Write a story in which the lines between awake and dreaming are blurred.

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“The people you see on the sidewalk. ” by Jindu James-Ibe

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If she could just wait a few more minutes, she was sure he would walk past her again - the man in the black coat whom she had come to associate with the rustle of paper (because he never put coins in her metal bowl the way everyone else did). He never looked at her either, but he always offered a little smile just the same, with the corner of his mouth; cool as the night breeze when the scorching sun's shift was over. Bright and beautiful as a new day when all hope seemed lost. He would have his coat buttoned up to his chin, his dreadlocked ...

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“THE EXECUTION OF STANLEY BEST” by Russell Waterman

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THE EXECUTION OF STANLEY BESTBy Russell Waterman Stanley Best sensed something slithering up behind him. His skin started to crawl off his bones. When he turned to look his suspicions were confirmed: it was his boss, Krishna Pyata. Krishna was dressed in his usual drab khakis, brand name sneakers and his finger styled hair had just the right amount of product spiking it in place. A devout Hindu, Krishna’s forehead was decorated with the symbolic red bindi dot. Stanley noticed that his boss’s ever present condescending grin was mysteriously m...

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“Another world” by Andeline White

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“Memories” by Unknown User

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The day was a sunny and glorious day and I was walking along the store fronts. We had so much rain lately that I was enjoying the warmth and solitude as I looked for a gift for my son. He was about to turn 17. Time has flown by. It seems like he was just a five year old, coming out of his room at bed time with stickers on his belly. He was not tired apparently and came out with his infectious grin, wanting to show us his "masterpiece!" How could you not laugh? Now he was almost 17, a junior in high school, perusing a more permanent jo...

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“I’m Always With You” by April C

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The feeling that was gripping Yuen’s heart as she pulled the comforter up around her chin was heavy - like an elephant was sitting on her chest. Her nose caught a whiff of something that was unmistakably her father, though he last used that comforter and pillow six months ago. It had been six months since he could sleep in his own bed, and three months since an insipid brain tumor shut his body down and took him away from her.She was sleeping in her dad’s bed because she’d flown home to help her mother prepare to leave the home they’d shared...

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“Dream Killer” by Kenya C

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He comes to me every night. When my eyes close, he’s there. But he’s there when they open too. Wherever I go, he follows. No one else sees him, but I do. And I can’t unsee him. Can’t unsee his eyes. Dark grey. Like death. Almost two black holes. Sucking away at anything and everything around them. Drawing you in. Keeping you locked on a path towards them. No pulling out. You’re gone the second you look into them. When you first see them, you know.Know nothing will be the same. Ever. Again. Death will be forever on your mind. Lurking in ...

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“The Time(s) I (Almost) Got into a Car Accident” by Kimberly Yu

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The first time it happened, I was driving in my local neighborhood. The speed limit was 25 miles per hour, but I was going at 15 miles per hour and taking my sweet time. I shifted my hands on the steering wheel and leaned back. There were no other cars, not even any parked on the street. No pedestrians either. Or birds. It felt peaceful and empty at the same time. Wishing that I wasn’t driving alone, I settled my hand on the front passenger seat. It had been a month since that seat had last been occupied, and I still wasn’t used to it. The t...

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“"You're Awake."” by Adrian Wing

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I opened my eyes, though the realm of my dream hadn’t closed quite yet. The rims of my vision were blurred, and the air around me seemed to hum in my ears, the vibrancy of the noise almost glowing in my view. The buzzing was the only sound I could hear, not even my breathing was audible in the pitch-black room. I could see the very outline of my door, the edges of my toes underneath my blankets reflected on by the light of the small bulb in the hallway. It was always on, a nightlight, my sister called it. I remember her saying it was t...

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“Pants are for Snickers” by Anonymous Writer23

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I’m running through a building. I run down one hallway, then another and another, looking for an exit, but the building keeps shifting around me. One room leads to another but they are all the same and there is no escape. I hear a phone ringing from far away. The noise is getting closer, getting louder, until it is coming from everywhere.I wake up. I am in bed. It was a dream. My heart is still beating fast as I reach over to the night table and pick up the phone. “Maya?”“Yeah?”“It’s time.”I am out of bed and on my way to the door befor...

