Stories

A story inspired by Prompt 584

James has just been attacked at school. The new boy at school comes to his rescue, and finds out the truth about James. A truth that James has told nobody.

Clency escapes the trouble at home by going to museums. One day he met a guy in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Could he learn to accept himself by accepting love from this perfect stranger?

The esoterics and prophets predict the end of the world, but none of them anticipates the truth that is ultimately revealed to the world on the day of Winter Solstice. History must be rewritten. Professor Sharma and his students are involved in the events and witness the day of revelation.

Prompt

Sometimes I steal flowers from your garden on my way to the cemetery, but today you’ve caught me and have demanded to come with me to make sure “the girl is pretty enough to warrant flower theft” and I’m trying to figure out how to break it to you that we’re on our way to a graveyard.

One night annihilated their lives, destroyed every happiness they ever knew, scarred them beyond healing and murdered their desire to keep breathing. What was left behind was a reminder taunting them every moment that perhaps they would never get their lives back.

Each one of them was broken, angry and alone.

Each one of them desperately wanted some answers.

And, now together they are seeking vengeance.

After breaking up with his long-time girlfriend, Ryan Archer's life changes: he is diagnosed with herpes, he lands a lead role at the community theatre he has been working with for months, then he meets a man who changes his life completely.

Sometimes going to a new school in a new city isn't the break that you were hoping for.

After a morning of hard sparring with his best friend, Shiro is looking forward to a shower. But he's forgotten his shampoo, and Keith's price to borrow his, is that Shiro let's him wash his hair.
Hopefully no one else will want to use the showers...

Benjamin and his best friend Ethan's short vacation in a remote beach town takes a dark turn when a stranger knocks on their door. A story about deep, personal trauma and the unimaginable lengths one will go to save a loved one.