Write a story that ends with a character asking a question.

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“Story of the Storyteller” by Anand Parikh

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Ali, a young boy about seventeen years old, a healthy son of a young couple Faizal and Shahida. His family didn’t possess much of materialistic happiness which I believe most ofthe people would love to have. He was quite popular in his town Kubra, a small town of about 10000 odd people located somewhere on the western coast of the country. “What an unfortunate child” were the words he used to hear when he passed by any mob. Ali belonged to a family whose ancestral possession was storytelling. The town didn’t have many educated people to rec...

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“Between Two Worlds” by Iman Fatima

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I made my way out of the vehicle, towards the open sky. Flying in the air for a long while made my head dizzy and I couldn’t wait to go to my apartment, get a good night’s sleep.I was no stranger to this place. I was born here. But my heart sank a little every time I returned here. This place was called a safe haven, it functioned as an oasis in the middle of a barren wasteland stretching thousands of kilometers. This city was the first of its kind, and still the most populated in the world. Well, you could call it a pretty simple city, a ty...

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“The Bargainer” by Andre Benjamin

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“What do you want from me? Do you want my savings, my house, my job—” “What makes you think I’m interested in your money?” “I don't know. All I know is that I can—” “I want you.” “What?” “More precisely, I want what makes you, you.” “I don’t—I don’t know what you mean. I offered you my belongings. Isn’t that what makes me, me? Isn't that what's valuable?” A pause. My heart thumps against my chest like fireworks. I plunge my hands into my hair, pulling at my scalp like weeds. Their face meets mine for the first time, a prof...

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“come back to california” by Mollie A

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Jack sighed as he sat down at his desk with fresh new lined papers. His wooden chair creaked as he leaned forward to get in position. He took the cap off his pen and stared down at the blank sheets before writing. Dear Gregory, he wrote. Then he sat up and rubbed his face. Honestly, this was the hardest part. Knowing what to say. Jack didn’t know what to say, he never did, hence a million crumpled papers around his room with poorly written letters to Gregory that he’s never sent or even looked at again. It’s been about a year ...

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“The Letter” by Adam Wright

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Jim Targus held the envelope pinched between his thumb and forefingers. He held it as far away from his face as his arms would reach. Even at that distance it was still easy to read the bold block letter typescript on the front. THE BUREAU OF EXISTENTIAL AFFAIRS. He had waited most of his twenty one years of life to receive this letter. Days spent dreaming and imagining what the future would be. The paper felt rough on his fingers. He took a deep breath, folded it up into neat fourths and stuck it into the back ...

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“Miracle Man” by Michele Duess

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No, sir, I can’t grant that wish. I don’t care if you did free me from this lamp. I have rules now and the one you asked for isn’t happening. If you’d like to send me back into the lamp so be it. Why won’t I do what you ask? It’s because I’ve been asked before and the ending still haunts me. I’m happy to tell it to you though. You might as well know what it is you’re asking. One day a man found my lamp in a thrift shop. I will call him Tim. Just an average guy, much like you. Took the lamp ho...

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“The End of the Tease” by Valerie Kaufman

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Inside the dance hall, a tall, unsmiling stranger took my hand inside his much larger one and gently pulled me through the couples waiting for the music to start. When the blast of Duke Ellington’s trumpets announced a swing dance, we swung to the left, then the right. Then he raised his left arm for me to pass beneath, and his double-breasted jac...

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“Hallucinations” by Edith B

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“Please…please stop.” The little boy was a mess. His bruises on his face light up like a neon sign, and his bottom lip quivers. He makes pathetic hiccuping sounds that echo louder in my ears than they should. He looked so helpless, so alone, so…vulnerable. But I know what’s really inside of him. And he’s not going to get away from me this time. I bend down and whisper in his ear, “If only mom and dad were here to stop me this time.” I sink my knife into his chest and he slumps to the floor, his head making a sickening thunk! against th...

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“War Wounds” by Magnet Marsdaughter

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A young man sat on a park bench, his eyes gray and dismal as the bleak March sky. “Move on,” someone had said. “Start over tomorrow.” But there were some things you couldn’t start over from. When you had completely lost and failed in everything, there came a time for calling it quits. No one could keep wringing themselves out like that. It didn’t work. When you were spent, you were spent. A sad and dramatic philosophy. But there it was.He listlessly watched the children play in the park. There was a whole crowd here today. All over the place...

