End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.

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“The Forgotten Waltz” by Z.H Floren

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Perhaps it was the way the music seemed to be the only thing that rang in Labelle’s ears amongst the crowd of hundreds. Perhaps it was the way the scent of pine and the chorus of leaves rustled against the pitch black sky, that made her feel so utterly alone. Labelle wandered through the tightly dense scene around her, bodies adorned in varying shades of golds to the deepest of blues, and all she ever discerned were her own shallow breathes and the sweat condensing just below her nape. The ball of The Grove raged around her. Dre...

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“Home” by Dodie Foster

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’10...’ The countdown began. ‘9...’ The voice over the tannoid was croaky and hoarse, ‘8...’ And the bad quality of the speakers made it muffled too. ‘7...’ Someone started to cry out for their family. ‘6...’ They were a few rows behind me. ‘5...’ Some other people began to call out for families. ‘4...’ People began to move around, ‘3...’ Grasping at each other in one last goodbye. ‘2...’ The floor began to shake. ‘1...’ I closed my eyes. ‘0...’ Something lighted up in a passionate white and I suddenly felt heavy. I couldn’t control my body ...

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“Hollywood Stories ” by Jacob Mathews

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I was just joking. I didn’t think the fucker would actually show me his hot wheels collection. Also, who keeps their hot wheel collection on their yacht? This guy is a billionaire and I have no idea how. Regardless, I’m trapped in a sex dungeon on a moving boat with no idea how to get out. There is a deeper explanation to how I got there. My friends and I got invited to a who’s who of Hollywood party due to my ability to make friends. I have no intention of ever being an actor, director, or writer. I just love to be around it, and apparently...

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“Number One” by Cheza Vidal

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“Everything in place?” Golga waved the severed hand in front of me. From the darkness underneath her eyes, I could tell she was exhausted. Her lips were chapped from lack of water, and her scalp showed traces of dandruff from the lack of a good shower. I stood there, cool as a cucumber, hands crossed and my back against the cold, hard metal wall that made up the infrastructure of Slugmine. I slowly nod, my eyes focused on the hand, then back at the body in front of her. The Boltcrusher was made up of magnificent circuitry and perfe...

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“Sunlight of Sorrow” by Karen Socorro

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And there she was: standing on the edge of goodbye, among the broken pieces of a love that couldn’t last. Her curly, golden hair fell on her shoulders in a way that always made me lose control; so careless and yet so cynical. She had the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen: grey, reflecting all the sadness of her past lives. And her body, so splendid that I could get lost in it, with the curves in the exact place, that made her look so human, so real. The first months of our love were even better than the ones described in the movies. We were...

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“THROUGH THE DARK FOREST” by The B Twins

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THROUGH THE DARK FOREST “Hey are you guys coming in my party tonight?” asked Dave to everyone on the conference call. Everyone excitedly replied “Yes!” except for Sam. “We haven’t met in a while. You should definitely come.” insisted Benjamin. “I really want to. But I have got extra classes tomorrow. You guys have fun. Maybe will see you all next time.” said Sam. “Sure, but classes are more important.” said Alex. “We’ll miss you bro!” added Rosie. The hall was decorated with artificial flowers, dancing lights, a huge loud-speaker from whic...

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“Peter” by Celia Hyland

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Bodil admires the slight tan she has achieved as she stretches her long, slim arms up towards the branches of the apple tree. A dappled shade flickers across the perambulator parked beside her as little Pamela lies sleeping, her blanket clutched tightly in one podgy fist. She had so desperately wanted to make a good first impression when Charles had been hired by the school to join the mathematics department. Now the academic year is over, she can enjoy some peace in the school grounds. Bodil is painfully aware she hasn't helped her ...

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“Windows of Cape Town ” by Eric D.

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There were always strange foreign men going in an out of the eccentric old man's house who lived next door. They would come overly confident with their nonchalant attitudes, barging in and showing off their wealth. They were dressed head to toe in fine knitted fabrics and designer suits with shiny jewelry ostentatiously placed around their bodies. Some would even march in with their entourage in a domineering fashion wearing camouflaged uniforms or dressed in bright robes. They'd demand to be seen aggressively knocking on his front gate...

