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Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.

Posted in Angst on Oct 26, 2022

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“Won't Back Home” by Aein 07

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The night sky was covering the whole town,as the civilians asleep.It was the middle of the night,yet there were still some citizens who hadn't asleep.One of them was Lilac Leilani,a girl with raven black hair and a pair of greyish eyes.She looked as busy as a bee. She lived in a small apartment in the outskirt of London.Who was she?Where was she from?Or,Where were her parents?She won't answer those questions.She was busy typing something on her typewriter,which she buy it for herself using her own money. She came here from her hometown w...

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“.-- .- -. - . -.. (Wanted)” by Carson Craig

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“.--  .- -. - . -..” The staccato tapping brought Eugene Belgrade, the telegraph operator, out of his daydream. Leaving the shade and comfort of the rocking chair, he made his way inside to his pad of paper and pencil and began to write. “WANTED: Buck Leiter. For Stage Robbery and Murder. REWARD: $2000.00. Last seen heading northwest towards the Llano Estacado.” He responded in acknowledgement and after a brief exchange of the who's, when's, and why's, Eugene ran the note down to the Ector County sheriff's office...

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“Outrunning Evil” by Marcia H.

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Evil has many shapes and forms. The thing about evil is that you never see it coming. It has many disguises but when it shows its ugly face some  people will not even notice it until it is too late.  Evil is here. I am evil. I live in the souls of many people. But, today I am coming out through many souls. This is the last day people will have calm in Cotton Valley. Their peace will be destroyed and so will lives. Evil has been awakened in this tiny town. If you are smart you will run, and run fast and pray that I don’t catch you...

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“Rebound” by Marianna Mills

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Six months earlier: Ahhhh, let's talk about a virus that shut the entire world down, just like that, it seemed. No large crowds, no going out to restaurants, nothing, get what you need and go home and stay home. That was the message the Government laid out for everybody. The one thing that was allowed at the beginning, was travelling. It was a time of panic, a time of fear. Julian decided to go on a little family holiday. He and his soon to be ex wife Vivian decided on joint custody - between themselves to save the expense of lawyers a...

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“Duty” by Anna Tishchenko

Submitted to Contest #98

  He woke when the ship veered violently to the side, throwing him out of the sleep pod as the artificial gravity caught up with him. Still groggy from the 24-hour sleep cycle he was completing, upon arrival to this check point in space. He yawned, stretched, and reached for the zipper of his cocoon, emerging from it like some sort of unshaven butterfly. The noise of the sirens and alarms hit him first, then the flashing lights. The ship was trying to tell him something. He scrambled to the control pod and slammed himself into the cap...

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“The Time Exile” by Tom D

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Bernard had never been born, to begin with. Or, rather, he had - just not yet.It would be another hundred years before Bernard’s birth - on 9 January 1987 in the maternity ward of an unremarkable Kent hospital - and he would not be around to see it. By 9 January 1987, Bernard would be long dead.Bernard could never go home.Bernard would never again sip a Pumpkin Spice Latte in his local Starbucks. Bernard would never again order headphones for next day delivery from Amazon. Bernard would never again email, nor download, nor stream, nor channe...

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“Sisters” by Rosie 95

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         ElowenI hadn’t tried to steal. Well, I had, but it was necessary. Some things in life are necessary.***I sit in the police station, staring at the rain dripping down the window panels. Even the sky sometimes cries, I think. As the rain sobs on, my heart seems to weep with it. I look around in the blank room, the desolate walls, the hard bed, and then back outside. Why? I think. Why does my heart, the world, why does everything seem so weary, so sad?I hear the door open, but refuse to...

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“The Last sad song” by Alun Williams

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The Last Sad song (a tale for children of a certain disposition)- This is a story about horrible things happening to children. This tale is likely true for countless children throughout the universe, but we will focus on one particular child, on one particular planet, in one particular galaxy. This tale is about Penelope. Penelope lived on a planet very much like our own except for the fact that it wasn’t. It had a name which is of no significant importance to our tale but which for the sake of useful uselessness is called Clifford. Cl...

