Fly by the seat of your pants and write a story without a plan.

Posted in Short Story on Nov 8, 2022

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“What They Left Behind” by Lauren Frontuto

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Content Warning: This story contains small amounts of swearing and focuses on themes of grief and loss in the aftermath of a hate crime. There are also mentions of violence, though no violent scenes occur in this story. Please prioritize your own safety and comfort and read at your own discretion. Ever since the funerals, Tally’s had a bit more energy about him. He’ll wander around town, strutting into any building that’ll have him and doing anything he wants to. I think people are put-off by the way he’s been acting. His brother was...

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“"Do You Want My Pants?" ” by FabWritesStuff -

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There were two things that Liv hated more than anything else in the world: drunk people and wet socks. It took everything in her not to scream her head off when Carter Matthews stumbled into her and spilled two entire cups full of beer down her pants. “Whoops.” He stepped back and looked down at the floor, where a small puddle lay by her feet. Looking back up at her, he gave her a lopsided smile and laughed. “Sorry about that, Liz.” “It’s Liv.” She corrected him, feeling slightly annoyed that he couldn’t remember her na...

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“Business as Usual” by Falynn Almeda

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Warning: The following story has some triggering bits including alpha male behavior, mention of nudity. Nothing explicit or gory, but maybe sensitive. It was business as usual in the upper district of Andrea Hills. An upscale and slightly eccentric area that was deemed to be the baby of Rodeo Drive and Downtown LA in Ohio. People went to Andrea Hills for atmosphere and character; they wanted non-cookie-cutter but tasteful homes and restaurants. People who wanted a taste of California and all four seasons. Andrea Hills homed ‘The...

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“From Sunrise To Sunset” by Cara Kliman

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I had a dream that I was being chased by a huge chocolate croissant, but just before I woke up I managed to take a huge bite out of it and scare it off. I had nothing much on that day so I decided I would go to my favourite bakery in Manchester and get myself a chocolate croissant - a further act of revenge on the jumbo croissant in the dream. Blue Moth Bakery was part of a row of box-shaped, glass-fronted businesses facing onto the canal in New Islington. When I got there, it was about to rain and everything was grey; the sky, the sur...

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“robin hood” by Heather Denbrough

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robin hood. my backpack is heavy on my shoulders as i wait outside your house so we can walk to school together, like we do every day. i don’t usually go inside. when the door swings open, you walk quickly out, and almost run to me. “come on.” as we walk, i sneak glances at you. you are quiet and serious, and i know why. the yelling last night was bad, and you look like you haven’t slept, with lunar eclipsedark circles under your eyes. you break the silence. “i don’t want to go to school,” you say. “i hate school.” i’m surprised. usually, ...

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“Robert's story” by F.O. Morier

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-"By their very nature," Robert muses to himself, "cities are haunted places." He sits nodding his head as if he needs to confirm this definition for himself. -"A million lives, a million stories built up in layers in history." he adds after a short pause. -"You are in a very philosophical mood today, Robert." I say. -"Artists and dreamers, vagabonds, queers and mystics..." -"Criminals." I interrupt him. He lets out a weary sigh. -"Sounds like you´re describing a cabinet of curiosities." I add. "I noticed you were getting restless these last...

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“Waking up after supposed Death.” by Samael Lynch

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‘Fools all of them, simple minded fools who could not begin to understand a single percent of my geniuses,’ the supposed dead man yelled in the morgue to one in particular. He had woken up not to long ago but had already resumed his nonsensical shouting at the sky. Some thing would never change. The morgue was a rather cold place but that was alright, he had felt nothing but cold these past few weeks so he had grown accustomed to it. What he had not grown accustomed to however was the fact that he could look at his own hands again, his ow...

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“A fork in the Nest” by Lunny Muffin

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(content warning: language) When Miguel got home that night he had but one plan. The sun had already set and the new moon was visible in the night canvas. He was tired and hungry and all he could think about was dinner. He got out of his and for a moment seemed to be lost at perfectly aligned constellation in the dark sky. He looked at the dim lit porch light where a few buzzing moths had gathered. His thoughts wandered to the previous night and what Becca had told him. He continued to walk through the narrow path by the yard bypassing t...

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Fly by the seat of your pants and write a story without a plan.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 68 stories

“What They Left Behind” by Lauren Frontuto

“"Do You Want My Pants?" ” by FabWritesStuff -

“Business as Usual” by Falynn Almeda

“From Sunrise To Sunset” by Cara Kliman

“robin hood” by Heather Denbrough

“Robert's story” by F.O. Morier

“Waking up after supposed Death.” by Samael Lynch

“A fork in the Nest” by Lunny Muffin

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Start your story with the line “I’ve got a plan”.

Write a story about a character who tries to control their life down to the most minute detail — but has to learn to let go.

Write about a plan that goes wrong, for the better.

Write a story that involves the architectural plans for a building.

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