Write about someone who gets proposed to five times on Christmas Eve.

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“Five Swollen Things” by Daryl Oliver

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Marjory spent most of her life believing in fairy tales and happiness. She dreamed of having a prince save her from some horrible fate and believed that everyone had good in them. After fifteen years as a party planner, she had seen many apparent happy endings. None of them were hers. She had experienced many first dates. It was the second or third dates that eluded her. Some of the issues that lead to lack of a follow-up was the other person’s fault. But most of the issues were Marjory’s. There wasn’t any single thing that caused her to b...

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“Yes, No, Maybe?” by Writers Block

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Author's Note: I incorporated famous poems in my latest work. Enjoy! i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate, my sweet)i want no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky...

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“Year Five” by Kanden Lang

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Jenson flipped a switch and the bathroom lights flickered to life, revealing her figure in the mirror. She chuckled at the mess her long hair had become in the night and set to work making herself presentable. Doubtless Gray would be sending his private driver to fetch her at any moment.As if on cue, the second she finished dousing her made-up face in setting spray, there was a knock at the door.“Ms. Bradley, are you ready? Mr. Covington said he requests your presence promptly,” Colin’s voice barely sneaked through the closed door.Jenson too...

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“Five Gold Rings” by Candela B

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I find it amusing that, in this moment, I am an American girl in an English-style tea house owned by a Japanese woman listening to a Colombian man explain to me about French hens. For Adán Vargas, liking birds is practically a personality trait, but I can see why people put up with it, because his other personality traits are so pleasant. Right now, though, it’s difficult to pay attention to anything other than the thin band of gold encircling my fourth finger. So while Adán gushes on, my hands are in my pockets, busy twisting and turni...

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“Going Incognito” by Roth Sassin (inactive)

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Hey, Diary- I just got you as a pre-birthday present. But that's not what this journal is about. This journal is for recording what's going to happen. And you're probably thinking. 'What's so interesting, you have to write in your new, Ragsmunton Journal about it?' (It's the best, most expensive journal in the world). So I'll start from the beginning. With an explanation. It sucks to be pretty. I mean, really. I'm the prettiest girl in the whole world (rated prettiest over a million times though I'm only 17). It gets even wor...

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“Love is love” by Nikki J

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“It’s Christmas Eve and this beautiful country is blanketed in snow, and I am absolutely charged up over Williamsport legalizing marriage equality today!” I gush, half-smirking, into my smartphone. I’ve been up since 5 waiting for this news to be confirmed, so I could be the first influencer to post about it. I linger on the warmth that spreads in my chest when I picture my fans sharing my post abundantly. I’ll have hundreds of new followers by noon. When I open the curtains in the kitchen, I see a pristine layer of snow settling meekly on...

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“Gasp at the eve!” by Irene Catriona

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"From tomorrow, we are going to place our bare foot on the ground, but still people, not immune, are requested to wear their masks......" as went the TV announcement. It was a day before the lockdown was to end. After the tragedy faced by the world from Covid-44 pandemic for nearly around three years, the people are now free and vaccined against the virus. Our girl, Nila, was a young, beautiful woman of 20 years of age lived in a one storey apartment. The owner on the ground and she on the first floor had onky a couple of rooms and that was ...

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“Curtain Call ” by Marion Donnellier

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As an actor, we're told from our very first performance that the light projected onto the stage would protect us from the intrusive look of the audience and create a safe place, calming our nerves until the inevitable judgment. The reality is quite different and lights are rarely this strong. I personally like to peak at a face or two and spot a reaction. It's a tricky move that can easily either lead to a much-welcomed confidence boost or end up damaging my performance altogether. Then again there is always the risk a projector will break, ...

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“Nadelik Surprise” by John Del Rio

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It’s Christmas eve and he’s nervous. Not many things make him nervous. He is a big man. Two meters tall and weighing in at 21 stone, there aren’t that many men larger than him. He has thick hair, black as pitch, and a calm serious face. His full name is Branok Fitzsimmons, but most know him only as Fitz. His employer routinely calls him by his given name; something only his mother and father had done before they passed several years prior. Coincidentally his employer was one of the few things t...

