#168: Choo Choo!
The concept of train travel has always been a powerful motif in story telling. Train wagons can be a great setting for serendipitous love encounters, like for Jesse and Céline in Before Sunrise, or mysterious murders, like in Agatha Christie's classic Orient Express.
On a train, the mind wanders, time shifts, and life… unfolds. We hope that these train-inspired prompts will put you on the right track to writing some great stories.
This week's prompts
Start your story with someone looking out a train window.
Middle School
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99 stories
Write a story about a character who is moving on, literally or figuratively.
Narrative
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58 stories
Make a train station an important part of your story.
Narrative
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77 stories
Write a story about a character who misses a train, for better or worse.
Adults
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33 stories
Write a story that includes someone saying, “Bon voyage.”
Adults
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17 stories
Stories
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“Night Trained” by PJ Aitken
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“Rise Above the Ashes ” by Anne O
“The Last Train” by Zoë Page
“I Spy” by John K Adams
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“Derailment” by Lindsay Flo
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Prize money
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Contest entries
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Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Oct 21, 2022 EST
Won by David Sweet 🏆
Title: SOUTHBOUND
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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