Write about someone who wants to stay home alone, only for their plans to be disrupted.

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“I just want to read!” by K. J. Adkins

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The Sun’s golden rays shined through my bedroom window as I enjoyed the rare calm I could have in this castle, I poured myself some tea, I was criticised for preferring tea then beer, but little did I care, a good cup of tea with a book is all I could ask for. I took the finest cushion made of silver geese and laid it on my window, then I sat on it with my book, even though I’ve read this book countless times, I still enjoyed it as much as I did the first time I read it. The protagonist was tall, handsome and under appreciated, just like me!...

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“Pizza Talk” by Sage F.

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A placid smile was plastered on Ethan’s face as he ended the call with the DA office. The trial for the bank robbery will be postponed until next week. Both good news and bad news for the young attorney. Bad news because he spent his whole weekend studying the case, pulling an all-nighter, and had to hire a pet-sitting service to walk Terry--his Boston Terrier. Which he almost forgot that he had to pick it up today. Gosh. Maybe Terry could stay there for another night if he gave the pet sitter a call right now. Which he did. No...

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“Home Alone” by Martin Buckell

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Living at home with your parents when you are a grown man is fucked up in itself. But what can one do with property prices the way they are? The bank of mum and dad had already dried up thanks to my university costs and a part time job in a pet store wasn’t going to get me very far. At least at twenty-five I was still young. Many of my friends had their own pads, or digs in student accommodation, so they were used to having their own space. I had to contend with queuing for the toilet while my dad sat on the bog hoping his constipation ...

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“One Week Holiday” by Mira Echenim

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AT HOME It was Monday. I remember the day and the time precisely because that day led to a series of events I would never forget. I woke up at about 7.a.m that day, but while my eyes were wide open surfing the net, and my mind was thinking about the novel I couldn’t wait to complete, my body was refusing to begin the day. Laying on the bed by the side of my husband who was still in dreamland, I was excited about the break I was going to have in the week. School was over. That meant work was on hold for a while as well. It was just...

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“Leave Me Alone” by James Offenha

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All I want is P & Q, P & Q: Peace and Quiet. My wife is out of town, the kids are at camp, my phone is turned off, the candles are lit, and I set three minutes left on the timer for the tub. After three minutes I’ll turn off the tub. I have Mozart playing in the background, and life is calm. My name is Joe and I freeze bombs for a living. I’m 28 and Caucasion, with a buzz c...

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“Desire is Home Alone” by Thahaseen Nashath

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I wanted to stay home alone and it almost happened to become true until my sister became unwell, my Mum and Dad taking a leave to stay with her at home, my older brother flying from the military to stay with us for a couple of weeks. This was ruining all my plans of just staying home and enjoying eating popcorn while watching a horror movie with my blanket wrapped around me and the lights are off, plus me being able to sleep in and not wake up to the sun shining on my eyes at 8 in the morning. This is how my plan of staying home alone got di...

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“Disrupted Plans” by Naima Qianna

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Disrupted Plans by Naima Qianna Jessica folded the last shirt of her laundry and placed it in her drawer. She had a small bucket list of things to do over the weekend: wash clothes, put clothes away clean the bathrooms straighten out the kitchen cabinets clean her bedroom Tiffany, her daughter, was at her father’s for the weekend so, the house was quiet. All Jessica wanted to do was to spend the rest of her day alone in her loungewear....

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“Never Alone” by Roni Walker

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With the girls gone skiing with their cousins, Tracy finally found herself with a couple of days to focus on the novel she was writing.She felt it was nice having roommates, to be able to have a whole house; roomy, private, but it also seemed like she never had any time alone.She has completely forgotten the parcel at the front of the house which her friend, Carol had pointed out when they were leaving. She will have plenty of reminders this evening.After getting her coffee, Tracy turned off all the lights but what she needed around her desk...

