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“IMP DEN” by Ari .

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The imp’s tiny claw traced the long, lightning-strike crack in the rough garage wall. The crack swelled from the concrete like a protruding vein, scabs of paint flaking off from the many, many times it had been painted over. Its pink, wormish tail lashed as it crawled up the wall, its claws chipping paint flakes as it ascended. Its sharp, pinched snout twitched above the crack, its curious sniffs blowing apart the thin veil of grime. It sneezed, tasting dust with a hint of brimstone. Its pink, handlike paws－ chubby toddler hands, with d...

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“Not Now, Please” by Sprite Akuma

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Day 17 of quarantine: I’m sitting around at my house, piles of work to do yet still bored out of my mind. Trying to do schoolwork from home makes it so easy to get distracted. I seem to have fallen into the mindset that, oh, I have all the time in the world. I don’t have to go anywhere, and it’s not going to matter whether I finish this in the morning, in the afternoon, or at night about 23 minutes before it’s due. From what I’ve been seeing on social media, I’m not the only one with this mindset. Clearly, since people have the time to post ...

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“Distractions in Isolation” by Matthew Ferguson

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"The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits. Our citizens work hard, but solely with the object of getting rich. Their chief interest is commerce, and their chief aim in life is, as they call it, 'doing business.' Albert Camus, The Plague. If it is to be believed that the priesthood is a calling, then the same could be said about novel writing. To Jean Grenier it must have been as though writing a novel was his calling. While he was an excellent high school teacher and a great father and husband, he was bu...

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“Greymour” by Michael Williams

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Mike must have left the faucet running. He got up from his computer and proceeded toward the kitchen. But, no running water? “Holy macaroni,” Mike heard. “Hi Bertha.” Mike had a deadline to meet for this week’s current work assignment. Clients had been promised a date of April 24. The company always delivered what was promised. Now, Bertha was here for a surprise visit. Mike walked into the living room to receive her. But, no Bertha? Greymour had gotten w...

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“Don't M#@$ With Cats” by Kathleen March

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I work from home. A lot of people work from home, but I bet they don’t have nine cats. I didn’t want to have nine cats, and anyway, when you think of felines and that number, you usually think they have nine lives. So nine times nine equals eighty-one. I shudder to think there might be eighty-one lives swarming around my house, but that seems to be what I’ve got. People say when you have a lot of something that you’re a hoarder, or need to get rid of some of the excess, or maybe just accept the fact that you’re a bit mad. Hey, I’ve known peo...

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“Not That Cute” by Kendra Chandler

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New morning, new day, it was time to start the online homework I have been procrastinating all week. Two essays, fifty calculus questions, watching a documentary for civics, I thought I was going to die. There is no way I am going to get all of this work done. Instead of immediately starting my homework, like a good student would do at seven thirty in the morning, I began my morning routine. I slept in until about nine with my cute little dog, ate some eggs and toast for breakfast and finally started that massive amount of work. All was goin...

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“A Corgi from Nancy” by Stenner Evans

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"I swear, this world is out to get me!" groaned Pamela as she hoisted herself out of her car in front of her house.The credit control office where she worked had sent everyone home to continue their work due to a 'terrible plumbing disaster' caused by her coworker James blocking the one shared toilet all 40 workers in the building used. James was not confronted by the managers about it, but they all knew it was him. The office smelled disgusting so they were all sent home.On the way home, she had been pulled over by a young policeman for spe...

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“The faculty meeting” by Micah Lewter

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Stephen’s day started like every other Thursday since the shelter-in-place order started. He stared the ceiling for a few minutes after his 5 a.m. alarm rang, wishing for the days when he could perform his duties in his office. Of course, as he looked over at his wife of 17 years, still holding the school-girl looks that made her the darling of her small southern town, he considered his luck. Yes, the Covid crisis had its benefits. As the superintendent of a large county in southern Tennessee, he had to lead six school systems and 19 sc...

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“The curse of the moonlit vanishi-” by Laura Watts

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I was panicked. More panicked than I had ever been in my life. But I had to remain calm. So much depended on that.“My sister is missing; I was wondering if you could help me?” I asked, as the old woman pushed her glasses further up her wrinkled nose, “My name is Sadie Brown.” “Interesting!” Wheezed the old lady, “Brown, you say. I’ve got a story you might find of importance.” I listened carefully as she settled down, ready to start the tale“It was 1848, and- Woof!"NO Snowdrop, No!"Woof, woof WOOF!"It isn't playtime, I'm working." T...

