Write a story around the theme: Be careful what you wish for.

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“Beloved Caretaker” by Revian Nabila

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She is a sweet young lady. With her braided brown hair, crooked nose that seems too large for her small head, one protruding ear, and goldilocks lips, she can easily capture anyone's heart.The lass goes by the name of Jamie, the person in charge of the kitchen for half a year. She is proficient at making sweets and bacon dishes, the children always looking forward to Jamie’s turn to cook. Her agenda is every Thursday and Friday, with the exception of public holidays when those who works in the kitchen returns to their hometown.They will depa...

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“When Wishes Come True” by E Rose

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Chase Vespasian. Cool name right? Well everyone around me always thought that. My whole life, I had friends and someone to play with. In elementary school, the first thing any of the other 2nd graders would say to me was: "WOW! You have an awesome name!" But after I got older people didn't want to just hang around me because of my name but also because I had a handsome face, rich parents, and, good grades. I know this might all sound like bragging. I am not trying to show off what I have. But everything that I have feels like it belongs to s...

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“Wishful Thinking” by Leah Onosato

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Be careful what you wish for. They told me to be careful what I wish for.I went to my mother. She told me, "Be careful what you wish for."I wasn't satisfied, couldn't give up so quickly, so easily. I went to my grandfather. He told me to look into his eyes, and they were black as the tea kettle. He told me, "Son, don't look away and hear what I have to say." He told me, "Be careful what you wish for."I left. I left and went to my lover. He told me, he told me he loved, he said, "I love you, I do baby, but we have to be careful what we wish f...

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“Apeiron” by Zack Kahiri

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It was the fifteenth winter that Derrick Cheshire had seen, felt, and breathed. Under a moonless night he found the quiet of his surrounding neat and cozy, warm even. The wood smelled and felt like polished—though smooth and rough at one crest or the other—sandalwood. He took it in, breathing the thick musty air, the tip of his nose itching to be scratched, the deep wound through his right shoulder begging to be cleaned and sealed. The blood crusted at the very dead point of the enclosure. Beneath him, the pool of red dripped quietly, soundl...

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“The Formula” by David Weaver

Submitted to Contest #16

Thompson hated school. He wished, right at that moment, that he was out of the place entirely. That in fact he had been secretly recruited to MI6 as it’s youngest ever agent, his talents recognised and rewarded with the responsibility of guarding the secret biological warfare formula told to him by dissident Russian scientists with express instructions to get it to the West and avoid the outbreak of World War Three.Trouble was he didn’t really understand it. In Russian at least.“We dissident scientists trust you agent Thompson, our lives are...

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“White Picket Fence” by Karen Guiney

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I have always had the picture perfect house in my mind. A perfectly manicured lawn decorated with flower gardens and large oak trees would break only for the cobblestone walkway. This would all be foreground to a Victorian house with black shutters and gingerbread trim. A porch that wrapped from one side to the other would hold rocking chairs and a porch swing. There would be several windows of various sizes to let the morning sun and evening stars shine through. Fireplaces would grace the living room and the master bedroom, giving a co...

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“THE MAGIC GIFT” by David D'EttoreUser

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THE MAGIC GIFT The first snowfall was always a magic time for Noelle. Sun-bathed summer blues, greens, and yellows had drifted into the oranges and reds of autumn that ultimately faded to the drab canvas of grays and browns of early winter. She waited with eager anticipation for that wonderland of white that would erase the drabness and fulfill the joyous anticipation of Christmas. &nbs...

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“Be Careful What You Wish For” by Leona Atkinson

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Once upon a time, quite a few years ago while out shopping, I kept asking my Father for a fish I had seen in the marketplace. It was a beautiful fish, one I was sure was meant for me because it looked just like the one I had been wishing for, but my Father refused to let me have it and I began to get upset. "Why" I said, "Why can't I have him? He is so handsome and charming. Look at him Father. He is just perfect for me, and we would be so good for each other. I can see he likes me, Father. Look, see how he looks at me! I kn...

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“Ivyx of Orc” by Eric Horst

Submitted to Contest #16

Why did I agree to take over this stupid magic shop after Dad passed? The business is deluged in debt, it's reputation is decrepit. The dark musty store itself is straight-up creepy. Repulsive from the outside, repugnant inside. The junk on the shelves are outdated gimmicks that trickster losers can buy off the internet for half the price. How the old man lured customers into this rundown shack and made sales is beyond me.Roaches fester the wall's bowed mortices. Rats rollic on the creeky floorboards from aisle to aisle. The scent of mold is...

