Write about a character looking for a sign.

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“Get Your Eggs Here” by Leon Moss

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I was born into a large family. A dynasty with offshoots and tendrils reaching back into history and sideways around planet earth. Our members are to be found in the strangest places and businesses. I have tried, on many occasions, to trace back a few generations and see how the family developed and to plot a diagram to show where they are now. It’s an impossible task. We can also count some famous names on the family tree. And a few infamous. I have traced the family back to a village in what was part of the Russian empire. Jonas Fieldin...

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“You are a Sign of Beauty and Intelligence.” by Muffin Hill

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I am looking for a sign. A sign could guide me through the darkest moment of my life, the deepest valley of the mountain and the most mysterious ocean where I had drowned. I am looking for a sign. A sign could lead me through the mist, through the jungle of mazes, through the foggy forest, through the most furious thunders and storms. I am looking for a sign. A sign could show me the path of hopes and dreams, the beautiful marbles on my journey, the toughest weeds and wildflowers grow on my way to my legacy. I am looking for a sign. A sign...

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“Easter Eggs” by Tim Roberts

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Every Easter the Hunt was up! In Nanny and Grandad’s garden : flash of foil in fir tree - gold and purple and metallic blue. The Redman family Easter egg hunt. Ever the amateur auteur, my Dad filmed every hunt - editing and screening his finished product since the days of videotapes through DVDs all the way up to the Smartphone present. All neatly labelled on shelves (or later in iCloud folders) next to the Christmas games of quoits and the summertime Clee Ford boat races. They were almost as organised as his desk top or desk or red screw ...

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“The Fascinating Fracture” by Joan McMenamin

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Attraction takes a willingness to become alive in another’s presence and remain still in your own space. I wouldn’t say that it is stoicism on my part, to keep from tripping all over myself in those split moments, where I catch the glimmer of someone’s soul light. It is more in keeping with the fracture I let happen in my heart that allows that other person’s light in. That instantaneous rip across the veiled curtains, the set that my eyes hide behind, reveals all anyone needs to know; I am the fool to fall in love firs...

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“Not by Design” by Lucius Doon

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The path is narrow. It winds into the relative darkness, lit only by the faint light of a wilting moon. It is bordered by alien flora, waist high, spindly yet tough. The air is still. It is warm. Silence. I hear my heart beat. My breath is ragged. I focus on controlling my breathing. I look over my shoulder. Have I been followed? Of course not, it's just the paranoia. Is this what I have been searching for? Will I find it? After all these years will my journey end? I am scared and I am cautious. I am drawn forth, tempted by an uneasy re...

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“Looking in a bookstore or library for a sign from God. Why not a church?” by Clinton Siegle

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I almost always get lost. It is a habit; I think. Why? To find one’s self, one has to be completely lost at times.That is at least part of my thought process. I usually look for a sign to follow.Examples?If I am new to a town and want a great place to eat? Find a large person who eats out and follow them or ask them where they like to eat.Why? Most large people or strong people tend to eat at good places because they like decent meals.Signs are everywhere these days, about the ends of time. But I keep on ranting and raving and finally giving...

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“Ginger and Absinthe ” by Dirk Williams

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The early morning sun was starting to burn through the morning fog. The heat of the afternoon approached nonchalantly. For now, the weather is perfect with a little chill in the shadows. Along the waterways, an unassuming man was on a stop along his walk and feeding the birds. First came the pigeons, whose territory he was in, then a large raven landed while another rested on line nearby. The pigeons gave the huge bird space, deferring and staying out of striking distance no matter what was thrown. Today's breakfast was bits of...

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“The Can of Four Seasons” by Hannah .

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Rebecca gently ran her fingers through the ingredients in her cooking cabinet. She had been sent to Canterbury, England by her stepmother, Alyssa, to look for a sign of the all-mighty Can of Four Seasons. Rebecca was bemused and did not exactly know of its power, however; she always obeyed her stepmother. “You don’t want to mess with good ol’ Alyssa,” the neighbors would caution. Rebecca was never informed why, however; again she obeyed. Rebecca strolled out. She was having a terrible day, and thought, A stroll outdoors might be nice. While...

