Write about a character who’s obsessed with an era they never lived through.

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“The Victorian Castle ” by Callista Hurter

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She stared down at her feet realising it was covered in the slimy greenish water. She gave a disgusted squeal when the slime creeped between her toes. This wasn't what she thought the Victorian Castle camp would be like. She visualised herself walking around the castle and imaging people dancing all kinds of different dances in the ballroom. Instead she's building campfires and swimming in the Victorian lake next to the castle. Camilla sighed and called Mr. Wicksen her history teacher who planned the entire trip. "So are we actually going to...

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“The Loss of Inheritance ” by Amit Kumar

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Everyone in the village was proud of Raibahadur Thakur, who was the first person from the village to achieve such a coveted position. He was a government lawyer of Patna high court and later rose to a judge in the same court. Raibahadur was born in a hamlet, located on the bank of a small river, which was sixty kilometres away from the capital city. He was a socially well-rounded man. He used to help all the inhabitants of the village irrespective of their age, caste, creed or religion. Even though he lived in Patna, he used to visit...

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“called his name up in gross monolithic whispers” by Daniel Bogogolela

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My friend was a shameless playboy who laid any woman who wanted to, whenever he wanted to. Because I was single, alone, envious, I learned to follow him around like I too needed him to kiss & cuddle me. But I was a man whom all what he needed on this earth was a woman eager to be in love with me. I didn’t even think about falling in love because of my experience of what falling does to people. Before he got very sick, before his sickness came out in the open for everyone to feel it, I was angry and no longer willing to talk to him a...

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“Third Wheeling” by Sara Blanch

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The stifling humidity of the Italian spring engulfed Angie like a warm bath as she dawdled after her older sister. Behind her, her newly engaged brother-in-law was enthusiastically commentating on everything he seemed to lay eyes on which only further fueled Angie's irritation. What was meant to be a fun ' congratulations for finishing university' trip with her sister had turned into an awkward third wheel situation thanks to Alex's sudden proposal to her sister the night before. While her sibling was sharing the joyful news with her mother ...

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“What About History? ” by Sean Reiley

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Twenty. There are twenty rows of wooden floorboards. Each row appeared to contain ten or so planks. Two-hundred pieces. Which one was the biggest? There was one towards the middle of the room that seemed a little longer than the others. But was it the biggest? Maybe if calculated by area. What’s the area of a rectangle again? The sides aren’t equal in length. It’s definitely a rectangle. Jay has his foot near the one end and he wears a size 15 shoe. What if he just so happened to place his other foot r...

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“Turnips and Zoom” by Mackenzie Meetz

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They say I was born in a terrible time. My dear grandmother always says, “Oh I wish you could have seen the days before. The days when life was more peaceful! But you will never see that age. I pity you, my little Margaux.” My parents worry about our future. They say Max and I will have it rough when we are grown up with our own children. &nbs...

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“Stay home, stay safe.” by Ebunluwa Braimoh

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In a dimly lit room Jason wakes up in his pyjamas, he checks the time, it is 3PM. He yawns while he gets up slowly to move to his calendar, ‘December 21 2053’ he smiles, he picks up a pen and crosses off the date. He slowly sits in front of his laptop as he aggressively searches the keywords “Corona Virus" “Covid 19” “Pandemic" “new cases", he stretches a bit then he goes over to the kitchen to get something to eat “I must boost my immune system for the new wave” he mumbles to himself. He blends ginger, garlic, turmeric and lemon zest, he po...

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“The Comfort of Home” by Kane Fedde

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The space a person resides in can be a perfect representation of the safe place within their mind. Every empty room is a blank canvas. One must merely be confident in their personalities, and embrace both their complexities, and their simplifies alike. It is not just reflected in the items that surround them, but the locations, and conditions in which they are kept. The living room is spacious for the small apartment, with a small sectional couch facing the mounted TV. The couch has clean, but unfolded laundry all across it. The small ...

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“Past Lives” by Grace Dunnam

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Past Lives I am an ordinary girl living in an ordinary place who dreams of extraordinary times. I dream of being a pioneer in the frontier. The wild west I learned about in my fourth grade class, the trail I virtually walked in an online simulation. I imagine the bouncing of the wagon, the wide open skies. I can feel my anticipation at heading west, at the new life that awaited me and my family. I wish I could be the elegant wife of the owner of a silver mine. Living in an elegant mansion drinking fine tea out of fine china. I would wear t...

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“Different” by E Hannah

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The familiar smell of teenagers and dust hit me as I flashed my bus pass at the driver and made my way to my usual seat at the front of the bottom deck. I put in my headphones and closed my eyes as a Haydn string quartet drowned out the excited chatter around me. I could picture myself sat in the audience, the boned corset I wore under my school uniform holding me bolt upright. “Hey!” My eyes flew open to find the usually empty seat beside me occupied by a girl from the year above whose name I didn’t know. Cautiously I removed one headphone....

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Write about a character who’s obsessed with an era they never lived through.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 100 stories

“The Victorian Castle ” by Callista Hurter

“The Loss of Inheritance ” by Amit Kumar

“called his name up in gross monolithic whispers” by Daniel Bogogolela

“Third Wheeling” by Sara Blanch

“What About History? ” by Sean Reiley

“Turnips and Zoom” by Mackenzie Meetz

“Stay home, stay safe.” by Ebunluwa Braimoh

“The Comfort of Home” by Kane Fedde

“Past Lives” by Grace Dunnam

“Different” by E Hannah

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a character passing down their favorite childhood toy to a new generation.

Write about a character who goes to — or purposefully avoids — their high school reunion.

Write about a character who smells something familiar and is instantly taken back to the first moment they smelled it.

Write about a character discovering something new about their past that changes how they remember an important moment.

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