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“Inspiration, Devastation” by Yan Wong

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Okay, a story.I stared at my screen. The slash blinked lazily on the first line of the white blank page. My fingers hovered over the keys, but none dared to launch a letter.I leaned against the backrest of the cotton sofa. Sinking into the cushion, I felt utterly disappointed by my own creativity. It seemed that I had overestimated it.I've read many short stories, novels, watched videos about world-building and shaping a good character, I was so motivated that I thought that maybe I would be able to create a world of my own and show it to th...

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“Give me a Break” by Brooke Gardner

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The woman sitting down at the desk could have certainly had a better day. She pushed her large, black-rimmed glasses up her too flat nose once again (she had already repeated the action about a dozen to a million times; she had lost count long ago) as if that would help clear her mind, or fill it full of ideas, more like. She could have been doing about a million things, other than grow ditzy with her blank canvas of a mind, the more you observed her. She had frizzy brunette hair which she hadn’t bothered to run her aquamarine come through b...

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“The Writer” by Macey Camp

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The room was dark, the only light coming from the computer that I sat in front of. Humming along with the song that currently played on the radio, I stared at the blank page of the document I had pulled up little over an hour ago. I had no idea what I wanted to write, writer's block was the worst. The book I would soon be writing had to be absolutely perfect if it was to make me famous. "Iris, honey?" Mom stuck her head through my cracked door. "What are you doing?" Her reddish brown hair was covering her brown eyes that were exac...

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“A Midwinters day dream” by Ian Willis

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It was a Friday in June. The winter sun was clear and cold, but the gas fire in the sunroom leant a pleasant warmth to the day. I had done a fair afternoon’s work. Well, I had spent a fair few hours in concerted effort. That is to say I had stared at the computer screen for a long and pointless time. That is almost the same thing. I needed to reframe my perspective. Perhaps if I were to stretch back onto the couch and close my eyes, but just for a moment. A door closed with a bang, so I guess that I reasoned that someone must have also just ...

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“The Messages that Saved my Life” by Hope Stines

Submitted to Contest #46

“I can’t believe this!” My friend, Taylor, holds up her iPhone, showing me the latest post from Brooklyn Online, a blog about the secrets of Brooklyn, New York. “What is it?” I ask her. “This blogger wrote a derivative story that was on the news last week! That’s so unoriginal!” I roll my eyes. “You mean the story based on ...

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“Lost boy in a dream” by Carolina Borges

Submitted to Contest #46

I woke up in a cold sweat. My dream felt very real again. I’m not sure what it means. The same people, the same family. That poor lost boy without his family. I can’t seem to shake the feeling that I need to tell their story. Their story, that my imagination seemed to have come up with, all seems too surreal. The family in my dream seem to live on a tropical island. The husband and wife were happily married for quite some time but then, they sold their soul to thieves of the seas; the crusader pirates. Now, this couple seemed to be s...

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“Spark of fire” by Sharanyaa S

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"It was a long day. And I am preparing for the nationwide entrance exams to achieve the goal to become someone who I dream to be. Going to coaching classes were hard for me. Maybe I sound like an introvert, or a person who is not confident at all about herself. Yes, it might be a right introduction for me. I still don't know what my dream is. I like to write. Yes, writing has always been like the best companion in this world. And I dream off to be a person who can well manage her time to work on her dreams in different fields. Yes, I like to...

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“The Sinking Ship” by Matthew Blackburn

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“All hands!” Came the muffled voices of men I had never heard before. Suddenly there was a jolt as though the world was tipping over, and everything was falling off of it including me. I rolled out of the small cot that I was laying on, and landed on my back on a wet, wood plank floor.“Where am I?” I asked as I picked myself up off of the floor. It was dark in the room that I was in, but a small hole in the wall by the cot I had been apparently sleeping in gave enough light for me to fumble around to find a set of stairs. With no where else ...

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“play that song for me ” by Millie Spence

Submitted to Contest #46

It was a cold October morning. Sylvester decided to take advantage of the 5am silence and pulled out his song book. Despite being a very neat and organised person, his songbook had seen a lot of use. The metallic silver edges beginning to wear down and fray, the book starting to show its age. Sylvester was gifted this book at age 9 when he began writing poetry; he was 17 now and the book had received years of abuse from a frustrated amateur writer. He knew he had to write something for his newly formed band, Rabbitfoot, but his mind jus...

