Write about someone who goes to extreme lengths to get themselves to a tropical island.

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“Lin Chau: A Trip To Sunny Spain” by Johan Rosenblad

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“Why do we call them wirelesses?”, Sarah asked one evening when she and her flatmate, Lin Chau were discussing whether to buy one or not. It was a cool and moist evening with a fog that wrapped everything in impenetrable cotton, and the fire in the fireplace smelled of kerosene. “Long ago”, Lin explained, emptying her second glass of whiskey, “carts were connected to animals by wires. The animals pulled the carts through the streets like… well, things that pull other things. Then they invented the copper mesh cooling system, and sudde...

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“Salt and Sugar” by Anne Ryan

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I can still hear it...the roaring crash as wave hits wave and the understated surrender of foam swishing against the sand. It will never leave me. It can never leave me. The moment I saw it, the ocean beckoned, called my name, and I was forever claimed and enslaved by its wild beauty. I can’t even imagine myself without the wonder of having seen the reckless power of the ocean. But at one point in my life, I never had. Kansas City is a...

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“Sleep Well, Dr. Peters” by Teresa Thom

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Every week of November we’re given little surprise events. They pop up around our little town almost overnight and disappear just as quickly. One year a string of balloons were released into the sky and the few lucky people who could catch them were given elite invites to a grand party. Sometimes, things are spiced up and take the form of a treasure hunt with little clues, hints, and surprises waiting for the town to find and fight over.It’s a shit show really. But it adds a bit of excitement to people’s lives. The mayor of our town thought ...

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“I must get away now” by Carl Frye

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"Oh, this miserable life I lead" Deadlines, commitments, stress. I must find a way to escape if only for while to some deserted Island so I can feel the warm sensation of the sun on my back, the wind blowing gently upon my face, and the smell of a sea breeze entering my nostrils. I had heard about an island far away from the stress of city life. There are millions of acres, and one can pick their own acre, set up camp, or place their camper, or motorhome there. No rent, no for sale. A place that is free to live at. As I check my finances I d...

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“My crazy vacation(Erica's Tale)” by Grace Sam Awa

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Going on a vacation has been my fantasy for as long as I remember, I wanted to get an escape even if it was just one day in a month from the craziness that constantly surrounded me and was eating me up, from Monday to Friday, I was a mess, always doing paper work and running errands and I didn't want to make any mistakes that would bring my contract job to an end, it was all I had, at least for now. You might ask me if I don't take the weekends off, well during the weekends I go to stay with mum and help her sell in the market, weekends are ...

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“Last adventure” by Bui Buiii

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LAST ADVENTURE It was one dawn in autumn of 1978 India, the door of the second youngest male of the Khu household creaked open and his disturbingly lanky and dark figure emerged, with a small backpack tightly clutched to his chest. The streak of dawn painted the sky, the sun was itching to rise from behind the hills and the stark white temple of the Khu household looked exquisitely beautiful against the hilly background with its marbled floors. The young lad tiptoed across the long corridor, hiding behind the huge round pillars at the drop o...

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“The Tropical Die-land” by Lucy Nowland

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The sky was washed in fog, the street lights peeked through contemptuously. The sound of sirens and screeching tires created an ear-splitting symphony. A symphony they performed almost every day. Rain started to pour down on the dirty streets and I pulled my hood up over my hair. I sighed angrily before stopping in front of the overbearing and dooming building of my place of work. It looked much like a prison in the dim light of early morning. It was surrounded by other prison-like buildings on every side. I clenched my fists before stomping...

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“At All Costs” by A.K. Truss

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“Milton! Have you never worked on a ship!? Get over to the starboard side and help Kody out!” I yelled, as I took my hat off and wiped my brow.These idiots! I’m never getting anywhere with them. I need to get to Dieden Island and these oafs aren’t getting me anywhere!As if to prove my point Milton again started moving to the port side. I was about to yell at him again but instead, I stomped off to my cabin not wanting to deal with them anymore.I opened the door and slammed it shut behind me. I stopped and sighed looking around the small wood...

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“Preparations” by Philip Ebuluofor

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Health workers were running helter skelter, pulling stretcher here and there. The Ambulances were flashing their red lights and blaring their sirens nonstop and dead bodies and the wounded were being loaded into them and taking to the hospitals. There was commotion everywhere. Some stretchers were bumping into each, voices raised here and there by the tiring workers. Volunteers were not left out of the actions; they were contributing their quota in clearing the dead and wounded. The officers with their black and white stripe cars flashin...

