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“Love Always” by Rebecca Himmel Glassman

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Katherine and Adam had known each other since childhood. Katherine’s family had moved into the house next door to Adam’s when he was nine and she was eight. They became fast friends, always playing together, in one house or the other. By the time they were in high school, they were considered an item. No one could get in between them, and everyone knew, that when the time was right they would get married. Adam knew it, and Katherine knew it too. Adam was looking forward to graduation. Katherine was an honors student, so although she was a y...

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“Backtrack” by Murray Burns

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BacktrackFrank didn’t like himself. He really didn’t. The feelings first visited him at his wife’s funeral five years ago. He realized he wasn’t feeling the way he should be feeling. It was sad and all, but he wasn’t devastated, as if he had just lost his soul mate, the true love of his life. That was because he hadn’t.He sat in the front pew, just feet from the bronze casket, and the sad reality sunk in. Frank had “settled”. Darlene was a good woman, and a good mother, but it wasn’t the true love he had once dreamed of. At his age, Frank kn...

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“The Wedding Guest” by Sheila Hight

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The Wedding Guest © Sheila Hight, 2022 ‘Jack’s here.’ Laura’s Spidey senses tingled as her body came to full alert. It had been three years since she’d had the knowing. ‘I smell his cologne.’ Jack always wore Clubman Special Reserve, a cheap barbershop aftershave with a leathery pine smell, a scent often associated with older men, but which, on Jack’s skin, had had an aphrodisiac effect upon her. ‘Don’t turn around,’ she cautioned herself. ‘Look at Jeffrey.’ Currents of adrenaline ran through Laura’s body, bringing irritability. ‘God,...

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“Just Another Sad Song” by Sydney Holt

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Andrew didn’t have a whole lot going for him, truth be told. The most exciting thing he had to look forward to every day was… well, there wasn’t really anything. He was, for all intents and purposes, a bum. A bum with a job and an apartment, but a bum all the same. This considered, he should have been chomping at the bit when he was invited to a concert. For free! “C’mon, man, it’ll be fun!” his friend Phil pestered from the other side of the phone. “It’s too late to sell ‘em. If nobody uses ‘em, they’ll just go to waste. Plus this band i...

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“Hazels Daily Life” by Elizabeth Roberts

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The alarm on Hazels phone began to sound off awakening her out of an unnatural but vivid dream of her running. Running from what she could never really figure out but the dreams were a constant reminder of how insane she had really became. She stumbled to the kitchen, her bare feet walking lightly on the cold tile floor. She hit the brew button on her outdated coffee machine and ran to take a quick shower, before heading to a job she hated but because of being an adult and having bills, she definitely needed. She threw her hair up in a messy...

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“Regret Is A Four Letter Word” by Mark Nero

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Regret. Regret is one of those crappy feelings that we could really do without or at least, have it last for only a short period of time, right? Lucille Ball was quoted saying ‘I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done’. It’s similar to what people say before their pending death, especially when it involves people. Why can’t we see clearly enough to avoid regret or at least quickly rectify it?! Instead, it’s usually something that creeps up on us over the years, when it’s too late to do anything about i...

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“may(day)” by T. Powers

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…MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY DH4 LIBERTY7 I'M ROLLING, ROLLING I SEE IT, IT’S COMING RIGHT FOR ME, I'M GOING TO CRASH AH---OH MY GOD---HELP--OH MY G... * Whistling sound intensifies into a piercing guttural moan......static* ǂ "Dylan....Dylan....hello?" Chelsea pokes my shoulder with her pointy, manicured nail trying to get my attention. To be fair, I'm not paying attention at all. I don't want to be here, I don’t want to sit on this crusty, itchy couch, listening to her bitch and moan. This room is stifling, especially in this August...

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“Lost Love” by Darla Johnson

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It’s funny and not in a haha sort of way , but in a queer way . Love is strange and pops up when it’s least expected. I was visiting a college with my daughter in a city far away from our home. It was a bitter sweet trip as it was exciting for her, she was turning another chapter in her young life. She was anticipating finally meeting this boy . Carlee had been conversing with for months and they were finally going to meet face to face and she was glad she had someone to attend college with . I was grateful that she had someone she knew tha...

