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

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“The Vision of Moderna” by Haley Eskridge

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Long ago, in the glory days of Moderna, pure Myth pulsed through the air, vibrating with such intensity that one could harness it with ease. The true masters of Myth were well-respected as heroes and leaders, ushering in kingdoms of glorious plunder and victory, but also heavy in the division between the races of the world, each thinking their unique focuses and uses of Myth made them superior. Angels blessed with feathermancy, vampires with sangromancy, demons with sin marks, and beastmen with various animal forms, no one could agree with w...

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“A Dream Becomes A Nightmare” by Scarlet Scribe

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Lila was startled from sleep by a dream. In it she saw a man grab a women off the street and into the foyer of a building. It was very dark so she could not see his face, only an arm clad in a dark colored shirt with a gold cuff link in the sleeve and a large, hairy hand reaching from the pitch black of the doorway and pulling the woman into the darkness. She had watched the woman coming down the street in light from the streetlamps. She looked to be in her twenties with long copper colored hair and wearing a white blouse under a forest gree...

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“The Curse of My Father” by Renee Elizabeth

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Cheryl smoothed the hem of her funeral dress. She could hardly believe that her dad was dead. Gone. As she looked into his bedroom, she blinked some tears out of her eyes and smiled weakly. Finally, her father could rest. He could be at peace. The general consensus of the town was that her father was insane. He was always rambling about the cloud of darkness that would rain down on the world. Cheryl had never fully believed him. However, she couldn’t help remembering when he would gently grasp her arm, and lock his gaze with hers; “Listen ...

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“Rachel's Vision” by Pudge Avery

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I am standing at the top of the hill. The air is crisp, just the right weather to go on a night walk. I can see the whole village, quiet and resting. The lights from each house glow like the stars from the heavens. It was all over the place but still picturesque. I haven't been at this spot since I was a kid. I forgot how great the view is from here. I look at the clear night sky. It's been a while since I've seen the stars this bright. It is too mesmerizing, and it feels like it's saying something to me in a language I cannot understand.I j...

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“Devil's cave” by Muskaan Maheshwari

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“Ouch!” screamed Lisa while feeling this heated knob on her forehead that she got from hitting the frame of her bed. She got this weird feeling. This premonition feeling. “You alright? Oh lord, there is a whole red bump on your forehead” exclaimed Matt, Lisa’s twin brother. “Ya I think so, but I am having this weird tingly feeling” Lisa said with concern on her face. “Oh please, that’s cap, you're lying, why did you have to get that feeling before our big trip to the Devil’s cave? '' moaned Matt. “But it is that bad feeling, ...

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“The Fog” by Colton Collins

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In a small town in a small county in Texas, something very strange happens every hundred years on the day of the founding of the town. A fog. A mysterious, dense, and an abducting fog. Arthur Mosley, lean in size with just a touch of brown facial hair is the only lawyer in town. He has a fair-sized family, his wife, Mary stays home and takes care of their two kids Martha and Dewey II. The two kids, both eleven take care of their dog Max and run into town to run errands on their days off from school. &nbs...

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“Peripheral Senses” by Sharmila Shankarkumar

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TW: terrorism Her fingers are trembling when she presses the keys. Just three numbers, and for that she needs three tries. “911, what’s your emergency?” The familiar refrain from TV shows. Nothing she’s ever had to hear, herself, before. “This is an anonymous tip,” she says, feeling foolish, instantly. One doesn’t have to say their tip is anonymous. One merely doesn’t give one’s name. Lessons for a next time. “There are bombs in the Garden. Hurry. You must hurry. Get them out. There’s no time,” she says, her voice somewhere betw...

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“Premonition Sarah” by Abigail Hunt

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“I’m telling you; it’s gonna happen.” “Oh hush up Sarah, taint nothing but a silly twinge.” “Oh sure, Uncle Sedley could be drunk as a skunk, and you would still believe him if his hip started aching.” Sarah’s father ignored her last comment and continued watching his football game, grunting when the resolution started to waver in hazy gray. Pouting, Sarah stuffed her hands into the pockets of her overalls and limped out of the house and into the yard. Her dog, Bone, came bounding over to her for some ear scratches before wandering off to...

