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Write about a character who can suddenly see through another person's eyes — literally.

Posted in Adventure on Oct 26, 2022

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Ignited

Submitted to Contest #105

Ben had a smoking addiction, and he wanted to quit. Sometimes Ben would smoke twelve-packs of cigarettes within two hours. Sometimes Ben would smoke so much that when he went to use the bathroom, his urine would smell like cigarette smoke. Ben smoked for comfort, but also now and then something supernatural would happen to Ben’s body after he would come in contact with a cigarette. Ben pretended he couldn’t understand what was happening to him, but he knew. It all started a few months ago at a funeral service where Ben had to attend. Be...

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I Spy With My Little Eye...

Submitted to Contest #105

“Briinnnngggg!” The school bell rang.I ran out of the class with my backpack (My oversized backpack) in my hands.People were being trampled and tripped over. All you could hear were the screams of everyone in my boring middle school.“Whoah!” I tripped over my own shoelace. I fell onto the hard ground and was trampled over many, many times.I tried to stand up but I couldn’t with all of the tiny little feet in the school hallway.Finally, I got up somehow, and tried to get out of the messy middle school hallway.“There's nothing that kids like m...

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Tides

Submitted to Contest #105

In the beginning, there was no creation… just gods. They were grouped by families. Thus, gods used to travel long distances to visit other families. They went from here to there and all the way back. There was only darkness. Gods were full of power; however, even though they were almighty, they couldn’t find ways to spread their vital energy, called life. Time, the only matter that existed, passed and gods suffered from not having a physical location to stay and to do things together. As separated families, their only shared activity w...

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The moon, pills and other wrong things

Submitted to Contest #105

There’s nothing much like being woken up in a body that is most definitely not your own. The familiar feeling of bedding you’ve never touched. A dress a might bit overfitted for sleeping.The swift timbre of a voice you only remember from your dreams.The blur of eyes that are not your own.It might’ve been a blessing to be nearly blind, if Lily hadn’t wanted to understand.It was still nothing to let go, when her body pulled her back.Whoever she was when she dreamed at night, was beautiful.But Lily knew full well what dreams were made of. ...

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The mad physicist and I

Submitted to Contest #105

Staring at the blank, white washed wall, all I saw was an unlimited amount of little, white paint dots. Nothing exciting. At this point in my life I felt very bored, tired and thought that physics was too big for a chap like me. After sitting on the couch like a total slump, I grabbed my plump, seven inch textbook and started reading every chapter like a mad maniac. I was taught that rereading the textbook won’t skyrocket my grades until I actively engage in my studying. I turned the pages of the book looking at all these complex lessons and...

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The Syndicated Man

Shortlisted for Contest #105 ⭐️

“Oh, I swear to God, if you don’t start spinning this goddamn instant, I’m gonna smash your glass in and make the toaster watch.” Gripping the edges of my microwave, tightly enough to feel its corners digging into my palms, I growled and gave it a hearty shake. This animalistic roar echoed off my kitchen’s green floors, and another mighty peal of thunder sounded outside. A flash of lightning painted the room a strange shade of white-olive, the tile catching the glint, and all at once, I felt as though I were the god of storms, speaking my ...

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Split

Submitted to Contest #105

Death was quick.Well, it wasn't quick, but it sure felt like that.I thought I'd see a light and leave, but nope.I could see my body laying on the bed as I hovered around looking for a light. The only light I saw was my bed lamp which I'm pretty sure I turned off before swallowing that cup of pills."Hey Pri, are you awake? I wanted to tal-"I saw my twin sister Zoya's jaw drop when she saw the bottles of pills on my bedside table. She slapped my face trying to wake up my lifeless body. It was such a thunderous slap that I heard the sound past ...

