Write a story that starts with someone returning from a trip.

Posted in Character on Oct 26, 2022

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“Same Home, New Me” by Nolan Pieper

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“What’s up, you beautiful bushel of nerds!” I exclaimed or something of the sort as I barged through the door on my return to my home in El Cerrito, California. I had been away from my housemates and friends in the Bay Area for a month and a half--the end of March and the month of April of 2020. With the emergence of the Corona Virus pandemic and the ensuing shelter in place orders and quarantine restrictions, I was furloughed from my job as a climbing wall route setter. With no incentive to linger around the Bay Area anymore I v...

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“Jim and kathy - The Return” by Jay Botten

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Everything is entangled in consciousness, and the preservation of individual consciousness beyond the life of the body is the hope and dream of every living being. This is the sustaining vision of eternal life, of ascending to the heavens, which is the hope and promise that provides the basic organizing principle in the daily lives of trillions of people across a billion worlds. There is one place in the galaxy where the mystery was resolved, on the HomeWorld of the Ancient People whose colonies filled the galaxy with inhabited planets; the ...

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“Wither Without You” by Carly Nichols

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Every single plant in your window is dead. Not slightly wilted or gasping for air, but full on door nail.And not just one of them. It’s ten different plants, a tiny cactus, and a plastic potted plant that is somehow inexplicably tipped over on the floor.It’s not even a difficult task to pour a little water on the plants every now and then, hell a cat could probably knock a glass of water into your plants with a little work.That’s the last time you trust the little pimple faced Fortnite addict from the apartment below yours to water your plan...

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“A Midnight Deal” by • Iridesuetude •

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In a century, the cruise never stays in the same location twice.It arrives every midnight unannounced and stays open for the whole night, accommodating visitors with their entertaining acts and huge features almost too surreal to forget.The day is still far too earlyㅡ the cruise does not leave the port yet. Once the ship is filled with passengers, it leaves without warning, moving from one place to another during its allotted time for show.It makes an appearance and vanishes silently.The place in the port where it docked is nothing more but ...

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“The Getaway” by Gina Evans

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Crossing the horizon, I felt the warmth of the sun across my face from the airplane window. I opened my eyes to greet a new day back at home. This was my best getaway yet! This was a solo trip I had always wanted to take. Since my breakup it was exactly what I needed. No-one to consult or be concerned with, just my own adventure to do as I pleased. I think we all need one of these in our lives. About a month ago I had decided it was time to see Italy. It was a dream I had since I was 10 and flipped through a picture book on my moms table. Wh...

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“When No One Watches” by OB Jato

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The Sen family was the kind which spent many happy moments but seldom talked about them. Mrs Sen was a teacher, Mr Sen was actually Dr Sen, their son was in his final year of schooling, and their daughter was… the youngest. Even the nine-year-old girl of the family could recollect many memories which would make her smile. But the notion of being nostalgic had not been introduced to her by her family or friends. School still taught them about fairies and phonetics and numbers, which her father would help her out with....

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“Rescue: By Air Or By Sea Copyright 2020” by Shawn Jipp

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I had just returned from a business trip to Las Vegas where I had to attend the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) and I was anxious to settle back home and holo chat with my fiance, Maria. I had met Maria at a company workshop in Silicon Valley. She had worked at our Silicon Valley campus for three years and had just recently been promoted to a marketing product manager position. I was a Systems analyst with emphasis on cyber security working out of our headquarters near Seattle. We both had to do a fair amout of travel for work back in th...

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“Hope” by Anna Clarke

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Hope It was late in the night when Hope sprang from the taxi, champagne bottle in hand. The driver put her suitcase at the bottom of the steps. Hope left it there and bounded up the remaining steps to the front door. She paused, breathed deeply to slow her heart, smoothed her pencil skirt; caressed her belly. She couldn’t wait to tell Mark. She unlocked the door, tiptoed into the house and down the hallway. A soft glow filtered beneath the bedroom door. She flung it open. “Surprise!” Her voice rang out, ...

