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“He Calls Me Buttercup” by 💖♎ℂℍℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝕐 ℍ𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕄𝔸ℕℕ♎💖

"Scott?" I looked up to see him climbing in bed. "What's up, Buttercup" he whispered. He had called me that since the first day we met."What would you be doing now, if we had never met?" I asked as seriously as I could while snuggling up close to him."Well, let's see. I think I would be riding my Harley, looking around at the beauty around me on the trip im taking with the guys." He looked serious but then laughed.&...

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“After All These Years?” by Courtney C

~ June 23, 2005 ~ “To thirty years of marriage,” Ginger toasted, holding up her teacup full of whisky to Jamie. “To thirty years,” Jamie echoed, his expression pure happiness. His eyes never left her face as he drained his cup.As Ginger drank, she thought to herself that Jamie didn’t look a day over fifty. That set her off giggling, but it was true. His tanned skin made her a little self conscious about her own wrinkled pallor, but Jamie never seemed to mind. She wasn’t...

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“Young & In Love” by Arwen Dove

‘Jeanie slowly trudged along the rocky path and felt tears in her eyes. She shouldn’t be crying, today was no different to any other day. The kids in her class at school never changed. Today, even her best friend Betty hadn’t defended her. Betty had been the only friend Jeanie had ever had, until now. Today, while the other kids had thrown grass at her, Betty threw tomatoes. When...

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“Moments of Synchronicity” by Harken Void

The goddamned, blasted old piece of shriveled wood creaked so damn loud that Bartholomeus half believed it would start a fire under his ass. That would be something. A rocking chair, starting a fire and burning an old man to death because he couldn’t get up and leave in time. Well, it didn’t sound that Lucilda’s chair was any better. The damned old thing was creaking just as loud, horribly out of sync with his own...

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“I'll love you forever” by Catherine Stevens

The alarm screamed in the quiet room, jolting Jean from her brief slumber. “Mom! Mom! Cathy get the nurse!” Jean cried as her Mom thrashed back and forth struggling for breath.The nurse ran in and checking the monitor, she immediately called respiratory. She raised the head of the bed and turned up the oxygen. Jean and her daughter stepped to the corner of the room so they weren’t in the way as the medical team rushed in ...

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“Till death us do part” by NK Hatendi

Sekuru and Mbuya's routine had changed very little since their wedding on April Fools Day in 1961. Their Diamond Jubilee celebration had snuck upon them. The whole family had kept the secret. So when the couple were told to dress in their Sunday best for a ride that afternoon, they envisaged a few drinks, perhaps a dinner at a nearby restaurant and then back home. They didn't expect to be going to a five-star hotel on the outskirts of town.They knew something was up when they were greeted in the hotel reception area by v...

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“The End of the Hall” by Holly Fister

My feet sink as I wiggle them side to side, deeper and deeper, the salty water and a myriad of quartz crystals sucking them under. I plop my bottom down with a splat on what feels like liquid concrete, but again it welcomes me, and I shift down into the sand until it molds around my whole body.The waves roar incessantly, massaging my waterlogged eardrums, stretching themselves thin to reach me, and swirling my hair in a giant arc as they loop back toward the sea. Something wiggles and pushes against my calf, tickling me ...

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“memories this house holds” by Kiki Abbi

Margret looked around her. She stared at her mustard colored walls, the white tiled floor. She couldn't believe that she spent 65 in this house, she felt as if it was yesterday when they moved in. She made her way to the kitchen, a smile creeps on her face. "Edward, do you remember when Katie slipped in here and she had gotten a cut on her head?", she laughs as that memory takes place in her brai...

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“Love Story” by Carole Cobos

Jason came bursting into the house, face flushed and grinning ecstatically. Eduardo smiled, Jax greatly resembled his grandpa, Jonathan. Same sharp blue-green eyes and all American features. But instead of smugness, there was humility. Instead of glittering charisma, there was sincerity. Instead of laughter, there was calm. Suppose, and Eduardo wasn’t tryin...

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“Pottering” by Deborah Mercer

“I’m just going for a potter round the garden, love,” Jack said. “Fine,” Delia said, with a smile. But though she hoped it didn’t show, the smile was forced and actually no, it wasn’t fine. But how could she say so or even raise the subject without sounding mean? Maybe it was true that a lot of men eventually turned into their fathers. But the trouble was, over the last few years, Jack had been turning into...

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“The way we met !” by Miraculous Life

Looking at the fascinating starts a teenager girl Finding her parents who had past away 2 years ago because of a curse,but she doesn't know anything about that curse and she doesn't know how her mom and dad died and how she came to the hostel , suddenly she realized a strange voice coming from outside . It was 2 am at night everyone was in there dreams. She decided not to go outside and she begin to look at the star, after sometime she notice that there is a card lying on her bed with a beam of light .when she pick that card , she found a...

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“Another Year Together ” by SpaceHuman 🌌

I spring out of bed. The clock informs me that it's 2:00 in the afternoon. I write a mental note on my cat themed calendar that I need to be a little more strict on waking up. I don't think my alarm on max volume is working.It's the day before Valentines Day. One of the most important days for Luke and I besides New Years Eve. We may or may not have rented a yacht, gotten a little drunk and found ourselves almost flipping over the side and into the sea. But that was once. The other times we just hung out at the karaoke club....

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“Beyond Words” by John Stanly

The earth was cracked beneath his feet and the fragments were filled by grasses in brown and in green. But he paid them no attention. He was preoccupied with the things that soon would matter. He knew the uncertainties that lay upon if Lexie would say yes. Nonetheless, above all, he wanted not to hear a NO.She made seven steps closer to him. Her face was a sunset while his was in dilemma. His confidence was completely devoured by fears carved by his two contradicting thoughts: He loved ...

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“Timeless” by Mandy McCool

Do you believe in a love that transcends time? Well then, you are in luck! This is a tale about a love that has bloomed across many lifetimes, becoming stronger with every sunrise and sunset. In total, our fated lovers have found each other in the midst of six different lives that span different times and places. It wasn’t a simple feat, mind you. There were always obstacles that stood in the way to keep the two separate. Yet in the end, they would find each other and the memories of their shared pasts would return as if told in a fairyta...

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“Don't Let Go Arthur” by Adam Wan

“I met her in the dark,” said the old man, his voice quivering and his lids fluttering fragilely. “And you know… she lit me up…” The old man looked up at last, looking at the boy in the eyes, “She made me feel like I was enough…” He came into the party, his spirits lying low, and his feelings neutral to a certain key. Whe...

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Write a love story about an older couple who’ve been together since they were teenagers.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 168 stories

“He Calls Me Buttercup” by 💖♎ℂℍℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝕐 ℍ𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕄𝔸ℕℕ♎💖

“After All These Years?” by Courtney C

“Young & In Love” by Arwen Dove

“Moments of Synchronicity” by Harken Void

“I'll love you forever” by Catherine Stevens

“Till death us do part” by NK Hatendi

“The End of the Hall” by Holly Fister

“memories this house holds” by Kiki Abbi

“Love Story” by Carole Cobos

“Pottering” by Deborah Mercer

“The way we met !” by Miraculous Life

“Another Year Together ” by SpaceHuman 🌌

“Beyond Words” by John Stanly

“Timeless” by Mandy McCool

“Don't Let Go Arthur” by Adam Wan

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Write about someone asking out an old crush, only to realize their crush doesn’t remember they’ve ever met before.

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