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“Bioluminescent Algae and a Purse Made of Underpants” by Wake Lloire

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I love bus stops. They are the ideal place for people watching and sometimes, if I’m lucky, I’ll manage to start up a conversation.Talking with strangers, it’s kind of my thing. I think it might have to do with my spectacularly oppositional nature. Tell me not to do something, and seconds later there I am, doing that thing you just told me not to do. It used to drive my mother up the wall. I’d never sit for pictures because it was “required”. I couldn’t pee on command, especially next to the side of the road on a road-trip, and my mother wou...

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“Big Brother is Watching You” by Kathleen March

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‘Big Brother Is Watching You’ probably doesn’t mean the same thing to me as it does to you. Usually it has a political connotation, but to me it refers to a big brother in the family sense, nothing to do with what goes on in Washington or the global politics. Given my own family experience, I am a big advocate of getting to choose who we have in our family. Some of us got blood relatives we didn’t deserve. I count myself in that group. Now to my story. Gino and I almost met over a period of about four years. Really. Almost. By that I mea...

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“The Prettiness of Dead Things” by Gopika Ashokan

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If I have a choice, I will continue my life doing everything which reminds me of my presence in this world. I am willing to defy the notions and commotions that everyday life tries to thwart my way–the irrelevant creatures that humans have made of themselves. While writing this, it's already raining, not the deadly rain which removes the shelter from the shelterless, nor the one which forces the street hawkers to shut down their shops in anxiety. No, I am talking of the rain which cleanses one's soul, which makes the trees lustrous, whi...

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“True BFFs” by Vanessa Kilmer

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The dead girl sat up. I squeaked. The EMT that brought her in made some odd sounds himself. We both stepped back from her and looked at one another. We exchanged an unspoken, invisible understanding, and nodded. The dead girl swung her legs over the side of the gurney and stood, reaching for us. The EMT patted me on the shoulder and held out his hand to me. "James," he said, "do you happen to have any weapons?" He had read my name tag: James Godfrey. I read his: Edgar Frog. We shook. "Can you hold her off for a few minutes, Edgar...

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“Easy Breathing ” by Anisha Yagnik

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Before we start, I’d like to clarify that this is not an ad campaign for the Moon. But if someone were to approach me and ask me to tell the good people of Earth what it’s like—and offer me a sizable amount of cash—this is definitely what I’d tell them. It’s the perfect utopia-like occurrence that‘s usually followed by something tragic. So far, I haven’t seen that giant asteroid or deathly plague that’s supposed to wipe away this stupid, giddy smile tacked to my face. And hell, I’m not complaining. I went to the moon to get away from my pa...

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“Dream of Senegal” by Ali Anthony Bell

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Friday, January 26, 2007, Fatoumata, a 23-year-old Senegalese woman was sitting across from Alexander, a 47-year-old American of Scots-Irish and English descent, just two strangers sitting across from each other in a crowded metro train in Paris, line No. 5, direction Bobigny/Pablo Picasso, both were just daily commuters. This day was like any other in any bustling city full of unfamiliar faces, and yet fate was about to come into play.Alexander was struck by the uncommon beauty of Fatoumata’s face, and was studying every line and curve, try...

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“Unlikely Friends” by Lonnie Larson

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Sharon was cleaning up the girl’s locker room after the basketball game when she heard noises coming from the equipment room. She slipped around quietly until she could see what it was that was making the noise. What she saw, shocked her. She saw Veronica Tipton, the richest girl in school. She was standing in the trash cart in a large heavy duty black trash bag. Sharon watched as Veronica dumped a half full garbage can in on top of her. Veronica sat down, wriggled around and then pulled the top in and twisted it shut. She watched as Veronic...

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“Hanging Out” by LeighAnne Ferreol

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The old, wooden bench felt rough beneath my palms. The room was quiet. No one really had anything to say. It was obvious none of us wanted to be here. “Jacob Jenson!” A voice called from the hallway. The poor boy a couple seats down stood up shakily. He looked like he was about to start crying. Someone came from the hallway to help him outside. He resisted, but barely. He’d all but given up at this point. I shook my head as he walked away. “They just keep gettin’ younger and younger here, don’t they?” A voice next to me asked. I tu...

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“The Thief in the Tree-house” by (Renee Chen) 陳宣穎

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With a novel in my hand, I had been reading a story for the afternoon when I spotted the quote reading, “friendship isn’t a big thing, it’s a million little things.” Smiling slightly to myself, the memories of him reappeared in my mind again. The year was 89’ ,and it was during the hottest time of the year when we met. The scorching sun never seemed to set, and at the back of the calèche which was driving against the bumpy country road, I looked out at the picturesque scene. Having to arrive at an outlying village with my father, a blacksmi...

