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4 Tips for Writing Your First Short Story
Let’s face it: writing a story is hard – especially your very first one. Perhaps you’re struggling to think of
September 12, 2025
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Black Coffee
It was Grandpop who taught me to drink my coffee black. That’s what growin’ boys like me ought to do. It’s important for me to get used to a little bitterness. Ain’t everything in life is sweet.
‘Course Grandpop’s dead now. Might as well be, at least, with the condition
he’s in. I don’t visit him much any more. I’ve gotten sick of that beeping noise his heart monitor makes every second – in the mornings it’s twice a second – a habit he must’ve learned from the many mornings he lived before his heart attack.
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If He Said Yes
A teen girl believes she’s found love, only to face betrayal and heartbreak. Through the journey, she discovers her identity, resilience, and the complexities of family and friends
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