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“Not Always” by Iona Cottle

Submitted to Contest #46

“-so yeah. I’m not sure what’s going on at the moment.” Alice sighed. “Like, I know where they’re supposed to be going-” “So why don’t you just write that?” As usual Jenny was far more interested in the biscuits than in what Alice was saying, and she was currently digging about to find the last of the bourbons hidden at the bottom of the pile. After all these years Alice was used to her sister’s attention only lasting as long as the snacks did. “It doesn’t work like that.” How many times had she tried to explain it over the years? “Of ...

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“THE KEY TO THE CASTLE” by Sue M

Submitted to Contest #46

PROLOGUEMary walked away from the freshly dug grave, making sure to avoid stepping on the resting places of the dead as she headed to her car. Once inside, she stared out over acres of well-manicured headstones, wondering what it might be like when her time came. A knock on the window jolted her back to reality, as her cousin motioned to roll down the glass.“Mary, would you like to join the rest of us for lunch?” asked Marc.“Thanks, but I need to be alone for a while,” she responded.“If you change your mind, we’ll be at the diner,” Marc...

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“The Author’s Love” by K Berlin

Submitted to Contest #46

Since 9:30, I had been staring at the page hoping for some kind of story to spill from my pen and onto the paper. I tapped the page loudly. I tapped in softly. Scanning random objects I was yet uninspired. Snowflakes whirled about and gently clung to the windows in front of me. As the hands on the clock slowly crept past midnight, it struck me; Inspiration -my old friend - came knocking. I let her in and we danced to the sound of my pen scraping away at my journal. At first she was timid, but then she was bold. Twirling and twisting in a wal...

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“A Keen Eye” by Angela Wade

Submitted to Contest #46

A handy rule of thumb in Carrie’s house: don’t look too closely at anything. Housekeeping didn’t spark joy for her, so she almost aimed for the bare minimum. Inconveniently, a chronic condition afflicted her daughter, daily putting the two women at odds. Cecily had a keen eye. Long into the morning this Cecily laid in her bed, turning occasionally as a heavy door on old hinges. In truth, she wasn’t more than ten or fifteen pounds above her preferred number on the scale, but her general lack of interest in breaking a sweat culti...

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“The Epiphany” by Paula Pont

Submitted to Contest #46

It’s a tiny detail that triggers it. Just an image -a modern gossip magazine in the wrinkled hands of an old lady - but that’s more than enough. I felt it, bubbling inside my head like a soda can that’s been agitated and it’s waiting the moment someone opens it to explode everywhere. The Epiphany. That feeling of wonder and emotion creeping in every single cavity of my brain that leaves no room for anything else until it’s just me and her. She’s waking up and I feel her stretch out, looking around, getting used to her new home...

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“"Live Inspired"” by Swati Sharma

Submitted to Contest #46

People talk about having a 'light-bulb moment'. A moment when something switches on in your mind, a torch is shone in front of you and for years you haven't been able to make out the reality, until now. My school life is always the best time of our lives. Furthermore, it is the only time where I can meet my friends. My School time is the only time which I enjoy a lot. I get to play many games. Also, I get to study my favorite subject. Above all, I get to play with my group of friends and spend a good time with them. In the year 2014 just lik...

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Write a story about someone experiencing a lightbulb moment of writing inspiration.

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✍️ 140 stories

“Inspiration, Devastation” by Yan Wong

“Give me a Break” by Brooke Gardner

“The Writer” by Macey Camp

“A Midwinters day dream” by Ian Willis

“The Messages that Saved my Life” by Hope Stines

“Lost boy in a dream” by Carolina Borges

“Spark of fire” by Sharanyaa S

“The Sinking Ship” by Matthew Blackburn

“play that song for me ” by Millie Spence

“Not Always” by Iona Cottle

“THE KEY TO THE CASTLE” by Sue M

“The Author’s Love” by K Berlin

“A Keen Eye” by Angela Wade

“The Epiphany” by Paula Pont

“"Live Inspired"” by Swati Sharma

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