Write a story about a character driving and getting lost.

Posted in Dramatic on Sep 16, 2024

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“Pleasant Hills” by Kira Paul

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“The sky is looking ugly, Trav.”I glance upward, my attention on driving momentarily forgotten. Rosie and I have been driving through the back roads of Iowa for the past four hours, and my vision is starting to get blurry. The sky is turning an ugly slate gray, a color similar to the road winding ahead of us. In the far distance, thunder clouds roil.“Maybe we should find a place to spend the night?” Rosie asks, shifting in the passenger’s seat. Her thighs make a slurping noise as she adjusts, the hot vinyl unforgiving. When the mechanic had ...

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“Lost in Plain Sight” by Rudy Gomez

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My parents always talked about this and how this was their dream or maybe they meant the dream of the general populace. They thought, “besides teleportation, you could go anywhere you wanted at a much faster rate”. They didn’t think they’d see this in their lifetime, it was already seemingly impossible for the previous generation from my parents’ to have an electric car but when I was born, that was the first thing they purchased. “Safest on the market at the time,” my dad would say. As I kept aging, I guess the leaps and bounds in technolog...

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“Devil's Lake” by Glen Wiley

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The call came in just after 11 p.m.; Grandpa wouldn’t make it through the night. The brothers took the news like a hammer blow to the chest; they grabbed their jackets and sprang for the car. The twenty-year-old Corolla’s springs creaked as the boys climbed in and rolled out of the dorm parking lot. Mort looked at his brother’s face, framed by his long, straight black hair, with the streetlights casting shadows under his high cheekbones. He imagined their Ho-Chunk ancestors must have looked like that. It was funny to see the difference betw...

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“Holly's Shampoo” by William Vickers

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Changing my car’s radio for the second time, I would need something more upbeat to get me home quicker to Holly. My poor girl hated coming home to an empty house that her father usually had warmed up with something in the oven. Now she would only see him at weekends. I hated thinking of her cold and alone so I pressed my foot down to get to her faster, warm her up and kiss her hair, having to settle for a debate on the topic of reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands. Wolves… ha. Why not? The sun was setting against the horizo...

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“Monster in the Mind” by Karen Shaw

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Colleen’s eyes radiated with the joy of a good day. The mid-afternoon sun and the cheeriness of the sunflowers blooming in their yard made her crave for an extension of this day like the old days. She had never been one hide away on the farm for days, let alone weeks, on end. Maybe just a quick trip to town, she thought with a shrug of her shoulders. She knew her husband didn’t like her to go out by herself, but today is different. The dry grass crunched beneath her feet as she crossed the yard between her pottery studio and house. She reach...

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“Hopelessly Lost” by Todd Beller

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The late afternoon sun was dipping lower in the sky as Sara pulled onto the lonely, two-lane highway. She was already running behind schedule, but she had an important business meeting in the city that she couldn't miss. Taking the back roads would shave 20 minutes off her travel time compared to sticking to the interstate. At least, that was the plan. Sara hummed along to the driving beats of the pop song playing on the radio as she watched the flat Nebraska landscape whiz by. After an hour of smooth driving across the desolate prairie, she...

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“Renegades” by Ahmad Takkoush

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“Rollin’ down that dusty road, windows down Leavin’ troubles behind this small town” “Turn that down a notch Jayce, I gotta pee man, could you pull over the nearest gas station?” “Fuck you man, why do you gotta pee every fifteen minutes? stop drinking from that damn 6-pack you got back there. It’s not like we’re short on supplies and we’re fighting these Megatrons.” “It’s Mechatrons actually-” I give Michael a side glance through the front view mirror. I don’t like his company that much, but he’s the only person that knows how to get to the...

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“ A lifelong prophecy being fulfilled” by Cassandra Cornejo

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‘All of these damned roads look the same, I’ve probably been going in circles this whole time’ My thoughts were the only thing keeping me company, considering that my radio stopped working about thirty minutes or so ago. By this point, I was surrounded by nothing but trees and the occasional streetlamp, giving me a small dose of hope that a functioning society was near. They were so spread out that when I would finally run out of that hope I would see another. They annoyed me the more I saw them, despite the relief they were able to bring me...