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“All shades of colors.” by Adebiyi Adedoyin

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It was meant to be a beautiful day, the cabin they rented had been beautiful, old and had character dents that spoke of years of hard winter and beautiful summers. "I was wondering what you were doing with fire, there is a reason I don't allow you into the kitchen, what were you thinking.." and as she trailed on angrily in the background, Kelvin couldn't help but watch wide eyed as his failed proposal engulfed the cabin in a massive inferno of hot red and orange. They had not even spent an hour in the cabin. It was Christmas eve ...

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“All I want for Christmas. ” by Hallie Blatz

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The house on the hill is bright and busy with excitement. It is already past noon and the party is to start at five. The busiest and brightest room is where I’ll start my story. Three girls are in different stages of getting ready. I’ll describe them to you as we watch. The oldest, Jane, is eighteen and pretty. She has dark blue eyes and hair that can’t decide if it is blonde or brown. Her yellow ball gown is trimmed with brown making her look like a sunflower. In the middle is Eliza, sometimes mistaken as the oldest or Jane’s tw...

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“Cottage in the Woods” by Ken Coomes

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Large, fluffy flakes danced over seven falls and draped the forest in white. The world, blanketed in white, held its collective breath, anticipating something special on this Christmas Eve. But white wasn’t the only color to be seen in the gleaming twilight. An arched opening of deepest black, untouched by the snow, stretched up from the base of the seventh hill. Dusky light reflected off the falling snow failed to penetrate the shadowy adit. A narrow, rust-colored path, magically untouched by the snow, snaked from the bottom of the dark o...

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“A Christmas to Remember” by M. Dupré

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Stacy had drawn the short straw on Christmas Eve. Fate was holding her hand when she drew it.Nearly all the staff at Woodrow Hill Elder Care were sick or quarantined with COVID-19. Stacy wasn’t among them. She had already tested positive a week after Thanksgiving. Fourteen days and a couple of negative tests later, she returned to work - just in time to cover the schedules of her stricken colleagues.The thirty-year-old health care worker felt tired and lonely. She just wanted to forget the Christmas of 2020.Stacy checked her mask before open...

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“Love at first sight” by Oke Oreoluwa

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Stella threw a stone in the river and got a rebuke."Don't do that! It may disrupt my wish."They were the only ones at the river bank, which was strange at this time of the year but was expected, due to the pandemic. The three girls had figured it would be a nice time to visit the much talked about Ile-Ife especially since the tour guides had no customers and could give them all the attention.Two girls looked back at Tina in confusion.Tina sighed, hoping her wish would still be valid as she explained."This, is the Osun River" she spread out h...

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“5 Times Too Many!😳💍” by Jade Orien🍀

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I am going to tell you about a time that I London Marin got proposed 5 times in one day on Christmas Eve!The first time was during a dinner date.I have been talking to this guy named Henry for about a month.He's a great guy and all but I never could see him being more than a friend.I never brought it to his attention until he asked me to go to dinner with him on Christmas Eve.As we laugh & sip on red wine he reaches into his pocket that is on his black tuxedo & pulls out a diamond ring.With no hesitation, he blurts out "Will you marr...

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Write about someone who gets proposed to five times on Christmas Eve.

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✍️ 169 stories

“Five Swollen Things” by Daryl Oliver

“Yes, No, Maybe?” by Writers Block

“Year Five” by Kanden Lang

“Five Gold Rings” by Candela B

“Going Incognito” by Roth Sassin (inactive)

“Love is love” by Nikki J

“Gasp at the eve!” by Irene Catriona

“Curtain Call ” by Marion Donnellier

“Nadelik Surprise” by John Del Rio

“All shades of colors.” by Adebiyi Adedoyin

“All I want for Christmas. ” by Hallie Blatz

“Cottage in the Woods” by Ken Coomes

“A Christmas to Remember” by M. Dupré

“Love at first sight” by Oke Oreoluwa

“5 Times Too Many!😳💍” by Jade Orien🍀

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