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Write a story where your character is traveling a road that has no end.

Posted in Fantasy on Sep 16, 2024

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“Redemption” by David Cantwell

Submitted to Contest #239

Day in and day out my horse carries me further down this wretched road. Both take me somewhere, but I never seem to get where I wish to be. My body’s weary, tired, and worn beyond belief. The ride alone has sapped me, then add to that the weight of my armor digging into my joints with every jarring stride the horse takes. And always, upon my back, is the weight of the sword resting there, waiting there. A constant reminder of my deeds and my name.   I can’t really remember the exact day I left home, if that even ever happened, it...

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“Roadrunner” by Aidan Romo

Submitted to Contest #239

Tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tatThe runner blazes through the sweltering day on his delicate feet. Along the way, the sights of the Sonoran fly by his pupils. Saguaros, canyons, green bushels, the occasional jackrabbit who’d hop away before he could glance. Tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tatHe reached a strange, desolate human structure, but the asphalt he kicked behind his tail stretched ever farther. Once again, images of the unforgiving, dull landscape would pass his gaze. More bunches of greenery, more saguaros. He thought how fortunate...

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“The Treasure at the End of the Road” by Daniel Legare

Submitted to Contest #239

I’ll never forget the day that man came through our village. He had a grizzled beard and arms like tree trunks and wore clothes which appeared to shimmer and change colour in the light. The whole village fell silent as he made his way through, the sound of his cane poking the ground with a satisfying “clack”, the end of which held a glowing blue orb. The wind swiped the small piece of parchment I was holding right out of my hands; a list of vegetables and spices my mother asked me to get for the soup that night. It landed right at the stra...

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“Detour” by Livia Owens

Submitted to Contest #239

Ava has been driving for hours—days? She can’t be sure. Passively obeying highway signs without being forced to make a decision is oddly sedative, almost hypnotic. She considers the possibility that she has been driving for so long the car may actually be an extension of her body by now. Abandoning it now would be an act of deliberate self-dismemberment. The inability to navigate would relegate her to lying immobile on the side of the road, flailing like a turtle flipped on its back. Scavengers would begin picking at her flesh as the sun bro...

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“Endless Pathways: Mission for Truth” by MOUMITA PAL

Submitted to Contest #239

The street loosened up perpetually before Marcus, vanishing into the distance like a lace of dark against the infertile scene. He had been strolling for what felt like days, his strides repeating hollowly against the black-top. Each step felt heavier than the last, and Marcus couldn't shake the sensation of being caught in an endless circle. Everything began when Marcus chose to pursue a faster route through the forsaken open country. He had been driving for a really long time, the tedium of the open street quieting him into a shock. At the ...

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“A Woman's Walk” by Emma Krantz

Submitted to Contest #239

There are times in a woman’s life where the rest of the world stands still, and the weight of all she has done, and all she ever could be, strains her shoulders and tightens around her ribs. Potential; the word slithers in the back of her mind like an insult, ready to fly free. And yet, she must push onward, even as the world ceases to spin on its axis. I found myself at the beginning of this philosophical road, paused with my foot in the air, and realized that it was my turn to reflect. In that moment, I longed for a companion to make the j...

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“Whispers of the Endless Road: A Journey Beyond the Horizon” by Abdellatif Raji

Submitted to Contest #239

As the sun dipped low on the horizon, casting elongated shadows that danced across the barren, otherworldly landscape, Sarah found herself on a road markedly different from any she had known. This path stretched endlessly ahead, vanishing into a mirage that blurred the line between earth and sky. Each step echoed in the enveloping silence, accompanied only by the soft crunch of gravel under her boots—a stark reminder of her solitude. Despite the unease gnawing at her, Sarah's steps were unwavering, propelled by an insatiable curiosity to unr...