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“You're Just My Type ” by Vesta Bartholomew

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THURSDAY Minerva saw from her GPS that St.Peter's was only a half-mile away as she approached the place with dread. She lived only three miles uptown, but always liked the security of punching in her destination regardless of the distance. It was especially comforting on dark and rainy nights such as this. She thought with wry humor, “I could get l...

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“A days journey” by Leslie Kirc

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I looked at my watch, it was 9:36 am. Where was she? We had said we would meet here at 9:00 am. I walked around to the back of the rental truck I reached up on my tip toes and grabbed the cord and pulled down the gate on my worldly possessions and locked it. I was glad the gate worked well. At sixty-five I didn’t need it to get stuck and not work. Linda and I might be tough adventurous old birds, but there is a limit. I walked around the big old house made into apartments. I was hoping this was the last time I would have to go up this stairw...

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“The Passenger” by Chris Holland

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Police stop ahead, road closed, the sign said. The flashing lights of police vehicles blocked the road ahead. An officer with a paddle sign indicated that he wanted me to pull over onto the verge. My passenger took in a deep breath, I felt his tension as we pulled over. Bent over looking into the car the officer gave a friendly greeting. ‘Good morning sir, I am afraid you will need to find an alternative route. The road ahead and a number of bridges have been washed away in the storms. You can do a U turn here,’ said the young officer. ...

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“Love is Lost” by Nicholas Marshall

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Friday, October 4th, 1985Richard could not have ever imagined tonight would turn out this way. A friend of his had held a party earlier in the night at his house nestled by woodland. He usually hated attending gatherings but was persuaded by his girlfriend Holly to attend. She always claimed that he needed to “make more friends” and “be more social.” But Richard was not a fan of being social and having a vast group of friends, he was content with having a couple of buddies from work to have a drink or watch a football game with occasion...

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“Lost Without Elliot” by Tricia Shulist

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LOST WITHOUT ELLIOT “You have got to be kidding me!” Elle looked out at the lake. She was stopped at the mouth of a boat ramp. It was supposed to be a road. There was not supposed to be a lake. Slamming both her palms on the steering wheel, she swung her gaze to her phone. “You are a piece of crap!” She smacked the steering wheel again, and threw herself back in her seat. What if I hadn’t seen the light glint off the water? What then? What if—and it's a good thing I didn’t—I had trusted the GPS in my P.O...

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“Maliford Falls” by Joshua Urrasio

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Beckett Gallant glanced at the radio screen of his car as he drove. Somehow, he’d found himself in an area with no signal. The screen, which was displaying a map of the area around Beckett, didn’t even register that he was driving on a road. His radio, which he had turned up, now offered nothing but crackling static.Lowering the radio down, Beckett sighed deeply. Around him, he saw nothing but grain fields, beige blurs on either side of his car as he drove.“How did I even get here?” Beckett asked himself.The answer, or at least part of it, w...

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“The Explorer” by Camille Clarke

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THE EXPLORER This story has sensitive topics such as death, language, and sexual violence. Discretion is advised. In the year of our lord, Anno Domini, May 20th, 1506. This might be my last journal as I lay here on my death bed. The Chaplin has just left, and I am not feeling my best. I was informed by the doctors that I had gout and things did not look favorable for me. This infernal disease took some of my crew. I regret that I did not allot more time to spend with my family. I loved being at sea and this was a ...

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Write a story about a character driving and getting lost.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 98 stories

“Pleasant Hills” by Kira Paul

“Lost in Plain Sight” by Rudy Gomez

“Devil's Lake” by Glen Wiley

“Holly's Shampoo” by William Vickers

“Monster in the Mind” by Karen Shaw

“Hopelessly Lost” by Todd Beller

“Renegades” by Ahmad Takkoush

“ A lifelong prophecy being fulfilled” by Cassandra Cornejo

“You're Just My Type ” by Vesta Bartholomew

“A days journey” by Leslie Kirc

“The Passenger” by Chris Holland

“Love is Lost” by Nicholas Marshall

“Lost Without Elliot” by Tricia Shulist

“Maliford Falls” by Joshua Urrasio

“The Explorer” by Camille Clarke

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a character running late for a job interview.

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Write a story about a tennis match between two rivals.

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