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“The Cavern” by Joseph McGrory

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I hated long-haul flying but my job necessitated it. The crowded hot tub in the sky always left me feeling dirty and tired. This once was particularly bad. Crying baby, obnoxious neighbours and crappy food. I had just wished to be off the godforsaken thing. I would give anything now to be back in that stale air. I’ve been sat here for at least 6 months now, surviving on a diet of bugs, berries and tinned food left over from the crash. Luckily for me I happened to land near an underground stream that briefly bubbles to the surface so water ha...

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“Withering Wishes ” by Quil Wyrm

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Red mixed with red on a damp rock floor, moss and mold creeping their way ever forward in an endless battle across cavernous dripping stones. Plink. Plink. Plink.Rotten water fell in time with the clanging of the chains, fastened at the wrist and around the ankles. The cold metal dangled and whispered alongside the thin silver bracelets free of charms dancing across their legs and up their forearms, singing the song of mourning.Their arms were curled in on themselves, alone in the hollow echoes of the cavern, pulling desperately at the ...

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“Make a Wish” by Brianne Brunton

Submitted to Contest #16

Brianne B.It had been a week since her mother's funeral. One full week. Really the worst week she could have ever imagined, she went over each detail over the drive. She left about an hour after the funeral wrapped up, having already packed her life into her old, hippie van.Now, I know what you're thinking, leaving that same day, how cold. But, the death was expected and the funeral had been completely planned prior to the actual death. You see, cancer runs through the family tree. Almost every woman on her mother's side develop a cancer and...

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“A Guilty Conscience” by Kennedi Hubbard

Submitted to Contest #16

Silence filled the room as the words escaped her mouth. My vicious aunt, who's hated me since I was young, stood before me and lashed into me. Everyone stayed silent as they stared in shock. What was meant to be a Happy Thanksgiving meal, turned to absolute ruin."Are you sure I'll be okay to tag along?" I sat up to put my hand on the front car seat where my sister Whitney sat. Her wife, Brandi, drove the car."I'm sure you are, they never had a problem with you dropping by without telling anyone before. Besides, it's Thanksgiving! A time for ...

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“An Autumn Feast” by Michelle Hydz

Submitted to Contest #16

It was early morning and the dew on the grass was sparkling in the sun. The crisp breeze outside blew leaves all over Cindy’s lawn. Autumn was definitely in the air and this made her come alive. There was something electric about the fall that inspired her to get out into nature and explore all the colored, crunchy foliage on different hiking trails. She was a hermit by nature, but something almost otherworldly called out to her this time. The force this year seemed exceptionally strong and the pull it had on her was irresistible.Without put...

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“All In A Day's Wish.” by Doni Tomos

Submitted to Contest #16

He had everything. Which is to say he truly had nothing. No empathy. No gratitude. No self awareness or perspective, save his own echo chamber of desire. That's the problem with unearned wisdom, it makes you ignore the real world consequences from one's myopic, self-righteous actions. For him however, his eyes were finally opened to the truth of his life time of easy living and apathy, coupled with bad decisions; in the end he knew his mistakes had cost him and others, quite a toll, leading him to his end... Or shall we e...

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Write a story around the theme: Be careful what you wish for.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 79 stories

“Beloved Caretaker” by Revian Nabila

“When Wishes Come True” by E Rose

“Wishful Thinking” by Leah Onosato

“Apeiron” by Zack Kahiri

“The Formula” by David Weaver

“White Picket Fence” by Karen Guiney

“THE MAGIC GIFT” by David D'EttoreUser

“Be Careful What You Wish For” by Leona Atkinson

“Ivyx of Orc” by Eric Horst

“The Cavern” by Joseph McGrory

“Withering Wishes ” by Quil Wyrm

“Make a Wish” by Brianne Brunton

“A Guilty Conscience” by Kennedi Hubbard

“An Autumn Feast” by Michelle Hydz

“All In A Day's Wish.” by Doni Tomos

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story that involves love at first sight.

Write a rags-to-riches story.

Write a story in which characters are warned not to go into the woods.

Write a story about a character on a quest, trying to "prove themselves."

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