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“"Just look twice" by Bombay Obi” by Kelechi Bombay

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"Just look twice"I had to put on dark shades, that way she won't see my eyes watching her. It was high school graduation day. We were all supposed to be happy, but I was afraid it might end up a sad one for me if Melissa never look at me. That was the sign I needed, a sign to know that she still felt something for me. A sign that will convince me to go over and beg for what I have lost: her love and friendship.I have broken her heart again. I have done it before; twice. This current malice, a product of my last promiscuity. Melissa: the firs...

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“Signs in the Clocktower” by Karma P

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Dong The first chime from the clock tower rang out bright and clear, nearly shaking the walls of Cora’s room so she could feel the rhythm under her feet. Pulling out her phone, she let the voice recorder app suck in the sounds, until she could play them back out her room, just as loud and powerful. Cora scrolled through her recordings, playing ones of significance, comparing them to each other. The clock tower made a happy bellowing sound, as it groaned under the weight of a large marble block being added to the top of it’s tower. Cora f...

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“My Father's Room” by Marama Campbell

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Brooke didn’t know how long he had been standing in the doorway to his fathers home. Taking one step through the front door seemed to stop time completely. The branches of the trees outside brushed their skeleton fingers across the windows. Winter was here. All the plants had lost their colours and the clouds lulled across the sky in smokey violet greys. The old walls of the house once painted a pale green had chipped away and now exposed the raw wood beneath. Brooke looked before him at the darkness that loomed at the end of the hallway. Th...

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“It's a sign” by Noor Layla

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“It’s a sign,” I told my best friend Cara excitedly. The cutest guy in our sophomore year, Jake, had been assigned to sit next to me in Biology class, and surely we were meant to be. In my teenage mind, we would be a real life Edward and Bella. “It doesn’t mean anything,” she’d said and I’d laughed at her for being so pessimistic. Later when he asked me out, I rubbed it in her face, but I suppose she got the last laugh when I caught them in bed together two years later. “It’s a sign,” I told my sister over the phone, pushing b...

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“The Courage to Live” by Reebity Reebs

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TW: Suicidal thoughts and self-harmThe path she walked upon contradicted itself; for it strived to remain within the last rays of sunlight yet engulfed itself in a prolonged shadow. The Golden Gate Bridge was closing for the day’s visitors, which seamlessly blended in with the cars, passing by the invulnerable woman in a complete blur. However, one visitor centered the attention of the young woman. His sleek black hair shielded the side of his face; his forearms rested upon the railing and his body leaned forwards, such as a fan trying to ca...

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“Preston's Trial” by Donald Bluhm

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Preston Sergeant was twenty-five years old, a recent college graduate, an occasional smart aleck, and a young man who was not at all sure about prayer, even though he had been raised in a religious family and had attended religious schools, which taught him to believe in prayer. He thought of several times when he recalled that it did not work for him, and reflected on the joke about the basketball player on the free throw line who made the sign of the cross. “Does that help?” the player was asked after the game. “Yeah, if you can shoot free...

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“Home 10201” by Zahra Monib

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The ivory keys of a piano are the farthest they've ever been from each other, strewn across the backroad of June boulevard. Underneath, the cement is cracked and riddled with used needles, potholes, and waste; even the raccoons have decided their looting is better done elsewhere. And despite the name of this street, the neighbourhood holds an inexplicable coldness throughout the seasons as they come and go, leaving the odd passers-by with wicked chills, especially when they walk past 10201, the home with the broken everything. It's d...

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Write about a character looking for a sign.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 153 stories

“Get Your Eggs Here” by Leon Moss

“You are a Sign of Beauty and Intelligence.” by Muffin Hill

“Easter Eggs” by Tim Roberts

“The Fascinating Fracture” by Joan McMenamin

“Not by Design” by Lucius Doon

“Looking in a bookstore or library for a sign from God. Why not a church?” by Clinton Siegle

“Ginger and Absinthe ” by Dirk Williams

“The Can of Four Seasons” by Hannah .

“"Just look twice" by Bombay Obi” by Kelechi Bombay

“Signs in the Clocktower” by Karma P

“My Father's Room” by Marama Campbell

“It's a sign” by Noor Layla

“The Courage to Live” by Reebity Reebs

“Preston's Trial” by Donald Bluhm

“Home 10201” by Zahra Monib

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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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