Write about two neighbors who cannot stand each other.

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“Crazy Boys Upstairs” by Debra Koffski

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Finally got the last box unpacked in my new apartment. I had mixed feelings, on one hand I was very excited to be out on my own. On the other hand, I was terrified to be out on my own. I would start college on Monday, so I was very lucky to get everything situated before that day. My parents thought it would be better for my grades if I had my own space, and not have the noise level in a dorm. They both graduated from college, so I guess they knew. It also helped that they paid for this place for a year, and gave me a credit card to buy food...

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“The Neighbors” by Kelly DiMario

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I awake abruptly by a loud bang. I’m not sure what time it is or even where I am. I was dreaming that college dream again where I’m late and can’t find the final exam room. A sobering second passes and I realize my life now revolves around financial statements, not sitting in the quad at 2 p.m. studying Philosophy and gossiping with my roommates. I stifle and yawn while I utter my usual bedroom refrain, “Alexa, what time is it?” She blinks blue. “It is 1:14 am,” she replies dutifully. I prop up on my elbows and grimace as reality sets in and...

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“Pots and Pans ” by Tianna Mendez

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A crash was heard in the apartment next door. The fifth crash that has been heard today. Eric knew that his next-door neighbor was not in any danger. He knew that he was doing it on purpose. Ever since the week they both moved in, they have not gotten along. They will do whatever they can to cause the other a moment of stress or anger. In the apartment next door, Eric imagines his neighbor Calvin banging pots and pans together, or maybe he is lucky, and he is banging his head against the wall. But Eric is never lucky when it comes to Calvin....

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“Libertine Street” by Sabrina Semidei

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Libertine Street is a quiet place to live, most of the time. There’s a flower shop, a locksmith, a trendy café whose clientele got edgier and edgier over the years and, at the angle of Cumin Street, a pub, The Black Dolphin. With a grey painted façade and tall square windows, the place isn’t the most inviting and it is most likely that people would pass by for years before actually walking in. It took me seven months. When I finally pushed that heavy door, my Monday face on and my light résumé in hand, I was surprised not to be greeted by th...

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“Hate in Building Eight” by Judi Wallower

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I pulled into my apartment complex and made a left, a right, then a left near building eight where my apartment is. I backed up my car into the parking spot The Alps Apartments gave me, shut the car off, walked to the back of my car, opened the trunk, took out all my shopping bags that are holding all my goodies I bought including dinner. I approached the first of four flights of stairs it takes for me to reach my apartment number two. I stopped and pursed my lips. There he i...

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“Finding Out” by Derrick Higgins

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“And this is why due diligence in a scientific screening is so important from a crime laboratory.” Ethan tried his hardest to stay awake while Professor Adams carried on diving into the introduction of Medicolegal Death Investigations. Ethan knew he would’ve been more attentive in different circumstances. He was passionate about this subject and he wanted to learn about it more than anything. If it weren’t for his early morning job combined with an obnoxious late night neighbor, Ethan would’ve been hanging on every word of valuable informati...

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“Brutally Murdered” by Alyssa Reed

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Mentions of murder, brief mention of blood. 78-year-old woman brutally murdered in apartment. At the time I was relieved. The loud voices of police officers at my door, wailing sirens outside, people asking me what happened - all that was a welcomed relief to the oldies music and scratchy voice yelling at her cats from the other side of my wall. 78-year-old Judith Maren was gone now. The world now knew her merely as a woman that was murdered in her apartment. All they would ever know i...

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“Long-Term Lease” by Bob Faszczewski

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“Rebel and defend your rights,” “Don’t let the government bullies push you around,” “Do we live in a democracy or not?”--the loud slogans blasted across every window on Karen Singleford’s new car and shouted from the door of her two-bedroom walkup in the Seacrest Arms Luxury Apartment complex. Karen, the single mother of two pre-teen sons, Harry and Jarod, made no secret of her disdain for “health regulations” imposed during the influenza endemic and what she considered the clear danger they presented to her fre...

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“Don't talk about it, Be about it” by Bee Williams

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AN: This story contains sexual themes and strong language I was woken abruptly by the sound of music, extremely loud conversations, and laughter. "3:47?" I grumble, squinting to gaze at my bright phone screen, "That's later than last week." I tried desperately to fall back asleep while covering my ears with each side of my pillow, but I soon gave up. I rose from my bed and walked to my closet, where I put on a pair of jeans and a jacket before exiting my apartment. I repeatedly pounded on my neighbor's door and rang the doorbell. The door...

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“The Old Dog And The New Dog” by D. Jahan

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1. Confrontation The mere thought of going to an unknown territory excited the new dog to such an extend that his tail wagged as fast as the hand of a grandma with a folded newspaper on a hot summer afternoon of New Delhi when power's shut. His ears straightened like grandma's body on bed when power is finally back. Down the stairs and they were about to head outside, but the new dog stumbled to a door with a funny smell. The smell of an older dog! This made the new dog's tail wag faster than grandma's hand on the hottest day. But, his human...

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“The Intrusion” by Hope Linter

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Randy hadn’t quite awoken, when he heard the sound of glass breaking. He blinked at the clock, it was just after seven-thirty in the morning. He slammed the pillow over his head and smothered the ill sense it was in his living room. After a late night at the law office, he’d downed a glass of a Scotch whiskey, while mind numbing on Netflix. His mouth was dry and his head was pounding. A gluey residue clamped his dry lips together. He heard loud knocking at his door, and flinched, when he heard Molly his neighbour shoutin...

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“A Stanger In My Own City” by Eileen Donovan

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If I weren’t standing in front of the Cort Theater in the middle of 48th St., I’d scream. That thought ran through my head every time I came out from a darkened theater into the pinpoints of sunlight that found their way through the surrounding buildings down to the sidewalk. The bus that would take me north to Orange County was leaving in ten minutes. There was no way I could get from 48th St. and 7th Avenue to Port Authority Bus Terminal on 42nd St. and 8th Avenue in ten minutes. Especially through the flood of outpouring matinee theater-...

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“The lease you did” by Karen Ann

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My phone was ringing, but I didn't feel like answering it, when I saw who was calling. Sheila is a busy-body neighbor, who seems to know everyone and their business, the good, the bad and the ugly. More than half of the tenants are Spanish, a few Black people and the others Caucasian. Sheila was under the impression; she was not liked by some of the Spanish community. I didn't take the time to listen to her convoluted explanation of something that had occurred years before. I simply told her, " I really would rather not get involved in other...

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Write about two neighbors who cannot stand each other.

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✍️ 43 stories

“Crazy Boys Upstairs” by Debra Koffski

“The Neighbors” by Kelly DiMario

“Pots and Pans ” by Tianna Mendez

“Libertine Street” by Sabrina Semidei

“Hate in Building Eight” by Judi Wallower

“Finding Out” by Derrick Higgins

“Brutally Murdered” by Alyssa Reed

“Long-Term Lease” by Bob Faszczewski

“Don't talk about it, Be about it” by Bee Williams

“The Old Dog And The New Dog” by D. Jahan

“The Intrusion” by Hope Linter

“A Stanger In My Own City” by Eileen Donovan

“The lease you did” by Karen Ann

🌟 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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