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

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“The Terrible Terrible Accident ” by Jill Ann

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”Time for bed!” I heard from downstairs, while playing Minecraft. Oh boy, not again, I could hear my mom calling me. She does that every single night before I go to bed. How annoying! Well, I know she cares at least, but I’d rather be playing my game than go to bed. “Knock, knock, knock…” I hear on my bedroom door. “Honey, can I come in?” my mom says. I say, “Okay, Ma”, that’s what I’ve called her ever since I could talk. She brings me water and a banana with peanut butter for my bedtime snack. She still doesn’t understand that I hate banana...

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“The Town Drunk Becomes A Hero” by Don Lyons

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My name is Douglas Merit, and I am thirteen years old. Everyone in town has nicknamed me "Dennis" after the television and comic book star "Dennis the Menace," which I haven't a clue as to why. You see, all I ever did was dig up our next door neighbor, Mrs. Tuttles geraniums, shoot at Mr. Scott's wienie dog through his fence with my slingshot, and someone claims I pulled the school fire alarm, darn camera. I live in a small town where everybody knows everybody. Let me say it like this, we have one grocery store, one gas station, one voluntee...

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“Friendships Never Last Forever” by Deborah Cabral

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It was a hot and humid summer morning in the month of August. Ramero was getting ready to work at Valvoline in Haverhill. He had been working for 16 years as a General Manager.Deborah, Ramero's long time best friend, was sleeping on the couch. She was just recently hit by a car while riding on a scooter. She wanted and needed to get a break from her adult children. She pretty much needed a serious vacation in a stress-free environment. Deborah, woke up screeching like a Wendigo, "Noooo!"Ramero heard Deborah and...

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“Birds of Mage and Time” by August Pratt

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The light coming through the door of the daycare illuminated every tiny hair on her chin and cheeks. The sight of it shocked me to my core, along with the realization that came with it. My mother was gorgeous in every way a person might agree. She was smooth and smelled nice, with long, soft hair and painted nails and eyes. I guess she had never thought to shave her face, not with her hair being as microscopic as that. Plus it might make her feel she had a lot to shave. Better to ignore it. But I saw it. And that was enough. After she...

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“A Mother's Gift” by Robin Owens

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“I had one of those chilling dreams again,” I told my sister over breakfast. She was standing at the stovetop frying an egg. I was sitting at the bar, casually buttering my toast, so I didn’t immediately notice her turn and look at me with wide eyes. “What?” I asked when I saw her, surprised at her reaction. I set the knife down and took a bite. “Jenny, these are happening more and more often. Aren’t you the least bit worried?” I shrugged. Through a mouthful of toast I said, “They’re just dreams, Maya; I’ve always had vivid dreams.” ...

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“Run, little sister, run” by Ciara Schipper

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“It’s all going to come crashing down. Everything you have worked for, everything you take pride in is going to burn around you and there will be no power to stop it.” Coming out of the dazed state that I had been in, I look around to see the rest of my family giving me apprehensive looks. “What? What happened?” I ask, gaining confusion by the minute. “You zoned out Lily,” my mom says to me, her eyes show worry in them. “What do you mean I ‘zoned out’ ?” “Your eyes rolled up, your head fell back, and you weren’t answering to ...

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“Payne” by Violet Lake

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The tragedy that occurred on August 18th, 2009, would forever haunt her thoughts and pierce her emotions.Ever since she was twelve years old, Eritrya Payne has had random flashes of people’s deaths. No matter the cause of death, whether it was suicide, murder, death from old age, or even a car accident, each vision seemed to tell the truth. Often, these reports that matched her visions, were brought to Eritrya’s attention through a news station, a local newspaper or even sometimes through social media. But no matter how she found out, t...

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“The Day Dad Died” by Dionysus D

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"Dad, please!" I whispered through my tears. I knew he didn't want me to make a scene on the bus. But why wouldn't he listen? "A man is going to come on the bus, he's bringing a bomb, you're going to die! We have to leave right now, or it'll be too late!" I pleaded with him. He looked at me with concern in his eyes. Then he sighed, and seemed to think for a moment. "How about this, if anyone gets on the bus who looks even a little bit suspicious, I'll get everyone off, okay?" He put his hand on my shoulder. I nodded my head reluctant...

