Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

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“Pebbles on a Window” by John Steckley

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Pebbles Against a Window It was two o’clock in the morning. Josh knew that fact because of the red numbers that shone brightly from his old clock radio. “Why am I awake?” he wondered. Then he heard a sound just outside the window of his second storey bedroom. Had that been enough to wake him up? Could be. Remembering the Past Then he was suddenly hit by a blast from his past. When he was a teenager sleeping in this same room, his buddy Ralph would toss pebbles at his window to get his attention. It would t...

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“A Murder in Monument Valley.” by Drew Andrews

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It was the of middle of early fall. Jayson set at his desk, back against the corner window that provided a view of his beloved city like no other to the east, filling out paperwork for his bosses. The role of middle mangerment; but it was better than the others: the ones he looked down at from his high untouchable tower. Untouchable... So he thought.There was something different about the unexpected knock on the window.He would get up to watch the flocks of birds, navigate through the structures--- the "monument valley" as he referred to it ...

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“For the Greater Good” by N K

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The first time he knocks, it is uncharacteristically quiet and goes unnoticed. To be fair, I probably wouldn’t have heard it even if it were louder. When I checked my wrist phone for the umpteenth time a minute ago, it was 2:43 a.m. It wasn’t that this was the largest migration till date that exhausts me. That part made sense. What I couldn’t understand was how my father maintained an infuriating air of nonchalance as he continued to send family after family to their eventual but certain death. He could no longer pretend that they’d be some ...

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“The Night Before” by Ashley Hassan

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I didn't know how we got here. It was too much, I can't , I can't deal with these types of things. My anxiety is going to make me pass out. My hands were covered in blood, I just couldn't, the floors were stained red, Laura and Jean were panicking. Everyone was freaking out, I needed to do something and I needed to do it fast. And there it was.. *Knock* Knock* Someone had started knocking on the front door, Jean looked at me, I looked at Laura, and Laura looked at Jean. We were so screwed. [ 24 hours earlier ] I can't believe...

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“BURNT FLOWER” by Devi Anil

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BURNT FLOWER Jordan heard a knock at his window in the middle of the night. Dozed off on this couch, Jordan woke up wondering who arrived at his place in this rainy night as the thunders are splashing down on earth. The other point made him wonder is that why they hadn’t knocked the door but tried the window. With lot of questions bugging his mind, reached the door knob, as he turned it out the door opened with a wrecking sound he can see a person covering his head with a plastic sheet supposed to be a rain protector but he almost dr...

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“Our Country” by Elena Zhuang

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In 1952.. I was sitting at the dinner table eating my steaming plate of kimbap with my Appa when there was a sudden knock on the window. My Appa looked across my shoulder trying to see who was there. I followed his dark brown eyes as he said,“Get the door please A-Yeong.”c As I walked to the window, I leaned over seeing two small girls. I motioned to them that we had no food to give them, thinking they were beggars. My Appa came to me after a long time. Looking at the two girls he seemed shocked and hastily ...

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“Where's The Fun In That?” by Lexi Meyer

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Tap tap. I jumped and spun around, heart slamming in my chest. Maya was laughing on the other side of the window. I rolled my eyes and opened it. "You know I have a front door, right?" "Where's the fun in that?" Maya grinned as she climbed inside. "You just wanted an excuse to come in through the window, didn't you?" "Yes. And it was totally worth it to hear you screech like that." "I did not screech." "You absolutely did." I rolled my eyes and glanced toward my desk," Since you're here, I might as well stop studying." Th...

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“Just a dream ” by Rayne Hannah

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A knock on your window is the last thing you want to hear when it is 3:43 am, and you live alone. I was all nestled into bed after a long day of work. Patients came in second after second and I didn’t even get my break. The hospital was understaffed, so when I got home I ate and immediately went to bed. I was in a deep sleep when I heard a tap that woke me from my slumber. It sounded like a finger tapping on the glass. It was pretty annoying and didn’t stop for about two minutes. When it was finally over, I figured it was nothing. Sounds are...

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“The Rapper at the Window” by Cliff McElrea

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Rap, rap, rap, rap.Victoria jumped in her chair. She pulled her earbuds off and turned toward the window. Rap, rap, rap, rap.She froze. Who could that be? How in the world are they rapping on her second story window? It certainly wouldn’t be any of her friends. They would have texted her before coming. Rap, rap, rap, rap.Could it be a bird pecking a seedpod?Victoria crept over to the window pressing her back against the wall next to the window.A muffled male voice called out, “Vickie, are you in there?”She knew that voice, but wasn...

