Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

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“The Log in Your Eye” by Jesse Shelton

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Greg was barely asleep beside his wife when he was awoken by an unexpected knock on their bedroom window. It was 3.02 a.m. He was supposed to be away on a sales assignment but had made an impromptu return after missing a connecting flight. He had left early morning and was due back in a week. After missing his flight, he had not bothered to inform his wife because there was a chasm between the two lately.He had returned at 12.05 a.m. to find Becky dead drunk and asleep in the couple’s bedroom. Their sons, Eric, 7, and Brian, 5, were asleep i...

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“Nightmares” by Lynsey Mitchell

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Clock ticking breaking the empty silence of the room, Staring at the ceiling in darkness. He lay there still. His body tucked safely under the warm embrace of his bed covers. The endless ticking in the dark, echoing around the small, hollowed room. Peaceful- yet not. The Erie light from the misty moon, casting a glow on the old wooden floorboards of the chilly room. A dull three taps on the glass window send shivers down his spine. His body jumping and sitting up, looking to the glowing window. He Lifted himself out of the warm bed, lettin...

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“Pitter Patter” by Tanya Larsen

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Pitter Patter By: Tanya Larsen “Tap, tap, tap.” Linda heard the sound and groaned inwardly. Terror crept up into every nook of her body. Barely able to bring the covers any tighter against her grizzled, gray hair, she let out a whimper without realizing it and ended up scaring herself with the foreign sound. She wished she could scream, 'GO AWAY!' but knew from previous instances that this would only enrage whoever or whatever this was. She held her breath for what seemed like hours, the silence heavy with dread. “Tap, tap, t...

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“reality window ” by Programming Languages

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It's the beginning of spring, in the central city of America. The mid-age man of 45 years old is working on his laptop. He's the lazy and boring person of all time. He didn't even give time to himself or gone out for a walk in months. He was a work addict and wants to earn a lot of money. He is all alone by himself and doesn't even like talking to anyone. His life was destroyed long ago when his wife and kids left him and he lost everything on the same day. he has very bad habits considering of which lieing, not accepting his mistakes and an...

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“The girl” by Shardae King

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There was a knock at my window. I was just laying in my bed and I heard it. I crept towards the window cautiously and I slowly open the curtains. The moonlight shone on the figure outside my house. It was a girl, she was was standing outside my window. Why she didn't just go to the front door. I wondered. I open the window. And asked her was she okay. She didn't reply, she look scared. She was wearing a funny looking dress It was all black. I closed my window and the curtains and went into my bed thinking she'd go away. But then I heard it a...

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“The unexpected knocking at the window” by Anika Roy

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Maggie stares at the two plastic bags sitting atop the coffee table through bloodshot eyes narrowed to nothing more than a slit. For more than an hour now, knowing her resistance is weak, her will ready to give, they’ve taunted her with whispered promises of a paradise in which there is no worry or pain.She lets a finger softly stroke the closest, the one filled with her “stuff,” then shifts to the other, tracing the pipe and needles with her long fingernail.We’re here for you, Maggie, they seem to say. Just one last time. Then you’ll ...

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“The Unexpected Knock” by Lyn Carstone

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The knock was unexpected. After all it was only Tuesday and movies nights weren’t till Thursday so no one should be knocking on the window. Maybe I had imagined it. It was probably just my mind’s desperate attempt at escaping the tedium of learning when famous weapons were forged. Some days I really hated homework. I rubbed one of my delicate horns, trying to encourage myself to focus. Another knock. Not my imagination then. I glanced at the purple drapes that hid the secret window. A third knock- this one sounded a bit desperate. I tossed ...

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“NIGHTMARE” by Olajumoke Emmanuel

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Episode One ROSE POV Staring blankly around my room,I had nothing to do. Boredom and loneliness is just like a part of me. I really want to come out of my shell but it looks impossible. A sudden knock jolted me out of my reverie. I stood at alert, waiting if I would hear the sound once again and detect where it is coming from. "Rose, dinner is ready. Come join us at the dinning table". I heard the tiny voice of my younger sister calling me. I really do not love associating myself with people and sitting down to eat dinner is like a pai...

