Category SS Prompt 8: Misunderstood

SS Prompt 8: Misunderstood
Word Count: 1800 words exactly
Deadline: 12 August 2020

Please do not post before the deadline.

The Year of Misunderstanding by Marilyn Weisman

The Year of Misunderstanding by Marilyn Weisman # “Why do you eat the bottom half of the ‘everything’ bagel?” “Because I like the bottom.” “So, in essence, you could be happy with a ‘something’ bagel.” I was having this conversation…...

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Marilyn Weisman
August 12, 2020
13 Comments
9 mins

WELCOME HOME by Valerie Ciolek

Nothing like a WARM Welcome Home!

Valerie Ciolek
August 12, 2020
1 Comment
9 mins

Clarity by Amrita Sarkar

While Prist clarifies the cloud surrounding Ava's death, surreptitious plots are hatched and sinister means are employed to set them in motion.

Amrita Sarkar
August 12, 2020
38 Comments
9 mins

Goin’ For A Walk by Maggie D.

It was some kind of growling sound coming from Mr. Peoples that made me open my eyes too. He was putting his hand up to the side of his head that was bleeding.

Maggie Davenport
August 12, 2020
3 Comments
9 mins

Who Killed Tyler by Jessica Brimer

A guest has been murdered while sailing on a cruise. It's up to three passengers to dispose the body or their lives will be cast overboard.

Jessica
August 12, 2020
16 Comments
9 mins

That’s Her Story by Fizza Younis

When I tell people that my best friend is a Grim Reaper, they don't believe me. It's kind of a funny story the way our friendship started.

Fizza Younis
August 12, 2020
8 Comments
9 mins

Beasts by Michael James

A beast finds love, and breaks a magic spell...

Michael
August 12, 2020
10 Comments
9 mins

Loyalty by Ellie Chartier

Words, do we fully understand their meaning?

Ellie Chartier
August 12, 2020
1 Comment
28 mins

It is just a game by CE Botha

This is a follow-up for "The Bait", written in 2019.

Yerushah
August 12, 2020
3 Comments
9 mins

The Baptism by Laura Kirsten

How would she ever cope with their betrayal?

Laura Kirsten
August 12, 2020
2 Comments
9 mins

Misunderstood by Stevie K

Misunderstood by Stevie Kadangwe # At first, it was subtle Oh, you are looking so good today, he said. Thank you, she replied, pleased. Laura, twenty-one, was still basking in the glory of landing her first job as a junior…...

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Stevie
August 12, 2020
16 Comments
9 mins

I Had A Dream I’d Misunderstood by Preston

An invitation to The King's Hotel! How marvelous, he thought. Against his better judgment, and possibly only to avoid a scene, the writer followed the beckoning stranger into the darkness. He heard the door slam closed and the metallic lock thunk into place as the stranger twisted the key behind him.

Preston
August 12, 2020
2 Comments
9 mins