Write about two neighbors who cannot stand each other.

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“Candy Hates Winter” by Michael Jefferson

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Wade Wakeman is worried that Winter has stopped taking his lithium. Winter’s real name is Bartholomew Winter Pomerantz, but everyone calls him by his middle name because of his disarming personality and ice-blue eyes. A striking, wavy-haired charmer, Winter comes from old money, and not getting his own way is foreign to him. Wade Wakeman is a pleasant, practical, underachieving red-headed rube from Odell, Illinois who barely has enough money for tuition. Living in a paid-for luxury apartment in busy Carson City, partying with classy co-ed...

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“The Neighbors” by Ryne Moore

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**TW/CW** Story contains instances of physical violence and adult languagePhil moseyed down the stairs while tethering his necktie and glanced at his watch as he reached the center-hall landing. 6:47am. With a five-minute drive to the Downers Grove commuter station from the house, if he was out the door now, he could still catch the 7 o’clock express train and be at his desk early by 7:40. Early-in, early-out, exactly what he wanted for this Memorial Day weekend. Phil filled his coffee tumbler from the fresh pot and walked out the front...

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“Maverick & Log Head ” by John Sammel

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“I have Blue Angle Pins, Hats, and Balloons. Get one for your kid. No kids…no worries! Grab one for your nephew.” Dam This Guy! Get Out The Road! The pesky peddler in the middle of the median was slowing traffic down. I screamed out loud again. Get out the road….I want to go home! My damn temper was governing my thoughts! Why did I waste my breath? I knew better. The street salesman could care less, he kept moving from car to car as he hawked cheap souvenirs. Another year and another air show. We need to move! All I wante...

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“The Girl Next Door” by Cassidy Church

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Nobody could ever make out exactly what they were yelling, although, all of the neighbors in the quaint suburban neighborhood of southern North Carolina could hear them. At least twice a day, Abigail, or Abi, and Cody would be in their adjacent backyards yelling at each other so loudly, everyone in Woodland Park could hear them. Woodland Park is the name of our neighborhood located in such a small town if you drive through it and you blink, you’d miss all of main street. Dividing the yards is a silver chain link fence with seven or e...

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“Chiming In” by Jim Firth

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Who buys wind chimes like that? I’ll tell you who. A white trash boomer. My neighbour has crammed her balcony full of pseudo-spiritual tat from Poundland. Buddha statues and lotus blossom fountains are bad enough, but the chimes—oh, the chimes. They sound about as soothing as the metallic groan the hull of the titanic made as it cleaved in two. Why do I give a hoot about what my neighbour decorates their balcony with? Well, it has to do with being a light sleeper and living on the seventh floor of a tower block in windy Britain. Th...

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“Princess in the Woods” by Kimberly Santiago

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Once upon a time, deep within the woods, there lived two princesses. One of them, Marie Heatherton, was a pretty eighteen-year-old girl, with long strawberry blonde hair that reached just past her lower back, and big brown eyes. She wanted to experience a bit of independence before settling down with a prince from a nearby town, so her father decided to build her a mini castle about two or three miles away, deep within the safest part of the woods that surrounded their town. She promised to live there for no more than two months befor...

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“Farewell” by Motaz Mohamed

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I quickly throw my laundry into the washing machine trying not to make much noise. I hit a few buttons hoping for the right settings. I’m trying to make my time in shared areas as brief as possible to avoid contact with my housemate. All of a sudden, I hear the steps. My stomach churns. She walks into our shared kitchen in all her glory: in her pajamas, messy hair, her eyes are half open and her face is a painting named “wrath”. “Ahmed, what are you doing?” blurts Kora, my housemate. “I’m just washing…” I reply as I point to the washing mac...

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“Griffin Apartments East” by Melissa Woods

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“Mrs. Gleason! My favorite mediator!” The Griffin Apartments East landlord stood up from his desk and walked to her with a smile. “Good morning, Tom. Again, you can call me Tamara. We’re on the same side,” she said, returning his smile. “Thank you.” He led her out of the office and down a short hall. “I wasn’t sure you’d feel that way, knowing what’s coming: 1D and 1E.” “Del Rey and Brown.” Grin in place, she closed her eyes and adjusted the strap of her leather satchel as they walked. “Again.” “Here you go. Conference Room Two. Go...

