Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a black cat.

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“Mister Timmikens Goes On an Adventure” by David Moyer

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Author's Note: This week's writing challenge was supposed to be Halloween-themed, but I just felt like I needed to write something cute and sweet this time. So like it or not, you're getting some Mister Timmikens today. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to read it to your kids at bedtime tonight, and then at the end of the story you can ask them what they think the kittens' names are.“Slow down!” Sara called after the black cat as he disappeared from view for the sixth time in ten minutes. “I’m not as agile as you are, I actually need to A...

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“Follow Your ‘Felines’” by Thaint Elliott

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The girl squinted at the sticker. It was so inconspicuous she might have completely missed it if she had not been relegated to the ‘corner of shame’— the teacher called it a ‘cool down corner,’ but all the kids knew what it really meant — a little sticker of a cat. A black cat that reminded her of the cat from Studio Ghibli’s ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service.’ Kiki (yes, that was her name) reached out to touch the little adhesive cat but as her fingers almost grazed it, the sticker peeled off the bottom of the wall and fell to the floor. “Dang...

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“Hunter's Walk” by Nicholas Ryan

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Hunter was slinking through the alley, looking for dinner in the trash that had been left out from the previous night. His stomach was growling furiously as it had been several days since he had found a full meal. Usually, he only found bits and pieces to eat, rarely enough to completely squash the hunger. As he peeked around the corner onto the main street in town, a large cat, as black as midnight, walked out of an even darker shadow and stopped a few feet in front of him. It let out a small mew before turning away to walk down the street....

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“Clara” by Mary Kaufman

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It was the cat. The cursed black cat you named Clara, only moments after she appeared. I know why you named her that. I didn’t understand it back then, but I do now. You said impatiently, “She can see right through me, John. She knows what I’m thinking…all the time, just like mother did. It’s the way she looks at me with those glittery golden eyes.” I laughed at you then. You thought she was clairvoyant, that she could sense your moods and emotions and see things that weren’t there. Your mother had been dead for almost five years, but you in...

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“The Midnight Market” by James Carr

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Anya had always wondered where Suku went each night, and what could possibly lure her out of the warmth of the house and into the cool night air. Her parents had explained that cats tended to hunt at night, but Anya couldn’t imagine her little cat lowering himself to anything as mundane as hunting.Suku; Tsukuyomi - to give his full name – paused at the end of the front path and looked pointedly over his shoulder. In the darkness, he was practically invisible. Only the glow of his eyes set him apart from the shadows. Apparently satisfied, he ...

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“The Midnight Library” by JoAnne Burgess

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It was late October. The air was brisk as night settled in. Rain had begun to fall softly right on que orchestrating the perfect setting for Halloween. Tall picturesque Victorian houses from the late 1800s stood like grand nostalgic reminders of an era long ago. They watched over streets of the historical district like sentinels guarding my journey home to the house at the top of the hill. The ornately trimmed houses, each one with its own distinct charm and secrets from ages gone by, were aglow with amber light. The wide wrap-arou...

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“The Path of Shadows” by Ghislain Labrie

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Lena had always liked cats, but this one was different. She first saw it while taking her usual evening walk near the edge of the forest. It was sleek and small, with fur so dark it seemed to absorb the fading sunlight. When it crossed her path, it stopped, looked back at her with intense yellow eyes, and then trotted away into the trees, pausing only to glance back as if waiting for her. It was strange, she thought. Cats were usually wary of humans, especially around here, but this one seemed almost insistent. Lena hesitated but then, curio...

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“Love Resides Beneath the Porch” by Laurie Jordan

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This wasn’t how I had planned on spending my day. I had a rather full schedule, but…sometimes fate takes your day and twists it. The extension cord that is your life, the one you so carefully roll and put away, somehow, always seems to be in knots each time you need it. The little critter had hopped in front of my car as I was leaving the house of my last grocery delivery. Lady Agnus had ordered her usual; Marie Calendar meals, cheese and whiskey. She certainly wasn’t the picture of health, but no one could argue that it seemed to be worki...

