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Write a story about someone making a gift (chocolate or otherwise) for a loved one.

Posted in Valentine's Day on Oct 26, 2022

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“A Kind Home” by Alex Sultan

Submitted to Contest #133

This would be her masterpiece. With a chisel in one hand, a hammer in the other, Naomi paced the workshop. Her leather shoes tapped against the floor with each footfall. Candlelight flickered off a block of marble, taller than she stood, the stone a light hue of fading smoke. Naomi stopped and stared. She twirled the chisel around her fingers. It would be her masterpiece. She raised the chisel against the rock, breathed in, and readied the hammer. Then, with an exhale, she lowered her tools. Everything had to be perfect. She couldn’t st...

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“Hope This Helps” by Haley White

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(Content warning: pregnancy loss) The first time you have a miscarriage, your loved ones might send you flowers. You might get a beautiful tree to plant from a loved one who has found peace in her own grief. Someone will send a box of chocolates - the finest ones they could find - with a note that says, “Sending love. Hope this helps.” It doesn’t, but you appreciate the gesture. You’ll take a week off work to grieve. You’ll watch movies without really seeing them, you’ll cry until your face is raw, and you’ll eat every chocolate in that bo...

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“Love and Chocolate in Five Easy Steps” by Zack Powell

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Content warning: Language and mentions of abortion.Hey there! It's your girl Tahlia here, and I'm back to bring you another slam dunk recipe. Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so today I'm gonna show you how to make your very own chocolate bars for that special someone in your life. Because, ladies, if your man is anything like my boyfriend Marcus, he's gonna want some chocolate. And if he's like Marcus, once he gets a taste, he'll probably want a little something extra on the side, if you catch my drift. Sadly, I can't help you wh...

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“Endy Mendy” by Hamzah Malik

Submitted to Contest #133

What if I told you there was a demon devoted to the broken hearted? What if I told you that this isn't some fairy tale with monsters and villains, but a very real, breathing creation that is as old as time itself? This creature's sole existence revolves around targeting the broken-hearted, and trying in his own twisted way to mend them. He only targets adults and leaves children well alone. He has no business cavorting with the realm of childish creations. This creature visits nearly all adults and leaves his mark on them. This creatur...

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“A Heart Full of Love.” by Kay Lesley Reeves

Submitted to Contest #133

Shona looked in the full length mirror and heaved a sigh. No matter how she stood, those few extra pounds showed clearly on her thighs and stomach. She knew she was supposed to embrace her natural beauty and accept herself for what she was. All the magazines said so. What they seemed to overlook was that her current shape was making her miserable. She tried hard but the word 'fat' kept coming into her head. She had been doing well with dieting and had lost a little of her excess weight but now the biggest hurdle of the year was coming up...

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“Roses and Chocolates” by Violetta-Valerie Gallee

Submitted to Contest #133

'Gosh... how come making chocolates is such a messy work?' I groaned as I looked at this mess of white and dark chocolate in front of me. 'Maybe if you weren't so chaotic there would be more chocolate in the chocolate moulds than in your face,' Elijah, my best friend, laughed as he wiped some of the chocolate off my face. 'Hmph, I'm gonna act like I didn't hear that!' I mumbled as I crossed my arms, which I regretted instantly because now I had chocolaty handprints on my arms. 'Yeah, sure,' he chuckled before he dripped some red food colo...

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“Cholate Cake” by Nikolle Mack

Submitted to Contest #133

It was supposed to have been easy. He had hours to do it, his boyfriend would go straight to the gym today after work and Laith himself had the day off. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. What was he making? A cake, a simple dark chocolate cake in a little heart pan, covered in deep red icing, simple pink piping on the edges and with the words ‘I love you’ in white on top. The first try, he’d somehow messed up the temperature and was left with a heart shaped lump of charcoal and a smoke filled apartment. The next, he forgo...