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“The Light” by JaCinda Walls

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I could feel the chains tying me to the wall rattle as I moved. It was almost time to eat and I was getting ready for the food to be slung under the door, but that didn't happen this time. I heard the bolt sliding and felt my panic rising as I watched the door that hadn't opened in years slowly creak inch by inch. Once the door was done creaking I saw HIM step through; the Catcher was what the others had called him. I had been alone for so long I almost forgot about the others.. The other women and men who had sat in here with me, ate food w...

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“It's Done” by Anje Campisi

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I paused. I breathed. My heart’s beat scattered to the corners of my chest, putting pressure on my lungs as they attempted to let the air rush back in. Until I felt them expand once again, I was oblivious that they had ceased functioning at all. Bloodied hands clasped my torn knees as my ragged hair swept the floor. It had started the night wound tight at the top of my head, but at some point, I vaguely remembered someone grabbing me by my ponytail and pulling it loose from its restraints. That person had ended with a knife...

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“Rocketship” by Brendan Doyle

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Jeremy steadied himself by his stand-up desk and stared, mildly bored, at the top-right corner of his 42-inch monitor, where displayed a floating-point number between 10 and 20 million.The number represented his net worth. By all traditional measures of finance, he knew this number was completely divorced from reality. A little voice, doddy and impatient, told him he had better sell, get out while the rest of the crypto-schmucks were still hodling, huddling and huffing the fumes of their respective tokens. But just. A little. Higher. If...

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“The Devil's Tunnel” by DAVIS SSENOGA

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A Devil's TunnelThe tunnel was pitch black, and the thought of us escaping from the hands of the rebels was one that run across my mind and made my flesh crawl. The sound of bullets could hardly be heard and the screams were faint apart from the panting of our own hearts, we were left with no choice but to run into a dark tunnel. The look at my sister's bruised leg was a lamp in my throat, she was off color. She sat with hunched shoulders, a furrowed forehead and her face contorted as though she was struggling not to cry. Her grey eyebrows l...

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“The Room. ” by A Raye

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TW: confinement, abuse, sexual assault/rape, physical violence, death. The Girl was 18, maybe 19, but looked like she was a preteen. Skin and bones, from lack of nutrition. Pale with dark crescents under her eyes. Eyes so gray they looked like the sky before a thunderstorm, with clouds and haunted memories behind pupils. Full lips, cracked and dry, the same color as her skin, corners pulled downwards. Cheeks sunken in, body hunched over in defeat. Below her waist lay stringy, unkempt chestnut brown hair, lifeless from years of g...

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“Claritas” by Ashley Cramer

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Clara sits down by the shore, pushing her toes into the sand, listening to the waves crash over the rocks and watching their spray become momentarily illuminated by the glow of the moon. She hears a bell from the hills above, the second bell of the night, and knows it is time to return for prayer. Every night, those that remain in Ingquea gather at the altar that graces the highest point in the village to pray humanity will one day walk in the light again. Nobody that Clara knows has ever been able to walk under the sun. Almost three centuri...

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“THE MAZE DIAMOND” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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(This story is set in earth’s twin planet GAIA2 which is about 800 years younger and is evolving.) Vex was a very rich man on the island and he dealt in jewellery and precious stones. He was elderly and had a very young and very good-looking wife Sigma, but he was a miser and denied his bijoux to her. Sigma was very popular and knew a lot of people in the island. One of them was the notorious burglar Zig. Zig was a young man slim and tall and had his eyes and even more on Sigma. Vex kept his stock in trade in a building alongside his own whe...

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End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 211 stories

“The Forgotten Waltz” by Z.H Floren

“Home” by Dodie Foster

“Hollywood Stories ” by Jacob Mathews

“Number One” by Cheza Vidal

“Sunlight of Sorrow” by Karen Socorro

“THROUGH THE DARK FOREST” by The B Twins

“Peter” by Celia Hyland

“Windows of Cape Town ” by Eric D.

“The Light” by JaCinda Walls

“It's Done” by Anje Campisi

“Rocketship” by Brendan Doyle

“The Devil's Tunnel” by DAVIS SSENOGA

“The Room. ” by A Raye

“Claritas” by Ashley Cramer

“THE MAZE DIAMOND” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset.

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