Write about someone who’s so obsessed with a goal that it leads to the destruction of their closest relationship.

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“Alone” by Kathleen March

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I didn’t want a career as much as I wanted something to do with life that would serve to cure my low self-esteem. That’s the first and only thing you need to know. However, please note that I truly wanted to be cured more than anything else in the world. My flesh, blood, and bones body was nothing more than a covering for that inner lowness. A dull, low, ache. (In English I don’t think that’s an official word - lowness - but it says what I’m all about. Sloshing through the days, slogging through the weeks, slipping through the months.)I...

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“Celestia Meda” by Aveena Bordeaux

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The next star would come tomorrow night. She'd be glowing and blazing hot, leaving a streak of light as she raced towards Earth. I had spent my entire month calculating everything – where she would land, how fast she would go based off the previous one, what she would look like, and if she was going to be like the enormous dazzling one last month that barreled towards the planet with insane speed.Celestia Meda was the one that would be showing up, according to my sleepless and food less hours of projections and data estimates. She was one of...

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“Scales (Part 2 of 'One Word')” by GRACE LARSON

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Shock rippled out over my relatives’ faces. I glanced around at their horrified expressions, already seeing the signs of rejection that were brewing under their normally kindly faces. They didn’t understand just yet - they were questioning if they had heard me correctly, if it was not simply a bad dream. A soft murmur swelled and broke over the stunned silence. They were turning to each other now, asking if they had heard the same thing. They would turn on me in a moment, demanding to know what I meant- Up until now, I had avoided looking in...

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“The Carmine Court” by Saizen 🦜

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At the soft clang of a gong, Wenqi woke. Quickly, she proceeded to the backroom to groom herself. There were already several others.It was the eve of the big day. Royal servants hurried in preparation, cleaning and setting up the furniture, quietly as to not disturb the resting harem. Faint lantern lights guided them under the still-dark sky. Passing through lacquered pillars, Wenqi caught a glimpse of the gilded decorative pieces being moved to the central palace.The eunuchs were already in the kitchen, lighting up stoves and preparing...

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“2 letters.” by Aaina Aleszezyk

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Snia walks past the two smirking faces. Their faces lit up by schadenfreude. “Poor woman”, “Her husband eloped with another woman”, “She is a single mother trying hard to stay afloat the ocean of poverty”, “She has proved to an incompetent wife, doubtlessly she is a terrible mother too”. These are the things her ears are sick of hearing. Her life is full of people who try to pry and make her feel worthless. That night, she examined herself in the mirror. She recalls her old self. She had a pretty face, a charming smile, a perfect figure and ...

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“A Good Girl” by Ivy Spade

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“Peaches!” Daddy called. I ran up to him. He is my best friend. I nuzzled him as he picked me up. He laughed and said, “Peaches are you hungry?” “Yes!” I exclaimed. He laughed and said, “I will take that as a yes.” He put me down and gave me some food. “Time to eat,” I said. He said a prayer and I copied him. “Yum! Daddy! You gave me my favorite; ham.” I finished my meal and went to look at his plate. He looked at me upset, so I quickly went away. I went to my bed and was playing wi...

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“The Wait Wasn’t Worth It” by Blane Britt

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My man and baby daddy Sloppy Drunk; I mean Sloppy Seconds primary and only goal in life. His main objective. His soul purpose for living. His reason of all reasons was to become a Big Time rapper like his idol “Chali 2na” who is not only named after a fish, but after a fish that's a mascot for canned tuna-in effect, a sellout rapping fish who gets paid to convince people to eat his family. For 12 long years I patiently waited for my man Harvey Bean aka Sloppy Joe; I mean Sloppy Seconds to reach the pinnacle of success to fulfilled his lifeti...

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“Misogamist” by EmJ H

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"Don't you go anywhere near that bag, you hear me?"I let out a small huff from where I lie on the sofa, loud enough so that Mallory can hear. I do my best to ignore her completely most days, limiting any interaction to when it is totally unavoidable. I make a little more effort to be friendly to her when dads around. "Oi! I'm talking to you!" I slowly turn my head in her direction and make brief eye contact before turning back over to try and get back to sleep. I hear Mallory mumble something that sounds suspiciously like 'wa...

