Write a story about friends taking a road trip they've been planning for years.

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“The Haunted Road” by Michelle Wyche

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Beth and her friends had always wanted to do a haunted road trip. The first time the idea came to them, was when they were in high school.They had seen online forums about it as well as seen information about them on various social media sites. Beth and her friends saved up enough money and were able to finally plan the trip. The first step was to figure out a date. The second part was to figure out what route they would follow. After a long debate, the girls decided to make their trip on the week of Halloween. In Abigail's words "What bette...

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“Dark Mountain” by Robert Cartier

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Sometimes in life… you wonder if you should have just home. It was 5:30 PM and the road leading to Camp Fortune was long, cold and getting progressively darker. I had reached the start of the dense forest just as the sun began to set, the rich aroma of Evergreens and Pines pouring through the vents was almost overpowering. I was a couple of hours from my destination, where I was meeting up with my homies, who I haven’t seen all together in about two years. My rental was doing great on gas, so much so that in my five-hour drive getting ...

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“All She Had to Do Was Ask” by Ashley Freeman

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The sun beamed down on me as I stood beside Jessica's car. A thin cloud of white smoke comes up from under the hood. She told us that it was a new car and that we needed to take it on this road trip to "break it in." We all agreed at the time, but none of us predicted this. Maybe we should've just taken my car; it may be a bit older, but at least it's reliable. "Give it a rest, Jess," I say, walking to the front of the car where Jessica and Beth are. "None of us know anything about cars, we should just go wait in that diner for the tow truck...

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“The heart's voice ” by Leyna Larcinese

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1305 miles. That’s the distance between Streatham Hill, London, UK and Fàtima, Santarem, Portugal. A 20h 53 min drive, according to Matt’s new Opel Karl GPS. ‘Road works ahead’ the suave female voice announces. Sure enough, yellow dots punctuate the blue line we have to cruise on from start to finish. ‘We’ll never get there’ says Ricky flatly. After 15 years, his optimism is part of the fun. And so it begins, me and Matt on the front, Rick and Elly in the back. This is the bast arrangement. For Elly, because she’ll be asleep in about 30...

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“Southern California here we come” by Katherine M. Kean

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Our short road-trip down Highway 1 (H1) direction South, final destination Santa Barbara, was an integral part of my visit to San Francisco. This visit had taken many years to progress from a dream to reality, and all through this period the road-trip evolved continually. It changed length, direction, and style, depending on our moods, the planned time and length of my visit, and restrictions such as work commitments. At one point, the trip had even fallen off the radar of things to happen, when Sophie gave up her car. Fortunately, that obst...

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“A Day To Remember” by Olivia Murray

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It was a warm summer morning when me and my family were on our way to California my father had been planning this trip for several weeks now, but we never got around to it. My dad, my mom, me, and my older sister all went inside the gas station to get some snacks while my brother, Lucas, stayed in the car to rest, I immediately hurried over to the candy isle to get some skittles, my favorite, but when I walked outside to where my car was parked it was gone. I ran back in the store but it was empty, and when I looked in my pockets I realized ...

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“A Forbidden Trip to Cascadia ” by Lucas Fryman

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For a while, me and my friend Derek had been planning a trip up to the mountains in the Pacific Northwest. I think we’ve thought about it since we were freshmen in college, but never had the time or money to do it. God, even now I’m struggling to pay that debt off, even more so since after what happened, but I’ll get back to that later.So, we began the trip after I met up with Derek at his place in Colorado. Me, being the homeboy I am, stayed in Oklahoma after graduation. The plan was to drive through Utah and Nevada and stop at the Sierra N...

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Write a story about friends taking a road trip they've been planning for years.

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✍️ 22 stories

“The Haunted Road” by Michelle Wyche

“Dark Mountain” by Robert Cartier

“All She Had to Do Was Ask” by Ashley Freeman

“The heart's voice ” by Leyna Larcinese

“Southern California here we come” by Katherine M. Kean

“A Day To Remember” by Olivia Murray

“A Forbidden Trip to Cascadia ” by Lucas Fryman

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Write a story about a family road trip.

Write a story about a road trip taking place 300 years from now.

Write a story about two people in a long-distance relationship, driving to a location mid-way between both their cities.

Write a story about someone who started a road trip ten years ago and hasn't stopped since.

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