Write a story that includes the line “Fate is resourceful.”

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“Some Doctor eh?” by Shalanei Streaker

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Dave was in his car driving home. Work had been gruelingly longer today than most days. His wife was expecting him home soon for dinner but he knew he would be late. Up ahead on the road there was a car that was pulled off to the side of the road. A gentleman was standing at the driver rear tire looking quite confused. Dave could tell he was dressed in nice work slacks and office attire shoes. “I should stop and help,” Dave thought. “I’m already late tho…. he can just call triple A or a friend to come get him or something.” It wa...

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“My Moiras” by Imogen Bird

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The red window had always been Moira's sign that she was almost home. A perpetual glow emanated from the room behind the ancient, misty glass panes at the top of the weed riddled red brick building, so curiously out of place between the silvery new-build flats to the right and the stark white light from the mini-mart to the left. Her almost-home marker was constant, Moira had never once witnessed the room unlit. Moving quickly along the pavement she would catch a glimpse of the source of the light for only a moment. A chintz lamp, atop a dar...

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“Embodiment of Fate” by Moshe Davidovici

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500 miles off the coast of the Mirk-Morat Isles. 37 A.T.F (after the founding of the Morati capital, Marmatiti.) “Oh my, it’s always so difficult to avoid laughing when we do this. I know how crucial the stern voice is for it all, but it’s just so bloody hilarious. Being the incarnation of fate punishing you for your sins is such a riot.” Isisot adjusted the angular black mask that covered his face, distorting his voice into a deeper, sinister impression of some embodiment of terror. He watched the Voyage Queen come c...

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“Eianna's Tale” by Agnieszka Baczkowska-Maśluszczak

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Eianna spread her hands out into the air, catching the nourishing light. She had many hands, just like her brothers and sisters. And just like them, she sometimes made her hands fall away, once they became too weak and useless. Her species had thrived on this planet for almost four hundred million years. They have reached their utmost evolutionary goal - to grow, take nourishment and reproduce with minimal effort. The unwritten law of biological least resistance states that the most evolved being is one that can grow and nurture itself effor...

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“Rotten” by Lis Dixson

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The storm, if that is what it was, had howled and crashed for at least three days, maybe more. He’d lost track of time as he’d cowered in his voluminous wine cellar waiting for the screams and sounds of destruction to end. His ruined house is one of an elite five that comprises his neighborhood that stands disdainfully overlooking the village below. Not many could afford the luxury of living cliff-top, much less the expense of the in-depth Geo-tech surveys and drilling that enabled building here. Not that Braeden ever thinks about such thing...

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“Santa Ana” by Sydney B

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As we clawed our way into autumn, the wind began to whisper my mother’s name. It was so quiet that we mistook it for the movement of the trees at first. Kathleen sounds that way even when spoken by a human tongue, the first syllable a rustling of leaves and the second a whistling breeze. An October sort of name for an October sort of person. Unfortunately, my mother’s autumnal soul was bound to suburban Southern California, where the leaves turn the brown of old bananas and wait to fall until almost Christmas. She refused to move far from wh...

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“A MOTHER'S UNDYING LOVE FOR HER CHILD” by Melinda Madrigal

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Fate is resourceful. I used to believe that but fate has a cruel way of coming back to haunt you. To haunt your family. To haunt your town. I always been a woman of fate. A woman who believes fate is what you make. I believed my family was the greatest thing to ever happen to me. I have a wonderful family and three amazing children. We live in the most beautiful town, Ember Falls. A town where everybody knows everybody and where secrets are hidden. I have been keeping a very big secret from my town. A secret that has shattered my little town...

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“Fated Shadows” by Cindy Calder

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Fate is resourceful and ever hidden in the shadows. The thought encompassed Jean-Luc as his dark eyes deepened to pools of black, clearly reflecting the anticipation he felt as he awaited Adrienne's arrival. The night was unseasonably warm for February. Though Adrienne had not yet danced, her face behind the mask was finely misted with perspiration while beads of sweat rolled between her breasts. All because of the "eighteenth century attire, just as Angelique had specified for tonight's invitation. Adrienne sighed, fanning herself with...