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“The World Walker.” by Robert Cheng

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Ravens. Portents of death. He had been seeing more and more of their number as of late, circling, waiting. The priests called them the messengers of the gods, but all he saw were birds flocking to wherever the feeding was the fattest, no matter the land he travelled. Perhaps the gods knew where the most carrion lay and told their messengers to feast so they do not starve he thought, letting a small snort escape. Men called him Wanderer, World-Walker, Explorer, he never once paid them heed when they chanted his titles nor his name. He was cur...

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“A Train Ride Away” by Bea Coleman

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The train creaked to a stop, smoke billowing from the pipe that protruded from the roof. The right heel, then the left, emerged from the opening doors of the train. Her bag hovered just inches from the concrete, and her emerald eyes squinted in the brightness of the sun. Locks of auburn hair fell over her forehead. She scanned the platform for a familiar face; her eyes settled on the soft, round visage of a 10 year old girl. Upon noticing the woman in heels, the girl stood straight and waved frantically. She leapt towards the woman, knocking...

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“Clear skies” by Pablo Mascaraque Glenn

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The space pod was still several miles up in the air, but it had stopped being a little speck in the sky and was now more of a semi-distinguishable blob. Lloyd squinted as he tried to recognise its shape through his wire-framed glasses, looking back down at the screen every few seconds, all the while trying not to let the queasiness from the rocking boat take over him. He would have sworn the parachute had not yet been deployed, based on the speed his brain was trying to estimate with the little data it was being given, but the numbers on the...

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“Last Dance” by John Meiners, Jr

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“Dinner With Len” by Arthur Burke

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Guy Mecham is returning to Summit Station near the summit of the Greenland ice sheet. He took a brief trip to the States to present a talk at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. Guy is leading a study researching the earth change affects on the upper atmosphere. His speech was on the changes to the upper atmosphere that are taking place and how they affect technology in space. Guy is happy that his trip was only to Maine this time. The flight time is far less than his last trip to Japan. He left Bangor, Maine not far fro...

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“Time I Came Home” by Lia Divani

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I almost ran to the portal. I have been away from my family for too long. It was only a year but to me it felt like a decade. With my cap on my head and a suitcase at hand, I stepped through the portal and found myself standing before our front door. My heart was about to burst with happiness and I haven't even seen my family yet! I rang the doorbell numerous times as I was in a hurry to finally hold them in my arms. I waited impatiently for my daughter, Rina, to open the door. She would always race her sisters to the door and greet the visi...

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“Flowers” by Ella Jane

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There are two most famous seasons to visit Paris. One is in the spring the Other is the fall. The spring brings beautiful colors. Tall trees dressing in pale purple pink flowers. Flower beds of orange,white, and yellow stationed through out the city. Tall towering oaks lining the city roads. The green against the buildings astonishing. The weather perfect to sit on some beaches and possibly dip in. The only down fall is the lines; the amount of people who flock here every year. That is why they chose the fall. In the fall the air is co...

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Write a story that starts with someone returning from a trip.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 111 stories

“Same Home, New Me” by Nolan Pieper

“Jim and kathy - The Return” by Jay Botten

“Wither Without You” by Carly Nichols

“A Midnight Deal” by • Iridesuetude •

“The Getaway” by Gina Evans

“When No One Watches” by OB Jato

“Rescue: By Air Or By Sea Copyright 2020” by Shawn Jipp

“Hope” by Anna Clarke

“The World Walker.” by Robert Cheng

“A Train Ride Away” by Bea Coleman

“Clear skies” by Pablo Mascaraque Glenn

“Last Dance” by John Meiners, Jr

“Dinner With Len” by Arthur Burke

“Time I Came Home” by Lia Divani

“Flowers” by Ella Jane

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Write a story that starts with two characters saying goodbye.

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Write a story that starts by establishing its setting in a different time period — without explicitly stating what that period is.

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