Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.

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“Did Dan go home?” by Anthony David M

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Dan was desperate. Working across the globe in a country far away from home, He yearned to go home. Very often, he dreamt of how he would return home bearing gifts and meet all his family members. But right now, his work kept him far away, and he was only communicating via Skype. He found it rather frustrating. &nbs...

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“home” by Hannah :)

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“I mean, they've got flesh and bones, just like us-” “But they are grown in a lab, without any real parents and they have artificial intelligence, just like any robot. Not to mention, they could do weird things.” “So they're not real. Not really.” “Exactly.” Their discussion trailed off. From my vantage point on the archway above massive doors, the steps receded and their heels trailed off the edge of my vision. I lay perched across the ledge, my side pressing onto the multicoloured glass. I stared out into the slowly rising glow tha...

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“Nevermore” by Samuel Bowen

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The lies stopped the day I set foot on the red sands of Revina. Words spelled in blood said it all. Return Nevermore! was smeared on a charred bit of cloth; It was tied to the hilt of a shattered blade firmly smothered in the ground. Soldiers brushed past me as I stood stunned by the ill omen. I shook my head as if to clear it of the tangible fear that crept from my heart. Hardly a moment later, the smell of smoke pierced through the air. Through the clatter of steel and footsteps, some fool dared to yell the forsaken truth of our fate."THEY...

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“Fallen Angels ” by Foolish Moth

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The cell was new when I came in. Empty except for the bed, desk, chair and bookshelf, all on different sides of the room. I remembered how they pushed me in, and locked the door shut behind me, not even bothering to remove the handcuffs around my wrists, pinning my arms behind me. I staggered over to the chair, and hit the handcuffs against its leg, breaking them way too easily. I scoffed and hung the handcuffs over the arm of the chair, and stared around the dungeon where I would spend the next hundred years. I sat on the chair, playing w...

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“A New Beginning” by Heather Mayson

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The flames danced to the rhythm of the popping and crackling of the wood. Embers flew up and over the stone ring of the fire pit. An owl hooted in a nearby tree between the choruses of a wolf song in the distance. A sorrowful song that matched the chill in the air. It got colder in the mountains at this time of night than it did in the valley below. The strength of the fire and his cloak failed to keep the icy air from reaching his bones. The shivering had become a constant friend and far better company than the...

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“Lurking” by Anna Pajak

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There was silence before the birds began to sing in fear. Above them, storm clouds rolled in the sky, causing the forest to undergo a dark tone. Lightning bolts striked and thunder screamed accros the forest, threatening to set trees aflame. Squirrels, birds and other animals quickly ran off for shelter once thunder began to echo throughout the valley. It was only a matter of time before the wind would pick up and destroy anything on its path. None of this mattered, however, to Jack, who continued to run below nothing but a coupl...

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“The Dresden affair” by Sue Marsh

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The Dresden Affair Suzanne Marsh “Ah Georg, I have been waiting to talk to you. I have a job for you.” “Thank you Herr Schmidt, what would have me do?” “Kill Herr Rudolph Diesel. I must prevent him from selling his engine to the British. What he is doing traitorous to Germany. We have learned that he is in Antwerp, he will board the SS Dresden. Since you are techically still his apprentice; he has paid for your ticket in second class. Germany is depending on you Georg.” Georg Betz shrugged his thin shoulders, he had his a...

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“PAST IS IN THE PAST” by People's Person

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Her eyes drifted to the post plastered on her door. Her key was jungling from her hand and her gaze was sad. She tears the notice from the door and crumples the paper throwing it on the floor. The anger in her later turns to depression. She could decide to pack her things and leave yet there was no place to go. She unlocks her door and storms in and shuts it abruptly not wanting any nosy neighbors starting a conversation with her. She throws her jacket on her sofa walking straight to the kitchen. She opens the fridge and sees some left...

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“Self-proclaimed Hero” by Natalia Ahachi

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Killing is justifiable, wouldn't you agree?Those were the first words I had heard from my older brother and also the last as he was being led to his death chambers the night before his execution. I had only been three at the time but I could still clearly remember the determination burning in his auburn eyes. My parents sat at my two sides sobbing as he was led away but I simply held his stare. I would never forget that little discreet smirk he flashed me as the door banged shut behind him. The next day, my parents went back to retrieve his ...

