again. Books lined shelves that sat on every wall of the room, giving the room a colorful look and making it seem more homey. The wooden boards creaked under his weight as the author turned to look at the object that he had been avoiding feasting his eyes upon f...

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“Dawn of a New Day ” by Sam Ho

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Dawn hesitates, her fingers resting on the keys as a diver stands poised at the edge of the board. She takes a deep breath and tells herself it’s only for dramatic effect, knowing that she doesn't know what comes next. Why else would she stare at this blinking cursor long enough her eyes have begun to burn? Nothing she types feels right to come next. Four years was more than long enough to lose your familiarity, but even after hours intently rereading every word, she’s still nothing more than just that: the reader. This wasn’t her story anym...

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“Just Like Riding A Bike” by Ashanti Dixon

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I started writing when I was twelve years old. My church, Bethesda Baptist, hosted an annual Easter Sunday program, and that year I was asked to write a short poem about Jesus Christ. I wasn't thrilled about the idea, but because my great Aunt Laura was the first Lady of the church I didn't have a choice. I fretted for days, unsure about what I would write. My Grandmother suggested I consult the good book for inspiration, since the subject was the Messiah. That led me to research scriptures in the King James Bible and The Living Bible, wh...

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“Carrots” by Rachael B

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I stood at the kitchen’s back window, watching the dandelion fluff drift in the wind, swirling up and then falling with every grace back down to earth. I watched the way that the sun glared down on the browned grass. I wondered if the grass would eventually light up on fire, the sun finishing it off with a nice char. I took a slow sip of my coffee and I let my gaze fall on the rotting swing-set. What had once been a cherry brown wood was now gray, bending down by the weight of years of disrepair. The silver slide once shiny, was dim now, rus...

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“Clowning Around” by Christine Hungerford

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The clown frowned and sighed heavily. His quilted elbow pressed into his thigh, creasing it so as to make a little crater. His head tilted to the side, his left palm holding his tan jaw. He the circus clown was down, sad. Unhappy! He slid his hazel eyes to the sheet of paper staring back at him. “What do I write?” He moaned. “Writer’s block?” The clown nodded, smiled and looked hopefully up at his friend. Scarle...

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“Writer's Block Shockingly Ends After 30 Years by Deborah Trahan” by Deborah Trahan

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Julie stares at the white screen of her laptop with not one single idea of what to write. How ridiculous she feels, having rented a bed and breakfast stay on Nantucket’s Sconset Beach, not far from the water’s edge. Not for just one week, but two. She planned her writing journey in advance and formulated an intricate plan to begin a memoir, how-to, or perhaps even a haunted tale to end all ghostly stories ever written. And here she sits, with not one solid idea of how to jump-start the process. Suffering from the most elongate...

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Write a story about someone returning to their craft after a long hiatus.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 185 stories

“The Writer” by Valerie Preston

“Three and a half fingers and a thumb” by Sébastien Papineau

“Remembering when” by Debra Johnson

“Make It Right” by S. D. Vickers

“The Star Rider” by Caleb Wood

“The undesignated ghostwriter” by Varaidzo Chidzuu

“The Growth of Abandonment” by Natasha Lee

“An artist return” by Ebony Rose

“Gillian Gidwin's Renaissance” by Blue Wilde

“The Unneeded Story by Pat Hellens” by Pat Hellens

“Dawn of a New Day ” by Sam Ho

“Just Like Riding A Bike” by Ashanti Dixon

“Carrots” by Rachael B

“Clowning Around” by Christine Hungerford

“Writer's Block Shockingly Ends After 30 Years by Deborah Trahan” by Deborah Trahan

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