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“Twisting Fog” by Matilda Classon

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My ordinary day got interrupted by a strange knocking on my window. It was odd because I was sitting in my desk chair upstairs. At first, I didn’t think much about it. Maybe it was just a bird who flew into it or someone knocking at the neighbours' door. I don’t know how many times I had mistaken that for someone visiting me. But then there it was again, and again. I got up to open up my curtains and had a look. It wasn’t easy finding the source; a heavy fog had enveloped everything around me. I couldn’t even see my garden outback. It was al...

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“Bee Cup” by Jen Pendragon

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When I was in high school I literally lived up the street from my boyfriend. He had a treehouse in his backyard and if you climbed around the largest branch you could also sneak into the house from the second floor. It’s probably why I have bad knees. So one evening when I woke up to something hitting my own window, I was startled to say the least. First of all, my room was in the attic of my house. Second, there were no hearty trees near the windows of my house, because my dad said he didn’t like the way they cluttered the yard and had them...

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“O-Hi-” by Ari Jackson

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“O,” Enoch mumbled. He opened the window after Bas knocked three times, but instead of letting him in, he stood guard over the frame. “Were you going to smash my window in?” “No,” says Bas, crossing his arms behind his back, crossing his fingers on his left hand, and clutching the brick with his right. He lets it fall into the grass when Enoch backs away from the frame, and he crawls through the wood. “I hope you have a reason for being here at four o’clock in the morning,” Enoch says, dragging Bas from his bed, and throwing him into the...

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“Knock Knock” by Keiko Canonita Ong

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Knock knock. Ah, it’s night time. I must be hearing things. Knock knock, knock knock. Why is the sound more desperate than before? I climb down from the bed and rub my tired eyes. Light pours in through the glass panes, shining and twinkling like stars. I tread gently to the window, the soft carpet soothing my feet. When my hands come in contact with the door handle, I flinch. The metal is cold and unwelcoming. Squinting my eyes, I unlock my window and open it wide. I am immediately assaulted by strong, gushing wind that almost pushes me...

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“A Wonderful Day” by Jaideep Khanduja

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Julia's ears were desperate to hear doorbell when she heard an unexpected knock on the living room window that was three feet above the main entrance of the room. Just before that, every now and then she was looking at the main door in between ensuring that her makeup remains intact. It was her birthday today. Roberts had ensured he would be back from office early not later than 2 pm. Then they had plans for a romantic evening at their breach house. Post that a table was reserved for dinner in the most luxurious restaurant in the city situat...

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“What If?” by I Am Risus

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"Knock knock" I decelerated when I heard the sound of a car slowing down nearby me and knocking on the car window. It was a pewter-colored car with lots of dust on it. The road was narrow. I was on a hill with myriad deep-rooted willows beside me. There was a loose, rosewood skirt on me, and my legs were revealing as I wandered. I tried to pull my skirt down to hide my legs, place my bag in front of me to hide my boobs. I squeezed the keys in my left hand to protect myself; no wonder they will work. I tried to walk briskly again without co...

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“THE ROOF MAN” by Emma How

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She awoke startled and drenched in sweat. Listening for the source of her unwanted wake up call. She leant forward to peer down on the street below through the skylight that stretched above her bed. An uncomfortable cot, slotted tightly against the wall beneath the sloping ceiling. A compact but necessary set up in her tiny but cost-effective abode. A loft room on the top floor of the building. What was once a spacious merchant’s townhouse now mercilessly divvied up, every inch rammed to the brim with tenants. There did not appear to be anyb...

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Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 138 stories

“The Log in Your Eye” by Jesse Shelton

“Nightmares” by Lynsey Mitchell

“Pitter Patter” by Tanya Larsen

“reality window ” by Programming Languages

“The girl” by Shardae King

“The unexpected knocking at the window” by Anika Roy

“The Unexpected Knock” by Lyn Carstone

“NIGHTMARE” by Olajumoke Emmanuel

“Twisting Fog” by Matilda Classon

“Bee Cup” by Jen Pendragon

“O-Hi-” by Ari Jackson

“Knock Knock” by Keiko Canonita Ong

“A Wonderful Day” by Jaideep Khanduja

“What If?” by I Am Risus

“THE ROOF MAN” by Emma How

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

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

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