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“Mind's Eye” by Thompson Emate

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“Everybody to your duty posts. Please, go and do your work.” “Ma'am, let’s relax a bit. You know yesterday was hectic,” one of them said. “Yes, ma'am let’s unwind for a few moment. Have some fun,” another said. “That’s true,” one also said. “You know boss won’t be happy if he meets you idle. You know he hates it when you are idling away at a time like this. Moreover, I have given you enough time to relax. Yesterday is gone. Today is a brand new day.” “Ma’am can we be let alone for some few minutes. Say 30 – 45 minutes?” “No Jared. That’s too...

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“Tradition” by Ruth Smith

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Joshua laughed loudly as he raised his glass to the others at the table. “What a heck of a party!” he said and he threw back his beer, then placed the container loudly onto the table. “Hey, why do we always get together on the 5th Wednesday of every month?” Adam asked as he hailed the waitress for another round. Billy looked at Adam with a strange look on his face. “Don't you remember? We started doing this our freshman year of college. The last day of finals fell on the 5th Wednesday of the month and you said we should go out to celebra...

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“A day when premonition meets love.” by Pranav N

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Part-I : The Premonition“Oh no! Lucyyyyy!” Harry shouts and looks around seeing his family in a little shock,all staring at him. His mom and dad sit beside him and ask, “Son, what happened? Did you doze off and have a bad dream?.” Harry replies, “ No,ma. I think I just had a premonition about tomorrow. Lucy and I are travelling on my bike and get hit by a bus.”“Oh son! Hush now. It’s all just your imagination. Don’t worry nothing of that sort will happen. You’re an excellent driver.” says his dad. “Yes,son go and have some water and there’s ...

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“Sweet o stranger” by Souvik Das

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Far far away from the tireless city lights, across the rail tracks was a dreary little village. One can imagine a bleak and obscure picture of the area. Sharan, a local farmer, works around the meadows alone at this time of the season. Sharan started his day surveilling the fields, followed by a thorough process of irrigation. Today's weather was as good as Sharan's fieldwork. Breeze pinching softly, the naughty grasslands dancing on its rhythm.Unexpectedly, the sky turned shady and it rained. Sharan chuckled now that he didn't have to ...

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“A Ray of Sunshine” by Prisha Vadhavkar

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“Mom! Can you please come up here? I don’t feel so good” yelled Jane, her voice a mixture of fright and longing. With a sigh, Mrs.Wheeler kept aside the pair of streamers and climbed up the flight of stairs. She was not particularly fond of visiting her daughter’s filthy bedroom with her toys and books scattered about the floor. Jane, engulfed in blankets, rested upon her bed with a look of absolute terror etched on her face. “What happened?” inquired her mother, her anger giving way to concern. “I...I had a dream. A nightmare, act...

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“Midnight Kiss” by Elizabeth Maxson

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I knew Simon was going to say something. I know when most people are going to tell me something important. It doesn’t have to be on the phone either. It can be in person, in an email, or even by text. I can sense the way words are going to be put together. My mom always thought my ability bordered on the creepy and absurd while no one else believed in my precognitive sense about communication. However, it served me well most of the time. I knew when pop quizzes were going to happen in school, when...

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“The Sad Adventure” by Anand Sachdev

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It was a hot summer day; everything was going on normal for Ratha. He was taking a warm shower bath, and then suddenly something strange happened. He accidentally drank a little bit of soap mixed with an old traditional bottle of oil that he had bought from an Ayurveda shop. Chemical reactions started happening instantly. He kept thinking what is going on, due to the weird taste in his mouth. He was afraid of the side-effects but when nothing seemed to be working, he decided to forget about it and take a nap. He was getting notificatio...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 147 stories

“The Terrible Terrible Accident ” by Jill Ann

“The Town Drunk Becomes A Hero” by Don Lyons

“Friendships Never Last Forever” by Deborah Cabral

“Birds of Mage and Time” by August Pratt

“A Mother's Gift” by Robin Owens

“Run, little sister, run” by Ciara Schipper

“Payne” by Violet Lake

“The Day Dad Died” by Dionysus D

“Mind's Eye” by Thompson Emate

“Tradition” by Ruth Smith

“A day when premonition meets love.” by Pranav N

“Sweet o stranger” by Souvik Das

“A Ray of Sunshine” by Prisha Vadhavkar

“Midnight Kiss” by Elizabeth Maxson

“The Sad Adventure” by Anand Sachdev

🌟 Similar prompts

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

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

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

Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.

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