Write a story about an adventure on the water.

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“Quiet Forgetfulness” by Evelyn Pyakurel

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The sea was a quiet place, and Aisha was a quiet person. Not a soul around to say a word; even the seagulls were quiet, the creatures of the deep opting to keep their calls within the water. The waves were beautiful ripples of fabric, marred only by her boat; it was a little thing, made of ice with the ends turning black from all the dark magic poured into making it. It had no sail nor oars, but simply followed its owner. Said owner was the large serpent lazily swimming just under the surface, just ...

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“Treasure Fleet” by Lee Kull

Submitted to Contest #8

North Atlantic Ocean off the Azores, Fall, 1544Fog shrouded the Spanish flagship as she sliced through the sea, her heavy cargo settling her low in the water. Capitán Juan Salvaro stood ill-at-ease at the helm, staring intently at the vast sheet of white before him, as if he could part the veil with the intensity of his eyes alone. The air was as heavy with tension and portent as it was with moisture.These were bad waters to be sailing. Pirates scoured these waters, knowing the Azores were the common stopping place for vessels returning home...

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“Beside the Sea” by Todd Linder

Submitted to Contest #8

Beside the Sea The boy had lived by the sea as long as he could remember. The faded cottage was enough to keep out the weather but not much to look at. It was close enough to the docks so that he could boat watch to his heart’s content with the old pair of binoculars. If you were interested he could tell you which one was the ketch, yawl or sloop by how they were rigged. And if you were really interested he would point out the Heather Dawn or the Claire Marie and who was at the...

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“The Five Minutes” by Mike Vokos

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The Five Minutesby Mike VokosOnce upon a time some 200 million years ago, there lived on this planet some huge animals different from those existing today. Some of them were herbivores and others were carnivorous. Dinosaurs, Brontosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Pterodactyls, and others dominated in nature. The Earth was then all green like a paradise full of flora and fauna. That is how life went on until 67 million years ago when a dramatic event put an end to this form of life.A gigantic asteroid 10 km wide, the size of the mount Everest, sprang f...

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“Aquiver” by Juliet Martin

Submitted to Contest #8

Each place I make landfall, I try to find a telephone, a post office. Nobody here speaks English, nor appears to be much interested in my flail-armed charades, or the desperate sounds that come out of my mouth. I’m somewhere in the Pul’chi archipelago, and I only know that because I’ve traced the outlines of the islands painstakingly in the Aquiver. Their shapes make a map in my head: a map that matches one my father once had me draw, kneeling at the coffee table in our living room of my childhood. Once, I scratched Pul’chi? into soft ...

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“Adventure under the sea” by Carmelita Haynes

Submitted to Contest #8

Adventure under the sea.It was that time again. Cleaning time. I was at Grape field watching the ocean come and go. My grandma had sent me. “Go and get me some sea water and some sea moss girl” she said. I always forget to ask her why the sea moss was so important. The sea water I understood. We used that all the time to clean the house for the new year and about this time of year. I never understood why it had to be sea water. But we don’t question our parents or grandparents when they ask us to do something. I had two big contai...

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“Rosek” by Alexander Ferrick

Submitted to Contest #8

The smell of salt hung heavy in the air, and the wooden deck pitched sharply beneath my feet. This was it, I thought. This was how it would end. In the sky the clouds were heavy and dark. They seemed almost to sag under the burden of the coming rain, and the sea was rising to meet them, as if the two collections of water could sense each other and longed to be reunited. A raindrop hit my face. Their reunion would come soon enough. The ship lurched beneath me again, in a different direction this time, and nearly sent me tumbling. I grabb...

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“The Adventures of Cane Greenwall” by Jacob Goldberg

Submitted to Contest #8

Cane Greenwall’s reality came into existence at the exact moment his head thumped against the bottom of a raft. He attempted to stand, trying to gain his barring’s, which caused a loss of balance and resulted in a trip into a tepid body of water. Panicked, he swam back to the vessel and flopped over its edge. Taking a moment to breathe, he then propped himself up on his elbows. He saw nothing but barren sea around him. The ship he was thrown off was nowhere to be found. Cane sat clutching his knees thinking about the mutiny that had ju...