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“A Tenuous Treaty” by Kira Carver

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A Tenuous Treaty The elevator started to close, but that shouldn’t have mattered. People held elevators all the time, especially when they noticed a straggler, red-faced and puffing with the exertion to make it in time. It shouldn’t have mattered, even though there was only one person within it. It shouldn’t have mattered, since that person saw me. That person smiled, and of course it was malicious. Because it came from Melanie. &nb...

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“The box in Sam’s apartment” by Paulette Salcedo

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In a group of friends there is always one that never invites you to their house, well that's me, I’m that friend, but I promise I have a good excuse or maybe not at all. I´ve been best friends with Sam since we were 8 years old. I can still remember that little blond girl with two long gold braids riding her bike near to me, but now, both of us are teenagers, we are like any other normal teenager, not like the ones in the tv shows, neither like the ones in the books, we’re just little kids in the body of an adult trying to survive to the cha...

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“Apartment 5A and 5B” by Elizabeth Maxson

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Apartment 5B was my first apartment. It was perfect, except the mold…and the gas stove which scared me…and the overly thick carpet that felt squishy and not soft. On the plus side, it had two doors. The one at the rear of the apartment had a set of stairs with a little mini patio beside where I parked my car. Most of the apartments in the complex only had a front door, while my apartment had two doors. I loved sitting out back with Benny, my black Jack Russel Terrier, and a good book. I never used the front door. Not because I...

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“Enemies” by Grace Boone

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(Note from the author: I appreciate all of your support and comments!) December. Chad whistled "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", as he pinned red, yellow, and green icicle lights to his porch railing. His smoky-gray two-story house was dusted with white reflecting sparkles that shimmered in Santa's sleigh's red and white lights in his yard. This year, he was going all out. No kids to mess it up, no wife to tell him it's too uneven, it was all his. But his next-door neighbor was the complete opposite. James hummed "Carol of the Bells" while he...

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“Songs From the Past” by Kristine Bone

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Songs From the Past - “Miss Hazel!” Miss Hazel!” Hazel Cummings walked slowly to her apartment door, shaking her head in dismay. Oh, my goodness! It just can’t be that Giselle woman again! She sighed in exasperation. This was the third time today! Peering through the peephole with one eye, Hazel saw her neighbor’s dark profile and troubled look. She sighed again, wondering what it could possibly be this time. This Giselle person was truly getting on her last nerve. First it had been an egg she wanted to borrow, then a return of a pan she...

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“Screened In” by Kevin Alphatooni

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SCREENED IN By ALPHA TOONI It was the middle of July and summer season was in full swing down in the panhandle of Florida. The sun beamed with a ferocious heat, exciting the humidity to an almost impossible level. Where others would squirm and hide within the confines of their air-conditioned dwellings, Floridians embraced it. As soon as the sun rose, those at my apartment complex were out and about. In the morning, people could be seen loading up SUV’s and trucks with gear for that day’s adventure. Dogs happily played in the park with t...

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“Drunken Illusion (Creds to Zoë Page)” by M M

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I sat in my chair, inhaling the darkness around me as I scrolled through my phone. I glanced at the clock, passing away, to discover the day had already been refreshed onto the next. It wasn’t long until I heard a light pounding from the front door, who the hell would be at my door at this time - especially the timing. What kind of maniac goes to someone’s house out of nowhere at this time of day? I grabbed an old baseball bat from the cupboard just seconds away from the front door before cautiously approaching the individual behind my ...

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Write about two neighbors who cannot stand each other.

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✍️ 43 stories

“Candy Hates Winter” by Michael Jefferson

“The Neighbors” by Ryne Moore

“Maverick & Log Head ” by John Sammel

“The Girl Next Door” by Cassidy Church

“Chiming In” by Jim Firth

“Princess in the Woods” by Kimberly Santiago

“Farewell” by Motaz Mohamed

“Griffin Apartments East” by Melissa Woods

“A Tenuous Treaty” by Kira Carver

“The box in Sam’s apartment” by Paulette Salcedo

“Apartment 5A and 5B” by Elizabeth Maxson

“Enemies” by Grace Boone

“Songs From the Past” by Kristine Bone

“Screened In” by Kevin Alphatooni

“Drunken Illusion (Creds to Zoë Page)” by M M

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story involving a noise complaint.

Include a character in your story that is often in an apartment building, but doesn’t actually live there.

Write about a couple touring an empty apartment they might rent.

Write about an apartment building being demolished.

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