Write about a character looking for a sign.

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“The Crossing” by Kyle Barratt

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Staring off into the distance, and somewhat mesmerized by the flashing lights in front of him, Bill slowly pulled up and stopped at the boom gates. Even the drone of the morning disc jockey in the background, wasn’t enough to break his concentration. He had always tried his best to avoid this route, and as the traffic lined up behind him, he knew his choice this morning was going to make him late for work. As the crossing bells rang out, he leant over to adjust the radio in an attempt to drown out their warning, then casually gla...

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“Signs” by M H Tucker

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“Hi. Hello. I’m looking for a sign.” Liza started to lift up the paper she was holding, but the short man she’d hoped would provide the answer simply shook his head at her and walked away. “Lady, aren’t we all?” If this had been a project on social behaviors in a small town, Liza would have struck gold. It would have been even better if her project had been a study of how outsiders in a tourist village were treated. No, she just had to come to Corolla to study history and not even anything as interesting as the wild horses or the nearby ...

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“waiting on a sign” by James Mckinley

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Julie was so dog eared tired of bad relationships. She had tried everything from dating apps to blind dates to going out to clubs to meet people. It seemed that no matter how much she tried on her own, she just kept ending up with mismatches or total jerks. So finally in desperation, she decided to turn to the supernatural, no not Witch craft, but Astrology. She began keeping track of her Zodiac sign and looking at horoscopes. She began burning incense to clear out negative energy that was plaguing her life. She even hired someone to redecor...

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“The perfect moment.” by Steve Gauden

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Three months’ salary, apparently the required amount to spend on these things. As hard as it had been to save the cash, the ring was beautiful. It was perfect and there was no way Claire wouldn’t love it as much as I did. Now I just needed the perfect moment to accompany the perfect ring. All my planning was finally coming together, the stage was set. Rose petals strewn across the porch, candles lit a path down the garden to where I would be waiting for her, crouched on one knee. The romantic proposal she had always craved. There had always...

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“Erik with a K” by Madison Heller

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She swore she was going in circles, but then again, that wasn’t exactly possible on an interstate headed due west. Still, she thought she’d have hit the exit for Highway 50 by now to drop her in to Lake Tahoe. “This is so damn stupid. Why are you even going to this thing, Lillian?” She didn’t talk to herself often. That was usually reserved for moments just like this one: when she could not fathom the situation she put herself in. “Lillian, what did I say about staying out past curfew with that boy?” Or “you’re on thin ice, Lillian. Check th...

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“Just a Goodbye” by Sruthi G

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We look for signs as evidence to prove our intuitions. But we often miss the signs that prove us wrong. This could become an obsession. Obsession could take a life. He was gone. Gone forever. I stared at his lifeless body, hoping for a different outcome. All my eyes needed was a blink. But my brain denied sending any signals. It was busy handling my heart. To give my eyes the much-needed break, I shifted my sight to the hall. The hall was surrounded by his friends, filled with wails, saturated with condolence messag...

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“The Ultimate Goal ” by Nicole Jerrell

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“Let’s get our heads out of our behinds and into the game,” exclaimed Coach, which is accompanied by the sprinkling of his spit, which we have all gotten used to. I think Coach is going over the game plan, but I can barely focus. Even if I wanted to focus I can’t even hear him, and I think everyone else is just nodding along, pretending like they understand. I decide to lay down and do some “stretches,” which is my way of zoning out without getting noticed. As my head reaches the ground, the stadium light begins to get brighter, like a tra...

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“Happily ever after” by Sharmila Nizam

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“Flowers are beautiful” Dewmi stated smiling with the flowers. Aasuka walk to her then touch the flowers which her fingers are playing with. “Yes, but weak and fragile” he said moment later, “And soon it will wither.” He completed. He looked at her intensely “there for no use.” He smiles with her. Dewmi felt the high voltage electricity which ran through her spine. His tone and his glance convinced her that he mean every word he said. In a blink of an eye he smashed the flower with his two fingers. And dropped the smashed piece...