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“A Night In” by Wendy Leggett

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A Night In As Sandy pulled on her oversized tee shirt and shorts, she thought about the night ahead. She was finally going to curl up and watch a movie alone. She knew that most were enjoying the freedom of having the hurricane blow over. Restaurants and bars were reopening and everyone was eager to get out with other people. As an ER nurse she’d been working double shifts for months. She loved her job because she got to help people, but the pandemic had made her appreciate taking...

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“Checkmate” by Nicholas Wijaya

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Checkmate. That was the first time you and I met. All it took was one more than the starting move, and just like that, I was already gone. I remember then that I still hadn’t known you by name. You were but an avatar on a computer screen whose existence was as far from me as the sun is from earth. You were there as my first opponent, and the frustration that you hammered into this conceited newbie lingered more than I could admit, but your existence, no matter how apparent it was to me, no matter how close it was for that one moment, wa...

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“The Meditation” by HBR Patel

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Tim was all alone this night. It was not a stroke of sheer luck but a well-planned move. Tim's flat was a bachelor pad. His friends would make a point to stay till midnight every day after an intense day at work. Someone would even leave the bachelor pad in the morning. One day, Tim decided to take a sabbatical from the routine and enjoy some alone time. He was longing to spend some alone time after reading a book on Meditation. That book, which he picked up accidentally at the dental clinic, ignited a burning desire to experiment with...

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“Alone” by Joyce Schook

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I so deserve this time alone. I never have a moment to myself. I work five long days and I'm utterly exhausted when I return home. My job itself is easy I've been doing it for years but its the mental anguish of retail that'll get to anybody. The constant whining and complaining from the average customer. How I wish just once I could look at one of them and say. "Quit your bitching your already getting the damn shoes at half price." Or I would like to say. "You know the freaking coupon expired. So stop saying you had no idea. You just want s...

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“The dilemma” by NK Hatendi

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I should never have answered the door. I had been enjoying an afternoon of silence, thinking the young family upstairs had gone out with their tricycle riding toddler when the door knocking started, becoming more frantic as I approached it."I am so glad you are in! Please, close the door quickly! Have you got something to push against it? He may try and break it down!"I bolted the door as Lara, my neighbour frantically began pushing the sofa against my main entrance. I automatically started helping before questioning her."Lara, slo...

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“A Perfect Evening” by Angus Moore

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The knock at the door interrupts her thoughts. She walks quickly to the door annoyed about the interruption and hopes she can get them away as quick as possible. “Hi Jess, can I come in?” says Edward as she opens the door. She decides that a bit of company wouldn’t be all that bad. “Yeah, sure I’m just about to watch a movie” “Oh cool, I thought that you’d be out tonight” “No just a quiet night in for me, are you hungry, the pizza will be ready soon” Edward hadn’t seen it before, but he loves it. They probably spend more time talking about...

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“Finally” by Joe Swanson

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Finally a night alone. The rat race continues, everyone striving for more, better. It never seems to end, and worse they want me to be part of it. Being with people constantly doesn’t allow one the time to be oneself. We always have to be someone that conforms to one mold or another. We can never truly be when with others, who we know ourselves to be. We have to primp and prune, remain quiet, laugh, sometimes be forced to sing. God I hate karaoke. It is not that it is embarrassing for me because I have...

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Write about someone who wants to stay home alone, only for their plans to be disrupted.

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✍️ 145 stories

“I just want to read!” by K. J. Adkins

“Pizza Talk” by Sage F.

“Home Alone” by Martin Buckell

“One Week Holiday” by Mira Echenim

“Leave Me Alone” by James Offenha

“Desire is Home Alone” by Thahaseen Nashath

“Disrupted Plans” by Naima Qianna

“Never Alone” by Roni Walker

“A Night In” by Wendy Leggett

“Checkmate” by Nicholas Wijaya

“The Meditation” by HBR Patel

“Alone” by Joyce Schook

“The dilemma” by NK Hatendi

“A Perfect Evening” by Angus Moore

“Finally” by Joe Swanson

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Start your story with a character saying, “Are you coming tonight?”

Write about someone who everyone thinks is an extrovert, but is actually an introvert.

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End your story with the line, “I’m never going out with you again.”

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