End your story with someone saying: “What a day.”

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“Nights in the Pit” by H. Lee Russell

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TW: Language I believe that most of the guys who work in a kitchen were, at some point in their lives, the pickiest eaters on the planet. I, for one, would bare my teeth and recoil when broccoli or green beans would arrive on the paper plate set in front of me at dinner time. Sorry about that, Mom, but then again, they were canned. Though getting through even a cup’s worth of mashed potatoes is still a struggle, I promise my palette has changed. On the other hand, my brother Stu ate mashed potatoes by the handful when we were young. He co...

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“Changing the Future Past” by M. Mehdiyev

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"I remember the first day," he said without taking his eyes off the substance. "I asked you What is your plan. KillingHitler?” Paul smiled. "Your reaction was more fun when we answered YES," Charlie replied with a smile. "But to be honest," Paul looked at Mary ˝I think that would be better if we go back to learn something about history, instead of changing it” "We can stay there for only 5 minutes," replied Charlie.˝We have a chance to change history in such a short time, why not make it...

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“I never even told her I loved her” by Daniel Barnhart

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I Never Even Told Her I Loved Her.Monica is an up-and-coming disabled comedian. She is in her late 20s. She has multiple sclerosis. She uses a power chair to get around. She is on a ventilator. She has palsy in her face and has a constant resting bitch face. She's ...

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“Fairground A-Z” by Kate Kilbee

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FAIRGROUND A-ZAbi was peering down into the deep blue water and then looking out at the deep blue sky, as if for the first time, stiffness in her neck, couldn't turn her head from side to sideB-b-balcony, that's where she was standing, her hands gripping tight to the railing, legs aching, her hotel room behind her, no maid as yet, bed sheets tangled, nightmares, tired and……...Clearing her mind and breathing helped in these foggy situations, when the words wouldn't come, that h...

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“Miss Unsinkable ” by CJ Rodgers

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(Based on a true story.)When you regularly survive the unimaginable, it lends itself to the idea that the unimaginable may become commonplace.Violet Jessop was a stewardess and a regular survivor of the unimaginable. On her first voyage ever, aboard the RMS Olympic, it collided with a warship. Nobody died and her ship made it back to port. She even went on to serve several more voyages aboard it. Then she watched the unsinkable Titanic do just that, all while cradling a baby in her arms, wondering if she was now their caretaker, or if a mira...

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“Adventures In Cascade Falls” by Melinda Madrigal

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I want to do something fun. The weather is nice. The sun is shining, everyone is out doing fun things. I want to go on a spectacular adventure and in this town, there are so many fun things to do. Cascade Falls is unlike any place to live. There is a zoo, aquarium, boat tours, paragliding, parasailing, even a submarine adventure tour. There is also hiking to the big water falls which is happily named after our town. We can also go bird watching and then at night you can go star gazing at the observatory. Just naming all the things to d...

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“Figs' Magical Melon” by Ashton Wang

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There once was a boy who lived in a small town in the middle of nowhere. He had contracted a rare disease and required medicine. He went to the local pharmacy, but all that they had were cough drops. He slowly walked home, whereupon he began to cry because without the medicine he would slowly weaken and eventually die. That night, although emotionally exhausted he cried more and though restless, he eventually fell asleep. Later that day he took a nap and dreamed that he was in a forest, and a yellow bear walked up to him and told him th...

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“A Company Picnic” by Marty B

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Staring at the laptop screen perched precariously on two old books on the folding table, Otis wonders if his co-workers even know he exists as a human. He could be replaced by a bot, an artificial intelligence computer program to fill out spreadsheets and submit reports; what is real anyway? The tiles of their faces and names on the screen blur together; after a year plus of video calls, he and most of the accounting team leave the cameras off. He thinks about tomorrow, and anxiety crawls over his scalp and down his neck in cold...

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“PLAN B” by Debbie Curtin

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Today’s menu of the day and the day after and all the rest of this year’s days to follow, is the abundant assortment created by the one and only, Chef Alonzo, aka Harry of the famous brothers of Martin’s Pond. The activities of these lively bunch of daredevils, and that is what the three were back in the day, will be long remembered. Dare was the key word, and it was the devil in the details that made them do a lot of, shall we say, inventive ways to their unique success. Their mother and father would whoop their hinnies if they knew half th...

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“What A Day” by Deb Broughton

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It began like any other Saturday morning. My eyes opened, blinked from the shaft of light just hitting the edge of my vision. The sun was shining brightly, wisps of clouds and blue sky showed through the skylight above the bed. The birds were singing melodically in the trees. Oh what a beautiful day as I swung my legs out of bed. Ouchhhh, the cast on my left leg hit the side of the bed, reminding me that jumping up was not an option. As I clumped into the kitchen to start the ...

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End your story with someone saying: “What a day.”

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✍️ 40 stories

“Nights in the Pit” by H. Lee Russell

“Changing the Future Past” by M. Mehdiyev

“I never even told her I loved her” by Daniel Barnhart

“Fairground A-Z” by Kate Kilbee

“Miss Unsinkable ” by CJ Rodgers

“Adventures In Cascade Falls” by Melinda Madrigal

“Figs' Magical Melon” by Ashton Wang

“A Company Picnic” by Marty B

“PLAN B” by Debbie Curtin

“What A Day” by Deb Broughton

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story on a day when the sun never sets.

Write a story about an afternoon picnic gone wrong.

Write about a character who doesn’t want to go to sleep.

Write about light returning to a place that has been deprived of it for a long time, literally or figuratively.

Contest #138

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