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“Out Of The Woods ” by Kathryn D

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It should have mattered whether she was alive or not. It should have, but I didn’t see it that way. All I saw and all I felt was grateful, pleased, ecstatic; I was finally witnessing something that people only wrote about. I only wrote about. Then came the ideas, flooding into my head, little bursts of the blood spilling down her chin, and hand, pale and crooked. I was happy, and I was desperate to get out of the woods and back to my cabin before I forgot all of these beautiful scenes. I began to mutter to myself the little words I...

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“Pressed Flowers” by Jenny Zhao

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Pressed Flowers Writer’s block is like a chronic illness –never fully gone and always ready to flare up. There was one week in September last year where it showed up with a vengeance. I had been gifted a new Moleskin Notebook and it sat on my desk mocking me. So I decided it was time to finally leave the house and find inspiration in the city. The Lower East Side called to me, so I ventured out, and stumbled around the neighborhood until I found some friends at Benson’s. There was some artist event that night that was coming to a c...

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“My Life Story” by Adyson Jacobs

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I heard the screams and cri... "Ugh, I am not a good writer and I will never be!" I complained to my teacher. My classmates glanced my way and it felt as if their eyes were lasers burning into the back of my skull. Some laughed as they sat on their phone, others just kept quiet. I begged my teacher to excuse me for the rest of the class, and when she approved, I scurried out the door to meet my best friend. "Hey, Megan! I don't have much time before my next class, so get talking! What's up?" I love her! She can be so insensitive sometimes, ...

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“The First Draft” by Dom Goodwin

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Lucillien bursts through the wide iron doors and into the throne room. Sitting on his precious seat is her father, the king. She unholsters her ray gun and aims it at his head. “Give me back my kingdom or, so help me, I’ll blast a hole straight through your head.” She yells with the ferocity that could only come from a woman who has been wronged.Nope, that’s stupid. If I were typing this out, I would hit the backspace button with “the ferocity of a boy who can’t come up with a good story.” (I don’t even know if I’m using “ferocity” right) In...

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“The Golden Pen” by Phoebe Neighbour

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Adam hadn’t been back home in years, and the only reason he came back now was for the funeral. He felt guilty. He’d spent the weekend clearing out his mother’s old house, packing books and records and clothes into boxes for donation. The house felt lonely when it was so quiet. He remembered the magical stories she told Adam throughout his childhood. Looking at the fireplace in the living room, he remembered her stories about miniature dragons that lived in the ashes and lit the coals when they grew cold. From where he stood, he could see the...

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“Ink” by Pooja Naik

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The bin tired of being hit over and over again was overflowing with words written down in last one month and this time it was about to bounce the crumbled paper back. "Argh!", she yelled in disappointment yet again throwing away the coffee stained paper off for the 36th time in a row. The antique yellow wooden table was filled with all these disorganized sheets that read a bunch of chaotic words that meant nothing to her- just words, words without meaning. Picking up her coffee mug that left coffee rings on her antique she got off her spot...

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“A guide of kind” by Eleham Salo

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It's been 7 months since I've published my last book. As an author you'd think by now I'm ready to publish my next. The thing is I'm nowhere near to doing that. The world has been falling apart recently and I have been struggling a lot with ideas for my next book. First the virus outbreak and now it's the countrywide protests for black lives. If you think about it there are topics I could write about, but none of them fits my flow. It's either violence or disease and I just can't think of a way to write with those topics. Its bee...

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“Interesting Day” by A.J. Brown

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She looked around the room. Looked at her flat screen TV. Looked at her rug. Looked at her ceiling. Looked down her bare legs that were stretched out across the couch, her back rested on the armrest, her laptop sitting on her thighs, her bare feet resting at the other end of the couch with her toes pointed up at the ceiling. Erin loved to read – she read over 25 books a year. She wanted to write so badly but her life was so uninteresting that she had nothing to write about. She couldn’t pull much from her imag...