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“In Sickness” by Iona Cottle

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“George? Why are you still here?”“Oh, hey Simon.” With a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, George waved at his wife’s hospital bed. “You know what Katie’s like. She doesn’t like to be alone.”Simon tried to smile back, but it was impossible not to notice the dark circles round George’s eyes. “Yeah, I know mate. How long have you been here?”“Oh, it’s okay. The nurses don’t mind me staying past visiting hours-” As George looked round the room, at the door out to where the nurses were busy doing their rounds, Simon realised his eyes weren’t focu...

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“Arielle” by Sam Kirk

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Simon entered the train station with a bouquet of flowers in one hand and a hand-made sign in the other. In red, big, bold letters, the text spelled out a female name. Arielle. He looked up at the clock above the tunnel leading down to platform number four and then down at his wristwatch. The first one had just struck 4 o’clock while the latter was two minutes ahead. Placing the flowers and sign gently on a nearby bench, Simon adjusted his watch to have it match the big station clock down to the second. He cleared his throat, picked the flow...

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“Well...That Just Happened” by MARIE KUELBS (Student)

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Joan was talking with her brother Will. They were at a park, hanging out while social distancing. They were having a pretty normal conversation. Some topics that they covered were the coronavirus, politics, the park's greenery, how people aren't exactly social distancing so that makes them superior, cats, their paranoid mom, vaccines, bands, shower thoughts, things that happened in the past when you could be free to hang out with family and friends, and not now, when people give you the stink eye for getting even 1 inch close to them, the ne...

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“Colors of the Heart ” by Brooke Hale

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The fog that thicketed the ocean rolled in thick layers off the shore, creating a surreal setting. Watching from the balcony, I knew what lay beyond, the same buildings I had stared at for almost a year, yet it felt like someone had stuck me in a different world. I heard the lapping of the water, and the cries of the gulls that circled above the balcony as I chugged down a lukewarm soda, the carbonated fizz tingling my mouth. My body sagged into the cheap lawn chair from Walmart, the weight of the world sinking me further in.&nbs...

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“Shovel Cave Wildlife Center and Museum: The Nest Inspection” by Joey Reservoir

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“Johnny’s daddy takin’ him fishin’ when he was eight years old. Then came a girl, through the front gate, with a fishin’ pole. Daddy said, ‘Johnny, we can’t just leave he behind.’ And Johnny cried, ‘Take Jimmy Johnson, Timmy Tomson, take my best friend Moe, but don’t take the girl. Don’t take the girl.” The music blared as rangers Merritt Harrison and Doug Shiner rode through the tall dense forest of Shovel Cave, Oregon. Their job was to check on a local goshawks nest. “Man, this song is great.” Merritt remarked, turning up the old stereo. M...

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“THE CRAZY KID” by Julieanna Zhang

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The Crazy KidOnce there was a kid, a crazy kid. His name was Apple. A little crazy for the name, but that's just like this kid. Apple thought crazy thoughts, and did even crazier things. Don’t believe me? Once Apple wanted to be a fairytale, so he took some fairy wings and a cat tale and told his mom that he was a fairytale, and another time Apple’s dad asked him if he wanted Strawberries, and he said that he’ll make them. So Apple took a straw and some blueberries let’s just say it didn’t turn out well. If you still don’t believe me (but yo...

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Write a story that ends with a character asking a question.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 260 stories

“Story of the Storyteller” by Anand Parikh

“Between Two Worlds” by Iman Fatima

“The Bargainer” by Andre Benjamin

“come back to california” by Mollie A

“The Letter” by Adam Wright

“Miracle Man” by Michele Duess

“The End of the Tease” by Valerie Kaufman

“Hallucinations” by Edith B

“War Wounds” by Magnet Marsdaughter

“In Sickness” by Iona Cottle

“Arielle” by Sam Kirk

“Well...That Just Happened” by MARIE KUELBS (Student)

“Colors of the Heart ” by Brooke Hale

“Shovel Cave Wildlife Center and Museum: The Nest Inspection” by Joey Reservoir

“THE CRAZY KID” by Julieanna Zhang

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