Write a story about an adventure in a small town.

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“Lady Elvira” by Pauline Breatnach

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Lady Elvira walked along the path on the Manor's western wing. April with the pinkish, white cherry blossoms was her favourite time of year. Mama, Marquess Anne, had already departed the Manor for her weekly visit to the Dowager. Papa, Marquis Edward, had his usual Wednesday meeting at the bank. Reaching the Manor's exit gate, Elvira turned left towards the local village of Cliffdale, that was situated close to the seashore. She felt a frisson of excitement. Just a mere fifty souls inhabited Cliffdale. The blacksmith, Mr York, already h...

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“The Ascent of Mount St Stephens” by Deborah Mercer

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THE ASCENT OF MOUNT ST STEPHENS “You PROMISED, Auntie Deb!” Rowena insists. If there are words that are more poignant, more irresistible, and more manipulative than those, especially when they come from the mouth of a five year old, then I would like to know them. Or maybe I wouldn’t! Anyway, did I? Did I promise in so many words, or did I just mention? Something tells me that my niece Rowena, and my nephew Robert (they’re not actually brother and ...

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“Save the Turtles” by First Last

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Hannah and I made a plan to go to Las Vegas. Since we live in Los Angeles we decided to drive there since it will only be about 5 hours. Everything was going great until the car engine began to sputter. “Hey, Hannah what’s going on?” I asked. “I don’t know, let me stop for a second.” After Hannah pulled over, we got out of the car to find out the problem. Hannah popped the hood and a large trail of smoke bursts from the car. “Oh god, are you kidding me this is the worst place for us to be stuck in” I complained. “Now we’re probably gonna get...

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“Mission: Moonlight Adventure” by Chastity Rylan

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The engine purrs. Intake hisses as the beast whips around the winding road. Wind tousles with her chestnut-colored hair.Moonlight leads the way to an empty pasture. Lightening bugs fly through the open air. Meghane pressed the brake pedal to the floor and shifted to park.She jumps out of the convertible and spins around. Honeysuckle permeates the air. Humidity frizzes her hair more so. Meghane made her way towards the center of the field and lays back on the soft grass.The small town illuminates the night’s sky as the pasture sits on a high ...

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“Brianna” by Bethany Robertson

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“I think we have to be getting near," Nicole says. She speaks loudly, as if volume will make her words more true. I can tell by the way that she is tapping her hand against the steering wheel that she is not feeling as confident as she wants to sound. I do not blame her. The darkness is oppressive on the car around us, and we can not see past her oldsmobile's dim headlights. These country roads are too far out for us to see the lights of our town square. The road seems to twist and turn nonsensically. The few houses we had passed before...

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“When night made me Knight” by Prasoon Jain

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I am unable to forget that night when we tried to became a knight but the opponent was invisible.It was a cold December night, very cold and dark night me and vicky (my maternal uncle) were scrolling the pen in the note book and were enough excited for a night study first time in the lifetime, it was also an adventure for us.The blankets were covering us like skin and we were feeling like a tortoise as it hide himself into his hard hat.The place was the big house of my Maternal Grandpa and it has around 14 rooms and 4 floors the mid portion ...

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“The old Whittaker House” by Daniel Ott

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Dex skidded around the corner of the building and bounced off the bulk of the local overweight Sheriff, Sheriff Woods. Dex's glasses and Sheriff Woods' chocolate glazed and rainbow sprinkled doughnut both went crashing to the pavement. Dex screamed when he hit the sagging belly of authority and quickly dropped to his knees, searching for his sight. Sheriff Woods sighed and grumbled to himself, lamenting the wasted second half of his precious treat, "Stupid kids, always causing trouble." Dex found his glasses and stood up, breathlessly apolog...

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“Hell of a Time” by Rick Pascal

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Rick Pascal (2019)38-35 Brookside AvenueFair Lawn, NJ 07410H (201) 791-9526C (201) 208-7191rickpas@optonline.net (Approx. 2060 words)Hell of a Time Father Gregory smiled as he gazed out upon his Sunday morning flock. It was an unusually hot day for early June, not yet summer but already the temperature in the heartland was pushing ninety degrees. Many of the women were swishing home-made fans in front of thei...

