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

Posted in Dramatic on Nov 1, 2024

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“THE COVEN QUEEN” by Richard Adesanmi

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THE COVEN QUEENThe black cat led the way.Scared out of his wits Timothy Shaw followed it down the lonely and deserted street. It was almost midnight but it wasn’t the darkness that frightened him at this hour. It was the feline he was following. Moments ago it had been Mrs Bale.As she’d requested he’d come to her house upon her insistence she’d something of immense importance she needed his assistance with. Being a close friend of his mother Timothy had obliged. What had however struck him as odd was Mrs Bale’s stern warning he not tell his ...

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“Perfect Day” by Simon Ireson

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Helen felt amazing. Only three days into a week off work, she had so much time for activities. The spa visit had thoroughly pampered her body and the morning meditation had rested her mind. Her chakras were beautifully balanced after a healing session and she was even wearing a brand new fluffy jumper. This was the result of a little retail therapy – made necessary, as she was a little underdressed for the chilly air.She almost floated across the ground as she left the shopping centre, turning onto the high street. It was a regular Wednesday...

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“Luna The Black Cat” by Kathy Hayes

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Luna The Black CatThe Blue Peacock CollectionA Short StoryBy Kathy Hayes Isla checked in at The Blue Peacock Lodge. She selected Cabin #12. She unpacked and headed back over to the lodge to dine at The Blue Peacock Restaurant. As she was walking back to the lodge, she noticed that a black cat was following her. Hello kitty, what is your name? The cat walked up to her and rubbed her legs.Isla had reserved a window table in the restaurant. Bob, the long time server at The Blue Peacock, seated her and took he...

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“The Graduating Class” by Aimee Lavigne

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(Note: very brief mentions of domestic violence, drugs/alcohol, and other poverty/trauma related events) The counseling office at Fir Grove High School managed to feel both somber and chaotic. There were two counselors for about 400 students. They had the usual stress of managing class schedules and providing college and career advice. But five students in the senior class had gone missing since the school year started. Fir Grove was a small town on the edge of a forest in western Oregon. It was a tight-knit community, and five missin...

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“A Whisker In Time” by Syann Atchison

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Mrooow. We stare at each other in eerie silence, neither of us blinking as we consider the other. The cats citrine eyes shone in stark contrast to its inky coat, its tail flicking in unison with the flickering street light. “What do you want this time, Whiskers?” at the sound of the nickname I gave him he saunters closer. He eyes the sandwich I hold and paws at my shoe expectantly. This is usually the part where I give in and feed him a few pieces of my lox. He'll take a few bites and then take the rest who knows where. Somet...

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“The black Cat” by David Nutt

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“The dark road to sun ” by Kerri Macharg

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I follow the footsteps as a thing soundlessly meander down the pathway, just away from the road. The only place with people. The trick or treaters shouts of excitement just buzzing into background noise as I gaze into the dark abyss of the woods. Dark like a mouth that wants to swallow me. Their footsteps stop as it's eyes, green, fleam back at me. Prompting me forward. Telling me its time to go. That the mortal world no longer needs my presence. I should be afraid. I should turn the other way. I know following it will be the end. That going...

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“The Bar Cat” by Will Frederick

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The sun had just begun to set as I pulled up to Earl’s place. Steering the wagon around back, I was greeted by Earl himself, an older man with graying hair and a face lined with years of hard work. “About time!” he shouted, grabbing an armful of wood from the wagon without pause. “Grab another armful, would ya? We're running low in here.” With a resigned sigh, I hefted a stack of logs and followed him through his office into the main dining area. The warmth of the tavern was a refreshing change after the cold journey here. After ...

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“Cornelius ” by Mark Fyers

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It's luminescent light captured its sharply contrasted shadow with the confidence of a silky silhouetted and graceful feline figure with the sharp contrast of a jagged furry tail with razorblade teeth that rose to the ceiling with the hollowness of a sleeping giant. It was almost certainly a cat, but how?I'd woken to the sound of a piercing crash, oh god, the antique monet China that was gifted to my darling wife, Catherine by her late aunt Sylvia. She'd almost certainly kill me when she got home from Seville. We didn't have a cat, Catherine...

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“Inkbound” by Kepler Law

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Hazel slumped over a pile of old, leather-bound books in the dimly lit corner of the university library. She didn’t know how long she had been there, surrounded by the scent of dust and worn paper, with only the soft flicker of a desk lamp casting an amber glow on her face. Her hair is disheveled, and dark circles deepen under her eyes, which have grown heavy with exhaustion as she pores over yet another dense text. Her hand rests limply on a highlighter, which she hasn’t used in a least fifteen minutes as the words blur and swim before her....

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 70 stories

“THE COVEN QUEEN” by Richard Adesanmi

“Perfect Day” by Simon Ireson

“Luna The Black Cat” by Kathy Hayes

“The Graduating Class” by Aimee Lavigne

“A Whisker In Time” by Syann Atchison

“The black Cat” by David Nutt

“The dark road to sun ” by Kerri Macharg

“The Bar Cat” by Will Frederick

“Cornelius ” by Mark Fyers

“Inkbound” by Kepler Law

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Write a story from the point of view of a witch, spirit, or corpse.

Write a story about someone who’s running out of time.

Center your story around someone who’s being haunted — by what or whom is up to you.

Write a story that includes the line “Better late than never.”

Contest #275

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Contest entries

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Stories

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