Start your story with someone entering a taxi and saying ‘follow that car.’

Posted in Dramatic on Jan 20, 2023

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“The Night Shift” by Nataliia Stempkovska

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On a dark, narrow street in a residential district, it's rare to see anyone at two o'clock in the morning on Tuesday.Except the local tramp Harry, who wakes up at this time from the persistent whining, which rises from the lower abdomen to the solar plexus and forces him to snoop around the trash can of the local bar in search for something to eat.But even Harry was nowhere to be seen today. Only Bobby's tired, unshaven, wrinkled face, which seemed even older in the blue glare of his phone screen, could be seen through the windshield. Bobb...

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“Follow that Car” by John Steckley

Submitted to Contest #182

“Driver, follow that car” The taxi driver could not believe what he had just been told to do. He was just about to ask the man in the back seat whether he thought he was in some old movie, when the man who had just burst into the backseat, flashes his police id. The taxi driver, who had himself seen such old movies, was kind of addicted to them actualy, squealed his tires as he took off in pursuit of ...

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“Chasing Life” by Jim Driesen

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I had Daffy Duck in my car one time. I know, you’re raising an eyebrow in disbelief. A cartoon character, you say. Yes, that’s what I said. You see, your life is not like mine. I’ve been subjected to a Hell on earth all my life, or at least since I started driving around age 18. You don’t say no to Daffy Duck when he jumps in your car at a red light and demands you “follow that car”. That car, by the way, contained what appeared to be gray and pink bunny ears sticking up in the back window. The chase went on for an hour, careening around tur...

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Start your story with someone entering a taxi and saying ‘follow that car.’

Submissions are closed

✍️ 33 stories

“The Night Shift” by Nataliia Stempkovska

“Follow that Car” by John Steckley

“Chasing Life” by Jim Driesen

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with a home alarm system going off.

Set your story in a society where everyone is constantly aware of unwanted surveillance.

Write a story where someone’s paranoia is justified.

Write about a character who wishes they could just disappear — and then they do.

Contest #182

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