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“Through the Darkened Sea” by Chelsea Auld

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Lane took a deep breath to ground herself. The air smelled heavily of ash and engine oil, but she had become accustomed to it over the many months she’d spent fighting this war. The beach she stood on was bleak, the sky overcast, though whether that was a feature of the weather or the accumulation of smoke was hard to say. It almost always looked like this. She surveyed the ruins of the tanks, the scattered guns and the debris of combat with a heavy heart. The bodies had been cleared away by the clunky B units half an hour prior, but she cou...

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“Into the night by Ihotu Obande” by Ihotukowoicho Obande

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Elana looked up at the sky and frowned as a raindrop splattered across her cheeks. Beside her, two of her teammates Alistair and Rumi watched impatiently as she tried to wake up. Davin their leader had gone to the nearest village to get some supplies and whatever was chasing them had certainly not stopped. “Well? No luck at all?” Elana blanched at Alistair’s comments and increased her death glare at the sky. “I’m trying my hardest.” She said through gritted teeth. “It used to work faster than this I swear. Something must have h...

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“Night-Mare: The Demon That Kisses You In Your Sleep” by Chyina Powell

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I don’t remember falling asleep or even getting into bed but I do remember waking up. The room was dark and not a normal dark, it was almost pitch black with just enough moonlight streaming through the curtains to cast shadows. At first, I couldn’t recall where I was, I tried to sit up but couldn’t. My body felt heavy, the only thing I could move was my eyes. I looked around, my eyes darting in all directions in order to get my bearings. I was at home in my apartment. A small cubicle of an apartment that I kept as clean as I could. I w...

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“The Owl” by Charles Peschel

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I awoke in a sweat, as the night became another day, the past hours have left me without memory of all. I worry not; a voice still speaks to me, its a piece of me spiritually, not physically, but mentally and perfectly.The innocence of man exists again one day, its a continuous cycle I see happening with pause whence we've gone overboard and went beyond our expected limits. This is what I dreamed, This is what she wanted me to see, perceive, and write for the world to read. for the starved to eat.It's 3:33 a.m. and the windows cracked, with ...

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“The Space Between Us” by Jemima Forrester

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I could feel the windowsill beneath my hands, the cool wood pressing into my palms. Grand mountains stretched outside the window, snow-capped under a bright blue sky. My short, bobbed hair brushed against my neck, and then my chin as it swung forwards. A long highway stretched out alongside the mountains, curling away from them in the distance. I squinted, the arch of my eyebrows narrowing as I tried to focus on the point at which it disappeared. I looked down. The wood that I had gripped so securely was morphing beneath my fingers, broadeni...

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“narcoleptic bitchy black swan” by Hakin Ed

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i have narcolepsy, which means that many times, i will hallucinate while transitioning between awake and asleep.it's really shitty sleeping at random moments, but kinda funny. there was this time when i fucked my sister's husband and she found us on her bed. started screaming, acting all crazy and i remember looking at him and seeing him horrified! he contracted his lips, his eyes wide opened and his dick filled with blood! that was sooo awesome!!i kinda feel bad, because they married 12 years ago or so. i am 12 years younger than she is and...

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Write a story in which the lines between awake and dreaming are blurred.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 125 stories

“The people you see on the sidewalk. ” by Jindu James-Ibe

“THE EXECUTION OF STANLEY BEST” by Russell Waterman

“Another world” by Andeline White

“Memories” by Unknown User

“I’m Always With You” by April C

“Dream Killer” by Kenya C

“The Time(s) I (Almost) Got into a Car Accident” by Kimberly Yu

“"You're Awake."” by Adrian Wing

“Pants are for Snickers” by Anonymous Writer23

“Through the Darkened Sea” by Chelsea Auld

“Into the night by Ihotu Obande” by Ihotukowoicho Obande

“Night-Mare: The Demon That Kisses You In Your Sleep” by Chyina Powell

“The Owl” by Charles Peschel

“The Space Between Us” by Jemima Forrester

“narcoleptic bitchy black swan” by Hakin Ed

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story in which someone finds a secret passageway.

Write a story about someone who loses their cat.

Write a story about someone who receives an unexpected phone call.

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