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Papa

Submitted to Contest #105

“Papa,” whispered Tilly. “Papa, I want us to sit near the front so we can see everything that's happening. Can we do that, Papa? Can we do that?” Tilly’s shiny new shoes squeaked on the stone floor, sending echoes up to the rafters. It felt like everyone was looking. Instinctively, she reached up and held on tightly to Papa’s hand, hiding her face in his trousers. Giving her hand three gentle squeezes, Papa made his way to the front of the church. Tilly smiled. "I love you too, Papa." “Tilly, we are V.I.P Guests. I’ve had them reserve a spec...

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All That Money

Submitted to Contest #105

I’ve robbed a millionaire before but never a billionaire. My apartment has several perks. It’s rent-controlled, therefore cheap. The views of the city are breath-taking. The balcony has space for my aviary. It can see three ATMs directly through my telescope, all of which are far enough away that I can avoid suspicion. This morning I saw a man in a fine suit at the ATM outside the bank four blocks away. My pigeons were waiting atop lampposts nearby ready to get to work when I knew the guy’s pin. Out of his pocket came an expensive lookin...

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Living Through You

Submitted to Contest #105

When they put the crowns on our heads, they said I would live through you. Even though the Stillness had killed my mind’s connection to my body, leaving me silent and paralyzed in my quarantine room, it didn’t have to kill my connection with my twin. The mechanical crowns would sustain it. My eyes were blind, but I’d see what you saw. My body was numb, but I’d feel through your skin. I’d smell through your nose, taste our favorite foods with your tongue, and through your ears, I would hear something other than the tubes and machines that k...

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Universal Appeal - The Meeting of Songwriter X & Z'Orion the Wizard

Submitted to Contest #105

Songwriter X hadn’t been in the Kingdom of X23 all that long. In fact, he didn’t really know how he ended up here in the first place. One minute he was shooting YouTube videos with his self-proclaimed “Skeleton Band”, deep in the bowels of his makeshift garage turned music studio, and the next he had literally fallen from the Sky and washed ashore on some salty beach which he was unable to recognize.He knew right away this wasn’t Earth anymore. He could tell by the metallic taste of the air, that he was a very long way from Whittier, Califor...

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Your Beautiful Blue Eyes

Submitted to Contest #105

I always like your clear blue eyes. When you were looking at me and I was looking at you, I thought I could only see through your pupils to the innermost part of your brain, but then I found a lot of something that are sophisticated and complex reflecting your ingenious mind and thoughts. In your eyes, there is no signs of wearies from daily chores, duties, and responsibilities. There is never anything about sadness and sorrows, but confidence and determinations.  There is always happiness and forgiveness, and mercies and generosity. F...

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My successful exam!

Submitted to Contest #105

It is a lovely morning day, I wake up, brush my teeth, and dressed my uniform on. I go downstairs to have breakfast with my family. It's now 6.30 A.M. However, I suddenly remember that I got a really important exam at school at 7.00 A.M. It's a math exam, which I forgot to review some hard math problems that my teacher gave me yesterday. Yesterday, my teacher Ms.Laura mentioned about the exam that we would have today, she told us to do some advanced math for homework. Honestly, I am really bad at math. I often get the D- in class or if I am ...

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The view from here - take the long road don’t go home

Submitted to Contest #105

As I sat in front of my computer pen in my mouth and glasses on, I noticed there was a bunch of emails coming in. Maybe time to get into business - I thought. The long weekend was approaching, and my need for drive far to a magical place was taking form. Gary and I, both enjoyed traveling down south to explore the West Coast of California, take the dogs for a walk, Gary wind surfing. I always loved to take with me a sketch book and some art supplies for quick sketching of the beautiful scenery this side of the world had.  It has been a ...

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Through The Eyes of a Stranger

Submitted to Contest #105

           William had been driving home from a friend’s cottage after celebrating his twenty-first birthday weekend. The whole weekend had been filled with drinking, dancing, and more drinking. His blue eyes were surrounded by red veins. He was still inebriated when he got behind the wheel on Sunday evening, but insisted to his friends that he was fine to drive. He wasn’t.            William was heading along a winding path on Hende...

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