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“The Color of a Dream” by Marty B

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Once upon a time there was a balloon that wanted to be free. Born into a large bouquet, she knew freedom once, a brief escape, until a cord was tied to her tail to hold her tight. She pressed up toward the bright blue sky at the edge of the county fair. Small, and squeezed into the middle, she tried to get out but the balloons around her twitched and twirled in a cluster of ever-moving colors; yellows, whites, reds, greens, blues and purples. Violet didn’t know what color she was, but she wished to be colored in...

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“Is It Really Not Easy Being Green?” by Elizabeth Rich

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What THE hell! That stupid frog. "It's not easy being green." Really? Are you fucking kidding me? Everything around us is green. It's the freaking color of life, and he thinks it's not easy? Omigod. The audacity of that moron.To say I'm incensed would be an understatement. Try being a giant organism that really has no genus or species, is of indeterminate color, and clears a room or a bus on the regular. I would give my left nut to be a sweet, little, green frog. Everyone knows a frog or a toad when they see one. Granted, I cannot for the li...

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“Melanie's Hit Single” by Lily Finch

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Melanie Shaw, dubbed “Rattle Rocker,” stood at the crossroads of aspiration and reality, her heart beat in time with the strum of guitar strings. Though the bright lights of fame beckoned her, they were still miles away, and flickered like distant stars in the vast night sky. Though pursuing her musical dream, doubts about a more lucrative career plagued her.Known for her stubborn spirit; Melanie battled to juggle her love for music with the harsh truths of financial necessity. She shared laughter and dreams, her close bandmates were oblivio...

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“A World of Bricks and Color” by Denise Walker

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The screen flickered to life, glowing over Oliver Jameson's small, eager face. His fingers twitched around the controller as the opening scene unfolded before him. A towering city of red and gray bricks stretched toward a blocky blue sky. Buildings stacked in perfect symmetry lined the streets, their windows mere studs that glimmered under an unseen sun. A small figure stood in the center of it all. The head was round, a smooth yellow piece with a simple smile stamped across its face. A red and glossy helmet sat atop his head. His square tor...

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“The Moonfire Pool” by Kimberly Huffman

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I had the sensation of falling. There was no end and no beginning, no up or down, only darkness. It was so dark I could not see my hand right in front of my face. It was like thick water surrounding me completely. I could feel it between my fingers and flowing through my hair. I could not think past the darkness. Where am I? What happened? Far into the distance there was a light. A star? I reached and reached toward the star. No n...

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“Purple Vindication” by Esther Andrews

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Melinda had no idea she was supposed to know, amongst all the colors on Earth, which one was her favorite. She learned this in a most unfortunate way at the age of six while out shopping with her mother, who impatiently asked her what her favorite color was.Melinda stared blankly. She didn’t know how to respond.“C’mon girl, that’s not a difficult question. Which lollipop do you want? The red one? Or the purple one?”Melinda continued staring, then softly mumbled, “It’s not the color that matters. It’s the flavor. One is cherry. One is grape.”...

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“Phases of Pink” by K.C. Terra

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The first time Mira saw the color pink, she was five. Her mother had placed a small plastic tiara on her head, its tiny pink gemstones catching the bedroom light like captured stars. Princesses wear pink, her mother had said. So Mira twirled in her too-big dress, beaming as if she ruled a kingdom of stuffed animals and bedtime stories.At thirteen, pink became the color of embarrassment. It started subtly at first—a shift in perception, a quiet unraveling. The soft pink of her childhood walls began to feel too childish, too bright, as if they...

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“Crimson Muse” by Hala Taha

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In the shadow of the city’s towering skyscrapers, where the streets hummed with the relentless rhythm of urban life, stood an anomaly—a shop draped in mystery and cloaked in the color of passion. "The Scarlet Emporium," as it was called, was known among the few who dared to step through its crimson doors as a place where desires were fulfilled, for a price. Evelyn, whose life was once a vivid tapestry of colours now dulled by a stifling creative block, chanced upon this peculiar shop during a torrential downpour. The rain painted the city in...

