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

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“Hungry spirit” by Gauri Naik

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Misha returned home, one late evening, to find her living room window broken, shattered glass scattered on the floor. Immediately, she picked up a dustpan and broom, collected the shards of glasses and threw them away. The open window left her unsettled. Her flat was on the ground floor and as such, any person could launch themselves, into the flat by simply hoisting themselves up through the window. Misha was a paranoid person at heart, and after cleaning the shards she immediately called for the window to be fixed. But unfortunate as...

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“Bird Bath” by Rumali Werapitiya

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So, there I was. Staring out a broken window at complete and utter destruction. We counted to ten, again and again, until the bomb went off. I don’t know what’s worse, waiting for death on a ten-second clock, or trying to pretend everything is ok, as I wrapped my sister in my arms to shield her from my fear. We are alone now. Abandoned, orphaned, targeted. Over the hills we once frolicked playfully, now lies the bodies of our friends. Earlier that day, my mother told me that school closed. M...

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“Life and Death” by Aileen Andrews

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~*potentially slightly triggering*~ A few shards of glass were clinging on the outside of the window’s pane; upon the top floor of a building. Inside that apartment… mouldy and dull coloured carpet, squishy underfoot. Rain blew into the room, eating away at the plain furniture, flat mattress and barren walls. A whole life had been lived in this room, a child born onto a rug, a teenager coming home to throw their bag on the floor, and an adult who sat and stared at the stars or watched TV shows until their mind was successfully subdued. Abs...

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“The Sound of Silence” by Anna Aneni

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I make my way across the room careful not to step on the boards that creek. I usually make a dance out of this, hopping from one board to the next my breath catching in my throat as I titter on the edge of balance. If I concentrate long enough, I can almost feel the panic swelling inside of me as the boards that creek form insidious shapes taunting me to step on them. Only then will I remind myself that it’s just a game. However, today is different. There is no time for silly games. I slowly pat my palms down the front of my new dres...

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“Maxine Inoza's Vacation” by Hector Luna

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Maxine Inoza hated drops. This lieutenant, and what was left of her platoon, was dropping onto Enoch’s 9th. She hated these four-man capsules, most of all. The Corps had already phased these out in favor of the much more reliable single-man units. Sadly, the Widow’s Peak, this derelict ship transporting them, only had these shitty four-man pieces of crap.The ship wouldn’t even be in standard orbit when dropping them. It would be doing a ‘run and gun’ drop. The Widow’s Peak would only be slowing down as much as it had to. It was in a hur...

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“Luck on the boulevard” by Maria Avisal

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At every red light, Mona reminded herself to stop clenching her jaw and release her white-knuckle grip on the steering wheel. She couldn’t figure out if the almost unbearable anxiety during her morning commute in the last month was the result of the multi-car highway accident she was in shortly after passing her driver’s test, the time she spent as a volunteer EMT in, Roosevelt Boulevard specifically, or stress at work careening out of control to activate her fight-or-flight response. Last week she had finally decided it wasn’t wor...

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“THE WINDOW BEYOND ” by Vickie Culbertson

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THE WINDOW BEYOND Looking out the window in the middle of the night, I felt that the troubles in my life were righted. The solution developed over a crisis that nearly devastated me. Emily became bored with an emotionally unavailable spouse, as I provided a comfortable living for both of us. Brazenly unfaithful she desecrated our marital bed as I silently plotted re...

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“Through a Shattered Window” by Tanya Humphreys

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Hermy walked out his front door early one hopeful morning. He stretched his tiny paws towards the sun and sighed with the simple kind of happiness that only the fresh, crisp air of early spring could bring.He lived with his mouse family in a Lilliputian burrow in the gnarled roots of a grand magnolia tree. The fragrant waxy blooms were just starting to drop their pink-tinged petals. Last year, he and his siblings had played hide and seek around the base of the tree, the petals were like overturned boats on a beach- perfect hid...