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“Creative Problem Solving ” by Starlight Tucker

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Reality can be draining to the writer’s soul because obligations can rob creative energy. Every time I think about doing what I love, thoughts about the endless tasks I’m behind on get in the way, and it feels like I have no right to delay them. Ideas and opportunities are always conflicting. Tsunamis of ideas hit me at inopportune times, then trying to dream on paper is like waiting for rain on a sunny day. Stirring the overfilled mind is frustrating. The best step I’ve taken is relating my coursework back to my creative pursuits, doing res...

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“Epiphany - By Natalie Rarick” by Natalie Rarick

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The murderer was the neighbor, spurned and misguided, hiding in plain sight as Steelworth looked everywhere but right next door. Of course. Genius. No point in telling Patty that, though. It wouldn’t make her very happy, at this very moment. Better to wait this out — no, get out of this as quickly as possible so I can get to keyboard again before the idea gets away. David set about coming up with the best possible combination of words to get away from his wife, who seemed to be either having the worst time or the best time of her life chew...

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“A desk as a blank space” by Leslie Lozada

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The harsh sounds of roaring thunder permitted the landscape from Maribel's window. It was a noise she was slowly getting used to, given the new location she decided on. After graduating from college, she had to move out of her old dorm room that was part of her home for 4 and a half years and had to find a new place, quickly. The degree she picked ended up with her feeling useless, given the current state of the job market. She wanted to make something of herself. While she can't be one of the great writers of decades past, ...

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“Absent Muse. ” by Vianney Muñoz

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There I was, as I used to do every morning for the last two weeks, sitting in front of my computer with my cat on my lap, a blank stare and not a single word written. The deadline was near, and I needed to deliver something, the pale page looked back at me, reminding me thatI had no ideas, or, as it would be better to say, no inspiration. Last semester, I had become kind of famous at the university after I won the poetry contest and three of my poems were published in the university paper. Some critics even called my work “astonishing” and c...

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“Beyond Family Reunion” by George Stringam

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The little girl was swinging in the rearward arc but looked straight ahead as a young woman, obviously, her mother came out of the trees. She stooped down as the girl dismounted and ran toward her mother who scooped her up in her arms. “When do we get to see Daddy?” The little girl asked excitedly. “Soon,” her mother replied, “very soon.” She must have been aware of someone else because she abruptly turned and saw RC standing there. Both the mother and daughter b...

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“Only A Story” by Eddie Ihlan

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The mountains in the springtime are less cold, but not much less wet. Snow drifts melt into sludge on the roadside, and the rain just doesn’t stop. I never quite shake the feeling of damp socks until June, but at least icy stairs don’t try to kill me every time I walk to my car. Above all, the transformation of scenery into the cool blues and greens of the rainy season takes my breath away every year. Usually my husband accompanies on my trips to the cabin, but as an accountant in peak tax season, he is currently too busy to take a mid-we...

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“Your Light In My Darkness ” by Emma Y

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As C.S Lewis said, "You can make anything by writing." And it's true, a simple quote that inspired millions across the globe. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe being his most famous work of art, that's still even famous today. . . . Writing is full of words. Words are full of emotion. Emotion is full of love. When you read a story, you feel anger, sadness, and happiness. Whether it's a romance, a fantasy or a mystery you feel connected. And all it is, is words. Words are the most powerful thing on earth, and stories make that fact c...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 140 stories

“Out Of The Woods ” by Kathryn D

“Pressed Flowers” by Jenny Zhao

“My Life Story” by Adyson Jacobs

“The First Draft” by Dom Goodwin

“The Golden Pen” by Phoebe Neighbour

“Ink” by Pooja Naik

“A guide of kind” by Eleham Salo

“Interesting Day” by A.J. Brown

“Creative Problem Solving ” by Starlight Tucker

“Epiphany - By Natalie Rarick” by Natalie Rarick

“A desk as a blank space” by Leslie Lozada

“Absent Muse. ” by Vianney Muñoz

“Beyond Family Reunion” by George Stringam

“Only A Story” by Eddie Ihlan

“Your Light In My Darkness ” by Emma Y

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