Write a story about someone who finds a magical portal in their home.

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“Tempus” by Alpha Zalfa

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Thump! Thump! The once silent noises only seemed to get louder and louder, completely pulling her from sleep. She shot out of bed, heart racing and sweat covering her forehead. She heard the noise again, this time louder. “Nikolas.” She called to the man beside her. “Nikolas.” She tried again but her ignored her for the second time, she gave him a little shove. “Nicholas!” Finally, his eyes shot open. Slowly, he sat up, yawning as he looked around the room. The moon illuminated through the glass window to the left of the room, creating ...

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“The Girl Who Pulled A Forest Out Of Her Ear” by Amy Spaughton

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She bored into her own eyes in the mirror, pulling parts of her face to catch the morning light in differing ways. She sighed, discontented. “I am going to be late.” she thought. She wasn't. She never was. She was always annoyingly early. Turning her face to better display the side she had decided was her best this morning, she frowned at her ear. A small white bud protruded from it, no bigger than a sunflower seed. Or was it a mushroom? Or some sort of horrible fungus of the eardrum? Or perhaps earwax? Craning her neck and edging...

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“Amelia's Secret” by Harken Void

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Amelia felt a jolt of annoyance and frustration as she noticed yet another tiny corpse in the corner of her living room. Though she wasn’t exactly squeamish, she still hated picking up dead mice. It made her skin crawl on instinct.“Where are you, you murderer?”It was the third time in the last three days that the cat brought a mouse. One each day! Where was he getting them? It was winter, didn’t mice hibernate? She didn’t know. But what she did know was that it was disgusting and very unhealthy for Simon and Alice, her three and four year ol...

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“Never A Sight” by Iona Cottle

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I can’t remember when I first noticed the portals.It seems a stupid word for them, but I’m not sure what else works. Portal implies that you can travel between them, and maybe some people can. I’ve never worked out how to do it though, and I’ve never dared to mention them to anyone else. They’re my little secret, my little piece of magic.At least, they were. I’m not so sure about that now.To begin with I thought the patches on my walls were damp or mould of some sort. In that really grown-up way that everyone does, I ignored them, hoping the...

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“The Portal” by Mary Donahue

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My name is Stacey and my best friend is Kate. We’ve known each other for all our lives, we are both 14. One day we were going to hang out but Kate got stuck at her house cleaning her basement. It was like a rats nest in there no one had been in there in several years.When I got to Kate’s house we started cleaning. As we went down the stairs we noticed something glowing. I went and checked on it I couldn’t believe my eyes it was a portal!! We had no clue where it lead to Kate wanted to go into the portal but I was scared. I finally got the ne...

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“Splendourland” by Greg Gillis

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The town of Tweed didn’t have much to offer; with run-down shacks that they called homes scattered throughout. It was a place where the stray animals outnumbered the human residents. There was one home in the town that had some historic appeal though; it was the old Mayor’s residence from 30 years ago. Nobody knew exactly what happened to him. One day he went home after a busy day at the Town Hall, and nobody had seen him since. Rumors started circulating that Mayor Jackson had been kidnapped and killed, and others say that aliens abducted h...

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“Under the desk” by Robin .

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Once upon a time a small girl named Ariana was cleaning her room before going to bed. She took her toys one by one and carefully placed them on the shelves and in the boxes she had under her bed. She knew that Mister Blue Rose didn’t really agree with Misses Bottle-Nose so she made sure the teddy bear and the truck weren’t sitting side by side. The last toy she took was her Bunny, the toy she had been sleeping with since forever. Bunny was a small, well, bunny. He had superpowers and always kept her safe, even in the dark room, after her...

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“Ask what you seek.” by Vasundhara S

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When the winds whirling got a little warmer, people started preparing for summer vacations, and so did Shiva who booked a ticket for Ratnagiri, 20km from there was his grandmother Sumitradevi’s ancestral home surrounded by cashew, jackfruit and mango trees spread around five acres of land. Shiva planned to visit there with his friends from the city to enjoy the season’s best mangoes and beaches this summer, but a pandemic had forced his friends to stay back at their homes. Shiva took the train and came here two weeks ago, he spent his days e...