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“At The Dawn Of The 5th Day” by LHTA 2661

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"What a pretty room I possess! My Dream Room." Lis said it inside her mind already three times this morning. Maybe she has started noticing her room way too much after staying at home for a whole year. But really, pretty or not, this is her dream room. A small but cozy one with a dark type white color! A study table on the right side of the door, a small closet, a bathroom on the corner and a cute bed on the other corner with a large window. Pretty tidy room, well except for the 'large window'. Its glass is at a breaking stage, hanging from ...

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“Bleed” by Maca Puno

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My mother said I have no patience. She would look at me disappointed because I wasn't like the child I used to be. Little me was patient, it seems. Well sure, if learning the piano by himself, relying on ouido, and just doing whatever works is what you call patience. I used to think I was special though. I actually thought I was smart because I was always in the ranks, I was pretty athletic too, and I love the arts. I thought I could do everything perfectly. And now I am – this. Whatever this is. A college graduate with nowhere to go and no ...

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“The long night” by Amar Agrawal

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It was the first day of the month and I was very happy to get my salary as I was returning home. I used to work in a small factory so my salary was not much but it was quite enough for me and my daughter Lucy who lived happily and peacefully in our small home. It was past Ten so the alley near my house was very quiet and there was not a single soul to be found anywhere. I reached the front door of my house and rang the bell but there was no response. It was weird but I again rang the bell and waited for a while but again there was no respons...

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“Insanity of Isolation” by Akra Carras

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I don’t want to be alone. The words echoed through my mind as I peered out the small window that separated me from the rest of the world. Four stone walls formed my prison, not an exit or entrance that I had been able to find in my stay. The window was the only thing that I had, the only glimpse into what was beyond. Stars winked down at me from the great expanse of the sky, but I knew that their reassuring winks would mean nothing, that morning would come and I would be forced to watch the people move back and forth, doing everythin...

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“Alt-Defenestration” by Denman Netherland

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I threw him out the window. I shouldn't have, but my mind boiled with anger, my body went hot, and my vision went white. And the next thing I knew, I was propelling him back with my hand around his neck, his body hit the glass, and all I could see were his feet flying out the opening. The Cloud Towers are a thousand meters tall, and his apartment was near the top. He had a long, long way to fall. Even as my breathing slowed and my vision returned to normal, I couldn't help but smirk. Mr. Gonaviz's plummet wasn't sanctioned, but ...

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“The Boy Who Had it All” by Mia Cardone

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The year was 2421 and my Mom and Dad had decided to take a trip to Africa. Little did I know, my life was about to change forever. Over the past few centuries, most animals had died out and there were only animals in zoos and as pets. You might want to remember that. My name is Leo, and my Mom and Dad happen to both be really rich and famous actors. I have two sisters who love all of the fame and ‘glory’ that comes with having famous parents but I was always the odd one out. I didn’t like to be on TV, being ri...

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“Nightmares” by Puja Ravi

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I see a broken window, glass shattered everywhere. Beside it there is a golden colored paper with a number 1 contrasting from it. All over the situation that is displayed in front of me I see yellow tape lathered around the window with the words “CRIME SCENE - DO NOT ENTER” printed on it with black letters. I notice that the glass is shattered on the ground from the outside. With that information I came to the conclusion that someone was attempting to escape from the inside of this small cottage that the window was attached to. I quickly jot...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 142 stories

“Hungry spirit” by Gauri Naik

“Bird Bath” by Rumali Werapitiya

“Life and Death” by Aileen Andrews

“The Sound of Silence” by Anna Aneni

“Maxine Inoza's Vacation” by Hector Luna

“Luck on the boulevard” by Maria Avisal

“THE WINDOW BEYOND ” by Vickie Culbertson

“Through a Shattered Window” by Tanya Humphreys

“At The Dawn Of The 5th Day” by LHTA 2661

“Bleed” by Maca Puno

“The long night” by Amar Agrawal

“Insanity of Isolation” by Akra Carras

“Alt-Defenestration” by Denman Netherland

“The Boy Who Had it All” by Mia Cardone

“Nightmares” by Puja Ravi

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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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