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“Find Your Way Back” by Troy Lowman

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The ominous black smoke billowed above the crystal green corn fields on the long country road. Only the sound of screeching tires on the tarred black road and the sickening clash of metal could disturb such a beautiful early summer day. Seven teenagers on their way to high school graduation practice had suddenly met an unexpectedly horrible turn of fate. For four of them it was a mistake that would haunt them the rest of their lives. For the other three, they would not even be that lucky. The dream was always the same for Benny Herald. The a...

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“Remembering Great-Uncle Markus Thatcher” by Christian Arnold

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They say April showers bring May flowers. You may argue the phrase symbolizes the beginning and end of seasons, that it represents a stance on life and death as a beginning and an end. In fact, the story of Hades and Persephone, and the departure of the two, begins in spring. With the countless retellings of their story, one would have to believe that the two greatly love each other, and the separation for Persephone to return to the mortal realm, felt like death to them as well. I would agree that the change of seasons is a real representat...

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“CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS” by Helen Betzenhauser

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They met in grade school. It was obvious that June and Daniel had a strong attraction. Each of them knew they were too young to do anything about it, but they stayed together as much as they could. Sitting next to each other in class seemed to work better than putting them in different classrooms. Together, their grades were excellent. Apart, their grades were normal and not as good. When next to each other, they knew the other was all right. They could see their friend. &nbsp...

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“Letter to Yellow” by Pen Name

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!!cussing !!explicit language Dear Yellow, read the entirety of this letter or I’ll forever haunt you and everyone you hold dear. I hate you. When the sky is pouring, I like to put my hand out and feel the rainfall on my hands, welling up the small crooks of my palms. I wish this dirty sky water was poisonous. I'd give you a glass of it and watch you die. Rain reminds me of our 7th monthsary, when you decided to have a picnic in that green meadow by your father’s cabinet. You forgot to check the weather and we ended up soaking ...

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“Last Email” by Glyn Harding

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Last Email Dearest Long Lost, I think it was ordained in Heaven that your classmate gave you my address in HCMC and you decided to fly from California to Vietnam. Or was it simply magical that we instantly became a pair? (I mean Saigon, if you still prefer that to HCMC). My friends said some bad things about Vietnamese men living abroad who visit their former homeland as tourists – that they bring a pocketful of money in order to find and seduce single women, and then leave, and that I fell into that trap. I faced many...

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“Smiles from the Past” by Mark James

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Smiles from the Past“Have you closed out the account yet Bob?” Veronica said, her face tightening around her lips as she firmly pushed her glasses higher onto her nose. “No Ma’am, but it’s close. I’m projecting that by next Wednesday it–”. “I don’t want to hear excuses,” Veronica cut him off. “I told you I wanted that job closed by today. If you can’t get it done I’ll assign someone else. Do you understand?” Veronica said. “Yes Ma’am, I’ll get it done,” the marketing director said and quickly exited the meeting room. “That’s all for today ev...

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“The Tiger and The SongBird” by Alex L

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The Tiger and The SongBird By Alex Lape As the last bus en route to the Alamo reached its final stop, Alvin Curazo readied the last crumpled twenty dollar bill he had in his pocket to pay the driver before stepping into the fiercely breezy San Antonio night sky. The bus driver was affable enough, a short old African American man with a thin graying mustache who paired a warm, welcoming smile and laugh with a razor sharp wit that he used to “spit game” to his more attractive female passengers. As the man took Alvin’s bus fare, the kind o...

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Write a story about somebody in love with someone from their past.

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✍️ 79 stories

“Love Always” by Rebecca Himmel Glassman

“Backtrack” by Murray Burns

“The Wedding Guest” by Sheila Hight

“Just Another Sad Song” by Sydney Holt

“Hazels Daily Life” by Elizabeth Roberts

“Regret Is A Four Letter Word” by Mark Nero

“may(day)” by T. Powers

“Lost Love” by Darla Johnson

“Find Your Way Back” by Troy Lowman

“Remembering Great-Uncle Markus Thatcher” by Christian Arnold

“CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS” by Helen Betzenhauser

“Letter to Yellow” by Pen Name

“Last Email” by Glyn Harding

“Smiles from the Past” by Mark James

“The Tiger and The SongBird” by Alex L

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Write a story about a scientist.

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