Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a stray cat.

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“The Melting Pot” by Ginger Edin

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I woke up outside of my car with the feeling that something was licking my face. I struggled to open my eyes, to move. My body didn’t feel like my own anymore. Signals from my brain weren’t having any impact. ‘Stop licking my face! Your breath really stinks!’ I thought. Whatever it was, it was sitting right on my chest, very persistently licking my mouth. It took all my effort, but I managed to open my eyes. The licking stopped. I was staring at an enormous black cat with golden eyes. Where’s the deer? It all happened so fast. O...

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“A Fairy, A Child, and a Cat” by Lily Graves

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The white tip of the cat’s tail disappeared under a bushel of cowberry. Ghillie Dhu looks up from the deer’s leg he was finishing mending. He grumbles, always the humans’ meddlesome animals disturbing his forest. Ghillie looks at the deer who’s eyes blink up at him as if to say I don’t know what you should do. Ghillie Dhu had a reputation to uphold as guardian of the Caledonian forest. Humans were meant to be afraid of him. What if it got around that he allowed a simple house cat to move about the forest as it pleases. Ghillie Dhu stood up w...

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“Judging a book by its cover? NEVER!” by Chacha Jaramillo

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Never thought I was to bump into a special character that will inspire one of social channels creation. Because of his special character- not his looks, I totally overlook the fact that - to never judge the book by its cover. He was a mix of Garfield and a peculiar character. I decided to call him GRUMPFIELD, because his expression. Grumpy…. All the time? Cats are lovable, cuddling, playful, everything you could imagine about a cat…. But…. Why honey? Why that putty face?….. At early age, his character was always the quiet type of...

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“Reminiscence” by Aran Saguri

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It wasn’t a good day to walk home. It was already dark outside, with big clouds hovering in the sky anticipating a storm. It was so cold she could see her breath, but she wanted to feel the wind on her face. Heartbreak can feel like the end of the world, it can make you feel like there’s a hole in your heart and you’re suffocating. But sometimes it just makes you numb, as if you’ve taken so much pain your body and mind refuse to acknowledge it anymore. After so many days of crying her eyes out, she felt just like that. She just wanted to let...

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“A Stray Escape ” by Sean Hanson

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The collar of my shirt snags on the chain link fence as I dip underneath. With pebbles and grime falling from my palms I get back on my feet and try to catch up with the cat. He’s too fast for me and he turns the next corner before I get there. I pause momentarily and question my reasoning. Why am I following this feline? Why did I just scrape my hands to continue down this alley? As I continue to ponder, the cat sticks his head out from the corner and makes solid eye contact. If I didn’t know any better, I’d bet my life that he knows what h...

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“The Green Chapel” by Jacob Weber

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Sir Bertilak was no normal cat, of this the girl was certain. The scruffy stray, so named for the bright green moss that often clung like discarded Christmas ornaments to his disheveled fur, did mostly cat things — he chased butterflies and birds around the periphery of her manicured back lawn, he drank long and slow from her father’s prized koi pond in the heat of summer, he rolled around in the decaying leaves of autumn with the carelessness of a kitten. To the casual observer, the charismatic Main Coon was just another stray in a world fu...

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“Mindsong's Path” by Giuliano Olivotto

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The stray cat meandered through the alley, her tail twitching as if she was looking for something. She stopped every few steps to sniff the air, and glance around as if she knew something I didn’t. Eventually, she made her way to a wall full of graffiti at the end of the alley and stopped in front of it, her green eyes shining in the darkness. I hesitated, wondering if I should follow her. I had no idea what she was up to, and the last thing I wanted was to get into trouble. But curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to take a chance....

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“Maev and the Search for Power ” by Daniel Rosas

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Maev let out a sigh. Magic was simple. She knew the correct sequencing, conjugations and permutations. She prided herself on having the appropriate level of intonations and movements from wand-craft to reading spell books and even advanced arts with a staff. All were child's play to her. But what she couldn’t do was cast a spell. Nothing. Not one iota of a spell that would help her pass her eleven plus exams allowing her to be on the mage path. A movement to her left caused her to look over. A cat had found its way onto her windo...

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“To breathe or to bleed” by Cixtian Trybe

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A sharp blow to the back of the head rendered him soundly into unconsciousness. I let the last of them drop to the pavement in an unceremonious heap, and cast about to find it.Amber colored eyes peered from the darkness. Black tail causing a strange visual flicker against the near impermeable alley's shadows. Then it was off again, bounding from can to create, from sill to to bin, and with each a glance back to be sure I followed.I stayed centered and tread with as much quiet a I could muster. My companion holding the lions share (pun intend...