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“Marly's Misadventure” by Jasmine Shouse

Submitted to Contest #8

“Make yourself useful and get up to the crow’s nest,” Darius growled, pushing a metal tube towards Marly. A heavy hand reddened by the sun threatened to cuff the smaller figure. Marly took a hasty step backwards nearly tripping on the rope coiled at the base of the mast, much to the amusement of the other deckhands. Quickly regaining her footing, Marly moved to the mast, still a little unsteady with the ship’s sway on the water. She tucked the spyglass into the waistband of her britches and started up the ladder. The journey up was na...

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“Land of the Wanted: Journey to Mt. Kestler” by Ashlyn Feld -

Submitted to Contest #8

You made it out of my fiery realm of death I see. Good progress. Get off your butts and keep moving. To retrieve the next key, you must cross the river, and hike up Mt Kestler. Use your knives.I placed the instructions back into my pack and took out my knife. I slung my bag over my shoulders. “Ready Seth?” I asked, gesturing him to hop on my back. “I sure am!” He replied, grinning even bigger. Jessica helped him stand, and helped him onto my back. We started walking, but I stopped in my tracks. “How are we gonna get across the river?” I aske...

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“Goin' Dry” by Ryan Lieb

Submitted to Contest #8

Ship’s Captain’s Journal, September the 25th, 1717: It’s been seven days since the tempest left us dead in the water. Sails are torn, oars broken. Me men took to lashin’ blankets and towels to the mast but nothing will catch wind. Had we some weavers on board, we might be able to stitch the sails up. Alas, we’re but a band of rotten pillagers and scallywags, not craftsmen! Even my first mate, Lena, claims to have never picked up a needle in her life. The men thought it was bad luck when she first came on board, but she’s proven to be a...

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“The Little Brown Snake” by Clint Bowman

Submitted to Contest #8

My canoe slid quietly through the swamp's waters. Bright green lily pads submerged themselves beneath its bow. As I passed a stand of black gums, a couple of red winged blackbirds seemed to be having a discussion over something. I am sure it was very important to them. I was trying, as best I could, to sneak up on a black bear. I had spotted it prowling along the bank of a nearby island here in the Okefenokee Swamp. With a little luck, I would be able to get a good photo of a foraging black bear as he ripped into an old rotted log...

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“From Atop My Cloud” by Hamadryad 77

Submitted to Contest #8

I don't care if I ever get off this rock. Because right before I shut my eyes I can hear her heartbeat. Its soft thump sings me to sleep. I'd not exactly given up hope when I came out here. I wanted to search for a living thing. Not a person. An experience that had the qualities of a person. But it was always the lack of pure hope that dragged me down. It broke a hole in the bottom of our boat, which honestly wasn't all that sea worthy to begin with. It was this little bit of suicide which had been inside me since I was a teenager... Somethi...

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“Hymn of the Drexciya” by Theodore Child

Submitted to Contest #8

I put on my uniform and looked at the reflection staring back at me. I wore all white, a contrast to my dark skin, and I put my braids in a ponytail. Wearing my hair down is inappropriate according to school regulations. I tuck the cowlick behind my ear into a braid. The cowlick is a split hair that everyone in my family has somewhere on their heads, and though tucking it into my braids only temporarily hides it I still do it because it’s more comfortable to know other people can’t see it. The collar was itchy on my neck, so I scratched...

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“Don't Order the Fish” by Douglas Maxson

Submitted to Contest #8

"Don't Order the Fish" It was the summer of 1970. They were newlyweds, Chad and Erin, a couple in love going fishing for the first time as Mr. and Mrs. As they approached the waterfront at the end of a narrow dusty two-track, a slight breeze carried the smell of lake weeds and fungus bordering the sloped banks. Tied to a wooden dock, a twelve-foot metal craft awaited as thei...

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Write a story about an adventure on the water.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 36 stories

“Quiet Forgetfulness” by Evelyn Pyakurel

“Treasure Fleet” by Lee Kull

“Beside the Sea” by Todd Linder

“The Five Minutes” by Mike Vokos

“Aquiver” by Juliet Martin

“Adventure under the sea” by Carmelita Haynes

“Rosek” by Alexander Ferrick

“The Adventures of Cane Greenwall” by Jacob Goldberg

“Marly's Misadventure” by Jasmine Shouse

“Land of the Wanted: Journey to Mt. Kestler” by Ashlyn Feld -

“Goin' Dry” by Ryan Lieb

“The Little Brown Snake” by Clint Bowman

“From Atop My Cloud” by Hamadryad 77

“Hymn of the Drexciya” by Theodore Child

“Don't Order the Fish” by Douglas Maxson

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