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“Hungry For Love” by Jane Andrews

Submitted to Contest #133

Notes for American readers: I realise there are lots of references here to British chocolate (candy) bars which may not be familiar to American readers, so you might want to google Nestle Matchmakers to get an idea of what a Matchmaker looks like. (Maltesers have been on sale in the US since 2017.) A Feast is an iconic British ice cream on a stick and Tesco is a well-known and popular supermarket chain in the UK – similar to Costco. ‘Bake Off’ is known in the USA as ‘The Great British Baking Show’. The recipe for the cake Julie makes as a gi...

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“831 - 8 words, 3 words, 1 meaning ” by Chacha Jaramillo

Submitted to Contest #133

Cree’s birthday was approaching and Ada’s plan to surprise Cree needed to be kept top secret.   Many mystical secret places known to both, there was a place they both wanted to visit. A paradise like never seen before, where stars bright show their beauty like diamonds reflected on the white steam the natural water scape forces the white mist provoked by the fierce water current of the river vigorously patting the black stones at the bottom of the fall. ⁉️ Black diamonds competing against the bright stars spread along the black sky...

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“Hope Floats” by Michelle Cook

Submitted to Contest #133

***Content warning: story includes child death.***22nd April 2051My daughter, Tereva,Journeys begin with the first fathom. But in which direction? And how fast?When I was a child, those questions were answered for me by adults battling to conquer a land reclaimed by water.We lived on an island until I was five. Then came the Great Flood of ’26. Just about everything we owned was lost. Most of it we soon forgot, but I mourned our cat Fermín for a long while. I still think of him sometimes, with his black nose and scratchy meow. We no longer h...

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“Chocolate Covered Hearts” by A T

Submitted to Contest #133

The sound of the front door slamming closed had Rebekah hastily stowing away the heavy bag in her hands. She would take the trash out later. Her roommate was not meant to be home yet!               “Bekah?” A man’s voice called from the living room. “Where are you?”               “In the kitchen!”               As she waited for...

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“High Noon and the Box” by Kathy Tauber

Submitted to Contest #133

High Noon and the BoxThe man, sitting on the new vinyl bench, is impeccably dressed in an aged tweed sport coat with worn leather elbow patches, a starched yellowed shirt with a button-down collar, and her favorite tie, a wide, navy and gold one with a flawless knot. His khaki pants droop when he stands, but the wing tip shoes, as ancient as the coat, are polished to a mirrored finish. On his lap, his thin, wrinkled hands gently hold a small square pink box with a matching polka dot bow. He’s attentive to it. When the wind blows a ...

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“Paper Heart” by KBK Miller

Submitted to Contest #133

I stood there just looking at it. It was small with beat-up white siding and few loose shingles. I wondered why my mom insisted on staying here? I took a deep breath. It was mine now, and I mean, I get it. It was hers. It’s hard to put a price on dignity. The neighborhood was its usual vibrant self. It didn’t seem to notice the loss. I watched as two kids raced their bikes, screaming at one another with full volume. The neighbor across the street waved as she filled up a blow-up pool with what I knew was ice-cold hose water, too cold for m...

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“Girl Crush” by Lisa Quinn

Submitted to Contest #133

“Sally, do you realize that Monday is Valentine’s Day”? Wendy yells across the across the hallway to her friend, who was busy shoving her jacket into her locker. Making sure her books did not fall out, as they have in the past laugh out loud. “When they are too serious, what the heck are we ever going to do”? As both girls realized they were running out of time, the final bell warning rings. Sally yells over to Wendy ”tell your parents that you are spending the weekend with me”. They both hug each other in the middle of the hallway, and run ...

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“Hot and Spicy Cocoa Cake” by McCampbell Molly

Submitted to Contest #133

 Hot and Spicy Cocoa Cake....   So, he wants chocolate, does he? Yanti pounded her fist into the bread dough. She raised her forearm over and over, her fist clenched, beating the poor dough mercilessly. She looked out the window. The snow was coming down in heavy blankets. The sky was darkening and settling in like a foul mood. Like the one she was in. Why weren’t they back?      “No, Yanti,” she muttered to herself. Her head shaking dramatically and pronouncin...

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