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“Inter Astra (Among the Stars)” by Diana Raspanti

Submitted to Contest #98

The constant, low roar of the dual engines filled the vast expanse of space around her. Around her. Inside of her. Outside. The pitch darkness that lied ahead was minutely interrupted by what appeared as tiny pinpricks of light, of a god’s visage–though the multi millennium-old orbs of exploded gas had lost their appeal long ago, at least in her eyes. There was something more to observe.  As her small shuttle crept onward and outward, deeper into the inky blackness that embraced her with open arms and bared teeth, her shoulders slowly...

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“Home Not Home” by Ashbie Chapman

Submitted to Contest #98

Alice stood on the sidewalk next to a school. She had a backpack on her back and a lunch box in her hands. Children ran and laughed and played all around as they waited. What they were waiting for, Alice didn’t know. Alice didn’t know much. She didn’t know how she got where she was nor what she was doing. A teacher spotted Alice and made her way over to the little girl. “Hey kid, I don’t think I’ve seen you before, did you just transfer into the school? If so, what’s your name? Who are you waiting on? The parents should be showing up soon e...

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“Andrea's scrutiny” by Wattle T

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CW: abuse It was a deliciously warm afternoon and then sun was shining pleasantly on Andrea’s face. The weather was a strange, but welcome, surprise as it was winter and the previous week had consisted of chilling wind and heavy rain.    Despite the fact that the weather was so nice, allowing her dry out her clothes and air out the house, Andrea couldn’t shake the dark cloud hanging over her. She had been feeling like this for a while now, growing increasingly more frustrated as the months had worn on. No frustrated was no longer t...

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“Rebel Without A Home” by Jude S. Walko

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Billy Bob could never go home again. Not that he literally couldn’t, assuming he had the time and means, but figuratively he never could. He went by Willian Robert Rountree III, nowadays, to try and distance himself from his Southern roots in rural Georgia. He had moved to “the left coast” straight out of college, and the more people he met, the more he realized that the bubble he grew up in was decidedly narrow-minded. It wasn’t that he didn’t miss home. As he alway told everyone, “It was a great place to grow up and a great place to vi...

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“The Prison for Change” by August Pratt

Submitted to Contest #98

I slammed my hands into the wall of shadow, the fingers disappearing in the dark a few inches deep. No one knew how thick the barrier was, but it did its job, it kept us in. Like so many times before, I screamed out in anguish at my own helplessness.  There were only three of us, each a deity over something new, or within the last few millennia of human existence. There were figures born into the world far more recently than my fellow cellmates.  It was clear whoever had locked us away had immense power and wanted the world to fo...

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“FAR FROM HOME” by Sivaram Govindaraj

Submitted to Contest #98

(This story is set on earth’s twin planet GAIA2  800 years behind us and is evolving) Zol was a resident of Rubi Isle and lived with his wife. He was a farm hand, and being very lazy had problems balancing his family budget. That evening he sat talking to his wife. He said “I’ve serious money problems. I have even borrowed.” She said “Our family consists of just the 2 of us and you still face financial problems. That is because you’re lazy and gamble a lot.” “That’s the only way I see to make both ends meet. Sometimes I win.” “I told my...

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“Tyler's New Journaling Spot” by Gunnar Ladd

Submitted to Contest #98

Author’s Note:  This story is written from the perspective of a 4th grader.  The language and sentence structure reflects this. June 12, 2021 Dear Diary, I want to go home. There is nothing I want more than to see my family again.  I don’t like it here.  It’s cold and dark all the time.  The people here are all weird and make me feel very uncomfortable.  They kinda just walk around and don’t really say much.  I haven’t heard anyone laugh or try to be funny.  I tried telling this one guy a joke but I ...

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