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“The Little Things” by Maurice Bur

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Two weeks after she went missing, I found Arà's shed skin out in the yard where I'd piled some old broken furniture. She'd gone AWOL numerous times before, but this was the longest she'd stayed missing. Three days later, a big bad boy paid the chicken coop over at my neighbour's a surprise visit and paid for the surprise with his life. I'd snatched aside my bedroom curtains and peered through the glass over the demarcating hedge at the thick of the commotion. Afterwards, in a cold sweat, I went over and asked to see the body. But they'd alre...

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“A squirrel in the woods” by Olivia Bacon

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I groggily rubbed my eyes and pulled my earbuds out, for what was intended to be a quick break from my writing, maybe involving staring at a wall, getting another cup of coffee. But without the sound of the speakers blasting in my ears, a low whining interrupted my break. "Dang, Charlie!" How long had it been since I let my dog out? I ran to the door, opening it wide for him. Using the voice reserved for cute balls of fluff like Charlie, I called out, "Charlie? I'm so sorry baby, do you want to go outside."Charlie barked, and I co...

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“A Crow in the Morning” by Jim Murray

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A Crow in The Morning He knew the crows in the small wood. He knew their little houses, their exits and entrances, and he sensed when one of them had died.He left out bits of bread for them in bad weather.Sitting under a tree, he pondered them. The crows were black, black as night, black as coal, black as evil, if evil was dark. Darkness equated with evil, the sinister side of things. He drew on a cigarette, and a zephyr of grey exhaled from his widening mouth. Black crows, black, black, black and then, the...

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“Stu the Stealthy” by Jack O'Brien

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Stu the Stealthy Myron Rosenbaum had always wanted a dog, while his wife Rachel eschewed all pets as a matter of hygiene. “Cats are clean, sure,” she said. “But the smell of the litter box, Ugh. Makes me want to gag! Dogs can be such a nuisance. They want out. They want in. They want out. They want in. Always licking their privates. My God, Myron. And, do not get me started on birds or rodents. If I wanted to sleep with animals, I’d move into the forest.” However, a recent string of robberies in town tilted the scales in Myron’s favor. “A d...

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“Diabetic Pete” by James Offenha

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I’m a semi-insomniac. I constantly wake up between 12:30 am and 3:30 am and go back to sleep for a nap, but that’s not the problem. And, believe it or not, the problem isn’t my alarm going off at 5:00 am so I can walk my miniature poodle, Pete, and get ready for work. (I’m a professor of World Literature and English Composition [Also called English 101] at Indian River Community College in Stuart, Florida. My office hours are 6:30 am to 7:30 am. Thankfully, it’s half way through the semester and none of the stud...

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“Jenny & Ginger; Lockdown Buddies” by Harken Void

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Jenny has always considered herself a cat person. Even her friends called her Kitty affectionately, or Kate when they’re being serious about something. She stopped reminding them that her actual name was Jennifer long ago. To them, she was Kitty.And it was all because of her cat, Ginger. Now Ginger isn’t your typical cat. He’s not even a reddish color - that’s only a name Jenny gave him, as she likes to joke that he has no soul. Ginger is actually the color of a broken TV reception, with stripes. He sleeps almost all day and wakes every now ...

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Write a story about someone who is working from home and constantly getting distracted by their pet.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 98 stories

“IMP DEN” by Ari .

“Not Now, Please” by Sprite Akuma

“Distractions in Isolation” by Matthew Ferguson

“Greymour” by Michael Williams

“Don't M#@$ With Cats” by Kathleen March

“Not That Cute” by Kendra Chandler

“A Corgi from Nancy” by Stenner Evans

“The faculty meeting” by Micah Lewter

“The curse of the moonlit vanishi-” by Laura Watts

“The Little Things” by Maurice Bur

“A squirrel in the woods” by Olivia Bacon

“A Crow in the Morning” by Jim Murray

“Stu the Stealthy” by Jack O'Brien

“Diabetic Pete” by James Offenha

“Jenny & Ginger; Lockdown Buddies” by Harken Void

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about someone who finds a magical portal in their home.

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