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Write a story involving a friendship between two different species.

Posted in Vampire on Oct 26, 2022

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“River” by William He

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Mountain once told me that flowing is the privilege of all things, not just rivers. Between sun and ocean, invisible air becomes water-laden wind, flowing in gyres toward the highlands. Drops of rain flow, first apart then together, becoming streams, becoming ponds, and finally becoming me. I am River, one of many, and within me flow countless motes of earth, stone, life, and everything in between. One day, a boy and his father visited one of my banks. Most creatures of the land tended to take a drink when I afforded them the chance, but ...

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“WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?” by Annie R McEwen

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Trigger warning: bereavement and lossWho’s Your Friend?ByAnnie R. McEwenAs we did nearly every afternoon, we sat on the front porch steps of the broke-down farmhouse in the country, watching the day go out and the night come in. The sun went down, the moon went up. The world went round and round and everything was good. “Same time tomorrow?” he said, like always.      “Sure thing. Love you.” I kissed his cheek, scratchy with late day beard.“Love you, too.” He winked at me, smiling.It was the last time we spoke....

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“A Tail of Friends” by Brian Whelihan

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A Tail of Friends                                                                                        &n...

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“Char and the Wolf” by Michele Duess

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Author’s note: Reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone changed the ecological landscape, according to the park’s website. Everything from the elk, to fauna, to the beavers were affected. That was the basis for this story.Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived on a farm near the woods and she didn’t wear red capes, although she owned one. Char was twelve years old and preferred blue jeans. She also knew how to use a gun, for sometimes coyotes and wild dogs came to the hen’s coop. Her hair was long and the color of ebony. She didn’...

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“We're already two minutes late” by Andrea Rivera

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-Are you kidding me?! One star review? Do you know what that does to my rating?! After everything I did to get you here on time? Sam stopped looking through the review mirror and turned to the back seat. She was literally with her mouth open, staring and waiting for a response. Sweat was dripping from her forehead, and she was still waiting for her jeans to dry off. Silence. He stared back, shocked as if she was behaving unreasonably.   Well, it was a very turbulent ride. Let's recap, shall we? You sped through two red lights...

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“The Sleepless” by S.C. May

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Night One: Ari longs for me most at times like these. Her head lays heavy on the golden comforter. The exhaustion of unanswered questions weighs it down. She wants to scream unrestrained and cry unrelenting; however, she cannot reason either of those actions with her mind. Therefore, her empty eyes simply stare at the blank wall.  Her trembling arms cradle a stuffed bear to her relentlessly burning heart. If alive, the chubby cream-colored creature would have suffocated to death. It is all loose cotton inside, though. The bear’s littl...

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“Ribcage” by Zachariah Shaw

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Every morning since he had discovered them, he had returned to Big Black Trunk and lifted the flap of bark he had found the grubs living under. They were the big, fat white ones which wriggled when he picked them up and popped when he bit into them. His favourites. They were a rare treat and he hadn’t expected them to last long, so he wasn’t surprised when he got there and found that the birds had had the entire community.Never mind. What was it the Gammer used to say? If the tide comes in, it always goes out again? He didn't know what a tid...

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“Uncommon Friendship” by BigBoi Nat

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He gazed out towards the horizon, belly full and content. Feeling the warm summer sun on his face with the occasional breeze cooling his fur. Finally being able to rest after the treacherous journey he had to endure for a meal. Sniffing the warm air, he finally laid his head to rest against the comforting grass. As his eyelids begin their slow descent a step could be heard beside the lumbering beast. With a twitch of an ear and a quick head turn the beast could see who had made the approach. A lone highland cow cautiously sniffs the beast un...

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“Elephants Don’t Forget ” by Seema Pun

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I met Tom when he was just a young boy. He was lost, wandering around the grass with eyes brimming with tears. He was wearing a uniform, green short sleeved shirt and shorts of the same colour. I recognised it, those wearing them were our friends.  Unable to stand watching him suffer, I hurried to him, moving away from my herd. When I reached him, there was no fear in his eyes. Being a uniquely large mammal, most people steer clear from us. But he just stood there, crying. I lifted my trunk and patted him in the head, trying to reassu...

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“Surf n Turf” by Rochelle Miller

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"Papa, can you tell us a story?"  A gathering was taking place. The sounds of bare feet echoed on the covered porch as the children ran to seek shelter from the angry skies. Taking a seat, his chair faithfully squeaked every time he rocked back. Papa contemplated what tale he might share to entertain these fidgety creatures. The children settled in, some on a bench, others on the porch swing. The smallest boy laid down on his back, right on the wooden planks, acting silly chewing on a sprig of grass from the yard. A Jack Russell ter...

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“ADAM AND SPARKLE: FRIENDS FOREVER” by Julia Corliss

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The three kittens were almost ten weeks old when their mother went out hunting one night and never returned. They were all weaned and their humans had been feeding them milk and chicken hash for about a month when they were orphaned. The first morning without their mother who had continued to sleep with them in the warm box their humans had provided, the kitten named Adam awoke early. He missed his mother’s warm body. He was the biggest and strongest and quite curious. He easily climbed out of the box where his two siblings still slept an...

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“ MOUSE and THE LAME PIGEON” by Mara Masolini

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            MOUSE and THE LAME  PIGEON  “ Of course , from a cat called Mouse you can expect at least something unusual, extravagant…But this then I would never have expected !“ Anita said, as soon as she came back home.                                        &n...

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“The Man by the Tree” by Gunnar Ladd

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The Man by the Tree Four months ago, a leisurely walk through the local woods set my life on a new course.  As an avid walker, I thought that I had seen everything there was to see in this greenery.  I had been coming to this place since I was born; my father frequented the woods, explaining that it was his way of calming his mind.   Twenty-two years later, I continue this habit of my father’s.  He has since been put into a retirement home, his mind fractured into its own world.  I still try to remain close ...

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“Conkers and divides” by Vadasz Sara

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“Cleanliness is the emblem of the purity of mind.” Dad used to say, although I guess he picked the quote from a leaflet handed out by a spiritual business. Yet, it must be an omen - definitively a good one - in this memory emerging right now, when I start my journey as a pioneer of a brighter future. Here it began, in this robust building where dad used to do cleaning. His yellow uniform was one shade different from the white coats of the other employees and his trolley seemed less scary than the lab trays pushed along the well-lit corridors...

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