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“You Shine” by Kaylie Brisbourne

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Sadie Grace Covington was late, and she was never late. The only time she had been late for anything was in the second grade for a dentist appointment, and even then, her mother had booked it early enough in the morning that Sadie had only missed the first fifteen minutes of her morning class.She was late to her own brother’s engagement party - the party she had decorated. She had spent months just debating on the colour palette. (Blush pink, gold, and white.) Had dedicated every waking moment of the last three and half months to this party,...

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“Don't You Dare” by Louise Bell

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“JUST STOP IT ALREADY!” I screamed, “I HATE YOU WHEN YOU TRY TO DO THAT!”“OH REALLY? WHAT AM I DOING THAT IS UPSETTING YOUR PERFECT LITTLE WORLD?” Adam yelled back in my face. Before I knew what was happening, my mobile phone was flying out of my hand, heading straight for his face. He moved out of the way just in time, but it still scraped against his cheek as it flew past. “YOU JUST CAN’T STOP ANTAGONISING ME FOR A SECOND, CAN YOU?”He was slightly pale from the close call with the phone. His voice was calmer when he spoke, though. “I wish ...

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“Force that brings us together” by Parth Tyagi

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True love happens in a dimension beyond human understanding. -Unknown His face was bruised with patches of dark maroon colored clots stretching all the way from the jaw bone right up to his right eyebrows. There were stitches on the back of his head and the blood that had flown out of the head wound had flown down from the head through the neck. The dried-up traces of blood were still there behind his ears. Those cheeks that blushed even with a slight expression of love, today seemed all bruised. The doctor came in an...

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“Goosebumps Love” by Vijay Krishna

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Goosebumps Love Noihla couldn’t control her tears brimming out from her pale red eyes since an emotional explosive called love catastrophe just got detonated inside her soulful heart. Noihla couldn’t believe herself she broke up her lovely relationship with her Ex-Boyfriend Aaron for a weird reason. Noihla was all alone in an effusive luxurious festooned banquet hall where a perfect wedding reception of her Ex-Boy Friend was going on....

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“My dear Isobel/Howard” by Deborah Mercer

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The two emails, identical apart from the name, arrived at exactly the same time, and bore the same subject heading of My Last Request. They were sent from the email address of a solicitor called Robert Hampstead, but he was not the one who had written them. My dear Isobel/Howard Robert has promised me that he will see to this for me when the time comes. Oh, how they love that phrase on those rather tedious adverts for life insurance. Well, my time is coming and I know it. You both do as well, and I thank you both for not assuring me I’ll be ...

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“Never Giving Up Hope” by Ashley Waldrep

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The first time Lindsey saw the second faint line on the test her heart fluttered with joy. Lindsey is a young woman in her 20s with blonde hair and green eyes. She was so excited to tell her husband she just had to find a special way to tell him. So she went to walmart and bought a pair of little booties with a pacifier and put them in a little blue baggy. Her husband Tom came home from work later that afternoon after being exhausted from working in the factory all day. Tom is also a young man in his 20s. He has short brown hair and blue eye...

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“Here Again” by Grace Latimer

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Charlotte: It gave me a sense of warmth, of protection. Maybe this was just familiarity or maybe it was the flood of memories flashing through my head in that moment, but I loved it. Walking through the lights, all strung up and twinkling in the trees I felt at home. I used to come here every year when I came home for the holidays, but as the years went on, the childish obsession lost its place in my yearly holiday duties. Coming back here now is like a breathe of fresh air, a reprieve from the stresses of a year in my life. Being here again...

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“Gloriously Glazed p.2” by Zoé Nöel-Lemieux

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“Jasper! Come help me bring in the boxes of flour!” Aubrey yells beside me as she finishes wiping the front counter and rushes out to meet the delivery man out the front of the bakery. “I’m coming!” Jasper yells from somewhere in the far reaches of the bakery. It’s another day working at a bakery, but rather than at our family bakery, it’s at Glazed and Glorious. Our family bakery shut its doors last Tuesday and since then, we’ve worked peacefully alongside the Thompson’s at their bakery Glazed and Glorious and my father has not been seen s...

