Category: Prompt://Executed
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The Optimisation
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: The therapist’s question was simple enough: “List five things you do for fun.” I stared at the intake form, pen hovering. It had been three months since Emma left, taking most of my social life with her. The flat felt…
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What Cooper Knows
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: The NeuralSpeak kit arrived in discreet packaging—white box, minimal branding, instructions printed on recycled card that smelled faintly of lavender. Calming, I supposed. Everything about the product was designed to be calming. Cooper watched from his bed in the corner,…
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Nominal
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: My mother chose Robert because it meant “bright fame.” She told me this at least once a month throughout my childhood, usually when I’d brought home another mediocre report card or lost another football match. “Your name means bright fame,…
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The Perfect Fit
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: The waiting room smelled of lavender and lies. I’d filled out the DreamWork questionnaire three times now—once on my phone whilst waiting for the bus, once on my laptop at home, and now here, on their glossy tablet, my thumbs…
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The Leadership Principle
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: I’ve been in the Programme for three months when Director Chen shows me the red room. “You’re ready,” she says, her smile precise as a scalpel. “Your scores have been exceptional.” The compliment should please me. Instead, something cold walks…
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“Next”
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: What are you most excited about for the future? They ask us the same question every time. What are you most excited about for the future? I’ve learned to keep my answer simple. “The return of colour,” I say. “And…
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What Bothers You?
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: You tell people it’s the small things that bother you. The way your coworker clicks her pen during meetings. How your neighbor leaves his garbage cans out two days past pickup. The sound of people chewing with their mouths open.…
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Ten Certainties
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: You sit at your desk, pen hovering over the blank paper. The assignment seems simple enough: list ten things you know to be absolutely certain. Your therapist insists this exercise will help ground you after the accident, help you separate…
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The Perfect Dinner Party
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: The Perfect Dinner Party If I could host a dinner and anyone I invited would come, the choice would be obvious. I’d invite myself—every version of myself I’ve ever been. The preparations took weeks. Seven place settings around my grandmother’s…
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Better with Age
A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: People always ask me what gets better with age. I tell them wisdom, wine, cheese—the usual answers. But I know the real truth now. What gets better with age is the hunger. It started when I turned sixty. A gnawing…
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