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“CRIMSON CASTLETON” by Jay DeBurgh

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Waking up to a loud crash rarely means something good is happening. It’s never “CRASH! Mum made pancakes!” or “CRASH! We decided to adopt a Golden Retriever!”CRASH started my day when the force of smoke curled its nasty claws around my Saturday morning lie in and throttled it. Along with the pushed over lilac bookcase next to me. Yep, you guessed it, a smear of glitter was all that’s left of my snow globe that my Nanna got me on her final birthday. “Julie, what are you doing up there? Herding elephants?”Mum can’t see this mess from down...

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“New Comforter” by A. J. Rose

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You scan the aisle of comforter selections hoping you won’t find one that you wouldn’t mind taking home. Your feet judgingly shuffle by clear plastic casings stuffed with navy blue striped cotton, mustard and burgundy velvet, woven quilts in solid plum, and flower-patterned linen duvets. You take note of the selection of colors, which all seem to have lost their saturation over the last few years in your shopping experience. After some brief reflection, you settle that this is the way you like your color palette anyway, and that you can just...

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“From Gray to Blue Jay” by Joshua Messina

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I died once. It felt like I was gone forever—except I wasn't. The darkness shifted around my gaze and then came back. At first, I thought it was still there like a cold likes to linger. Yeah, no, it was gone . . . except it wasn't. Gray. That is all I know. All I see. All I feel. After the accident, that is all that has been going in. And what has been coming out is anger, confusion, resentment. One thought goes in, What if I hadn't even left the house that day? And out comes, I can't change it . . . I want to, but I can't. Sometimes the ima...

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“The colour of darkness.” by Ashlee Osborn

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As I walk across the sand I get nostalgia from memories a long time ago. The sand was burning my feet. It was hot but the clouds kept coming closer. When I looked out at the horizon. So flat. The sun wasn't up yet but the moon was fading away slowly in its phases. The sand was blowing with the wind in my face which made it hard to walk. As I had to shield my eyes. I put my colour blind glasses on. So that I could see clearly. I collected some rocks and shells and put them into my pocket. I just escaped the mental facility. I don't kno...

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“Subtle Orange” by Mark Kobelka

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What makes a single color one’s favorite color?Is it emotional attachment? Is it simply attraction? Or perhaps something even deeper? I can’t speak for everyone, but I can speak for myself when I say it’s likely a bit of both attraction and emotional attachment. Qualities of attraction would be necessary to get your attention, but what you find when you inspect the color that ignites the passion. This is where you will discover emotional attachment.Orange is my personal favorite color. Not the super bright, vivid, blinding hue, and certainly...

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“Lucky Blue” by Erodite Papapostolou

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The twenty-year-old Lucky Blue was exactly what his name suggested: lucky... and blue. He wore blue clothes and dyed his hair the same shade. The only things that weren’t blue were his skin and... his eyes. His eyes were pitch black—so black that anyone who dared to look into them would feel a chill. As for his luck, it had been unyielding from the moment he was born. Twenty Years Ago... His father had never wanted him. For reasons unknown, he was convinced the child would bring nothing but trouble. So, he plotted to stage the baby’s death a...

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“Exposure and Privilege ” by Breanne Ponack

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I used to write songs about the color green. It was and in some ways, still is, my favorite color. I wrote one song when I was about 20, about a dumpster green. Very distinct color. The weight and meaning of the color green to me at that time in my life was something I’ll always remember. The more I look into it, the more I realize that maybe it isn't actually the color I liked, that maybe...it's what it represented. For fear of getting too abstract, I'll leave it at this–renewal, life, growth, love. Growth in itself is not, as we know, a st...

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Write a story inspired by your favourite colour.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 56 stories

“The Color of a Dream” by Marty B

“Is It Really Not Easy Being Green?” by Elizabeth Rich

“Melanie's Hit Single” by Lily Finch

“A World of Bricks and Color” by Denise Walker

“The Moonfire Pool” by Kimberly Huffman

“Purple Vindication” by Esther Andrews

“Phases of Pink” by K.C. Terra

“Crimson Muse” by Hala Taha

“CRIMSON CASTLETON” by Jay DeBurgh

“New Comforter” by A. J. Rose

“From Gray to Blue Jay” by Joshua Messina

“The colour of darkness.” by Ashlee Osborn

“Subtle Orange” by Mark Kobelka

“Lucky Blue” by Erodite Papapostolou

“Exposure and Privilege ” by Breanne Ponack

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