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“The Paws of Fate” by Malone Lankford

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Around 9:30 a.m. she woke to a familiar pungent burning odor that wafted into her nostrils and triggered her recognition of it before she even opened her eyes. Most people would have leapt out of bed to see if there was a fire in the house. Not Morgan. Morgan loved the scent, probably more because of what it was than the way it smelled. She had left her bedroom window open the night before, as she loved the advent of fall, even if it did get chilly by the middle of the night. “October Country,” she called it. She also loved being able to hea...

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“Alive in the Fields of Nebraska ” by Alex Smith

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Fate, that’s what everyone always told me it was. It had to be fate that I met him in that bar, that he swept me off my feet. You two are perfect. It’s fate that we met and became friends. It’s like I’ve known you for years. They always coo through their glasses of champagne cherry red lips millimeters away from staining the crystal glass. Fate this fate that it was an exhausting thing to hear over and over. I never spoke up at their words, never butted in with my side of things, instead, I played my role silently with a smile. Through the y...

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“The Goddess of Hell #ReedseyOctober” by Tucker Sloan

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The Goddess of Hellby Tucker Bradley SloanTrigger warning: Some Strong Language, Sexual Content, and Hellish Themes. Now, are you ready for a bedtime story?———As Persephone gathered souls in the underworld for her husband, Hades, I summoned angels. There was to be a spiritual battle at midnight, and I would win. Nothing was going to stop me. Not even the gout in my feet.The soul in question, a young, innocent named Angel. Her mother, Stephanie, loved that name. Stephanie prayed every day for Angel as she saw Angel slipping further into the d...

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“Twisted October Art” by Dolores Holtz

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Twisted October Art People say I’ve been an adventurer, but it was never by choice. No matter what the circumstances I tried to keep a smiling face and keep out of everyone’s way. That facade had to have its escape, and once I had time to spare and free pencils and paints, my thoughts would come out in my paintings. At first, these were imaginary landscapes, an ocean I had never seen, or the autumn colors on the Alaska Highway, with its naive yellow and red autumn trees in front of the mountains and the winding road ...

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“The Fire” by Zen Tremaine

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Trigger Warning: This story contains vivid descriptions of fire, including descriptions of severe burns and brief mentions of death. Also contains physical violence. Shortly after he turned 22, Leo started having dreams. There are two reasons why this was strange:Firstly, most people have dreams before they turn 22. Leo once had a therapist tell him that everyone dreams, and that if he was forgetting, it was only because his REM cycle wasn’t being interrupted, which is a good thing. Generally, this is true. It was not true for Leo, but it ga...

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“Edge of Fate” by Melissa Veres

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Wind chimes clinked in the cool circulating air like delicate ballerinas, deftly avoiding one another as they spun. It reminded her of maple seeds helicoptering their way to the ground in the summer. They were one clean spin away from falling to the ground, ready to have baby chimes peeking up through the soft grass. One rogue tine jettisoned through the fray, banging into its counterparts with the fervor of a hungry tiger. The noise was jarring and metallic instead of soft and harmonious. Reverberations clashed around her in sharp diss...

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“Hands of Fate” by Jessica Thrasher

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Fate is resourceful. At least, that’s what everyone had told him. Even now, as he stared at the shopfront, the phrase echoed in Isaac’s ears. The shop had the same colonial brick architectural style as the rest of the nearby buildings, but it was painted a dark plum in comparison to the pastel and neutral tones of the others. Stained glass windows sparkled in the afternoon sunlight, their multitude of colors washing over the shop’s interior as he stepped inside. His eyes caught a dust particle dancing through the air, following it deeper int...

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Write a story that includes the line “Fate is resourceful.”

Submissions are closed

✍️ 77 stories

“Some Doctor eh?” by Shalanei Streaker

“My Moiras” by Imogen Bird

“Embodiment of Fate” by Moshe Davidovici

“Eianna's Tale” by Agnieszka Baczkowska-Maśluszczak

“Rotten” by Lis Dixson

“Santa Ana” by Sydney B

“A MOTHER'S UNDYING LOVE FOR HER CHILD” by Melinda Madrigal

“Fated Shadows” by Cindy Calder

“The Paws of Fate” by Malone Lankford

“Alive in the Fields of Nebraska ” by Alex Smith

“The Goddess of Hell #ReedseyOctober” by Tucker Sloan

“Twisted October Art” by Dolores Holtz

“The Fire” by Zen Tremaine

“Edge of Fate” by Melissa Veres

“Hands of Fate” by Jessica Thrasher

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