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“The Runner” by Matthew Langford

Mark had a dream a few nights ago. There is no explanation as to the circumstances that gave rise to this event and I am reluctant to make an attempt to interpret its significance. I have always found Freudian arguments unconvincing and never quite believed that Joseph, he of the multi-colored coat, predicted seven years of famine and plenty after listening to the over active imagination of a pharaoh. This skepticism is reinforced by the natu...

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“Tired of (Daily) Life” by Kate Osment

When Hal Goodman returned home from a plug-ugly, lemon cleaner and dry air-smelling container of a building in which they had spent the past ten hours, otherwise known as work, their girlfriend started crying. Nothing to do with Hal, it should be added. The cause of her distress was a news bulletin hissing from the radio, about an arson case up north. Three Poles or something similar, judging by the sound of their names, had apparently set fire to their shop in the hope of getting an insurance pay-out and the flames had spread to the hous...

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“Jimmy the Hammer and the Quality of Mercy” by John K Adams

“Our numbers are in the toilet! What do I need to do? Set you on fire?”Jimmy glowered at his assistants. They cringed inside. He needed a break. The day to day grind was getting to him. And then to see their numbers circling the drain depressed him. Jimmy hated working in collections. He couldn’t wait to get to Del Mar.He continued, “We’re in a rut, guys. What can we do to get things moving? Leon!”Leon flinched. “I don’t know boss. How about burning their cars?”Jimmy did a face palm. “Arson is old hat, people.....

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“331 North Horton St.” by Arthur Tiberio

The door was of black varnish, very fine and just old enough to have class. It opens now, inward, admitting not just decadent snow and the sounds of traffic and life, but the bundled figure of a man, his overcoat providing not nearly enough protection against the deadly chill of the city. Perhaps, then, the sigh is one of relief, for as he hangs the garment upon a hook he feels the warmth of the nearby hearth, the smell of cooking stew from the kitchen close by.He walks there now, a small smile upon his face, and his shiny black sh...

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“The Rut” by Deborah Mercer

THE RUTLook, I’m not saying my life was boring. Okay, I AM saying my life was boring. Not unpleasant, not arduous, but it made the hero of Groundhog Day seem to live a positively unpredictable and spontaneous existence in comparison. For days, weeks on end, it didn’t bother me, at least not on the surface. There was something comforting, or at any rate, something that meant I never had to feel uncomfortable about it seeming like a major event if I chang...

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“Read The Card First” by Zach Young

In the afternoon, my mom asks me “Dad and I are going out to dinner, did you want to come?” They’re going to korean, the same place we always go for korean food, Hot Stone. A good place, really, just not always my top pick. {First world problems, what have I become.} On our way, mom talks about going to help the candidate for city council put stamps on last minute items before the big voting day. She jokes and laughs...

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“What a Sunny Day!” by Christine Hungerford

Beau sat on her sky-blue plastic beach chair, watching as the waves crashed again and again against the sandy shore. It seemed to shiny up the seashells prettifying the beach as well as erase the footprints left by the walkers passing by her and the other attendees. She sighed, digging her bare toes into the lighter sand that expanded itself like a colonial empire in front, behind and on either side of Beau. I don’t want to know that I have to clean my apartment or serve ice cream or pick up Piggy’s poop or any other mundane activity ...

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“A Break in My Routine” by John Steckley

A Break in My Routine I’ve always lived my life through routines. It saves me a lot of trouble and worry. I live in a world where having to make unnecessary little decisions affects my calm. Following routines has brought me success. I am 27, run my own accounting firm, own a mini-mansion and have a nice girlfriend. My daily routine involves doing everything I can at the same time every day: eating, leaving for and arriving from work, and watching television. And all my family and fri...

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“Great-Wings, How Boring!” by Stephanie Elizabeth Saul

I watched him bank sharply, his wings turning him effortlessly as he pushed them against the oncoming breeze. He angled himself just right before slowing into a hover through the dense hanging willows. His dark brown eyes sparkled, mirroring his toothy grin, and I cringed. How could he still be enjoying this? I scrutinized him from my sitting spot on a hefty willow branch. My wings twitched behind me, automatically reacting to how I would have flown his route, a kind of self-simulation to create some sort of excitement in my day. Unfortun...

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“Shuffling” by KD Live

6:15. Wake up. Everyone has some sort of ritual in their life. 6:20. Wash face. Brush teeth. Jeremiah Lee was no exception. 6:25. Stretch His days had been the same everyday for many, many days. Most of the time it was like running on auto-pilot. 6:40. Morning run around t...

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“Sawdust” by Joe Glocke

Ralph was beginning to think that his desk wasn't made of real wood. It looked like wood, but he thought it might be a piece of plastic with a wood grain pattern stuck to some cheap particle board. Now that he thought about it, everything on his desk was made with plastic. His computer monitor, the speakerphone, his latest "ship-it" trophy, and the picture frame of his -- Someone knocked on his door. Without windows in his office, Ralph had no idea who this could be. No one was supposed to come by today. He needed t...

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“The unoiled hinges” by Fatma Tabassum

Miriam gazed longingly at the potted azaleas on her kitchen’s window sill, pink and bright, blossoming boisterously. It wasn’t the blooming flowers which captured her attention every morning, when she would sit beside the kitchen window, with a cup of steaming coffee, but memories rooted to them. Memories of far lost days when life didn’t feel bland, didn’t feel a dreamless night and when she and Nathan had planted the azaleas- it was his favorite. But today, she wasn’t glaring at t...

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“Pennie Gets a Life” by Daniel Brown

Dishwashing wasn’t the intended end-all-be-all for Pennie Udeba but neither her student loans nor her books for class or rent would pay for themselves. It turns out living in a fifth-floor apartment five minutes from campus has more drawbacks than she previously imagined. In fact, she has realized within her fresh three months she’s lived away from her father’s house has been a succession of heartrending firsts.

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“Courage ” by Anna.J. Shevardina

It was a rainy day and the sun was hidden behind thick, gray clouds. The streets were almost empty and only a few people were outside. They were running towards their cars or homes to find shelter from the rain that was yet to come. There was only one person that did not run, only one person who stood their ground and kept working; that person was Tony Maple.Tony was a young man only 19 years old. His physique was average and so was his clothing. ...

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“Up and Down” by Nemo Artist

Wake up. Shower. Get dressed. Down an elevator. Jack had always wanted to live and work in the same building, so when an apartment became available in the building next door to the building he worked in, well, he had to jum...

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Write a story about someone who is tired of their day-to-day routines.

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✍️ 36 stories

“The Runner” by Matthew Langford

“Tired of (Daily) Life” by Kate Osment

“Jimmy the Hammer and the Quality of Mercy” by John K Adams

“331 North Horton St.” by Arthur Tiberio

“The Rut” by Deborah Mercer

“Read The Card First” by Zach Young

“What a Sunny Day!” by Christine Hungerford

“A Break in My Routine” by John Steckley

“Great-Wings, How Boring!” by Stephanie Elizabeth Saul

“Shuffling” by KD Live

“Sawdust” by Joe Glocke

“The unoiled hinges” by Fatma Tabassum

“Pennie Gets a Life” by Daniel Brown

“Courage ” by Anna.J. Shevardina

“Up and Down” by Nemo Artist

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Write a story about someone who finds life meaning in an unexpected place.

Write a story about two unlikely people falling in love.

Write a story about someone who decides to confront their fears head-on.

Write a story about someone striving for a "comeback."

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