Write about someone who’s traveling to a place they’ve never been to meet someone they’ve never met.

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“The Search For Home” by Natalie Vicari

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I feel rivulets of sweat racing down my spine from my neck, and I just know my hair looks like I slicked an obscene amount of oil through it. Working in this heat is already enough to make me miserable, but compound 38-degree Melbourne heat with a café that has broken air conditioning during the lunchtime rush and I’m fairly certain this could be classified as a form of torture utilised at Alcatraz in its prime. Between serving each customer, I take a breather and use my battery-operated fan. For ten seconds I’m offered a reprieve from the h...

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“Saut d’Eau Waterfall” by H.e. Ross

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I had been told that Saut D’Eau is the Haitian celebration of the voudoun loas, or spirits, D’Ambala and Simbi, that takes place in a mountain oasis of a wonderful waterfall. It was a story that I could not miss. I told Davou, my photographer, about Saut d’Eau like I knew all about it. He got excited and we went, borrowing a Toyota Land Cruiser from a friend’s rental car business. He warned that he road was windy and that the falls were up, way up on a mountain. He was right. It was a lousy road and after numerous mechanical stalls because o...

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“From Russia with Love” by Burton Sage

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From Russia with LovebyBurt Sage “You’re going where?” Dave asks, astonished. “Minsk, the capital of Belarus,” I reply. “Never heard of it,” Dave says. “What in the world would take you there?” “Work,” I say. “You know, the skin patch for kid’s injections.” “Oh,” Dave says. “Yeah. I know the situation.” It’s the summer of 1993. Dave and I are sitting in the company cafeteria having our usual sandwich and Coke. Earlier I had finished a meeting with our research director about strategy to invalidate a patent that was preventing us from going ...

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“Aunt Florence” by Oveta Jenkins

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Aunt Florence Marie was five when her mother died. She hardly has any recollection of her mom, relying only on pictures taken by and stories told by her father. Her father, Bradley, never remarried and was committed to raising his daughter alone. Working as a cartoonist for the New Yorker Magazine kept him busy, consuming most of his time. Bradley and his daughter had a life of contentment and joy living in their Harlem brownstone. Now an adult, Marie yearned to know about her Mother. Her father described Marie’s mother, Edna, as a shy intr...

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“Off the Rails” by Anil Ibrahim

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Off the Rails This can’t be right can it? He paused at the streetlight and there it was across the street. It was like the first time he had seen it. He had never actually stepped inside the building, it was just forever there, like one of those places that needed to be there otherwise the whole city would cease to exist.If someone had asked him about the train station in his town, he would say, Of course, we have one! I don’t know If anyone uses it though. It was one of those structures where the phrase ‘Back-in-the-Day’ comes into play, bu...

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“The Pirate I Wish I Had Not Met” by Barry Starcher

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The Pirate I Wish I Had Not Met I have lived an un-conventual life for the last couple of years. My name is Mark Wallace and my life of crime began very young, starting with stealing hub caps when only fourteen. As I got older, my involvement in auto theft progressed, but everything came crashing down when a robbery took a deadly turn, claiming two lives. The judge sentenced me to thirty years to life. I had settled into prison life when a scientist approached me a year ago with a proposition I found impossible to refuse. Their search for s...

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“As The World Turned Upside Down” by Kat Waite-Gracie

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***Death and Language Warning*** As the world flipped upside down, fear and regret spread quickly through my clenched, tense muscles, gripping the steering wheel in an unlikely attempt to save myself. “Fuckkkk!” I yell. The faces of all those I'd ever loved, laughed with, played with, cried with, fought with and hurt flash before my eyes. I reached out, searching in vain, speaking the words “Joey,” hoping to feel her soft fur. Then thinking of my mom and my brothers as I realized with disappointment that my journey here was over and how I ...

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“The End of the Dirt Road” by Stardust Rubino

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CW: References to sexual activity“I’m the biggest redneck mothafucka ya ever seen,” Chaz said as he swung his hatchet down on another piece of wood in that trailer. How I ended up there, I’m honestly a bit confused myself, as it was a mix of hormones and some thrill-seeking.Whichever it was, I thank my lucky stars daily that I’m still alive to tell the tale.I grew up in the suburbs in a little New York town called Lincolnville, where the one thing notable about it was it had one of the oldest wineries in the country, yet we rarely had any to...

