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Submitted to Contest #281
The coldest day of the year had arrived in Black Hollow, and no one dared venture beyond their doors. The frost was unnatural, deeper and sharper than anything that came before it. The townsfolk whispered that it was the doing of the ice veins—strange fissures that had appeared across the frozen lake in the past few weeks, glowing faintly blue as if alive. Samantha "Sam" Miller didn’t believe in the town's superstitions. She believed in science, in reason. Ice veins were just a natural phenomenon, caused by trapped gases or thermal pressure—...
The grand ballroom shimmered with golden light, every corner aglow from chandeliers dripping with crystal. The party was in full swing, the hum of laughter and clinking glasses filling the air. It was the social event of the season, hosted by the enigmatic Lady Rosamund in her sprawling estate atop Blackwood Hill. Everyone who was anyone had received an invitation, each gilded card inscribed with the promise of a night of revelry, mystery, and grandeur. But no one had expected the stranger. The figure appeared at the entrance just as the clo...
The wind howled through the skeletal branches of the ancient forest as Clara stepped cautiously into the clearing. A rotting, weathered sign leaned against a gnarled tree, its faded lettering barely legible in the dim light: “The Wishing Well.” The legend had drawn her here, despite every instinct that told her to stay away. It was said that the well would grant a single wish to those desperate enough to brave the woods. The well stood at the clearing’s center, its stones slick with moss and years of decay. The air felt heavy, like the fores...
Submitted to Contest #204
*Trigger Warning Note*: Story includes a school shooting, Mental Health issues, violence, weapons and suicidal thoughts Jackson "We are gathered here today to honor those who have passed in the FlockMore's High School shooting." I stare, blankly, at the five caskets-trying not to remember what caused those students to end up there. My hands shake and sweat-eager to get away from this funeral. My mind fills up with the sound of a Ruger nine millimeter going off, the yelling of my peers as they try to escape the terr...
Submitted to Contest #202
Serendipity, the bustling city that never slept, was a vibrant tapestry of sights, sounds, and flavors. Situated at the crossroads of innovation and tradition, it was a place where dreams and possibilities converged. From the moment you set foot in Serendipity, you were swept up in the rhythm of its pulsating energy. And in this city, there were two individuals named Emily and Jack who led very different lives. Emily was a young girl with a voracious appetite for books. From the moment she learned to read, she found herself enchanted by the ...
Submitted to Contest #114
"You wanna do something fun?" I shook my head and replied with "Nah, there's never anything fun to do here anyway." My best friend, Klara, snatched my phone out of my hands and turned it off. "Come on! We don't get out anymore, and I read that there was a new amusement park in town." I gave her a questionable look. "What amusement park? In this rural ass town? Is it an amusement park about corn?" We both burst into laughter as we lay sprawled on my bed. Klara sat up and pulled out her phone to pull out the email that was sent to her. "It's c...
Have you ever seen the movie Frozen? And no, I am not talking about the Disney movie. I'm talking about the movie where these friends got stuck on a ski lift over the holiday weekend. If you haven't seen this movie, then I advise you to. The field trip that I'm on is just like that. It was supposed to be the best senior field trip ever, and it will be one that no one will ever forget. At least the people that have survived so far wouldn't forget it. There have been at least two deaths, and half the group has gone missing. And that's not even...
Submitted to Contest #111
It was during the middle of summer break when I realized that they weren’t coming back. And by “they,” I’m talking about the Lost. It seemed like a handful of people from each city just went missing all of a sudden. One minute they were doing any normal thing and the next minute, their face is on every newspaper and magazine with “Reward if found…” written above their photos. Nobody knew if these people had anything in common besides being someone close enough for everyone to miss. My girlfriend, Siera, her mom, was among the group, and my m...
Submitted to Contest #110
“We have plenty of time; it will be quick!” I screamed as I picked up every rock I could find. Our experiment was failing, and it was only a matter of time before NASA sent us back home. We needed those rocks, and the fate of humanity was in my hands. “We have to go now if we plan on making it back to the ship!” My coworker and wife slapped her hand on my back as I picked up the last space rock and headed through the desert. We were on a planet that looked just like earth. There were forests and plains, and of course, we had landed in the wo...
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