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“The Magic of Owls” by Tricia Shulist

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THE MAGIC OF OWLSTap. Tap. Tap, tap, tap.Bethany-Ann Pendergast looked over at her bedroom window. Her room was dark, shadows filling every corner. In the daylight, Bethany-Ann loved her bedroom, all pink and purple, filled with all the things she loved. But at night she found it a bit scary. The green power button on her laptop glowed like a Cyclopes’s eye. Her pile of stuffies in the corner looked like a monster crouching, waiting to leap out at her. The black and white keys of her keyboard gaped lik...

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“TAP TAP TAP” by Iris Orona

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TAP TAP TAP! It felt like a dream, sounding like drops of water at the bathroom sink. I was so tired because I had been up till 1AM studying for my finals that I just turned away from the window, but the noise would not go away! MILA! MILA! The voice whispered that I heard sounding so far away. I finally realized who it was and said leave me alone Mordecai, I'm trying to sleep and besides do you know what time it is? It's 3 in the morning, what are you doing here anyway? Mila, please let me in I'm in trouble, some boys i was playing with a...

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“A Promise” by Nithyasri S

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It was a late September night. Keith Sommers was sitting on the couch beside the window, reading a book. He tried to sleep but failed miserably. He knew that he could never forget what happened to his girlfriend, Daphne Hall. He knew it wasn't his fault she got hit by a car. But she wouldn't have gone away, running if he hadn't shouted at her.Tears threatened to fall out. He wiped his eyes and got up to get a drink. But stopped before he went out of the living room.He heard a knock. It wasn't on the front door, but the window. He cautiously ...

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“Was it just a dream?!” by Vishal Jagannath

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On a rainy evening around 6 pm, a 25-year-old guy stood in front of a sliding window watching out at the rain and held a sharp knife in his right hand.“Today, even nature is crying just like my heart.” He said with a tearful smile. Cops chased a person in a black, long raincoat ran on the street, they entered a “GATED COMMUNITY AREA.” The person being chased hid behind a car, checked on the cops, and they were searching for the person. Culprit looked around to enter a house and hide. Found a construction site opposite to which the...

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“True wealth” by Rayz Farah

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Once upon a time, there lived a very rich and wealthy man in a big town. He led a luxurious life. He always boasted about his wealth to his friends and relatives. His son was studying in a distant city and he returned home for vacation. The rich man wanted to show off to his son how rich he was. But his son wasn't fond of any luxurious lifestyle. However, the rich man wanted to make his son realize that his lifestyle was extremely rich and that poor people suffered a lot. He planned a day's visit to the entire town to show him the life of th...

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“Hole in my Heart” by Tommie Michele

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It’s the prettiest window I’ve ever seen. No different from the hundreds, maybe even thousands, I’ve already passed on my way here, but so beautiful nonetheless. The window itself isn’t much to look at—four panes of glass, a thin coat of ice sticking to it, and a warm yellow glow coming from inside. I’ve been traveling the country all year to make it here, and it looks like I’m just in time for Christmas. The freezing wind doesn’t make me shiver—it passes right through me. Literally. But more on that later. I raise my knuckles to ...

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Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 138 stories

“Pebbles on a Window” by John Steckley

“A Murder in Monument Valley.” by Drew Andrews

“For the Greater Good” by N K

“The Night Before” by Ashley Hassan

“BURNT FLOWER” by Devi Anil

“Our Country” by Elena Zhuang

“Where's The Fun In That?” by Lexi Meyer

“Just a dream ” by Rayne Hannah

“The Rapper at the Window” by Cliff McElrea

“The Magic of Owls” by Tricia Shulist

“TAP TAP TAP” by Iris Orona

“A Promise” by Nithyasri S

“Was it just a dream?!” by Vishal Jagannath

“True wealth” by Rayz Farah

“Hole in my Heart” by Tommie Michele

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Start your story with a character looking out of a window in the middle of the night.

Write a story in which a window is broken or found broken.

Write a story that involves a magic window — or a window like no other.

Set your story within a window of opportunity, when a character finally has the chance to do something.

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