Write a story where a rumor starts to spread. Your protagonist is either the topic or the source.

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“A Great First Impression” by Robin Tillman

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Mysti sat on the edge of her bed and let out a heavy sigh. How had she ended up here? How long had she been here? Long enough to get pregnant, she thought with a grimace. And it wasn’t even by one of the men living in the castle, ironically. Which was a good thing, considering all of them were taken…but how was she going to explain to her new family that she’d run off and hooked up with a boy she’d met in the forest that she’d been sure was true love? How did she even know what true love was? She was 15. She was an idiot, a fool ...

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“A deal with an Angel” by GG Authority

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*TRIGGER WARNING* Sexual Abuse present in story*Whether you believe in magic or not, it happens for you. I was a fallen Angel, and I was called to teach a lesson and serve as redemption for a lost soul, unbeknownst to me. I never lacked self-esteem but I had always been willing to take an ass whooping in the name of God, I met her at a terrible time in my life, a time of darkness. I wasn’t aware of my position yet, and my first assignment was a subject, who chose to be an enemy. I had been assigned to a whore who had been pimped by her ...

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“Rumors Running Rampant” by Emma Phillips

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Rumors Running Rampant As usual the teacher’s lounge was full. Fridays were always worse. You could hear sodas opening, coffee perking. Lunches warmed in the microwave continued; beep, beep, beep. Laughing and talking carried into the hallway. First and second grade teachers sat together. Linda was sitting with Dave, listening intently and laughing to apparently a funny story. Cindy, JoAnn and Pat were looking at pictures from Marlene’s recent vacation. I saw in a quiet corner, both DeeDee and Jonathon were ignoring their lun...

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“Whispering Songs” by Cliff Commanday

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The first sun rose in blues and teals above the horizon, harkening for the new day. I turned towards its chill, stopping, the click of my heels echoing their melody beyond me in the great hall against the warm Ascilian stone at my feet. “I will do my best for you, Salanda.” I held fate’s consideration in this whispering moment. I swept the tails of my dark charcoal formal wear behind me and continued toward the east hall with new breath. This area is forbidden to others. A sole solitude in my existence of servitude. “Your Highness,” Pencha s...

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“la cocaína no es buena para su salud” by Philip Dmitriev

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Our todays' personaje J.T grew up in the vicinity of a city. All his young time he spent surrounded by his friends with whom he used to chill and stroll back and forth the neighborhood almost every warm evening. One individual and brave (for such a district) feature of our character was the resistance of not smoking, not drinking alcohol, and not doing anything against the law. Needless to say, that all his friends and others were the opposite, however, some of them showed respect to him for being such an assertive and self-confident guy, wh...

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“Rumour of the week” by Hannah Wall

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Based on a true story- MineIsn’t it bad enough to be a teenager? We have puberty, bulling, boys who never give you a second glance, rumours. Why do I have to be epileptic too? It hasn’t been long since I was diagnosed, it’s because I had a stupid stroke before I was even born. I hate it all, but now because of my epilepsy I’ve had to go on a medication called Epilim to ensure I don’t have anymore seizures, all of which happen at night.I’ve kept all this to myself, partly because when my mum’s not forcing me to share a bed with her, she’s got...

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“The Tragic Spilling of Tea” by Tiff JN

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If you were jumping to conclusions, you would have thought that she had stepped out on her husband and was having an affair with the king, but Kathryn was much more valuable to the king than a good lay. In a time when it would have been considered folly to ask a woman for their good counsel, King Edward had the good sense to do it. Let us not pretend that the two of them were not without a secret because they did indeed have one. Now you may be wondering, who spilled the tea? How did the dear Lord Markum come to suspect that his wife was hav...

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“Suit Up” by Falynn Almeda

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It was a normal Tuesday for a normal person like me, Lynn Alma. I’m average all the the ‘round. Average height, average weight, brown eyes, and medium brown shoulder length hair that I kept in a ponytail. I had gotten average grades throughout school, a couple A’s here and there, mostly B’s and C’s with a couple unfortunate but ultimately unaffecting D’s and F’s. I had gotten lower grades in math- numbers just weren’t my strong suit. And now I work at a manufacturing plant making window seals- the little rubber bits that keep the cold air ou...