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“All for that” by Samadhee Ismail

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"I thought you were my friend!" Yara cried, tears streaking down her cheeks. "How could you! How could you do this to me!" "Because you don't deserve to go to Julliard! I deserve to go to Julliard!" yelled Michelle at Yara. "You Indian people know nothing about classical music but I have been playing piano since I was a baby!" "That's racist!" Yara shouted. "I have been playing piano since I was three years old!" she then stared at Michelle, her tear stricken face looking at her. "Someday Michelle, you will regret it," and with that, Yara le...

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“Descending Ascension ” by Zenny Melody

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“Hey, Liam!” Feebe’s voice echoed through the streets of Montigo. Liam made a mad dash toward the voice’s direction. “Huff, huff do you always have the shout like that?” Liam groaned. Feebe took off his bowl-shaped hat. His intense yellow eyes focused on Liam. “Check this out.” Feebe pointed towards a bulletin board “The whole town’s raving about you.” They headed over towards the bulletin board. Among all of the smaller papers which had requests for small-time errands and bounties on monsters was a giant paper in the center...

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“Apres Ski” by Amy DeMatt

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It was she who contacted me at the outset. I didn’t find it weird at the time. People still remember me as a one-time hopeful for the U.S. Alpine team, so, even in a somewhat obscure sport like Alpine skiing, from time to time, people approach me. It’s flattering, especially now that I’ve gotten older and slower. At my best, I lived, ate, and breathed skiing until the sport held no pleasure for me anymore. I became a machine, spending hours visualizing ...

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“The Ethereal Dream: Part 1” by Anchit Sharma

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I was sitting by my piano, crying for I lost the only person that I started playing the piano for in the first place. Her name was Annabeth. I loved her so very much and wanted to make her proud of me, but I forgot in all the countless hours of practice that even relationships need effort and patience, just like anything else.It was October 23, when we first met. She was a person, just so perfect for me. She liked classical music, but not loved it as much as I did. When we first met, we had an almost hour-long discussion on who was better, H...

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“Lost” by R K

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***** The most instrumental day of my life--but not as planned… ***** ...And as I knelt, pulling the ring out of my pocket, her jaw fell open and tears glistened in her eyes. “Angelica, I have a…” At that moment, four heavily armed men in black pulled up in a sleek car, jumped out wielding guns, and marched up to me. “Ellis Jackson?” a husky voice called from the group. “Can’t you see you’re interrupting something?” I responded, seething with anger. Barely controlling my flaring temper, I waited for the man to attempt to justify this i...

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“The best man ever” by Lou Dalverny

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I don’t know what's happening, just, please, come to the hospital.Ok, calm down. What did the doctors say?Nothing yet, I’m just waiting here, sitting on a wheelchair, wearing my concert clothes and walking my violin all over this hospital without understanding a word of what they are saying to me.Sarah, that's impossible, somebody there must speak some English.I swear to God, if they can they won’t speak it with me. I don’t understand a thing. They just tested me,I had to stand and close my eyes, and I was literally falling to the floor afte...

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“The Price You Must Pay.” by Minnie Malfoy

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Andrew slammed his large hands down onto the dinner table in triumph. "Ha!", Andrew roared with laughter, "we did it again! My lovely, lovely family! We did it again! Today was a very successful day and tomorrow will be even better!", Andrew laughed again as he counted again the money he had made that day. His wife stared at him wearily as she filled his plate with that night's dinner. His children looked at him with sad eyes and looked down at their food in solemn silence. That was how it was every night for Andrew's family. Everyday was th...

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Write about someone who’s so obsessed with a goal that it leads to the destruction of their closest relationship.

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✍️ 154 stories

“Alone” by Kathleen March

“Celestia Meda” by Aveena Bordeaux

“Scales (Part 2 of 'One Word')” by GRACE LARSON

“The Carmine Court” by Saizen 🦜

“2 letters.” by Aaina Aleszezyk

“A Good Girl” by Ivy Spade

“The Wait Wasn’t Worth It” by Blane Britt

“Misogamist” by EmJ H

“All for that” by Samadhee Ismail

“Descending Ascension ” by Zenny Melody

“Apres Ski” by Amy DeMatt

“The Ethereal Dream: Part 1” by Anchit Sharma

“Lost” by R K

“The best man ever” by Lou Dalverny

“The Price You Must Pay.” by Minnie Malfoy

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Write about a character who’s so afraid of making the wrong choice that their indecision ruins the very thing they were hoping to keep safe.

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