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STORY STARTER

Suibmitted by Maranda Quinn

Create a story or a poem centred around the theme of serendipity.

Serendipity is when a series of seemingly unfortunate events ultimately leads to a positive outcome.

Not Everyone Gets That Happy Ending

Walking to the train

Brush up against a woman who gives you a dirty look

Too many people on this subway

I can’t ever find a seat on the L

And it starts all over again tomorrow...

You

I Love you yes it’s true

Yes Yes yes...

From The Start

It started with being born.


Then it was childhood obesity.


After it was bullying.


Which lead to complete self-hatred.


Turning into self harm.


And switched to an eating disorder.


But all these things.


All these horrible.


Mean.


Terrible series of events.


Is what lead me to you.


Is what put you in my life.


And right now.


You’re the best part of it so far....

eye contact

you hate eye contact

and usually i do too

but with you, i would be content to sit and stare at you for eternity


your eyes are like chocolate, so dark it’s bitter to taste

or coffee beans that i grind with my own hands


you hate eye contact

but oh, how i love the little dance they do when i laugh

your eyes light up when your happy

i want them glowing when you’re with me

i need eyes like yours in m...

Letter from Valeska

Dear Reader,

The land once looked like this green and full of life. Why is it not like this anymore, it is simple really. We once had a mighty king full of grace and mercy, King Alaric (Powerful Ruler). He had seven sons, Alastor (Mans Protector), Zayan (Handsome), Killian (Warrior), Rhys (Fire), Reed (Free Spirited), Damian (Powerful), and Rune (Secret), and three daughters, Riona (Queen), Naya (...

All My Life

“I’ve been lying.” Davian says before I’ve even opened the front door. “About everything.”

My heart sinks as my hand stays on the cold, metal door knob. Lying? About what? His feelings? Me?


I part my lips searching for words, but even I know that those words will never come. Davian doesn’t love me, it seems so impossiable, it has to be. How can something that felt to right turn out to be this wr...

A True Story

People telling me what you said about me. In a group chat of 16 people.

“ Annoying”

“ thinks she is everything when she is not”

“ such a brat”

“ fucking bitch”

“ so f-Ing weird”

And like 10 other things.


It’s the week of the school play.

There is 2 casts because there is too many people.

I found out what she said

right before I go on stage.


The funny thing is, I went to your show.

I saw you and ...

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Tragic Fairytales

The shoe never fits

The apples always rotten

He’s always a beast

I must fix him change him

So he turns into a prince

It’s okay

I’ll fight in a war

Prick my finger

Make a castle in solitude

Because I know

I know he will come

Even if his fangs are sharp

His kiss un asked for

Even if he made me feel like I was meant to be alone

He’s charming

He’s kind

He loves me

Or so he says

But after all the bad...

emotions

imagine if you could see


what someone was feeling


what someone has felt.


turn towards your left,

and there’s someone who’s blue

a tangled mess of sapphire webs

and you would know:


that is sadness.


turn towards your right,

and there’s someone who’s green

a chaotic collage of emerald shards

and you would know:


that is envy.


glance behind you,

and there’s someone who’s yellow

a jumbling, wiggl...

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you make me happy

how interesting it is

how when you first asked for my number

i wouldn’t talk to you, not after that night

but now

oh but now i can’t stay away


you hurt me, though you didn’t mean to

i know you never mean to hurt me


how interesting it is

how such an unfortunate event can lead to

such a feeling of

euphoria

i guess that’s what they call serendipity


one month, four weeks, thirty-one days

longer t...