Write a story about a family dinner that includes someone unexpected showing up.

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“The Unexpected Arrival on Thanksgiving Day” by Avery Seale

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I love everything about Thanksgiving meals. There's always so much food. It makes me feel like I'm a queen back in the year 1924 with a long table full of extravagant food on top of a clean white table cloth. That's what I always imagine, anyway. In my case, I go to my older sister's house an hour away from mine. She is 8 years older than me at the age of 23. Her house has lots of unused rooms for our family to stay in. My mom, dad, and my twin brother go there every year. My brother Tyler thinks he is so much better than everyone else, a...

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“The Empty Chair Now Filled ” by Abby Hickok

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Thanksgiving in the William's house was a solemn affair the autumn of 1945. The leaves on the oak tree turned orange, yellow, and red same as always. The neighbors were loud with joy of family reunions but as Mrs. Williams looked out the window there was a look on her face that none of the neighbors seemed to have.You see, Thomas Williams, a young man of 20 years old never came home from the war. "Emily and Anna, set the table." She told the youngest daughters. The girls obeyed, giggling and chattering to each other, oblivious to their mothe...

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“Gruman's Lighthouse” by Elizabeth Donohue

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George Gruman sat down heavily on the rickety chair, his arthritic knee making him topple forward in pain and nearly land in the bowl of unflavoured tuna he had dumped on the table. “Thanksgiving,” he harrumphed. “So much to be thankful for.” His rheumy eyes misted with some emotional irritant. He let the scrawny, almost hairless old cat claw at his jeans. Gruman picked at the tuna with his fingers and offered some to her. She purred like a well oil diesel engine; Crooked tail twitching with pleasure. Her own arthritis made catching mice har...

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“The strange voice ” by Vanessa Nwosu

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It was a very important time for the Mc Robbins family. The Mc Robins are a family of four girls and one boy. They have always had this long tradition of hosting a family dinner every year end to bring the family together and talk about their successes and scold those who have been distant.Everyone was busy grocery shopping, tidying up, cutting vegetables, cooking while the kids were outside playing. Everyone had to prepare a dish of their own. "Vanessa is not going to make it isn't it? She's always so busy for things like this " said Sarah...

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“Runaway Bird” by Olga Carries

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The scraping of silverware against plates was extremely unpleasing to the ear, but the tension in the air was too thick to try and have a conversation. Unfortunately, he either didn't care or wasn't aware of the uncomfortable atmosphere and broke the silence anyway."I'm sorry, what was your name again?" I cleared my throat and forced out my name. It was painful, my throat sore from the tension that had built up in fear."Helen.""Right, Helen! Did you make these sweet potatoes? They are fantastic." I shook my head and just pointed to my husban...

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Write a story about a family dinner that includes someone unexpected showing up.

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✍️ 80 stories

“The Unexpected Arrival on Thanksgiving Day” by Avery Seale

“The Empty Chair Now Filled ” by Abby Hickok

“Gruman's Lighthouse” by Elizabeth Donohue

“The strange voice ” by Vanessa Nwosu

“Runaway Bird” by Olga Carries

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Write a story about a family dinner from the perspective of an in-law who's married into the family.

Write a story about a "chosen family" dinner, where no one is related by blood, but they still feel like family.

Write a story about a family dinner that takes place in any time period other than the present.

Write a story about a family dinner that involves some kind of reconciliation.

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