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“Something Must Be Done” by Lilia May

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The floods had ravaged the cities, drowning the sparkling skyscrapers in dirty brown water. The heat waves had cracked the concrete, warped the glass, littered the parks with the crisp bodies of the unfortunate. The hurricanes had torn apart the suburbs and the farmlands, shedding cow carcasses amongst splintered piles of wood. The cold snaps had frozen the crops into brittle twigs, permeated the thin walls of the people’s homes until frost settled where air used to. The tsunamis had raged in and raged out, a frothing wall of doom laying was...

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“Small Signs” by Ayinde Prather

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A young man stood in front of a group in an auditorium. It was full of hundreds of people, all of different ethnicities, genders, and religions. All waited to hear what he would have to say. Taking a deep breath, feeling just as nervous as the first time he did it, he began the speech he’d given a thousand times. “Welcome to Highway to Heaven.” “I've never been a super religious guy. Sure I went to church every few Sundays with my grandparents, but that was just what was expected. As elderly black folk, God was pretty much a staple...

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“Danny vs Irony” by Corey Rose

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Danny vs Irony By: Corey A. Rose Danny Fieldman stood in his home looking out the window. The world seemed to have changed dramatically in just a few years. Trump was president, and now a democratic had taken over. Churches were empty, and everyone and their brother had their noses buried in a cell phone. No one wanted to work. Masks that “saved lives” or to the other side “Took away our civil liberties” littered parking lots, rivers, and overflowing trashcans. One side wore the mask as a badge of honor as if they themselves we...

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“The green skif ” by David Painter

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The green skiff It was only a skiff, just a green skiff no more than an inland bay runner with a thirty five horse power Evinrude motor and one too many coats of paint, but it was freedom, it was dads old boat. That had been sitting up since I was fifteen. I had often thought that if I were that boat, I would never feel the salt spray of the sea again. It had been setting on that X frame covered by a kindred green canvas tarp, the kind with brass eyelets and lashed down with cotton rope. So it was that I debated whether to g...

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“Break Free” by Jaymantee Lugun

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Break Free by Jay Lugun Ara tossed and turned. Another sleepless night for her. It was impossible to ignore how things kept repeating themselves in her life and how it became difficult solving them by herself. She thought instead of begging for assistance and understanding here and there, she would feel better if she prayed. Ara was being unfairly treated by her employer. In a few weeks she would be redeployed and had been summoned to leave her office. Working for the company in another state would have suited her was she younger. Now it was...

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“Pink-eyed Pimpernels and Peacocks ” by Brenda Liddy

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Write about a character looking for a sign. Pink-eyed Pimpernels and Peacocks The word ‘sign’ means a ‘gesture or motion of the hand,’ and comes from the Old French signe, meaning ‘sign’ or ‘mark’ and from the Latin signum, meaning, ‘identifying mark, token, indication, symbol’. It also means ‘proof, military standard, ensign, a signal, an omen, sign on the heavens, or constellation’. I grew up on a farm in County Derry, and I suppose from an early age, I heard my father talking about the weather. A farmer needs to be in ...

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“Bad Habits” by Sofia Isabelle Bautista

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Procrastinating has always been a bad habit of mine. Even in making big decisions like this, I’d leave it to the last minute. I looked at perhaps the thickest books I’ve ever seen stacked on my desk. Algebra, calculus, trigonometry - most people get dizzy just thinking about the numbers and equations that fill up the pages of these books. Even I am tired of memorizing each and every formula that the math lords have bestowed upon us. The semester is ending but I still haven’t decided if I really wanted to change my course. My father was a pro...

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Write about a character looking for a sign.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 153 stories

“The Crossing” by Kyle Barratt

“Signs” by M H Tucker

“waiting on a sign” by James Mckinley

“The perfect moment.” by Steve Gauden

“Erik with a K” by Madison Heller

“Just a Goodbye” by Sruthi G

“The Ultimate Goal ” by Nicole Jerrell

“Happily ever after” by Sharmila Nizam

“Something Must Be Done” by Lilia May

“Small Signs” by Ayinde Prather

“Danny vs Irony” by Corey Rose

“The green skif ” by David Painter

“Break Free” by Jaymantee Lugun

“Pink-eyed Pimpernels and Peacocks ” by Brenda Liddy

“Bad Habits” by Sofia Isabelle Bautista

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An apparent coincidence occurs. Write a story about a character who suspects paranormal, spiritual, or criminal causes.

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Write a story about someone who starts noticing the same object or phrase wherever they go.

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