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

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“Overflow” by Artemis Q.

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Cleo’s first approach to handling the puddle of water on the kitchen floor involved a great deal of swearing at the broken pipe of the kitchen sink. The second tactic started with apologizing for the first tactic and then begging the sink for mercy. When Cleo was still unsuccessful after that, they chose a more logical route and began to mop up the ever-expanding pool, wrapping a towel around the pipe to stifle the water flow. Water still shot through the towel like darts--cool on their skin but sure to inflame their mom’s temper. Cleo’s you...

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“The Closet” by Carolyn Bayne

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Daphne Wilson worked as a medical secretary for Hewson & Hewson, a family run pharmaceutical company spanning 80 years of service. Daphne had worked for the company for 8 years to Dr Malcolm Jones one of the curators of the company.It was Tuesday 10 September, 1984, Daphne lived in a one bed apartment on the top floor, there were three sections to the house where she lived, basement, ground and upper top floor. She had lived there ever since she started at Hewson & Hewson, straight after leaving sixth form at Lady Margaret School for...

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“The final portal” by Bruno Lowagie

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Something strange is happening to my house.When I plan to go to the attic, I suddenly find myself in the cellar. When I go to the kitchen, I end up in the bathroom. When I leave one room, there is no way of knowing which other room I’ll enter next. Nothing makes sense anymore. It’s as if every door is a portal that prevents me to reach the places where I want to go to. I’m exhausted from running from one room to the other in the hope that I finally end up in the place I want to be. Sometimes I walk into a strange woman on my quests. She...

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“OSCAR AND ANTONIO IN A CARTOON” by Diya Sarah

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Looking down at the huge carton full of my personal belongings, I start to wonder if every employee ever fired felt the same way as I do now. “Hey compañero, what’s with all the packing?”.Ah there he is, Antonio Poliblio, my best friend and my only friend."I got fired." "I know, I did too, but what’s with the huge box? We work at the comic book store Amigo, it’s not a desk job”. He smirked."Don't kill the fun Antony, I've always wanted to do the epic job quitting scene from Jerry Maguire, but since we're being fired, that's out of question a...

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“Side Doors” by Artur Nistra

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The door was locked. Frank couldn't help but stare at it in the silent and dark hallway. The door’s texture was smooth beneath the vines covering it. He began to rip away the underbrush with his large hands, unveiling what lay beneath. “What?” He sat back on his haunches and gazed with astonishment. It was a red door. How was this possible? Yet, there it was. A beautiful door with carved swirls and decorations. “Such craftsmanship,” He thought to himself, “It must be Victorian.” Frank was good at breaking old skeleton key locks, a skil...

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“The Mirror in the Attic” by Amber White

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Firmly turning the key in the lock, I opened the stiff door into my new home. Moving from state to state is hard, let alone across the whole country. Thankfully, moving from a metropolitan area to a rural one, I can afford somewhere nice and big. With the freedom of my new job, I’m ready to take a step back; work from home, tend to a garden, make some friends, and enjoy living on the west coast. &nbs...

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“Into The Painting” by Milo James

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I sat there, staring at the blank canvas. I was surrounded by tens upon hundreds of paintings, filled with picturesque scenes of boats and forests, dragons and elves, skylines and cityscapes. I had paints in as many colors as you could think of, brushes of varying sizes, and canvases in as many shapes, sizes and textures you could find. I had such power at my fingertips and yet...my mind was as blank as the canvas before me. In my hand, I held a brush, an old one, the bristles coated in a dull gray paint, as dull as my mind, only centimeters...

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“Candy Town” by Kierra Hodges

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One day it was a girl named Mia. Mia was home alone one day and there she saw. It was a magical portal. Mia wanted to go in the portal.But Mia was doubting about going into the magical portal because she thought it would take her somewhere bad. Mia was so curious so she walked in. When she walked in she was spinning around and only saw purple and blue. Then she fell out of the magical portal and saw a sign that said ´Candy Town. She was confused when she first got there.Mia had noticed that there was candy everywhere. Mia went to go ask for ...