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“The Story of Alice Smith” by Neeta Kanen

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The wood creaked beneath their feet as they trudged down to the flat flooring. The sight of a messy rug decorated the two-step in front of them, dimly lit surroundings, and a table filled to the edge with fruits, pastries and wine, carefully placed for anyone who cared for it. A pattern of stools were spotted by the group of four located near a long wooden counter. The group approached it in unison. A little knock on the hard, polished wood sent a burly-looking man with a savage beard running to the strange group. Rather than welcoming, he g...

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“Norikaii” by Jade L.

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Yenka never liked talking about Norikaii. Every time we would ask, he would turn his head away, drawing his thoughts in, sitting with his memories, and shutting us out. I was born and raised in Inknaye, a little village where everyone knew everyone else. We stood at the border of Norikaii, close enough to see some of their taller buildings against the sky, but far enough that the stories of the war and everything else became distant echoes of the past. People in our tiny village called it The Land Between Two Worlds. And that was exactly...

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“Collateral Damage” by Jasmine Bell

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AN/Warning: Deals with suicide and an internal battle between religion and science. The latter is the main focus of this story. If you are uncomfortable, please skip :). -- “Your order ma’am. Please be careful as the coffee is still very hot” Alex, deep in thought, could not mentally process the message and disregarding the barista’s warning, reached out to sip her “Black Devil, Intense Roast heated brew”. God knows what she was thinking when ordering the cafe’s notorious black devil coffee. Rumors had it, that coffee could shoot som...

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“the vision ” by Annaliese Kilzer

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A beautiful day in the kingdom of Everglade, looking through a window at the land below was the princess Jennifer, a beautiful sight she was, she was blonde with big green eyes. She watched through the window as she watched her father give a speech to all the people of the kingdom. Jennifer didn’t always agree with her father. The biggest disagreement that sparked was that there is something different about the land of Solis it is filled with magic, it is a land with dragons, unicorns, wizards, and witches. Jennifers father King Roma...

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“Going Home” by Connor Andrei

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The most beautiful feeling flooded into George's body, warming and tingling radiating from his heart and outwards. Carried through his blood, it washed through his veins, affecting every body part. It even got its hooks into that familiar hollow pit just north of his stomach, and suddenly he didn't feel so empty anymore. It was the feeling of going home. "Going home," he turned the words over in his mouth, tasting them. They tasted good. He fiddled with the thick card-stock note, flipping it over, making sure it was real. It had the ri...

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“The grass was always greener on this side.” by Chacha Jaramillo

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The warm breeze brushes the tall California Grass and a flock of seagulls gracefully fly by, guided by the sudden change of weather. The last solar eclipse made the seagulls hesitate about starting their migration south at the beginning of fall. They pretty much predicted the absence of food by calling the others in their flock with their screeching chilling calling while challenging the others for territory. Their heads lowering crouched up and down, like yelling at someone-their ‘mewing’ was not as often as before. Maybe the neighbours cat...

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Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 320 stories

“Did Dan go home?” by Anthony David M

“home” by Hannah :)

“Nevermore” by Samuel Bowen

“Fallen Angels ” by Foolish Moth

“A New Beginning” by Heather Mayson

“Lurking” by Anna Pajak

“The Dresden affair” by Sue Marsh

“PAST IS IN THE PAST” by People's Person

“Self-proclaimed Hero” by Natalia Ahachi

“The Story of Alice Smith” by Neeta Kanen

“Norikaii” by Jade L.

“Collateral Damage” by Jasmine Bell

“the vision ” by Annaliese Kilzer

“Going Home” by Connor Andrei

“The grass was always greener on this side.” by Chacha Jaramillo

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Write about a family with a long-standing tradition, whose members all have conflicting origin stories for it.

Start your story with a character having a premonition, but no one believes them.

Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck.

Set your story on (or in) a winding river.

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