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

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“A Dance Of Rhythm and Rhyme” by Ishan Chopra

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He sighs and shakes the can of spray paint vigorously. It is a sheer drop down to the busy highway below, and the suspended rampart he stands on swings madly in the wind. The longer he thinks about it, the longer he would have to think about it. He starts spraying:Spray my brains Spray my soulSpray my heart Across this wallFor life was onceSunshine and goldBut is nowDrudgery and coldMark me love's latest victimJoy drawn, quartered, and soldShe sighs and brings her goggles down over her eyes as the plane begins to make its ascent. It is a cle...

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“Loving Skittles” by Sincerely Cezlie

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The wind blew against my wavy short hair as I drove into Spoons, the town I’d left, the memories I’d tried to forget. 4 years had passed since I had been in this town. People buzzed around the town, families, friends, couples. Lots and lots of couples. I knew riding into Spoons on Valentines Day was going to be a terrible mistake but I’d have to face it, not this year but maybe the next. As I drove nearer to home I stopped at The Diner, a diner I’d spent my entire teenage life in the place I’d met him. Should I go in, would he be her...

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“Lemon Drop” by Robin Owens

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I knocked several lemons off the display as I dug for the brightest, most perfect one. “No, no, no,” I whispered as I bent down to clean up the mess, hoping to avoid attention. I didn’t want a pearl-clutching customer to notice I was drunk and alert a manager. I was craving a lemon drop martini to top off my sad, lonely night of pub-hopping, and I didn’t want to pay a premium for the cocktail at a bar. So, in an act of frugal brilliance, I braved the fluorescent lights of the grocery store. I could only imagine the state of my face in that m...

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“Healed Wounds” by Dede Dee

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It had been a long day for Lily at work, she is the lead neurosurgeon at the private hospital she works at and she had just finished a 19-hour brain surgery where she and her team had to separate a set of conjoined twins and all she could think of was getting home, taking a shower and going to bed. She was too tired to drive so he had to take an uber home, when the driver pulled over in front of her house, she was surprised to see Eric’s car parked in front of it, she looked at her watch and it was just 7p...

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“Love, Lost and Found” by Lorelei Pepe

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Justine was a 35 year old married professional working in a sales capacity in an engineering firm and loved her job. She thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere there among all the young male engineers who were friendly and caring too. After 5 years, she felt pretty secure in her position and everyone enjoyed her outgoing personality, smiling face and helpful attitude. Her peers felt free to confide in her with their problems, but no one really knew deep dark inside of her, she harbored a secret. Her marriage was falling apart and she did not know...

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“Unicorn” by Jharna Katara

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"Mom, I want a unicorn!", said an innocent voice in the back of her head. "Excuse me miss, can you please move over? I need to pick those books up", said a polite voice, pointing towards the racks placed right beside the soft toy rack. Anna got pulled into the reality of her life. She was trying to forget all that happened between her boyfriend and her, when her eyes were caught by the unicorn toy that reminded her of her childhood. Even though her eyes filled up, there was a slight smile on her lips. She remembered how she used to endlessly...

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“Maybe” by Hannah Fathima

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Maybe I reach the room, 404 and pause a brief second before I knock. I swallow hard and hesitate, do I really want to do this? I already regret my decision. I muster the courage and knock, lightly, hoping that it would go unheard. Before I can contemplate further the door opens and I am staring into those familiar dark brown eyes. The eyes. How much ever I try, the first thing that always catches my sight. He sighs and I am forced to take in his whole face, his tired face, all traces of charm wearing away as the years pass by. But as I sta...

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“Love after Miscarriage” by Kendra Newton

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Love after Miscarriage By K.L.Newton It hurts. I’ve been bleeding for three weeks now. When will it end? Why did this happen to me? To us? I glance over at my husband, David, and the guilt crashes into me again. The sobs rack my body all over again, and he reaches for me. Sorrow in his eyes. I pull away, unable to be held by the man who I let down. I lost our baby for reasons I don’t know yet. All I feel is pain. Pain as my body rids me of my child that we wanted so badly. The blood circles the drain and in that moment it...

