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

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“Let Not the Fire Burn” by Bric Mitchell

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A clocktower chimed ten times in the distance. Thane Henley lashed a broken sword to the stump that used to be his left hand. He took a deep breath and stepped cautiously into the darkness. He slowly made his way down a road with burnt-out, wrecked cars and melted, bent streetlights littering either side. A full moon was all the light he had to make his way across the scorched landscape. The last chime of the clocktower still echoed out, never quite ending and seemed to be calling to him. As Thane made his way towards the sound he felt as th...

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“Salvation” by Maria Avisal

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“The Messiah himself speaks through me, you must believe the end is coming. We must all be ready, for he is ready to receive us,” my father’s voice boomed from the living room, waking me up two hours before I had to be up for school on the day of my physics final. He was actually right in a way. I have been waiting for enough time to pass to be able to tell this story. As the years have gone on and I have aged, I have spent more and more time worrying about any of my father’s followers who might still be alive, and how they w...

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“Jenny's family vacation premonition” by Glenn Etzwiler

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Jenny was out side working on her car when she totally spaced out she had a visual of her and her family driving across a bridge. When a cruise ship slamming head on into it which was heading out to the open ocean the bridge collapsed making cars fall into the water bellow. The captain reversed the ship but a gaping hole was in the front of the ship letting water rush in. The ship started going down by Bow as Jenny is seeing all of this play out a family member slams a car door. Jenny snaps out of it runs into the house sits o...

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“Not Into Road Trips” by Hyacinth Flair

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I did not remember the last time I had good dreams. But I remembered a boy. We walked through a vast maze of hedges, under arches, and by the flowers. I could not remember his face, nor the color of his hair, but I knew he was always smiling as he held my hand. He led me through the maze, chattering amongst ourselves, until we reached a final arch where beyond was just darkness. I was not allowed to pass, only him, and when he lets go of my hand, a paper was left sticking in my palm. Sadly, I didn’t remember what was written in it anymore, h...

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“Dreams End” by Joe Swanson

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“I had the most incredible dream. It was one of those dreams, or whatever you wish to call it, that is so real, you find yourself questioning the genuineness of the dream itself. That ever happen to you?” He just sat there. Didn’t say a word. Just stared at the floor as if he were expecting it to disappear, or move or something. I began to become worried, as that was not like him at all. He usually is conversive, even at times when you wish he’d just shut up and be quiet. I wasn't really seeking conversatio...

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“MONKEY SEE DÉJÀ VU” by MJ Wilen

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I’ll never forget Sunday, November 17, 1963—the first time I saw President Kennedy shot. He waved to the downtown Pittsburgh crowd from Uncle Jimmy’s black four-door 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible, odd, since my Uncle’s convertible was a two-door yellow Buick. The scream awakened my sister Jeannie. She bolted up, rubbed her half-open eyes, and grumbled, “You woke me up, Monkey? What’s wrong with you?” Jeannie had taken to calling me Monkey (short for Monkey see–Monkey do) since all her friends decided that “little sisters we...

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“The Light in the Sky” by Sherra Yeong

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A bright sky above a valley turns dark within moments. The tree leaves sway vigorously as a thunderous sound causes her to shrink deeper into the picnic mat. Alan is still running playfully around the tall tree above them, his hat flying into the wind though he did not care. "Alan, let's go home," she says, her tiny six-year-old voice barely heard by her younger brother. Another thunderous sound erupted as her eyes wandered frantically in search of him. A few seconds later, she spotted him flat on his back unmoving on the side of the...

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“Tyofoni” by Jordan Javier

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"What even is this?" Roanoke looked on in understandable confusion. Tyofoni replied, "I bought us a boat. Want to take it for a spin?" Roanoke said, "You don't even know how to drive a boat." "Um, I believe the term you are thinking about is sailing. We are sailing with the boat." "Alright, say we go sailing about in this boat. What makes you think you or I are actually capable of sailing a boat?" "You’re no fun Roe. The Darcassians ride around in boats all the time. It's easy." Tyofoni climbed into the boat. She was a bit unst...