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“Mermaids Eat Fish” by Jeni Conrad

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Asha was a mermaid with an iridescent purple tail, sea-foam green skin, floating blue hair, and narrow silver eyes. She lived in the ocean, of course, and she hated eating fish. “You have to eat something,” Asha’s mom told her one evening, like she did at least once a week. “You’re going to waste away into nothing.” Asha frowned and watched the fist swim around inside the bowl trap, a dish that held live fish that mermaids ate out of. They could eat dead fish, of course, but they weren’t very good and why bother to kill them when y...

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“Unlikely Friends” by Kaitlyn James

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There was one other person in the elevator when I had stepped in. I was on the top floor of my seventy-eight floor work office. I was heading down to go back home. The elevator stopped quite abruptly. It was unusual but it was not a problem. We suddenly began to go again. This time it was faster and I could feel it. We locked eyes before we came to a sudden stop once again. We both fell to the ground. A screeching noise haunted me before we started to descend again. Much quicker this time; and what felt like in slow motion we were crushed by...

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“By Fang and Claw.” by D.N Pendragon

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Holdershire’s annual conference of The Brotherhood of Witch Hunters began the same as every year. Wizened, old hunters draining the life from new recruits, faster than an elder vampire arising from a ten-thousand-year slumber. Hunter Gerald stood on stage, reciting the same recycled lecture from years gone by, “And remember, never forget the three S’s: silver, stake and…” Gerald fell silent for a moment, counting on his fingers, “Silver, stake and…. uhm…. salt! Or was it soap… soil? Bah, forget it! Silver and stake can’t go wrong I always...

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“Beauty in the Heart : first impression is not always last impression” by Laiba Noor

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This story is about the first meeting of Someone special in Sujan's life.. She never had expected that her first meeting with her future love will be that embarrassing but will change her so much that she would forget her crush. A girl named Sujain was a big fond of a singer Peter. No one has seen the face of that singer including Sujain but she had him in her heart. He was her only crush. She always forget everything around her while listening his songs. That's why her mother didn't like her madness towards him.She used to see he...

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“On Board a Crashed Alien Spaceship on Mars” by Bobby Gupta

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Was this a good idea to enter a ship? Though our scans said it was uninhabited, you have to admit anything alien could happen. If anyone knows Data from Star Trek, his help would be greatly appreciated. Our scientist Sarah K. Fei discovered this crashed ship a month ago during an orbital scan. The ship since then has been dubbed “The Fei”. I personally would have preferred her middle name - Karima. The Fei had been permanently lodged on the mountainside. We believe because it’s red circular top matched that of the red clay of the Mars mounta...

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“FRIENDSHIP AT THE FESTIVAL.” by Merina Ainomugisha

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Miss Kate was a single mother of two daughters, Clara and Chloe. Clara was older and she was in primary one while Chloe was in middle class. They were only a year apart. Miss Kate loved her daughter's so much and she lived for them. Her older daughter Clara had proved to be quite stubborn while Chloe was still quite reserved. Miss Kate had broken up with the father of her daughters because he was making terrible life choices and she didn't want those terrible choices to affect her daughters. Their father was Mr. Amak, he was a drug addict an...

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Write a story about two people meeting during unusual circumstances and becoming fast friends.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 225 stories

“Bioluminescent Algae and a Purse Made of Underpants” by Wake Lloire

“Big Brother is Watching You” by Kathleen March

“The Prettiness of Dead Things” by Gopika Ashokan

“True BFFs” by Vanessa Kilmer

“Easy Breathing ” by Anisha Yagnik

“Dream of Senegal” by Ali Anthony Bell

“Unlikely Friends” by Lonnie Larson

“Hanging Out” by LeighAnne Ferreol

“The Thief in the Tree-house” by (Renee Chen) 陳宣穎

“Mermaids Eat Fish” by Jeni Conrad

“Unlikely Friends” by Kaitlyn James

“By Fang and Claw.” by D.N Pendragon

“Beauty in the Heart : first impression is not always last impression” by Laiba Noor

“On Board a Crashed Alien Spaceship on Mars” by Bobby Gupta

“FRIENDSHIP AT THE FESTIVAL.” by Merina Ainomugisha

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Write a story from the different perspectives of two people meeting for a blind date.

Write a story in which two people who know each other are introduced — but neither person admits to knowing the other.

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