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“CRUSO'S TREASURE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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This story is set on planet Gaia2 – earth’s twin which is still evolving about eight centuries behind. The state of Colada on the shore of the Serelia sea was normally prosperous, but it was now hit by Nature’s calamity and the king was desperate for money. He had created a lottery with a big sum as reward. Agricultural baron Talifer said he would make a significant contribution provided he was given Island 55. The king conferred with his chief minister. The CM said “Island 55 is mainly mountainous and, who knows, it could face volcanic acti...

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“Journey to the end of the world” by N S

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A village of Yetis, hidden in the young and highest mountain ranges of the world, the Himalayas, the abode of snow. They lived in isolation on the top above the clouds and far away from homo sapiens . After the ice age was over , these yetis found it difficult to survive near the tropical regions and migrated to the top and were thought to have been extinct with the dying ice age. Yoda, a young Yeti had heard numerous stories of life beyond the mountains. How his ancestors lived all over the world during the ice age, but with the onset of gl...

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“The Anti-love Encounter” by Rachel Ward

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He looks into your eyes and tells you he loves you. Oh. Shit. You were not looking for love. You were not looking for a crush. You just wanted... you wanted someone to make the day feel less boring. And now he had to go off and fall in love with you. Oh. Shit. With a hasty pay of the tab and an elegantly maneuvered call of the cab, you leave the scene emotionally unscathed. And he is too. But maybe not for long. You have to end it. That night, you don't get a wink of sleep. This is an impossible situation; you can't avoid him because you wou...

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“An Air of Danger” by Dustin Shuherk

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“I’m gonna have to go back” Dr. Shimada said. “What do you mean?” Tim said in confusion. “I mean that’s the only option, the world isn’t some vast, beautiful world to explore anymore. As you know, nearly half of the world’s landmass has become submerged in the last century. The oceans are chock full of plastic, and biodiversity is as low as it’s ever been. I want to spend my remaining days on a tropical island, having adventures and living a rugged pragmatic existence. If i’m...

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“Anna Fluvanna Tropical Island Scheme ” by Jeannette B. Taylor

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Anna Fluvanna was my childhood friend. Since the age of 8 years ago, Anna has fantasized about gojng on a tropical island adventure. It all began when we use to watch Gilligan's Island 🏝. We loved Gilligan and the trouble he use to get in. Lol 😆 Anna was crazy about Ginger and Mrs Howell. She would play dress 👗 up every time we watched Gilligan's Island 🏝 at her house. Every year for her that TY hey were birthday, Anna's parents would try to come up with tropical island themes. It was fun, and sometimes even hilarious. You could tell they ...

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“Somehow Dreaming ” by Sheri Lane

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In the noisy classroom it was hard for me to think. I tried to do my best on the last day of school, but I couldn't stop wondering about summer. My teacher, Mrs. Brooks, thinks I have a hard time paying attention, but really I am just excited. Our class was learning about climate change, so nothing too fun. “Maddie, I need your eyes up here.” said Mrs. Brooks to me. It’s hard to believe that she thought I wasn’t paying attention, when the biggest distraction in the world was sitting right behind me, Harriet Williams (totally the teache...

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Write about someone who goes to extreme lengths to get themselves to a tropical island.

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✍️ 91 stories

“Lin Chau: A Trip To Sunny Spain” by Johan Rosenblad

“Salt and Sugar” by Anne Ryan

“Sleep Well, Dr. Peters” by Teresa Thom

“I must get away now” by Carl Frye

“My crazy vacation(Erica's Tale)” by Grace Sam Awa

“Last adventure” by Bui Buiii

“The Tropical Die-land” by Lucy Nowland

“At All Costs” by A.K. Truss

“Preparations” by Philip Ebuluofor

“CRUSO'S TREASURE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“Journey to the end of the world” by N S

“The Anti-love Encounter” by Rachel Ward

“An Air of Danger” by Dustin Shuherk

“Anna Fluvanna Tropical Island Scheme ” by Jeannette B. Taylor

“Somehow Dreaming ” by Sheri Lane

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Start your story with someone emerging from the sea, and end it with them looking up at the stars.

Write about someone who’s lived on a tropical island their whole life and is leaving it for the very first time.

Write about someone who books a bargain vacation, only to be told when they arrive that they need to share a hotel suite with a stranger.

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