Write about two people reconnecting after a rough patch in their relationship.

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“Love Letters” by Nadjela Deposo

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Having a crush or admiration towards someone is a normal thing we all get to experience since we are young. Some of us would have the courage to admit our feelings towards the person we admire while some of us don't.There would be times where we write in our diaries about that person and I used to do that when I was still young. Before I sleep, I would always go in front of the drawer, grab the diary that I always kept hidden so that nobody can read aside from me the contents I've written (since I'm too shy and would be too embarrassed to sh...

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“"Uljhan"* *(meaning - Confusion)” by Ana G

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Uljhan[1]The phone rang insistently. With quivering hands she picked it up…feeling a knot rise in her stomach. She let it ring a few times…the desire to talk lingering, the pain lingering. Her beautiful eyes flickered for a moment as she wiped away a couple of tears that threatened her voice to be shaky. “I can do this”, she reminded herself and picked up the phone. “Hello”, she said tentatively. “Hi Mina, how are you?”Hearing the longing on the other side of the phone almost broke her down. Her mind became a tangled mess of thoughts…this mo...

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“The Little Things in Love” by V C

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It started with the little things. It always started with the little things. A bathroom seat up. A clump of dirty dishes unwashed in the sink. The back window of their tiny little apartment left wide open despite the tenth time June has complained about it being both a safety and temperature concern. Then came the fights. The calm before the storm, followed by the yelling and screaming and sniffling alone in a dark, bedroom corner. Whatever—June was used to it at this point. June owned and ran a small coffee shop during t...

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“Bets for the chase” by Janine Ann Bothma

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How many rough patches do you think can dwell in a relationship of a stubborn controversial couple? How many times does the relationship rule book allow you to call it quits in a single day? Unfortunately, no rule book gives the million-dollar answer that we all seek. People make huge profits off of trying to write the rules on the age-old topic of love, lust, and every grey hair that goes along with partaking in the magical world of the monogamous relationship. One fact that I am dead sure of is that a couple can call it quits more ...

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“Up Allen Way” by Jordan Javier

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The last time I saw her was down Allen Way. Her back was turned to me. There would be no mending our relationship. It was done. It was finished. I blew it. There would be no second chances. Not after all I have done. In any other story that would be the end of it. She walks out of my life, my story, and we move on. This is not that story. I would do anything to win her heart again. So I went back to the drawing board. Went through everything we have ever done together. Studied it from all angles. Where was it I went wrong? As with an...

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“If I Can” by Talia Alicea

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The lamp to my right hummed, and the peak of my spine groaned with strain. I sat, staring at the notes and text book in front of me, unable to rouse my typical erudition. I thought coming to the library would help me concentrate, but even the haze of warmth from the heater and scent of paper in the air couldn't shake me awake. I resigned finally, gathering my books and pens and banana bread from the dining hall and left. Dusk had just subsided, making way for the moon and her stars. I decided to take the longer route to my dorm, as the nigh...

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“A Love Everlasting” by Jasmine Fallerwood

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The window was fogged like London’s grey skies, raindrops splitting the grey dew that covered it. Down the long, curved driveway I could see figures moving. Coniferous trees provided shelter along each side of the drive, allowing a thick, tall and green coverage from passing cars and pedestrians. It also conveniently blocked the house from my view. But as the figures moved along the miles of rock, coming closer and closer with each step, I could see them. Just as they rounded the final curve, headed straight for my car, did they come into f...

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“The Metals” by Adrian Tan

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No man’s land - a vast stretch of destruction caused by two warring factions - split a once peaceful country in half. It started with a government that was not willing to relinquish its century-old rule despite the opposition’s overwhelming majority in a democratic election. Sounds familiar? It could happen to your country but let’s focus on this fictional one. The war had ravaged the country’s economy and taken a toll on her divided citizens. Everyone just wanted it to end but the fire was being fuelled by two leaders who refused to back ...