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“The Traitor's Portal” by Alexis Klein

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Jamie awoke to a low humming in her bedroom. She looked around for the source, but couldn’t find what was humming. She decided it would be best to just silence it and address it later, which was a bit frustrating. She waved her hand, dissatisfied but not having any better ideas, and the sound stopped. Since school had been out Jamie had spent a lot of time training herself and her friends at her treehouse and her late father’s house by the lake. Jamie was one of several teenagers that had been test subjects for a medicine that had give...

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“New Home” by Amy Hill

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Part 1 Packing up everything you own and moving to a new town is by far one of the scariest things I’ve ever done. For most people, they move for good reasons, like their family is growing or to be closer to relatives, but for me that wasn’t the case. You see, I had a stalker, we went to school together and i quickly became an obsession to him. It started with us becoming study partners and i guess you could say; we became friends, but not the type of friend you’d see out of school though, you know the one...

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“Limbo” by Dey Knight

Submitted to Contest #38

When you find this, it’ll be too late. By the time the last letter of this message is read, I will have flown the coop, so to speak. You might grieve, may turn to outrage at my actions, may deny them and declare that I’ll be back. (With the Terminator impression you always do—you know I love it). But I won’t be back. The world of empty promises was one I couldn’t stomach any longer. That pay raise seems inconsequential when I walk past homeless families on the way to work. The newest tech means nothing to me when I see videos of childre...

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“The queen who wanted her kingdom back” by Hannah Reitz

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Jordan was peacefully reading a book on her kindle when she heard a sound come from upstairs. She looked around, her mom was sitting on the couch on the other side of the room, watching something on her phone. Her dad and sister were at the store, picking up the food that they ordered.“Did you hear that?” She asked her mom. “Hear what?” Her mom said. “Nothing,” Jordan said, maybe she was just imagining it. She resumed reading, ignoring the weird feeling she had.There it was again, that noise. It sounded like something fell ove...

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“The Portal” by Luke Stinnett

Submitted to Contest #38

December 30, 2034, Christmas Eve Oh man. I can't wait until we go to my grandma’s house for Christmas Eve. She always gives me so many presents! This year, I asked for a new laser gun, and a new video game. Knowing her, I will get the toys I asked for. But I'll have to share them with my pesky brother just because he’s a little “innocent kid”. But he knows he’s getting the best of me because my parents refuse to ever let me play with MY toys. And for the record, he gets way more toys than me, and yet I’m forced to let him take over mi...

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“The Book of imagination” by Thea Piper

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The term had finally come to an end. Jane was all packed and ready to go home. A home where she hadn't been to in years, since her grandma had passed away. She rushed out of the dorm in a hurry to catch the last bus for the day.Well you see, she was running a bit late. "Nevermind" she said, she took out her list and crossed all the points she had made. "Ah! Keys, here they are."And she was good to go. She gave her mom a call before she boarded the bus."Have fun, sweetie!" said mom. "I think there's more cleaning to do than having fun." Jane ...

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“Ut pictura poesis” by Kathleen March

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I moved to this big old house in Brunswick two years ago. I love the Victorian style, but it has its quirks. However, if you’ve ever lived in a Victorian house, it’s hard to live anywhere else. The woodwork, the archways that usher visitors elegantly from one room to another, the ornate decoration, the lush textures and heaviness of the interiors - they are self-conscious features of such homes. They all call attention to themselves. They seduce the viewers. We all move closer and lean over the brocade couches in the parlor, feel the urge to...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 240 stories

“Overflow” by Artemis Q.

“The Closet” by Carolyn Bayne

“The final portal” by Bruno Lowagie

“OSCAR AND ANTONIO IN A CARTOON” by Diya Sarah

“Side Doors” by Artur Nistra

“The Mirror in the Attic” by Amber White

“Into The Painting” by Milo James

“Candy Town” by Kierra Hodges

“The Traitor's Portal” by Alexis Klein

“New Home” by Amy Hill

“Limbo” by Dey Knight

“The queen who wanted her kingdom back” by Hannah Reitz

“The Portal” by Luke Stinnett

“The Book of imagination” by Thea Piper

“Ut pictura poesis” by Kathleen March

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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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