Write a story about a first or last kiss.

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“Goodbye Kiss” by Grace Ann Brown

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"Well. Here we are." I look around the hotel room. It's bigger than where we stayed during our honeymoon, five years before. The expansive windows display a glassy, picture-perfect sea. Dots of surfers, their boards coral-pink or sunshine-yellow, dart across the waves. Their happiness mocks me. "I'm going to shower," I mutter, unable to untangle myself from the dark cloud hanging over my head. Jack nods but doesn't say anything. This is a dance we've danced before: when I get upset or sad or angry, I tend to shut him out. Maybe it's why ou...

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“TIFFANY AND THE WOMAN IN RED” by Penelope Stephens

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Tiffany Burke is lonely, desperately lonely, and she doesn’t have a clue how to change that fact. Every time she meets someone interesting – and it happens often – there is some reason, usually the presence of a spouse or significant other or kids, that having a relationship would be impossible with them. Tiffany is convinced it is a running joke God is playing on her putting attractive people in her path, then yanking them away when she becomes interested. She knows she should refuse to play along, but she can’t seem to help herself.H...

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“Hearts and Kisses” by Sarah Jo

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Valentine's Day was a silly day to have a first date. It'd been years since we went on it, but I specifically remember thinking that. I was 16, standing in front of my old wooden dresser. My foggy reflection stared back at me from the mirror as I dabbed on red lipstick beneath smudgy, black-lined eyes. I was bright, brimming with life.My dad had been in the family room. He was nestled into velvety orange couch cushions, sipping on a warming Budweiser. Scenes from an old Hawaii Five-0 rerun flashed across our small tube TV as I passed, giving...

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“Our first kiss ” by Glory Fernández

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Coco, an introverted computer science student, and Jake, a charismatic marketing student, had had a beautiful friendship since high school, but after a conversation on Coco's part they became estranged, and during the two years of university they had only crossed paths twice. times. For no apparent reason, a rivalry began to develop between them when a rumor spread that Jake didn't like Coco. One fateful day, as Coco was rushing to an important meeting, He found herself sharing an elevator with none other than Jake. The tension between the...

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“See with your kiss ” by Lylian Xanakis

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My wife is my everything. She has a superpower that allows us to have somewhat of a normal life. You see -ha,- when I was just twelve years old I lost my vision. It wasn’t all at once. Nope. It was a slow descent into blindness. First went my left eye, and then slowly, inexorably, my right eye followed. I knew it was going to happen, but you’re never ready to go blind. Truth is, even if every doctor, eye specialist, and ophthalmologist I have ever seen (see what I did there?) told me that I would go blind, in the back of my heart I always ho...

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“I Move On, I Move Away, You Beg Me to Stay ” by Caitlin Morris

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I remember the feeling of his hand in mine. I feel it even as I drive away with a dry face. There are no tears left to cry. I’m happy. He is not. He wanted me to stay, but after tonight, he knows there is no possibility of that happening. There has never been a single thing keeping me from living this dream. I was sure I’d be accepted into the program when I applied last year. There was some tough competition, but I knew I had to be one of the top candidates. I had everything they wanted in a graduate student, and now I get to live ou...

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“When Love Lasts ” by Liv Ramsay

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The contented silence was broken only with the sound of the soft waves lapping against the aged dock. The world illuminated by the rapidly descending sun behind the distant horizon. “You alright there, lovely? Oh, your blanket has fallen again.” with unsteady hands my mother tugged at the wool blanket which stubbornly refused to budge under the weight of the wheelchair. Grunting as she bent down she pushed the wheel, thus freeing the offending object. “Here you are, your tea. Hold it with both hands now, can't have you burning yourself.”&...

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“When hearts break” by Eleftherios Konstantinidis

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Love hurts.I’m not talking about love as an action, but the word itself.Love is a commitment. A promise. It’s a contract between two entities. A contract that can’t be broken. For the consequences are too damaging for a heart to bear.Love seeks response, and if that response never comes, hearts break and tears flow in dark rooms, against pillows that still hold the perfumes of long-lost lovers.Flor never really believed in love. She belonged to this kind of people that find marriage and relationships an inevitable stage to the lives of men a...