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“Alix in Wonderland” by Les P

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Alix stumbled out of a bar, already three whiskeys deep into his night. The streetlights danced in his eyes, and he saw the whole world as if through a few inches of water. He felt around his pockets to make sure he hadn't left his belongings in the bar. Finding everything in place, he turned to the right to begin the short trek to his apartment down the way. He felt confident nothing could come out of place in this sleepy Chicago neighborhood. Three minutes north on the main road, then two down the side street to his duplex. A path he'd bee...

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“A Journey Into The Dark” by Amanda Gavigan

Submitted to Contest #275

The mewling outside hadn’t stopped in over an hour. Frustrated, I sighed and ran my hands through my long, thin brown hair. I was never going to finish writing my new fae romance now, I thought as I got up to see what was causing the noise. I walked over and opened my back door, cringing as the hinges creaked with the effort. There, standing on my porch, was a small black cat whose green eyes seemed to look right through me. Instinctively, I reached down to pick it up, but before I could grab the cat, it moved toward me instead, wrappi...

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“Only the Black Cat Knows” by Kristen D'angelo

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*Trigger warning: sexual and physical violence* Alice is pretty sure she’s dying. Her hair started falling out in clumps three days ago. She hasn’t been able to get warm in almost a week. In the mirror she looks pale with an almost blue undertone. Cloudy white rings appeared around her irises. Yesterday, she bumped into her coffee table and the skin on her shin literally sloughed off as if it were tissue paper. No blood poured out of the wound like she expected–it just slowly oozed out in dark purple beads. And the smell. No matter how...

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“The Truth-Seeker’s Quest” by Nancy Soriano

Submitted to Contest #275

I huffed and heaved, having difficulty breathing, trying to catch up with the small creature with green eyes and black fur and a white patch on her chest. She was leading me somewhere — I guessed to a batch of kittens in danger since she was meowing very desperately, but I had been running with her for a while and so far nothing. If I stopped for a second, she’d meow at me like keep going! “Where are you leading me cat?!” I yelled, but something told me to trust her. It was late and a school night. Mother will kill me if I come back ho...

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“paws to follow” by Seth Mei

Submitted to Contest #275

I had been up late, trying to finish my homework, completely absorbed in my work. Time seemed to slip away unnoticed until the stillness of the night finally made me realize how late it had gotten. The house was so quiet, the kind of silence that made everything feel suspended in time. Suddenly, I heard it—a faint, almost distant sound. At first, I couldn’t quite place it, but then it became clearer: the unmistakable sound of a cat meowing.I lifted my head from my desk, trying to make sense of the noise. I glanced at the clock, and my heart ...

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“The Chase” by Shelby Wood

Submitted to Contest #275

I swear he keeps eyeing me. I try to act casual as I walk down the wet sidewalk, looking for a good place to turn. It is dark, which works in my favor. I know that my black coat helps me hide amongst the shadows, but this street is so bloody well-lit that I cannot find one. I pick up my pace to more of a trot and zip past a couple walking in the other direction. I go another block, attempting to act like I do not see him, but I know that my heavy breathing is exposing my panic. Suddenly, he’s yelling to me. “Come here, little girl!” His voic...

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“Urns” by Christopher Kooker

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It’s a strange thing following a cat. Excruciating waits melt into bursts of activity, forewarned by nothing more than a shift in the air too subtle for the human senses. But the cat feels it, or hears it, or smells it, and trots off, puffed up with purpose. It takes tortured, serpentine routes that dive under and squeeze between and double-back, avoiding the road most traveled for hazy night-reasons. The cat must know it is being followed, but it neither runs away nor explains where it is going, nor why it’s going there so very slowly. To f...

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Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a black cat.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 70 stories

“Mister Timmikens Goes On an Adventure” by David Moyer

“Follow Your ‘Felines’” by Thaint Elliott

“Hunter's Walk” by Nicholas Ryan

“Clara” by Mary Kaufman

“The Midnight Market” by James Carr

“The Midnight Library” by JoAnne Burgess

“The Path of Shadows” by Ghislain Labrie

“Love Resides Beneath the Porch” by Laurie Jordan

“Alix in Wonderland” by Les P

“A Journey Into The Dark” by Amanda Gavigan

“Only the Black Cat Knows” by Kristen D'angelo

“The Truth-Seeker’s Quest” by Nancy Soriano

“paws to follow” by Seth Mei

“The Chase” by Shelby Wood

“Urns” by Christopher Kooker

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