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“Another Us” by Barbara Burgess

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Mike let a handful of sand slide through his fingers. He stared at Jenny. She hadn’t changed a bit. It was five years since they’d had that awful row. He couldn’t even remember what the argument was about. All he remembered was Jenny storming off and then sending him a text to say it was over between them. Now, quite by accident they were together on their favourite stretch of beach on the anniversary of their breakup.Jenny looked straight ahead. She loved to hear the seagulls and watch the waves crashing on the shore.“Do you remember h...

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“Desert Forgiveness” by Krysta McClain

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It was supposed to be just another normal Tuesday afternoon. Dusty was scheduled to work at her crummy call center job that she despised more than anything else in this world. Her phone sat on her bed as she went to get in a shower before work. She came back out ten minutes later, putting her sun-bleached hair into a towel to dry before picking up her phone and lighting up the screen. A chill ran through her bones as a banner with a message from Leith shattered her heart. Leith. Leith had been her one true love for three years and ...

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“The Art of Loving Someone at the End of the World” by Natalia Suarez

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Loneliness comes in many forms. You can observe it in the line at the bank, shopping for unnecessary goods, even under your own roof it lingers. Sometimes though, it's right in front of you, in the middle of a total humanity-killing apocalypse. That's the way Mary saw it anyways. Her week had started with greater prospects. Receiving her new job at the firm was just the beginning. She had met a guy. He was a sort of unperfect dream. Everything about him was what she had wanted for the past plethora of months, but at the end he had fe...

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“After Every Storm” by Shiloh Ord

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Present: The tears were warm running down Cheyenne's cheeks, the argument still fresh in her head and ears. Closing her eyes, she laid her head down on her soft cotton pillow and clutched her fluffy pink blanket to her chest. Slowly she felt herself slip into a tumultuous kind of sleep. Dream: Slamming lockers and squeaky tennis shoes surrounded a very nervous and lost Cheyenne. Although her mother helped her make sure her ponytail was in the perfect spot she had already managed to get it to her shoulders. The jet black curls turning into ...

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“Love Never Dies” by Bodhini Jain

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‘Love Never Dies ‘ “I will surely find them”, I resolved to myself because Miss Suman has instructed strictly that tomorrow is the last date for project submission. When she says she means it and would never forgive anyone. I usually finish my work on the very day it is assigned but this time my favorite team has reached FIFA Finals for the first time so how could I miss this. The project was almost finish but was waiting for the designs that mummy was supposed to give me. My sweet mother is a fabulous fashion designer so she promise...

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“Palegg” by Jocelyn Fryer

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It is lockdown level 5 and we are not permitted to leave the house except for essentials. Even my daily walk along the beach shore is forbidden. We are marooned on an island with each other, in this home. I can feel myself retreating into another Winter depression. My writing has all but dissipated altogether as I find myself day in and day out void of motivation for anything beyond the perfunctory day to day tasks. Like dishes. Or brushing my teeth. Showering some days and staying in my pyjamas all day on others, hair greasy and unwashed. ...

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“RAHUL AND MALAIKA” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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Rahul was about 30, was handsome, tall, slim and fair with a clean shaven face. Not very far from his house lived dancer Malaika. She was about 27 and was quite good looking. She had shifted from dancing to run a dance school. Rahul had been introduced to Malaika by one of his cousins and he had started moving closely with her. People who knew Rahul and Malaika would say they were sure to get married. Rahul was a chartered accountant and worked for the family firm his father headed. The firm had an important client - a large overseas conglom...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 247 stories

“A Dance Of Rhythm and Rhyme” by Ishan Chopra

“Loving Skittles” by Sincerely Cezlie

“Lemon Drop” by Robin Owens

“Healed Wounds” by Dede Dee

“Love, Lost and Found” by Lorelei Pepe

“Unicorn” by Jharna Katara

“Maybe” by Hannah Fathima

“Love after Miscarriage” by Kendra Newton

“Another Us” by Barbara Burgess

“Desert Forgiveness” by Krysta McClain

“The Art of Loving Someone at the End of the World” by Natalia Suarez

“After Every Storm” by Shiloh Ord

“Love Never Dies” by Bodhini Jain

“Palegg” by Jocelyn Fryer

“RAHUL AND MALAIKA” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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

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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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