Write about a character looking for a sign.

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“that follows you” by Dayzgone Bye

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To some, thunder splash is frightening. For others it is a sign. However, to me, it is musical. The sun is out now, and tiny teardrops of rain touch the windowpane with this almost, I don't know — sadness? I'm only thinking of her now because I always think of her in the rain. Just as beautiful wet as any human being dry,she asked me once, "Do you love me?" She cried. Smeared makeup touched her cheeks with all the delicacy of a thousand knives — knives scratching paint. "Do you love me?" She blinked a few times, ignorant to the fact th...

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“Tuning in the Stars” by Francis Groleau

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Whatever time of the year you decide to visit it, the café Le Foyer always offers a quaint and relaxing atmosphere. But my favorite season to enjoy their establishment is by far late autumn. That is when they start lighting the immense stone fireplace towering at the far end of the café as an answer to the crippling cold slowly settling in before winter. As soon as I passed the threshold, the warmth of the hearth and the crackling of the fire comforted me. The loud banging of the heavy oak door shutting behind me signaled the barist...

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“Butterflies ” by Lamaya Wright

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It’s been 2 years since I saw him. 2 long painful, agonizing years and even though I miss him, I’m still hurting because of him. It is a cold December day but it’s even colder without him. I look down at the butterfly clock he got me and then grip the edge of the dock. I can’t believe he’s gone, after everything we been through. Even though I tell myself I forgotten him, I still long to feel my hands through his warm, chestnut hair, different from my pale blonde hair. I still long to feel his muscles around my waist, keeping my body warm and...

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“the call of the death” by Swapnil Kamble

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That Night dinner had just finished..it was ten o'clock. Suddenly, I had a running hiccup. The hiccup was very long. The hiccup did not stop. It did not stop even after drinking a lot of water. First thought it was due to the acidity problem, So I drink soda into the water glass, but in vain. I mixed ENO powder, mixed in water and drunk, but it was still in vain ... Then till the last, I moved here and there……. But what. The wife was saying..someone must be remembering ... so I took the names of everyone in the house..but in vain. At that m...

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“Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder” by ErikAnne Davis

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“Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder” I’d never tried the drink before. After the shit week I’d had an Iberian style bar in the middle of a bombed out downtown Tokyo seemed the perfect opportunity. “Coming right up.” The bartender was pretty in that generically androgynous j-pop way that had become globally popular towards the end of the last decade. In fact most of the crowd in the small bar were all of the same type. A few people stood out here and there. Being marginally more pretty or handsome than whatever clichéd cluster they were sta...

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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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“Looking for A Sign” by Susan Wells

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“Waller, they found a body on the Midwest Bike Trail about a hundred feet west of the Fox River,” stated Police Sergeant David Dodson, our special-operations supervisor. His voice was full of tension. “Isn’t that for the Forest Preserve Police?” I asked into my cell. “They’ve asked us to handle it because it looks like a homicide. I want you and Garcia on it. I’ll notify the coroner next.” “A body? Yeah, we’re on it.” I looked at my partner, Detective Carlos Gar...

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“WAIT” by Shironity .

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Years back, I had once accused a friend, because he forgot my birthday. He defended himself by saying. “I knew it. I had a sign that I was forgetting something. I just didn’t know what.” I also remember thinking that he had just called coincidences a sign; he was giving meaning to random acts.Now, I realize that we all do the same. We search for meaning from within ourselves or an external source. Searching for an answer, direction, a warning, that we’re heading the wrong way, straight for collision. We see the sign. We i...

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“REFLECTIONS” by Lyn McKinnon

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Reflections I knew I was going to die. Of course, it’s just a matter of time for all of us but I knew it was happening to me, sooner rather than later. Consequently, I had been preparing my grandchildren for the inevitability as my visits to see them became fewer. ‘This might be the last time I see you all,’ as I hugged them goodbye while trying to hold back my tears. There was sadness and confusion as they all said goodbye, except for the eldest, whose parting words were ‘See you Nan,’ as she walked away without so much as a glance. She was...

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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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“Most Valuable Indeed!” by Eugene Pierson

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“Most Valuable Indeed!” Fable – 5/9/14; Revised 7/19/2021 to fit the word count.“It is me! It is me!” shouted the cheetah. “I am the quickest of all the animals in the Animal Kingdom; I have the speed and agility. I raced up to the summit of Mt. Everest in less than 3 hours.” The owl hooted, “Oh please, cheetah. You would not last a nanosecond in a game of trivia. I won Jeopardy and Who Wants to be a Millionaire ten times each.” &n...

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“Open Doors” by Arnetta Freeman

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Long before the hinges had fallen off of the door of our 2 story colonial, our marriage had loosened and showed signs of strain, needing both new paint and repair. Perhaps a trip to Home Depot would do the trick, and we could begin to mend not only the door, whose threshold I had been carried through 16 years earlier, but our hearts and ultimately our home. While I was willing, the back and forth of his infidelity forced me to turn its knob forcefully, and scrape its bottom unwillingly onto a foundation that was already in deep disrepai...

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“Strange day” by Herta X

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"Ugh, where is it? I know I had it here somewhere... where are youuu... oh, there it is!" she said, pulling out this old framed photo that had by now made its way to the bottom of the antique chest she had inherited from her great... great great... great great great... or something like that, whatever, it doesn't matter, some great grandmother, which she was just told this curious story about by her grandmother. Gazing at it longingly, remembering seeing her oil painting portrait by the staircase growing up side by side with other ancestors ...

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“The Sign of Jonah” by Bonnie Clarkson

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SETTING: Inside the temple in a spacious area, vendors sell sacrificial animals. The arguments with customers are barely heard over the cooing of doves, bleating of lambs, and mooing of cows. The smell greets anyone entering. JESUS walks in, looks around and watches, then develops a scowl on his face. He walks out, then returns with a scourge made of thick leather strips. The ends of the of the foot long strips had been tied into hard knots. He grimaces as he walks to the nearest vendor who exchanges currencies. He raises his arm to beat ...

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“A Worthless Worrisome ” by Evelyn Spencer

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"Oh no," I whispered after Johnny and I left the coffee house and parted ways. He's going to propose to me, I thought. To be honest, I had never really envisioned myself married to Johnny. He was handsome and strong, and quite the business man, but I suppose it was so good it couldn’t be true. As I stepped onto the bus, I banged my head against the window, not really feeling the pain. I stared at the moving grass, the concrete and buildings moving so fast. What would it be like to live with Johnny for the rest of my life? I...

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Write about a character looking for a sign.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 153 stories

“that follows you” by Dayzgone Bye

“Tuning in the Stars” by Francis Groleau

“Butterflies ” by Lamaya Wright

“the call of the death” by Swapnil Kamble

“Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder” by ErikAnne Davis

“The Courage to Live” by Reebity Reebs

“Looking for A Sign” by Susan Wells

“WAIT” by Shironity .

“REFLECTIONS” by Lyn McKinnon

“It's a sign” by Noor Layla

“Most Valuable Indeed!” by Eugene Pierson

“Open Doors” by Arnetta Freeman

“Strange day” by Herta X

“The Sign of Jonah” by Bonnie Clarkson

“A Worthless Worrisome ” by Evelyn Spencer

🌟 Similar prompts

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

Write a story where a character runs into someone they’ve seen in their dreams, or enters a building they’ve dreamt about before.

Start your story with someone discovering a photograph that has something written on the back.

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

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