Write a story about a character who misses a train, for better or worse.

Posted in Adults on Oct 28, 2022

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“My Saltine Crackers” by Laura Potter

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I used to walk down to the railroad tracks when I needed a spot to think. Behind my house there was a rusty set of tracks that ran through a field of dry grass. It seemed to stretch on forever, so it was easy to lose track of time walking those rails, just my thoughts and me.Some days I’d spend time thinking about the clouds, how they could fly across the sky without a care. It looked so easy to be a cloud, all white and puffy, free with the wind. They were like the cars of a train, following their own little sky trails. Sometimes I wished I...

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“What He Missed” by Donald Edwards

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Meet me at the train station. I want to talk. This is the last chance before I leave town for good. That’s what the note in his mailbox had said. He knew that it could only be from one person. West's heart raced as he pulled into the train station parking lot. His gnarled hands shook as he gripped the steering wheel. It was 7:52 AM. He had exactly eight minutes. And West knew that he couldn't miss this train. This was a chance that West hadn’t thought that he would get again. The sun had barely risen above the early morning sky. But the worl...

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“The Hands Down Truth” by Ron Davidson

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My older brother Geoff screamed over the roaring sound of the train’s wheels rapidly clacking against the rail joints, “Run faster, Tommy!” His blonde shag haircut blew across his face as he leaned from the boxcar’s entrance with an outstretched right arm, waving me toward him. I wasn’t as athletic as him. One year behind him in age and the lanky appendages of an eleven-year-young body left me at a detriment and I was struggling to catch his hand.“You can do it, Tommy! Just reach up!” he yelled as ...

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Write a story about a character who misses a train, for better or worse.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 33 stories

“My Saltine Crackers” by Laura Potter

“What He Missed” by Donald Edwards

“The Hands Down Truth” by Ron Davidson

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with someone looking out a train window.

Write a story about a character who is moving on, literally or figuratively.

Make a train station an important part of your story.

Write a story that includes someone saying, “Bon voyage.”

Contest #168

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