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The Fortune by RubixCube89201
RubixCube89201
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In which a fortune cookie saves a blind date going down faster than a roller coaster after a steep climb.
Waffle Cones (#1) by evethespy
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"Hello?" "Um, hey?" "Wait, you don't sound like my Aunt Kathy." "Unless I was miraculously converted into a member of the opposite gender and somehow related to whoever is on the other side of this call, then yeah. I'm not your Aunt Kathy." "Oh, shiitake mushrooms." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Short Story #1 (19/04/18) 2016 Fiction Awards Finalist © 2015 evethespy. All Rights Reserved.
Ice Cream Cones by EmeliaRichling
EmeliaRichling
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"Hello" "Hey." "Umm, so do you want some ice cream?" "Why else would I call an ice cream shop in the middle of a summer day when it is broiling hot and reaching record highs in the temperature department?" "Good point, so what do you want?" "Mint chocolate chip. My favorite! By the way, you have a very deep voice." "It comes with being a person of the manly gender. You have a higher voice." "It comes with being a person of the female gender." "Mint chocolate chip?" "Yes, please!" Cover made by the amazing @artBae-
A Dead Conversation by Lady_Lucia
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⇝Featured on Wattpad @humor profile⇜ Death is stuck in an odd conversation with its latest reap from Earth, and Death is not backing down. Cover by @wannabea-
Personal Assistant by BookgirlingMoments
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[Highest ranking yet: #1 in Short Story] "Siri, if you were a person, what would you look like?" Does my appearance matter to you? "...."
500 Words in a Chapter by AwesomelyBlaze
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Let's face it. There are way more cliché books on this website than there are unique ones. Even the ones people say are unique tend to have some kind of cliché undertone. And then the ones that really are unique almost never ever get discovered. And it sucks. But for those of you who don't know your book is cliché, this book is for you. Because it seems to me like that is the case for some people. Not all books are going to be entirely unique, but sometimes there needs to be a balance between both sides. And I'm here to help you find it. If there are 500 words in a chapter, can you spot the clichés?
The Starbucks Hotline by extrachipper
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❝Hello, this is the Starb-❞ ❝HEEELP ME!! PLEASE! THERE'S A MURDERER IN MY HOUSE!❞ ❝OH SHIT, SHIT, SHIT!! WHAT DO I DO?! THIS IS STARBUCKS, NOT FREAKING 911. WAIT, HOLD ON. TRY TO KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE, I'LL CALL 911!! STAY CALM. IT'S GOING TO BE O- ❞ ❝Wait...did you just say Starbucks?❞ ❝Um...yeah?❞ ❝They have a hotline?❞ ---- fun conversations between two Potterheads over the Starbucks hotline. [highest rank: #6 in short story] [highest rank: #2 in short story 5/6/17]
S a t i n  S h i r t s by xPureChances
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She writes all night. He flirts with girls all night. But when they come together in his room... the Cool Boy of the school and the Socially Inept Girl share a bed and make the night theirs. © 2014 All rights reserved | Short-Story #2 | Humour #15 |
C o t t o n  C a r d i g a n s by xPureChances
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He came from a broken-loving Family. She came from the Slums. But when the two are faced with one another.... The Family Boy and the Homeless Girl find serenity. © 2015 All rights reserved
V e l v e t  V e s t s by xPureChances
xPureChances
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He disappears with magic. She sits on her chair all day. But when the two collide... The Ghost of the school and the New Damaged Girl consume in their flaws. © 2014 All rights reserved | Short-Story #1 |