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“Time Lord” by Jim Loughran

Submitted to Contest #239

Time Lord2500 wordsOlivia loved showing off her new tattoo: a falcon whose wings spread across her shoulders. Billy, her kid assistant and she had been comparing tattoos. “I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours,” she laughed. The small dove on his bicep looked more like a parrot than an eagle and when he saw the falcon his jaw dropped.“Holy shit: that must have hurt.”It had taken hours and cost most of her wages but it made her feel strong. It gave her wings to fly! “Who needs Red Bull?” The more her father tried to talk her out ...

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“Memory Lane” by Harriet Cangary

Submitted to Contest #239

I've always loved hiking. I guess you could call me an "active relaxer". The meditation of placing one foot in front of the other in a relentless march forward, slogging through muddy forests or scrambling up steep summits, taking in new horizons and finding new perspectives; it quenches my thirst for life.So I find myself walking on a path I haven't walked before, although it seems familiar, like something out of a movie I've seen. I'm not sure where it started or where it's going, but right now that doesn't matter to me.With every step a m...

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“The Road to Nowhere” by Victor Lana

Submitted to Contest #239

Stopping at a gas station in the middle of a desert that stretched as far as the eye could see, Tim watched the attendant pumping gas into his SUV. The man had slicked back hair and the name “Jose” sewn on the pocket of his uniform shirt. Riley came out of the bathroom with a frown on her face as she pinched her nose.            Tim asked, “Are we on the right road to Vegas?”            Jose finished pumping gas, pulled the nozzle o...

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“My Shoes” by Albert Bergman

Submitted to Contest #239

2/27/2024 A. R. Bergman My Shoes I looked down at my shoes in amazement, they had been with me for such a long time. They kept my feet warm and dry and they never wore out... they grew as I grew. I don’t know how this was possible but it was and I was grateful. My shoes were extra-ordinary. When I was a young boy, about to start my journey to my destination, my Father came to me and simply said, “You’ll need these.”, and gifted me a pair of beautiful shoes. I put them on, startled at how perfectly they fit and began down the ...

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“Fast Magic, And Other Services” by Maria Burgos

Submitted to Contest #239

As desperate as one can be, I guess, though Raúl, who would never think he would ever need the services of a Madame, but here he was in front of a big blue door surrounded by purple velvet walls and green somber lights. The air was chill and smelled of drunken roses spilled everywhere, and even though he was a supposedly atheist and anti-magic pro-naturalist to his core, there he was. This house of witches served fast magic; always truth at its core, never in its details, customers advised.  And here I am. The door opened to an ...

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“THE HOMEBODY'S CURSE” by Kelly Grabovac

Submitted to Contest #239

I shifted the pack on my back, searching for some reprieve from the heavy load. The blisters on my toes throbbed within the worn leather of my boots. My long hair whipped in the strong wind. The village ahead bustled with activity—farmers leading their flocks back into their pens, wrinkled hands pulling laundry off the clothes line, mothers calling their children inside as the sun’s last rays filtered through the clouds. I aimed my cramping legs towards the saloon, smoothing down the bangs that covered my forehead. The men smoking on the p...

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“This Eternal Journey” by Denise A Nisbet (Wallis)

Submitted to Contest #239

Reedsy Prompt 239. Travelling a road that has no end. This Eternal Journey Denise Nisbet  So very well named, the title of my first book—This Eternal Journey. I was so inspired. Shining eyes, cheeks flushed, huge motivation, I sat that first day at my computer, the words falling from mind to page like a river in spate. I was writing my memoir with all the spiritual insights I’d gathered along the way. I lay awake at night forming new and perfect sentences, only to be forgotten by morning. Darn. Try not to do that. But those wonderfu...

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“The Dawn Road” by Joshua Lybarger

Submitted to Contest #239

The dawn road.  That's what people called it.  And those who traveled it always came back the way they started.  And reported…well…nothing.  Scientists, explorers, religious zealots. They threw their best tools and disciplines at it. Trying to uncover its origin or its end.  What it was made of.  What its purpose was.  Were there animals there?  Other people?  People of all walks of life made what effort they could to find something, anything. And all of them came back with nothing.  The m...

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