Write about someone who gets an inheritance from a relative they’ve never heard of, but they’ll need to do something completely outside their comfort zone in order to collect it.

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“THE MARATHON” by Patricia Green

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Jenny opened the official-looking letter with shaking fingers. She was two weeks overdue on her rent so she had been expecting an eviction notice any day. The company she worked for had gone bust so she had lost her job, and she had been searching for another one for over a week now without any luck. Jenny read the first few lines of the letter which included “inherited $1,000,000.” Her hands were shaking and she suddenly felt like she might faint, as she slumped down into her lounge chair. “This can’t be right, it must be sent to the w...

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“A Grandmother's Gift ” by John McCool

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“…your great uncle would’ve wanted you to have it. Please, when you get this message head to our house out in the country. We were going to give this to you when you graduated from high school, but I reckon now is as good a time as any. Grandma loves you baby. Take care of yourself.” That was the last time Blake heard a friendly voice in six long months. That voicemail played over and over in his head like a sweet song on a continuous loop. The one thing that plagued him was that he wasn't even aware he had a great uncle. He heard stori...

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“Snowball” by Jeremy Barron

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I was cocooned in the rugged warmth of my man cave isolated and free from the filth of the outside world. My sound system was primed, pulsing and ready to go. I watched movies best suited for the big screen down here on my 75-inch screen. After years in Afghanistan, I was finally home and in my comfort zone ready for a break from humanity. I kicked back patted Snowball my new dog who I recently rescued from the animal shelter. He was an unadoptable Pitbull and he bit my hand a...

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“Orphan's Inheritance ” by Renika Anand

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The lazy sun bathed the wet grass in its golden light. It was a bright morning, with clear blue skies as far as the eyes could see. I breathed in the fresh air and stared at the sight of emptiness before me. I guess there was one good thing about being locked up alone in a huge mansion in the middle of nowhere; you had peace.Just about a week ago, I was standing at my front door in my decent apartment staring at an unfamiliar man’s face and wondering whether I should let him in or call the police.“Please Miss Emerson, I have my card and all ...

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“Goodwill To All Women” by Lily Joseph

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Goodwill To All Women The offices of Messrs Ingleford, Chisholm and Took loomed large above me as I stepped down from Percy's carriage. I felt his presence, warm and reassuring, behind me, along with that of my closest friend, Arabella. The street was dirty with grey snowmelt, causing Arabella to wince prettily as she gathered up her skirt, and we crossed the path towards the glossy black door with care. Lamplight led the way to the office of Mr....

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“Never Enough” by Christine Hungerford

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Jade sipped her coffee. As she talked to Carole about her fortune—over millions of dollars inherited from some unknown relative—Jade couldn’t help but keep repeating that she felt like it came out of nowhere. Carole just shrugged and shook his head, laughing. “Well, it would’ve been if I hadn’t known it was from a relative. Maybe I can find him on Ancestory.com. A rich guy in Europe or something!” Carole took another sip of his hot chocolate, and then looked at her closely. “Can you explain to me again why this is important?” “So I pu...

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“Inheritance or not?” by Joyce Schook

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"Earth to Henry." Marion cut into my thoughts. She waved her hand in front of my face. I clearly was someplace else. I blinked a few times and returned to the moment. I caught the look she was giving me. "What? So I had to think, you never just do that?" She smiled at me. I smiled right back. "Sure I guess sometimes, there's never a dull moment with you. More coffee?" She inquired. "Yes, please. I think I'm going to need it today. Did you cancel my ten thirty?" Marion was already at the door, she faced me. "I took care of it already. Try and...

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“To love and to be loved ” by Neppi A

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When Samara recieved a letter from her recently deceased aunt May, she didn't know what to feel. She had lived twenty years believing what she was supposed to, as someone who grew up in an orphanage, and then out of nowhere she had inherited the Whitefield mansion as it's sole heir. She knew the Whitefield mansion. There was hardly anyone who hadn't heard of it. The mansion had survived countless foreign invasions, was set on fire thrice and held the ground during one of the worst hurricanes of the country's history. Everyone believed i...

