Write about someone who doesn’t remember their past — and doesn’t want to.

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“Third Time To Start Again” by Alec Singer

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Trigger warning: violence, mentions of concentration camps “I don’t remember.” I chuckle to myself as I hear the words coming out of my mouth. Easy for me to say that. In all honesty, I don’t remember much at all. Pretty much just my name, age, and the address on my drivers license, which I haven’t lived at in years. I focus once again on the man in front of me. He says he knows me, says we worked together. He says “worked together” in a manner that sounds...off. Like we were partners in crime. But I don’t know him....

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“All It Took Was a Breath” by Cassie Watts

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“Bye, Daddy! I’ll see you later!” Looking up from his breakfast, Henry smiled, “Bye, Sweet Pea. Stay out of trouble at school!” Elizabeth was a small child, smaller than any other children her age. However, she was still his little girl, his baby. Henry didn’t have time to get lost in thought when he felt lips press behind his ear, “Don’t stress yourself today. You’re off from work and you can nap. I’m going straight to the office after I drop Elizabeth off at school. Try not to worry about anything okay? Whatever happened at work is in...

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“Just Follow the Green Ribbon” by Leon Moss

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There are about 250 of us Golden Oldies living happily here in the retirement home. This five-story building, overlooking green and red strawberry fields, is often referred to by other names; one of them is ‘The Orphanage’ Because none of us have parents?’ The Old Aged Home? I hate it, who decides that we’re old? ‘The Raisin Farm’ Well, there are few dried and wrinkled residents. Like most of us… I’m only 87, a ‘youngster’ according to some of the older folks tottering around. I don’t mind being called that. At least I’m still walking stra...

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“Ceasing to Exist” by Jacqueline Moolman

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I do not quite remember my name. A word I could call my own was no longer mine. Honestly, I'm not really sure who I am or who I used to be.My brain races, grabbing at all the thoughts floating through my mind. Fighting to hold on to the ones that feel the most like me. The ones that bring a sense of familiarity, like a distant memory. Something, anything that might tell me who I was. Anything to help me remember what happened. Letters fill my mind but none of the words make sense, I'm not sure if they're even really words at all. My thoughts...

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“The Centre” by Julie Fisher

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Ella opens her eyes to the sound of the trolley wheels on the tiled floor of the corridor. It is 7AM. She is not sure if the trolley itself has woken her, or the wintry light seeping through the thin, green curtains, or simply the fact that she wakes every morning at this time and has done for as long as she can remember. She yawns and stretches, the rough woollen blanket slipping off of her legs with the movement and pooling on the floor beside her narrow bed. But she does not get up yet. Her room is right at the end of the corridor, so ...

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“Muscle Memory” by Johanna Leo

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I cannot seem to recall the exact moment all was lost, which is, I believe, the utmost irony. It might have been as I walked down Amores street, laying eyes on the building in which such contaminated loving took place, that my mind might have decided to simply suppress the feeling of sheets so foreign and uncoordinated bodies. It could have been when I passed that dented car we used to park behind so we could love each other in shadow, but more so, when I noticed it gone from its eternal spot, neatly in symphony with our parting. There are s...

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“We Stand Together” by Lyddia Rose

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I awoke to my head throbbing. I groaned, rubbing my eyes and then opening them. I was in a bright white room, with seemingly no doors or windows. But there had to be an opening of some kind, or else it would be impossible for me to be here. I figured it must be hidden. I pushed myself to my feet and winced. My muscles were very stiff and sore, as if I had gotten into a fight. I walked slowly over to one wall, and ran my hand over it, feeling for the tiniest of cracks. I began walking, moving my hand up and down over the wall. Nothing....

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“Shadows” by Narain CM

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Shadows (Inspired By the Movie Split) Narain CM naraincm4@gmail.com 7760405959 Age:20 Characters: Girl:Feminist,strong,independent Musician:stressed,worried, Athlete:confident,sure about himself,does not show much emotions,does not like change,sticks to a routine. Doctor:concerned,helpful Kid:a childlike bliss,innocent Patient:Naveen,suffering from paranoia,PTSD Scene set-up: The patient and the doctor are sitting across each other. All the characters are standing...

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“Forgetting Her” by Chris Powers

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“I killed her… It was my fault,” Eugene cried, “I will never be able to forgive myself!” -.- As Eugene stood in front of the tall AllMind office building, he glanced at his phone, to make sure he was in the right place. It looked just like the pictures from the email, that appeared in his inbox a few months ago, promising a fresh start and a clean conscience. Feeling down and depressed? An AllMind memory cleanse, can help you start the new year with a clean conscience, it wrote. Eugene really felt like he needed it. It had been a horribl...

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“Sara ” by Mark Lucas

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Rufus Shanks was 76 years old and hadn’t received a single visitor in the fifteen years he’d resided in his 6x4 bungalow. Every morning, as he hobbled to the mirror, he summarized that nothing had changed overnight. Quilt-splattered sunspots decorated his boastful cheeks, his eyebrows (as lovers) ached for mutual touch, and his forehead could be strummed like a guitar. His breath still stunk of pickles and the holes on his shirt continued to reproduce. In conclusion, his life was utterly devoid of variety. Rufus was simple. He considere...

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Write about someone who doesn’t remember their past — and doesn’t want to.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 205 stories

“Third Time To Start Again” by Alec Singer

“All It Took Was a Breath” by Cassie Watts

“Just Follow the Green Ribbon” by Leon Moss

“Ceasing to Exist” by Jacqueline Moolman

“The Centre” by Julie Fisher

“Muscle Memory” by Johanna Leo

“We Stand Together” by Lyddia Rose

“Shadows” by Narain CM

“Forgetting Her” by Chris Powers

“Sara ” by Mark Lucas

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Write about someone who has finally managed to succeed at a long-standing New Year’s resolution.

Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.

Start your story with one character making a vow that they never would have made the year before.

Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways.

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