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“It's a Small Town After All” by Roberta Kerosevic

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She has always grown up under the lights and heights of the big city. For the most part, she revels in the energy buzzing around her; the people rushing from sidewalk to crosswalk with a fresh cup of coffee in their hand-- the rows of cars pushing through the morning commute. But lately, the liveliness has been making her feel... less alive. It's becoming to be the same old routine. Get up in the morning. Grab breakfast at an overpriced coffee shop chain. Rush to the full time office job-- that's easy yet not challenging. She knew she was me...

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“Truth or Consequences, New Mexico” by Jay Kasperbauer

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The little mortuary sat on the corner with the parking lot squeezed in just to the west. In the tiny town it sat adjacent to a single-story hardware store on one side and a modest post office on the other as if to say that the services provided by the three businesses, alike in size and appearance, were of equal and regular utility to the townspeople.The captain slowly rolled his four-by-four over the steep entrance ramp and into the parking lot, leaning forward over the steering wheel while gazing at the building’s windows with his mouth op...

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“Solving a murder in a small town” by Tea Kleva

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I live in a small town where people talk too much and don’t listen very often. I didn’t really care about the topics they were talking about, because I wasn’t interested in gossip, other people problems and their judging. One day, everything changed. I was in a bar, sipping my morning coffee and reading newspaper, when I heard from an old lady that there was a murderer in town. It was a small town, so anybody became very suspicious. Suddenly I didn’t trust anybody. I decided that I’m going to solve this case, so I went on a little adventure....

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“Party of Two” by Chris Morgan

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Chris Morgan About 2900 Words1435 S. Braden Ave.Tulsa OK 74112(918) 836-4169cmljmorgan@sbcglobal.netParty of TwoStefan MarkosRoderick wriggled a bit on the clammy fake leather sofa cushions, and scanned the partygoers in the room around him. A lot of familiar faces from the department, but not what he’d call friendly faces. He wasn’t here so much because he wanted t...

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“The Town's Only Death” by Victoria Norville

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Strange things happen in my small sea side town. At least, that's what people say. No one knows the story of the town, the history. So, Felix and I are set to figure it out together. People have been taken, every year one person from a random House is taken, some are returned, others never come back. Last year, my cousin was taken, this year, everyone is afraid it will be them. My cousin, you see, showed back up, but not her herself, her body, shredded on the side of the river bank and we want to know why. One week, one week before the next ...

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“The Abandonment ” by Irene Park

Submitted to Contest #8

We were left behind. Tragic, I might say, but we were abandoned. Something that should only happen in fictional stories that end with happy hugs, smiles, and gratuity to the Lord, but no. In a way, my life had become a fictional tale, told to little children in their quilted beds, rosy cheeked, pajamas on, minty breath, a faint golden light coming from their night lamp to provide light for the story. But no, we were truly abandoned. Perhaps I should start from the start. October 26, the day that we had left our small town, Aylesbury, for ...

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“Deadville, South Dakota” by Ainslie Jones

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Deadville, South Dakota “Wake up. It is time to hit the road again,” my mother said. Ginger yawned and stretched her legs and arms and tried to shake off the sleep from her stiff body. Her brothers were still sleeping like they were home tucked in their warm beds. They loved camping and seemed right at home in their sleeping bags in this small cramped tent. The expression ‘snug as a bug in a rug’ came to mind as she watched them and listened to them snore. She grabbed her sweatshirt and stuck her feet in he...

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Write a story about an adventure in a small town.

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✍️ 63 stories

“Lady Elvira” by Pauline Breatnach

“The Ascent of Mount St Stephens” by Deborah Mercer

“Save the Turtles” by First Last

“Mission: Moonlight Adventure” by Chastity Rylan

“Brianna” by Bethany Robertson

“When night made me Knight” by Prasoon Jain

“The old Whittaker House” by Daniel Ott

“Hell of a Time” by Rick Pascal

“It's a Small Town After All” by Roberta Kerosevic

“Truth or Consequences, New Mexico” by Jay Kasperbauer

“Solving a murder in a small town” by Tea Kleva

“Party of Two” by Chris Morgan

“The Town's Only Death” by Victoria Norville

“The Abandonment ” by Irene Park

“Deadville, South Dakota” by Ainslie Jones

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