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“Songbird in a crowd” by Amanda Stuntz

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Shelly stared open-mouthed at the man sitting across from her. “This is a joke, right?” “I’m afraid not miss. Your great uncle on your mother's side, twice removed, has left you with a great deal of money. There are, of course, some stipulations.” The lawyer looked down at the paper in front of him. “What kind of stipulations.” She knew it was too good to be true. No way would anyone give her two million dollars worth of money and investments. “Looks like there is just one thing you have to do.” The older man pushed his wire-rimmed glass...

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“Thanks Dad!” by EDWIN HINOJOS

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Not again, another message from another lawyer regarding my recently deceased father. Great. I've had about fifteen different letters so far, all talking about how my dad had left me something. None of them were worth much. But this one was a little different and looked a little fancier than the rest. So I went on ahead and opened it. It wasn't about my dad, it was about another relative. The letter was for the estate of my great-uncle Xavier Gonzalez. According to the letter he passed away shortly after my dad ...

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“The Gem Inheritence” by Sarah Tripp

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The rain began to pound on the windows of the classroom. The tap-tap of pencils on wooden desks echoed and bounced off the stone walls. Although the test was in progression hushes and whispers still could be heard. The faint crease between Mr Cruzers eyebrows suggested he was not impressed with the behaviour of his students. I look up, hiding behind my cascading brown hair. The clock was ticking, and my nerves began to rise with every minute passing. Anything… If there is any time to interrupt this would be the moment. Minutes passed u...

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“Family Ties” by Rita Gulick

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A knock at the front door pulled Denny away from his newspaper and coffee. He laid the paper down and proceeded to the front door. On the other side of the door stood a small, mousey little man with thick round glasses and a bowler hat. He was wearing a neat brown suite with a blue bowtie. "Good Morning." The most man began tipping his hat to Denny. "My name is Fredrick Wright and I am afraid I have some awful news." "Who died?" Denny questioned, worried. " You are truly intuitive Mr. Papel." Said Mr. Wrigh...

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“Unexpected” by Steve McKenney

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Rain pelted the windows Tuesday morning masking the purr of his sleeping wife Kelsey next to him, as Tyler slowly drifted from a deep sleep to a semi-conscious state of awake. For reasons that she was unable to understand, Tyler loved these moments. The soft whisper of her breathing was a comfort to him. Normalcy in a life that had recently had more than its fair share of upheaval. She had become his rock and he knew that he would need her strength now more than ever. Though t...

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“The Escape” by Sm. Aurosikha

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Everything was in chaos. People in life jackets were looking for something to hang on to and some were looking for their loved ones. Irene was a part of them. She was looking for her sister. A moment ago they had been holding hands and now she had vanished. Irene called out to her as loud as she could manage but nobody seemed to hear her. However loud she screamed nobody seemed to hear her. She kept waving and thrashing her arms forgetting that she had a life jacket on. Her wavy black stuck to her face making it pretty hard for her to see bu...

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“The Walls We Build” by Amy Sutch

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Sharon carefully crept up the creaky attic stairs to check the buckets. It’d been raining all afternoon, a real downpour, so she knew she’d need to empty them. The leaky roof was getting worse and needed to be replaced before the winter, but there wasn’t any money for that. Between her paycheck and Glen’s disability, there was never enough. Lugging each bucket down, Sharon dumped them in the tub a...

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Write about someone who gets an inheritance from a relative they’ve never heard of, but they’ll need to do something completely outside their comfort zone in order to collect it.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 144 stories

“THE MARATHON” by Patricia Green

“A Grandmother's Gift ” by John McCool

“Snowball” by Jeremy Barron

“Orphan's Inheritance ” by Renika Anand

“Goodwill To All Women” by Lily Joseph

“Never Enough” by Christine Hungerford

“Inheritance or not?” by Joyce Schook

“To love and to be loved ” by Neppi A

“Songbird in a crowd” by Amanda Stuntz

“Thanks Dad!” by EDWIN HINOJOS

“The Gem Inheritence” by Sarah Tripp

“Family Ties” by Rita Gulick

“Unexpected” by Steve McKenney

“The Escape” by Sm. Aurosikha

“The Walls We Build” by Amy Sutch

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Write a mystery where the detective realizes at the last moment that they have the wrong suspect.

Write a romance where your character falls in love with the last person they expected to.

Write about someone getting a job offer they never would have thought to apply for.

Write a science fiction story where all human behavior can be predicted — until your character does something the algorithm did not expect.

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