Write a story about someone who feels increasingly irrelevant.

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“NOT RELEVANT” by Brian Bywater

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NOT RELEVANT It is definitely time to take some affirmative action and I know exactly what I will do, I’ll sit him down and talk to him about my concerns. Perhaps if I run through it my mind I might be able to anticipate his objections. Oh and doesn’t he have a way of directing the conversation. How will I begin? Let’s try this to grab his attention. Can I talk to you? I mean really talk about a subject for a change without you turning the conversation into a litany of ‘it’s all about you and what is going on in your life’. Can we do that...

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“Behind Forgotten Walls” by Mars Thorn

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1988 It was the summer of 1988 the summer I turned 15 one week before my birthday. It was the summer Zachariah Fletcher was driven to the hospital, the sirens waking up the whole town. By the next morning he was pronounced dead. Zachariah Fletcher was not still my brother and he killed himself. I was the one who found him foam coming out of his mouth vomit on the floor all around him. My brother had overdosed.i never thought he would end up like this in all the years i've known him and i never noticed a thing. It never struck me you would ...

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“Circle in the Sky” by Shon Washburn

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Kelsey sat in her Volvo sedan, clicking through channels on her radio, even if she only had four to choose from nowadays. She had smooshed her car into the back of a triangular parking lot designed to cram three cars into the space of only Kelsey’s. Combing her fingers through her coarse strawberry blonde hair which saddled a round face with a somewhat pointed chin and squeezing her eyebrows together, she floated her head up naturally as she ballooned her lungs with air. Kelsey wondered who in the Godless land of California supplied a toddle...

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“Absorbed into Irrelevance” by Danielle Jumper

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Samantha gave me red liquid in a crystal flute. “Drink this, Dana,” she giggled. Samantha always giggled. She was short and cute and never laughed, only giggled. I drank from the crystal flute. It tasted like punch from an eight year old’s birthday party. “You’ll be in our sorority soon,” Samantha giggled. “We like you.” I giggled back at Samantha. I had never giggled before I came here to college. I laughed openly and with tears and snorts sometimes when my best friend Jeannie and I watched movies together back in high school. Jeann...

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“Raining, but Gently” by Octavia Kuransky

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Raining, but Gently a short story by Octavia Kuransky 2250 words Grace could not find the match to her black shoe. The T-strap in patent, not the sling back with the gold heel. She was on her knees now digging through the bottom of the closet. Fingering the shoe boxes now on the closet shelf. Now under the bed, under the makeup chair, under the bureau. She was running late and in just a few minutes it would be too late. She didn’t feel too bad about it. She didn’t want to go anyway. It was an obligation type thing. An acquaintance she was ...

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“Snakes in the garden” by Zachary Lloyd

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Holding in the tears is hard when all you did was tell the truth. Snakes in the garden helps with the rodents, so sometimes it’s easier to tend to the garden if you don’t kill the garden snakes. This was something my mother always used to tell me daily. Showing up at the club feels weird sometimes with all the people who know me shaking hands, dapping people up, and more just to show me respect for the amount of time I have put in here. Sometimes it can be exhausting having to be this way , I hear all the conversations in my positi...

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“Dis-irrellevance” by Leo Gindl

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The bells are singing once more upon this city I have created. Hundreds of people walk like voided souls amongst the streets and white doves fill the blue sky with nothing but a feeling of peace. Why but why does it feel like my work is not done yet? Have I forgotten something important? Is my Kin not as established amongst Humankind like I am? The bells…they are still singing my name. Here on my bed atop a tower amidst the clouds, I hear them loud and clear. What have I done wrong this time? Has my reign been toxic? Have I maimed my people ...

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“Nothing Else” by Jenny Blur

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This story contains strong language. “I could use some help here,” Marion said sharply. She was talking to a pudgy, bearded man hunched over a desk behind the front counter of AAA Video Rentals and Repair. She sounded more irritated than she intended, realized that would get her nowhere, and forced a tight smile. Patience, she thought. She really did need help. She was a small woman and the VCR she was carrying was awkward in her arms. She shifted it from side to side. Its edges dug into her forearms and the cord fell to t...

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“No Longer Forgotten” by Meredith Mckee

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Looking out over the lake, she sighed, another day in the endless stretch of eternity dawning. A thin beam of light danced across the water, as the breath of her sister rippled the surface of the water. It was a greeting, equivalent to a soft smile from across a crowded room. High above, leaves rustled and branches creaked, an echoed hello of her beloved brother, tousling her hair playfully. In time, as her father rose across the sky, he would greet her with a silent warmth, just as he would all of his children, all of the gods and goddesse...

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“Bojo” by Elizabeth Bishop

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TW: some strong language, brief mention of blood and execution I often think about the teachers and the nurses and the parents that I abandoned. The ones who didn’t have a say in what happened to them when I held all the power. I thought I was king of the world, the one person who could take charge of this and milk this unfortunate situation for all it was worth. I could lie, say that I stole all that money for my children. But it isn’t true. The web just gets more and more tangled. I would say that I’m just about finished with lies. ...

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“Forging Her Own Path” by Mary Delaney

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Forging Her Own Path Funny how a simple text message could change the course of one’s life. That was the case for Eileen. After receiving a text from her former teacher saying there was a position open at her former elementary school, Eileen’s life as she knew it came to a halt once again. Almost 4 months after her father passed away, Eileen had a chance to come home. As she began thinking about leaving Oklahoma, she was sad. Norman had become her home. It was her community and she was going to miss her friend...

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“The Letter” by Robert Willis

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Dear Fred; I am writing letter to you to say goodbye. I'm going to disappear, my friend. I wonder who will notice? If I do it right, the answer is "no one". If I know you, you've stopped reading this by now; tossing it aside with a snide laugh and thinking “what is he on about now?”. Tomorrow, you will have forgotten both this letter and me. I'm okay with that, now. I don't know why I seem to need to say goodbye to someone - maybe it will make things more real for me ... which is ironic since my purpose is to become less real to everyone ...

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Write a story about someone who feels increasingly irrelevant.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 57 stories

“NOT RELEVANT” by Brian Bywater

“Behind Forgotten Walls” by Mars Thorn

“Circle in the Sky” by Shon Washburn

“Absorbed into Irrelevance” by Danielle Jumper

“Raining, but Gently” by Octavia Kuransky

“Snakes in the garden” by Zachary Lloyd

“Dis-irrellevance” by Leo Gindl

“Nothing Else” by Jenny Blur

“No Longer Forgotten” by Meredith Mckee

“Bojo” by Elizabeth Bishop

“Forging Her Own Path” by Mary Delaney

“The Letter” by Robert Willis

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Start your story with someone saying, “We’re running out of time.”

Write a story — romantic or not — about two characters who can’t find the right timing.

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Write a story featuring an element of time-travel or anachronism.

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