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“Shadow” by J.V. Summer

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Abby didn’t see the cat at first. She was still seeing red, furious with her mother. Besides, it was dark outside, and so was the cat. It had been sitting like a guard dog on the sidewalk in front of the Watson’s house, and when it saw Abby stalking towards it, it looked up and then darted off in front of her, as if it had been waiting to lead her somewhere. Since Abby had no idea where she was headed in her blind rage, she followed the cat. When they turned the corner at Fi...

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“It Wasn't me... It was the Normal Sized Cat” by Leanne Dymond

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“It wasn’t me!” Charlie said. “It was the cat!” A roar rang through the hall and chased a chill up the spine of every adult in the room. “Not you, Stanley. I mean Mr Mittens.” The elephant took that moment to step on a cashier desk crumbling it to the ground. The monkeys cheered as they removed the pens from those little chains attached to the desks. The parrots swooped and swirled near the top of the decorated dome. A parrot pooped high in the sky and it fell down, down, down to the shoulder of one of the many gaping bank workers enterin...

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“Hugh's Adventure” by Bee Loertscher

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Once upon a time, a little boy was walking down the street. The sun was shining and the heat radiating off the cement sidewalk was making him sweat. He was getting so hot, he knew he needed a drink, and he needed a drink right then. The only problem was, the little boy was lost. He’d gone too far when he chased his ball and couldn’t find his way home. The other thing you have to know is that this boy is curious. Some would say the most curious boy in the whole wide world. So this boy, sweaty, thirsty, and curious, needed to make a d...

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“Mystery” by Tracey Mack

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Hannah swore under her breath. "Every time! Every damn time there you are!" Today was the fourth day in a row she had seen the same cat. Almost all black except for pale yellow eyes. The cat was always in the same spot, outside her apartment building, underneath the rusted, abandoned car in the parking lot. The cat was never around in the morning when she left for work, but upon returning home that cat sat in the same spot, tail wagging, staring at her with those pale, pale eyes. Every time she approached the cat, it would turn around, da...

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“Anything But the Cat.” by Sam Patel

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I can’t believe I made it before the sun went down. Jane, you did it! Three hundred feet above the Pacific Ocean, the sun casting an orange hue through the rainforest, and not a soul to be found. Perfect. Couple quick selfies and time to head back for a well deserved drink. Hmm,...this place didn’t seem so creepy earlier. Ok enough of that Jane, let’s get outta here. “Come on, come on.” No way, really? This car is like a year old. Ok deep breath, check the vitals. Gas is quarter tank, lights were off, no blink...

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“Turbo Tiger Billy ” by Antonia Sullivan

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He is a gray-black tabby with no remarkable features to set him apart from any other tabbies. He is plump, squat and somehow makes me think of a tank. His eyes are lackluster. He does not appear mangy. He looks clean. He is a stray cat. I spot him at the foot of the steps to my back porch this late summer afternoon. My hands hold two heavy sacks of groceries which I nearly drop at the unexpected sight of him. In fact, it takes me a moment to even register that this furry, whining thing is a cat. ...

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Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a stray cat.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 109 stories

“The Melting Pot” by Ginger Edin

“A Fairy, A Child, and a Cat” by Lily Graves

“Judging a book by its cover? NEVER!” by Chacha Jaramillo

“Reminiscence” by Aran Saguri

“A Stray Escape ” by Sean Hanson

“The Green Chapel” by Jacob Weber

“Mindsong's Path” by Giuliano Olivotto

“Maev and the Search for Power ” by Daniel Rosas

“To breathe or to bleed” by Cixtian Trybe

“Shadow” by J.V. Summer

“It Wasn't me... It was the Normal Sized Cat” by Leanne Dymond

“Hugh's Adventure” by Bee Loertscher

“Mystery” by Tracey Mack

“Anything But the Cat.” by Sam Patel

“Turbo Tiger Billy ” by Antonia Sullivan

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story from the point of view of a big cat — whether that’s a lion, cheetah, etc., or just a chunky pet.

Write about a cat living in an ancient temple, like the Acropolis.

Set your story in a cat shelter.

Write about a human and a cat that come to some kind of mutual understanding.

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