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“Ugly Rumors, Ugly Truths” by Lex D

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Oh Lord! She is such a bore, Halle thought as she lounged in the shade, fanning herself and pretending to listen to Lady Courteney. The woman has been droning on about something to do with her children. Halle has been entertaining the woman for the better part of an hour and a half with faux enthusiasm with phrases like, “Oh how fantastic!” or “Good for him!” or “How exciting!”What she would rather tell her is something like: “Oh! your son whose name I have no interest in remembering is going to a college I don’t care about! How exciting! Pl...

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“Flawed Diamond” by Omnya Raouf

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She was starting to feel faint, for the streets of London were especially pitted and rough. Likewise, she was starting wonder if the London season was worth enduring a nine-hour long carriage ride. On top of that, Princess Grace Ellington had been confined in that coach for so long that she started to count the number of birds embraided on the chaise lounge. Finally, having the privilege of stepping out of the carriage, she was faced with a soaring brick castle. However, the gold-plated doors did not capture her...

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“The Whisper at Lincoln High” by Rachel Robidoux

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It had been easy really. It wasn’t supposed to be easy, and perhaps that should have bothered her more than it did. A whispered word in the wrong set of ears. A crude phrase scrawled in bright pink sharpie across every stall in the 3rd floor girls bathroom. And crumpled wads of cash passed quietly from one hand to another. That was all it had taken to ruin someone’s life. These three choices by no means should’ve guaranteed destruction, but she had taken the steps to ensure that they would. Those inquisitive ears had belonged to Hyacinth, Li...

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“Easy AI” by Leia Marcelina

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**Warning: Contains strong language, sex, themes of sexual abuse, depictions of violence, substance abuse, mental health issues, and other scenarios that readers might find uncomfortable to read. Reader discretion is advised. what have you done???? what tf have you done??!!! I threw my phone across my room, desperate for the screen to crack. If I looked at that video one more time, I might’ve thrown up–again. But something about it kept pulling me back. Something just didn’t click in my brain at that moment. That nagging feeling to&n...

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“the mind consumes” by Page Jenkins

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The first thought I had on this nicely dim morning was that of shock. The dream that was slowly creeping into my current consciousness had set my day off rather uneasy. Not that this was unusual. But I fail to get used to the nonsense the brain conceptualizes as it tries to make sense of the experiences beforehand. By the time the whole personification of my mind came back to me, I had fully dressed and gotten prepared for my job, without taking any extra thoughts to those steps. I continued past this intrusive realization because on this pa...

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“Rat Chili” by Ellie J Clarke

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They started calling it Rat Chili. The once proud, four-time winner of the county chili cook off, Sharon Spooner, held her head a little lower when she walked down the sidewalks lining the shops in town. Served her right. She had no right boasting about her cooking when she used margarine instead of Mrs. Ruben’s home-churned butter like everyone else. Thought she was better than us. It wasn’t as if rats were completely unheard of in our town. The little buggers could shimmy their way in through any crack and it’d be nearly impossible to cat...

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“A Joke Gone Too Far” by WRL Battle

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Do you want me to start from the beginning? Okay, sure, but promise me you won’t get mad. It all started around lunchtime, I was in the cafeteria with my friends having fun. The menu for that day was mashed potatoes, green beans, a roll, and Salisbury steak, or at least that’s what the menu said. The mashed potatoes and the green beans were drowning in water. The only things that weren’t dripping wet were the Salisbury steak and the roll which were bone dry. Instead of looking like a white cloud, the potatoes were like gray booge...

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Write a story where a rumor starts to spread. Your protagonist is either the topic or the source.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 54 stories

“A Great First Impression” by Robin Tillman

“A deal with an Angel” by GG Authority

“Rumors Running Rampant” by Emma Phillips

“Whispering Songs” by Cliff Commanday

“la cocaína no es buena para su salud” by Philip Dmitriev

“Rumour of the week” by Hannah Wall

“The Tragic Spilling of Tea” by Tiff JN

“Suit Up” by Falynn Almeda

“Ugly Rumors, Ugly Truths” by Lex D

“Flawed Diamond” by Omnya Raouf

“The Whisper at Lincoln High” by Rachel Robidoux

“Easy AI” by Leia Marcelina

“the mind consumes” by Page Jenkins

“Rat Chili” by Ellie J Clarke

“A Joke Gone Too Far” by WRL Battle

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Set your story at a Regency-themed fair.

Write a story about two characters who start as mortal enemies but learn to embrace their differences.

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Write a story in the format of a gossip column.

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