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“Drought ” by D J

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Bright, hot sunlight smacked us right in the face, as we jogged up the stairs, emerging from the tepid subway. Breathing heavily from the reluctant exercise, I turned to look at Dehv next to me. She was fumbling to put her sunglasses on, the dazzle outside had caught her by surprise. “God it’s hot out today!” she said loudly. We walked into the street, the noise of the thick traffic and crowd felt especially uncomfortable in this summer heat. “I know,” I replied thoughtfully. “I should’ve worn more sunscreen.” “Are you kidding me!” ...

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“Premonitions” by Kayley Dickins

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The casual passing comment that he had a bad feeling about this one was only half-heard. It was such a common thing to hear in these situations that it had taken on the quality of small-talk by this point, something that went in one ear and then very quickly out the other. Not one thought was to be wasted upon things that were as important to them as the weather was right now, every available thought was instead to be channelled neatly toward the topic of surviving the day. “I’m telling you, there’s something funny about this one mat...

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“THE GATHERING: A MODERN FRACTURED FAIRYTALE” by Julia Corliss

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In a cottage at the edge of town, an acclaimed artist awoke from sleep screaming. She had experienced an illusion shattering premonition in a dream. She had seen a vision foretelling what was ahead for the people. In the dream, she saw a great gathering of people looking adoringly at the King giving him their rapt attention and becoming increasingly agitated as he spoke. When he finished speaking, he raised his fist and pointed toward the iconic building where all laws of the land originated. The people were poisoned in their minds and heart...

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“Fates' Bane” by Tolayo Ojo

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Everything was dark. Flashes of memory ran through my mind as I walked through the ill-lit forest, not bothering to dodge the mass of trees and branches, I had no destination in mind. I was dizzy and disoriented. Despite the darkness, I could see everything clearly. It was like night vision, but more natural. I reached a clearing. The moon shone aloft and in the middle of it was a tree stump. There was something eerie about this location. The tree stump had been the only one cut down and I had an uncanny feeling that it had been done many mo...

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“Small Dark Flowers” by L. T. Pitkin

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Addi knew she was dreaming. It wasn’t the quality of what she was seeing, or even a disconnect. She felt quite solidly in her own room, staring into her mirror and arranging her hair. Up, with a circling braid and small dark flowers in the cross sections. But there was a sense — one she felt more often then she maybe liked — that this was a fabrication. So she ruled two things quickly and soundly. First, if it were a dream, she didn’t believe she could be hurt. For a time she had no need of fear. The second was that there was somethin...

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“A Message from Mars” by John Steckley

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A Message from Mars A Preoccupation Where did this idea begin in my life – that Martians would come to earth? It probably came first from reading so much science fiction as a boy. I was particularly drawn to stories about Martians. On the table beside my bed from the day that I received it as a birthday present, until now, there has been a copy of Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles. I’d read through it several times before I turned 12. &n...

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“Reaching for Them” by Cake Out

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And eventually, he found them.“No…” Gill gasped. He slipped off Pearl, anger raging within him as he took in the scene. He’d overheard Heral and her friends discussing this ‘ride’ a dozen times, but he didn’t think they would be so foolish to actually follow through with it.Gill stalked towards his elder sister, “What are you doing?” he hissed.Heral jumped at his sudden appearance and quickly passed Sartha her saddle, “Gilly? What are you doing here?”“What are you doing?” he repeated.She stammered, “Oh -…nothing. Not doing… anything…”He twit...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 147 stories

“Let Not the Fire Burn” by Bric Mitchell

“Salvation” by Maria Avisal

“Jenny's family vacation premonition” by Glenn Etzwiler

“Not Into Road Trips” by Hyacinth Flair

“Dreams End” by Joe Swanson

“MONKEY SEE DÉJÀ VU” by MJ Wilen

“The Light in the Sky” by Sherra Yeong

“Tyofoni” by Jordan Javier

“Drought ” by D J

“Premonitions” by Kayley Dickins

“THE GATHERING: A MODERN FRACTURED FAIRYTALE” by Julia Corliss

“Fates' Bane” by Tolayo Ojo

“Small Dark Flowers” by L. T. Pitkin

“A Message from Mars” by John Steckley

“Reaching for Them” by Cake Out

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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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