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“Language Barriers” by A W

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I promised myself I would never get a divorce. I lived through a divorce. A ten-year, vicious, tedious war that nobody was able to win. A battle that stationed my father to an unknown land with a family that was foreign to me. Something so brutal that left my mom permanently drawn to the bottom of the bottle. Hours upon hours of shooting back and forth. The bullets always made a roaring noise after being shot; they were so piercingly loud that it was impossible to escape the noise. I grew up in the middle of a battlefield with one side so po...

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“Nora Jo Learns to Drive” by Beth Shelton

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The Big House wasn’t big at all, that’s just what they called it. Burl and his mother lived there on her farm which also had a red barn, two mules, four cows, a smokehouse, and an old ramshackle farmhouse where Nora Jo lived with her parents and younger sister. About a quarter mile down the dirt road behind the Big House, Nora Jo walked, almost skipped, from the farmhouse toward the Big House. She needed to ask Burl a question. &nbs...

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“When Destiny Intervenes” by Norman Musiiwa

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When Destiny Intervenes By Norman Musiiwa It was sunset in the Nyazvidzi River Valley, some five kilometres to the west of the city. The sun had hidden beyond the western mountains whose shadow intensified the evening haze. Albert lay upon a rough rock on his back, hands supporting the back of his head. His legs were folded knees-up-together as if pointing an emphatic accusation to the skies. Tears rolled past both his ears as he peered the hazy sky. There was a sudden transition as Albert made attempts to count flock after flock...

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“The Nursery” by Nathely Koffman

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Trinity opened the drawer and touched the folds of cotton and terrycloth. The yellows, pale greens, and whites lined up in neat little stripes. She pulled one of the white stripes out of its line in the drawer.. Her fingers traced the shape of a yellow duck stitched with care on the front of the handmade bib. She breathed in a faint wet paint smell. The yellow paint cans were still stacked in the corner near the door. She clutched the bib in one hand like a crumpled tissue and clung to the empty crib with the other. Her body swayed le...

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“Lets try again” by Cerelia Wolf

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"I think we should try again." Martin said smiling. We wouldn't need to try again if you hadn't cheated on me Emily thought cynically. She wanted to take him back and try again but she wasn't convinced that she could forget what he had put her through that easily. "How do I know that this time will be any different?" She asked. "I promise I won't do anything to hurt you again. She didn't mean anything to me, you are my world." He gushed. Emily couldn't help thinking that if that was true then he wouldn't have hurt her like that. She didn'...

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“The Notification” by Cass Clinch

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A bouquet of flowers. Her favorite chocolate. And a homemade comic book. That is what my sister Diana got for Valentine’s day. Ever since my older sister saw her boyfriend, Miles, she was absolutely glowing and couldn’t hide her excitement from anyone. Miles was absolutely head over heels for my sister and she was the same for him. They were completely in love with each other. I, myself thought that my sister turned into the Hulk if she was away from Miles for too long, which was completely fitting for their relatio...

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“His Rose” by Poorvi K

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Pops of rosy reds and cotton pinks illuminated the deep purple skies. It’s almost as if they were ordinary fireworks. But, these hues were different. They formed something abnormal. They formed a face. His face. It was odd really. It’s almost as if Rose could put her hand out there and he would appear in front of her. “Looking for me darling?” Levi asked in a husky tone near the shell of her ear. It was almost as if she had conjured him with her thoughts.His voice sent tingles through her body. And all Rose wanted to do was reach u...

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Write about two people reconnecting after a rough patch in their relationship.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 247 stories

“Love Letters” by Nadjela Deposo

“"Uljhan"* *(meaning - Confusion)” by Ana G

“The Little Things in Love” by V C

“Bets for the chase” by Janine Ann Bothma

“Up Allen Way” by Jordan Javier

“If I Can” by Talia Alicea

“A Love Everlasting” by Jasmine Fallerwood

“The Metals” by Adrian Tan

“Language Barriers” by A W

“Nora Jo Learns to Drive” by Beth Shelton

“When Destiny Intervenes” by Norman Musiiwa

“The Nursery” by Nathely Koffman

“Lets try again” by Cerelia Wolf

“The Notification” by Cass Clinch

“His Rose” by Poorvi K

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

Write about a first date that surprises both people, but in different ways.

Start your story with one character setting up a romantic dinner, and end it with them looking at a framed wedding photo.

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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