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“The Dare” by O.C. McGowan

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“That guy?” I ask nervously. “Yes, that guy!” Cece yells over the music. I sigh as my stomach churns nervously. We are out for Cece’s Bachelorette party and Sara, another bridesmaid, brought a deck of Truth or Dare cards designed for bachelorette parties. As luck would have it, I’ve been dared to “kiss a stranger of the bride’s choosing.” Great. She points to a tall guy with black hair standing near the bar. He’s holding a bottled beer and talking to a blonde guy with colorful tattoo sleeves down both arms. My assignment has big, d...

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“First Kiss” by Valeta Rhodes

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FIRST KISS “Are you on your way to your mother’s, my love? The weather seems to be taking a turn.” He spoke clearly into the phone to relay his declaration of love and the hint of concern. I heard ownership and an unsolicited weather report. “Yes, I’m on my way.” I was running late, and it couldn’t be helped. My class had run long and my walk to the stop was hampered by my desire to be anywhere but with my mother, who would enthusiastically want to converse about him, the older man from across the po...

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“The Final Page” by S.d. Schwarz

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I inhale deeply, trying to match my breaths to his own. His are steady, calm, consistent, while I hold my breath enough for my chest to hurt. Let it go…let it go…but I can’t. If I do, I’ll lose everything. Every good, whole, beautiful thing inside me will float away with all the shards of my broken soul. I close my eyes, but a tear rolls down my cheek and onto his chest, soaking his black shirt. One tear leads to two, and they must weigh the equivalent of anchors because they wake him. When he reaches up and puts a warm hand on my arm, my l...

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“All in a Day's Work” by Zoë Page

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Everything was going swimmingly: nobody had committed any serious crimes, and we only had ten minutes left. We’d caught some kids trying to pilfer some chocolate bars from the general store, and a couple other fineable crimes here and there, but nothing extravagant enough to ruin the pleasant mood that always settled between me and Matt. It wasn’t like I’d been expecting to see anything more dramatic, but it always seemed the more likely when I desired everyone to be law-abiding more so than usual. My heart was dancing an odd little jig as w...

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“Coming Home ” by Lois Corey

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Coming Home The cold rain pounded relentlessly on her as she trudged down the street. She didn’t care, was past caring if she got wet. What did it matter? What did anything matter? She was so so tired. He had offered a ride, but then, there was a catch. As soon as he grabbed her hand and put it on that part of his pants, she cringed and yanked it back. “Let me out of this car please right now!” she said in a surprisingly calm and even tone. She...

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“Bittersweet Memories” by Katie Corey

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I plopped down on my old comfy sofa and pressed the power button on the remote. It had been a long day at work and I was ready to unwind with a glass of wine and watch my favorite comfort show. In an involuntary action, I also opened up Instagram and started scrolling through the posts of my friends, family, ads and complete strangers that posted about things I liked. My eyes stuck on a new suggested person to follow. It was Brennan, my high school boyfriend. My mind flashed back to our first kiss… I was with Cheri, my best friend, and we we...

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“Just Like That” by D'Spencer Luyao

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When I was old enough to talk, but also old enough to know that I didn’t particularly want to, I bounced between different means of communicating until I found one that I actually enjoyed. Writing was tedious and complex, almost as much as talking was. I preferred simpler, more structured interactions. My parents tried to get me to talk to professionals who could coax conversation out of me, and sometimes I humor...

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Write a story about a first or last kiss.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 109 stories

“Goodbye Kiss” by Grace Ann Brown

“TIFFANY AND THE WOMAN IN RED” by Penelope Stephens

“Hearts and Kisses” by Sarah Jo

“Our first kiss ” by Glory Fernández

“See with your kiss ” by Lylian Xanakis

“I Move On, I Move Away, You Beg Me to Stay ” by Caitlin Morris

“When Love Lasts ” by Liv Ramsay

“When hearts break” by Eleftherios Konstantinidis

“The Dare” by O.C. McGowan

“First Kiss” by Valeta Rhodes

“The Final Page” by S.d. Schwarz

“All in a Day's Work” by Zoë Page

“Coming Home ” by Lois Corey

“Bittersweet Memories” by Katie Corey

“Just Like That” by D'Spencer Luyao

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Write a love story without using the word “love.”

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