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“Still in Love” by Stone Burn

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Annbelle had dark brown hair and green eyes. Tears were streaming down her face like a river. She was sitting down on the cold tile floor of her living room. Soon her boyfriend, Liam came in. He had an excited look on his face and roses in his hands. When he saw his girlfriend his face turned red and purple. He dropped the rose on the floor. Liam started screaming at her and cursing her. Annabelle just kept crying saying she was sorry and please forgive her. She had broken pieces around her of a very valuable and sentimental heirloom that Li...

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“Lighting in a Bottle” by Elizabeth Inkim

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In the pale light of dawn, streaks of ochre and orange cut through the black veil of night, clearing the mist away from the snow-blanketed valley below. From my spot on the balcony, I stared at the snow-covered hills, studying its sparkle and the eerie way the iron-wood trees seemed to be reaching for the sky; the moss-covered bows gnarled with time. Nestled in the heart of the valley, the palace was surrounded by a boiling lake. The steam curling off its surface did little to warm the air, but at least the thermal currents below supplied he...

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“Tangle” by Chris D

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There are glow stars on her ceiling. She hadn't put them there. She hasn't moved in what has felt like days, save for trips to the bathroom. Yet somehow, in the five minutes she's been gone, glow stars have been tacked onto the ceiling. It looks as if they're glued to giant sheets of posterboard, tacked up haphazardly with no particular order. Uriel is still sitting on the couch where she had passed him on her way to the toilet, filling out paperwork. He's hardly moved either all week. He lets her rot in the bedroom, sleeping on the couch.&n...

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“Different and the Same” by Madison Tumey

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Jess woke up feeling like an asshole. Her pajama pants were pulled up under the skirt that she’d forgotten to take off in her drunken stupor. The drive home felt like a distant memory. She remembered it in bits and pieces. His hand on the steering wheel. The fuzzy dice dangling from the mirror. He still had the same taste in music, and when “Can’t Fight This Feeling” came on they both sat in silence until the chorus and then they were twin volcanoes, erupting into song side by side, just like old times. He still hadn’t learned the wo...

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“The Weekend” by Joyce Schook

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We need this time to connect again. I have to believe that if we get away from our responsibilities it'll be just what our marriage needs. Kevin rented this cabin on his own and its perfect. The view of the lake is magnificent and I'm settled on a white wicker bench on the back porch taking it all in. Two whole days for us to do nothing. No laundry, no dishes and hopefully no cooking. I drink red wine and I wait for him to emerge from the shower. I keep hoping this will work. I was against therapy for our marriage, but this trip was our doct...

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“He works through everything” by Beth Murray

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Every morning it's the same ole' story, the same ole' song and dance, (as some people might say). You'd think that after 43 years I would have moved on buy now. Nope it's just me, all by myself, no kid, no husband, no marriage, no grandbaby to take over to Mom and Pops'. I got me a house, I work in my garden, (even though it's getting cold,) but nothing exciting comes around these days. Well, I guess I 'oughtta' count my lucky stars that nothing exciting comes around these days. In fact if something to exciting came around Mamma might h...

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“I know you.” by Faith J

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She could feel it in the way in the way he held her… in the way his warm and clammy hands stuck to her skin, seemingly scared of her separation, afraid to be left alone. “Are you okay?” It could be felt in the way his breath hit her forehead.. The way his voice spilled from his lips so eloquently and sweet, feigning innocence, yet lulling her to peace. “Sure.” It could be felt in the air; sultry yet unwelcoming, waiting and expecting, just as she was. You could sense it behind the noise in the room, a silence ...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 247 stories

“You Shine” by Kaylie Brisbourne

“Don't You Dare” by Louise Bell

“Force that brings us together” by Parth Tyagi

“Goosebumps Love” by Vijay Krishna

“My dear Isobel/Howard” by Deborah Mercer

“Never Giving Up Hope” by Ashley Waldrep

“Here Again” by Grace Latimer

“Gloriously Glazed p.2” by Zoé Nöel-Lemieux

“Still in Love” by Stone Burn

“Lighting in a Bottle” by Elizabeth Inkim

“Tangle” by Chris D

“Different and the Same” by Madison Tumey

“The Weekend” by Joyce Schook

“He works through everything” by Beth Murray

“I know you.” by Faith J

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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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