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“Those Who See Them ” by Meta M Griffin

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Granny was different in many ways, and some people just said she was crazy. Now people were starting to think Summer wasn’t right. She could feel something about to happen before it did. But Granny wondered if everyone had that ability but only some people chose to use it, as it was easier to not see something happening. Summer squinted when she walked out to the parking lot. She had been feeling tired a lot lately and was becoming more sensitive to lights. Was she losing what was left of her mind? Did ...

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“The day everyone would remember ” by Z P

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It was September 11th 2001. It was my least favort day of the week, a Tuesday. Witch meant it was a school day, nowhere close to the weekend. It took me a solid ten minutes to role myself out of my bed. I grabbed my glasses from my night side table and headed to my bathroom. The bathroom was just done the hallway, right next to my older sister Molly’s room. I could hear my mom and dad downstairs talking in the kitchen, boring grown up stuff. Before I reach the bathroom I alrea know that Molly is in there, she was on the phone. Probably with ...

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“A Silly Little Game” by Ruben Lüscher

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“Did you know that mommy’s gonna die today?” Lou asked with her mouth full of cereals. She gazed at her father with her big blue eyes and nodded assertively while spilling milk all over the kitchen table. Andrew lifted his head from his morning newspaper, his lips curled in amusement. “Oh no!” he exclaimed in a pretended voice. “Now how is mommy going to die today, then? Is she going to die the same way as yesterday?” The scent of coffee began to fill the richly decorated kitchen and the vigorous light of the morning sun was breaking through...

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“Anxiety ” by Yoro O

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Pete was running down the hallways of his school, naked, Aaron and Jake chasing after him. The entire school seemed to have gathered around to see the procession, laughing away at his misery. He spotted his friends among the crowd, faces bent into an inhuman smile, clapping along with others like they didn't recognise their friend in there. He tried calling out their names, but he seemed to have lost his voice. Suddenly Aaron was in front of him, dressed in his football gear, head held low, ready to tackle him to the ground. Pete couldn't st...

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“My mother told me so” by Pina Bastos

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Yes, it is true, my mother saw him turning his back on us at a train station. I did not bother to ask her how she saw such things because I was used to them. Her dreams, her contacts with the spiritual world, all so usual no one cared much about. This time, it has been strange, though. Seven days after this vision, I received a letter from him telling me he was going to another city in Switzerland to live with a friend. She was a great friend of his, they grew up together and now they realized they loved each other. There was no space for an...

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“Paranoia~ I'm His Last Saved Meal~” by Grace Mulrain

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"You know guys... I could turn this whole Mystical Palace into my personal runaway." Angelika, my best friend and a dear sister said jokingly. Of course, out of amusement every one laughed at that casual joke While I... well for some reason I feel nothing but this intense anxiety that flaring inside my soul. The "Mystical Palace" that Angelika mentioned earlier is actually the palace that belong to the Pagan God of Child Sacrifice... Molach. That name alone sends shivers down my spine, till this day I still have endless nightma...

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“Harbinger of Death” by Haylie Parkison

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Waking up in cold sweat, Lia panted as she pushed aside her blanket and got up from her bed, putting on her house slippers. As she opened the window, she took a deep breath and sighed, glancing at the bright, pearly moon above the star-encrusted sky. It's just a nightmare, she told herself, rubbing her forearms. It's not real, it was just another dream, that's all. For months, she was plagued with nightmarish dreams every single night, to the point that she dreaded falling asleep. Her mother told her that she needed to pray more, which Lia...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 147 stories

“The Vision of Moderna” by Haley Eskridge

“A Dream Becomes A Nightmare” by Scarlet Scribe

“The Curse of My Father” by Renee Elizabeth

“Rachel's Vision” by Pudge Avery

“Devil's cave” by Muskaan Maheshwari

“The Fog” by Colton Collins

“Peripheral Senses” by Sharmila Shankarkumar

“Premonition Sarah” by Abigail Hunt

“Those Who See Them ” by Meta M Griffin

“The day everyone would remember ” by Z P

“A Silly Little Game” by Ruben Lüscher

“Anxiety ” by Yoro O

“My mother told me so” by Pina Bastos

“Paranoia~ I'm His Last Saved Meal~” by Grace Mulrain

“Harbinger of Death” by Haylie Parkison

🌟 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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