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“Driver Unrestrained” by Fred Bickham

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Driver had come to the conclusion that there were no less than three things one needed to prepare for the end of the world — or perhaps even four, or maybe hold off on that third one since she couldn't think of what it had been at the moment. Yet she held firm to those first two which she knew without a doubt would get anyone through any general upheaval of society.Number one was toilet paper. If a major breakdown of civilization were to find people resorting to digging holes in their backyards, what better resource was there to upholding on...

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“The Stranger” by James Spurlock

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“Your daughter?” Those were the last words I heard her say to me before she shut the door of her cabin. Now I was sure she was not going to talk to me. So I made plans to leave. There was no reason to stay around the small town of Cosby. In my mind, I made plans to drive my rented car back to the airport, get on a plane, and return home. Hours before, without thinking before deciding what to do, I had left Cincinnati on an early American Airlines flight and arrived two hours late at McGhee Tyson Airport outside Knoxville and rented a compact...

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“Whispers in the Sky” by Bradley Grossman

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William stood at the base of the shimmering portal, heart racing in a rhythm only nervous excitement could compose. He adjusted his tie—an old habit, even though the interstellar travel suit he wore had no tie at all. This was it: his first trip to Andromeda, the galaxy of dreams, of vibrant hues, and of course, where his blind date awaited. He chuckled to himself, the pun unintended—she was literally blind, after all. A mutual friend had set this up, claiming they were a perfect match. “She’ll show you the unseen wonders of Andromeda,” the ...

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“Familial Ties” by Andrea Krist

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Keeta pressed her laptop and power cord into the navy blue suitcase next her cell phone charger. The bag was already filled to the zipper line, but there was still something missing from its cache. Clothes, shoes, toiletries, electronics... She was not sure what exactly she had forgotten, but the the lack of--whatever it was--nagged at her. She spun around to survey her bedroom. Everything she needed from the closet was already in the bag.The essentials from her desk had been removed and included amongst the clothes. All that was required fo...

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“The Comic Cop” by Ron Henson

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The Comic CopRon Henson PhD CC had never been to this precinct over the years, or in this town in the panhandle of Texas, so he had to stop and ask directions a few times before arriving at his destination, interrogation room 1. There were, of course, a couple of officers stationed at the one-way mirror that was affixed to the wall next to the door into the room. He took a second to assure them of his identification. They were quite aware of who he was and his reason for his ...

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“Maxwell Needs Help...” by Jeff Meade

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A month had past since Chloro Phil had brought home the survivors. The small group had suffered tremendously at the hands of the wasteland raiders, but their robust recovery gave everyone in Chama hope for the future. Optimism not just for the survivors but for survival of humanity in general. Chama may have been a small community, but it was strong and healthy. A new problem had arisen though. The Elders’ Council emergency meeting had failed to settle upon a course of action regarding a young boy who had wandered out of the wastes. He was e...

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“Blueprints of a Journey” by Kashira Argento

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Jack stepped hard on the pedal of his second-hand car, as he sped away from the life he'd always known. His laptop sat on the passenger seat, his faithful companion for the past weeks, a symbol of the writing career he was determined to build. As he drove, he thought about Jill, the nomadic blogger he was racing to meet, unaware of the intricacies of her personal history that had shaped her.Jack swerved awkwardly around a sharp bend, the car's worn tires screeching. He pulled over, heart racing, and took a few deep breaths of the night dew, ...

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Write about someone who’s traveling to a place they’ve never been to meet someone they’ve never met.

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✍️ 90 stories

“The Search For Home” by Natalie Vicari

“Saut d’Eau Waterfall” by H.e. Ross

“From Russia with Love” by Burton Sage

“Aunt Florence” by Oveta Jenkins

“Off the Rails” by Anil Ibrahim

“The Pirate I Wish I Had Not Met” by Barry Starcher

“As The World Turned Upside Down” by Kat Waite-Gracie

“The End of the Dirt Road” by Stardust Rubino

“Driver Unrestrained” by Fred Bickham

“The Stranger” by James Spurlock

“Whispers in the Sky” by Bradley Grossman

“Familial Ties” by Andrea Krist

“The Comic Cop” by Ron Henson

“Maxwell Needs Help...” by Jeff Meade

“Blueprints of a Journey” by Kashira Argento

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