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“Passage of the Midnight Cry” by Mikyal Martinus

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Forrest House looked distorted to Kaycee Rego through the rain-splattered windshield of her mother’s Chevy Blazer. Grandma Krissy died and left this pre-civil war home, located in Savannah, Georgia to Kaycee's mother. They parked in front of the colonial house and they proceeded to unload their luggage. Kaycee slung her backpack over her shoulder and thumped her suitcase up the wooden stairs to the veranda. The caretaker, Ms. Doris Cook, greeted them at the front door. “Welcome Mrs. Rego to Forrest House.”&n...

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“Another Dimension” by Brianna Solis

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I was sitting in my living room with my voluptuous burgundy cat; Leonardo/Leo. He was purring so much today. Sometimes, I wish that he didn’t lose all his hair when the groomers bathed him, but what can you really do when he has to take pills for his leukemia. I remember the day that he was diagnosed. He was just a little kitten, waiting to be adopted. No one took him because he was a sick kitty. His brothers and sisters were healthy cats, except him. So I decided to take him home with me when I was walking in central park. As I was walking,...

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“The Dawn of the Phoenix ” by Charlotte Fell-James

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There are legends in our world. Muted by the decades, spoken on ancient lips and carried by the ebbing flow of time and curiosity.There are legends of magic in our world. Tales woven by silver-tongues, oozing from the minds of storytellers and carried on the breath of ancestors. Stories weaved so deep in stories people forget that legends are born of truth.There is magic in our world. Dormant in the earth, its once sharp blade dull with years of disregard. There is magic in our world, so small, so subtle that people have long since forgotten...

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“Fairy Grandmother” by Felicity Edwards

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On the whole, Robert was a good child. Both his parents worked from home, where each had an office in the house. He loved going to his nursery school, where he was a popular child and had a large circle of friends. Normally in the school holidays, his mother would allow him to spend time with each of his friends. But now, unfortunately, that socialising was not an option at the moment and they left him to amuse himself in the house and garden. Bored, he wandered into the garden clutching his teddy bear. He sat on the little wall looki...

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“April Showers” by Noel Thomas

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Dia looked out the window watching the rain pour in torrents. The lawn was quickly becoming a lake. She didn’t like the constant rain. April showers bring Mayflowers, thought Dia as she sipped a cup of tea. Sighing quietly to herself, she moved slowly away from the window. She noticed Granny sleeping soundly in the large, comfy chair. She thought she heard someone coming through the back door. Maybe now was a good time to sneak into the Blue Room. Dia swiftly tiptoed over to ...

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“Elaria” by Random Person

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On a bright sunny morning, somewhere in Chicago, Ronnie woke up with a start, cold sweat dripping off him as he thought is it true? do I actually have a magic portal in the back of my garden? he shook his head and thought it's just a dream. but it felt so real, a tiny voice in the back of his mind said. I'm probably just overthinking things. he sighed and heaved himself out of bed. as he ducked into his closet in search of a pair of socks, he felt his cat, Purssimon, brush his foot lightly, like she usually does when she wants something. he ...

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“Past or present” by Teema J

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I rolled my eyes as my brother and I trudged down the stairs to the living room. Mom announced that it was time for a "family meeting". I sighed to myself. Our family has never been the same ever since dad died, Colin doesn't really remember him, but I do, and so does mom. She always tells us to look on the bright side but the day we got the phone call that his plane crashed she could barely function. It was up to me to take care of her and Colin. I had to cook, clean, make sure Colin was doing his homework while keeping my grades up. Mom ba...

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Write a story about someone who finds a magical portal in their home.

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✍️ 240 stories

“Tempus” by Alpha Zalfa

“The Girl Who Pulled A Forest Out Of Her Ear” by Amy Spaughton

“Amelia's Secret” by Harken Void

“Never A Sight” by Iona Cottle

“The Portal” by Mary Donahue

“Splendourland” by Greg Gillis

“Under the desk” by Robin .

“Ask what you seek.” by Vasundhara S

“Passage of the Midnight Cry” by Mikyal Martinus

“Another Dimension” by Brianna Solis

“The Dawn of the Phoenix ” by Charlotte Fell-James

“Fairy Grandmother” by Felicity Edwards

“April Showers” by Noel Thomas

“Elaria” by Random Person

“Past or present” by Teema J

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Write a story about someone who is working from home and constantly getting distracted by their pet.

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