Write about a character looking for a sign.

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“Tumia” by Catherine Githui

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“What will you do with my attention if I give it to you? What words are you going to speak?” Charlotte thought to herself. He was a big man. African Height. Big body and muscles. It seemed like the universe just brought big men into her life. She had grown up in a world of men. She knew little about women. She looked at him intently and stared into his eyes. He never looked at her while speaking. But when she spoke, he would look at her and smile. He had a very beautiful smile. Somehow it sounded like everything he said seemed rehearsed. Lik...

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“The Box” by Martin Cambridge

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The box was always kept under the dining room table, which was against the wall. My mother would get it out and stand on it when she wanted to dust the top of the curtains. My earliest memory of the box is when I was about four years old. My mother had gone out and I remember pushing the box into the kitchen. I used the box to stand on to reach the shelf where the biscuits were kept. I took some biscuits and then pushed the box back under the table. I don't think my mother ever knew. I have an older...

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“Oh, prince...” by Serendipity May

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Nobody told him anything, not even after his old guard disappeared. That is how it has always been. Something goes wrong and he is either, always the last one to hear about it or the one to never hear about it at all. It made him quite furious, he didn't know why this was. His parents expect him to run a kingdom one day, yet they can't trust him with things that he needs to hear? There was a slow and consent stream of tapping noses that came from the contact of wooded boot heels scuffing against a marbled floor. Tubbo was marching back an...

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“I Found It” by Caroline L

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11:11. It popped up on my phone screen as I looked down to a text tone in hopes it was him. Of course it wasn't him. But it is 11:11, I have to make a wish. That was an easy one: what I wanted...or rather, who I wanted. Is that allowed with wishes? Or maybe I should ask for a sign to my wish. 11:11 was a sign, but how could it be a sign for what I really wanted if I hadn't asked for a sign yet. And so I took a deep breath and thought to myself: Oh universe. If he is going to text me, please, please give me a clear and definite sign of anothe...

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“Prisoner” by Alastair Kirk

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TW: alcohol dependency I won’t be able to do that today, I’m sorry. That’s what she was thinking to herself over and over as she lay in bed that morning. Apologies, but I won’t be able to do that today. She stretched out her feet from under the covers and clicked the joints in her ankles. Her body expanded for a moment in satisfaction and then flattened itself out again. The ache around her temples wasn’t so bad this time. I won’t do that today. I’m not sorry. I don’t apologise. Her eyes fixated on the ceil...

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“Out With Toxic Natures” by Aiyana Henderson

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Alia was outside in Central Park. She still rolled her eyes whenever she got compared to Rachel Berry or Jane Gloriana Villanueva. So what if she had Rachel's dramatic need for self-expression? Sure, she could be a little high strung sometimes, but what theater kid wasn’t high-strung? Hallie knew in her mind that she was iconic. That wasn’t an ego boost that she loved to boast to others. She genuinely believed that she was destined for greatness in life. Having a peaceful life still took some getting used to. The trauma she went through w...

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“Signs of Life” by Bob E

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As above, so below. Silence. Stillness. “Put some more music on,” said Edwin, who was half asleep on the sofa in the corner of the room. Isaac rolled his eyes and looked about. He pushed backwards against the desk with both hands and guided the chair with little pushes of his toes over to the laptop. He selected the first Astrobotnia album. The electronic firework sounds and ambient hum of Lightworks filled the room. “Nice,” said Edwin. “A little spot on, perhaps.” &n...

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“JOHNETTA'S” by Linda Claiborne

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Garvin walked out the door of his sandwich shop with his final customer of the day and bid him a good evening. As he turned to walk back into the empty store, his gaze was drawn upward to the newly painted sign above the old wooden door. The ordinary black and white sign printed in large block letters – Garvin’s Market - had been replaced a couple of years ago. In its place was a sign with scripted red letters against a gold background displaying the store’s new name – Johnetta’s. Normally, the sight of the new sign would set his teeth ...

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“Behind glass doors” by Laura Monaghan

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The Days for Daze retirement home certainly lived up to its name. Everywhere Vicky looked, she found blank-eyed stares and drool dribbling from flaccid lips. She herself, sat in a stiff-backed armchair positioned by a window large enough to let her feel the idea of the sun on her skin. Days for Daze had been Vicky’s house for the last year and a half but it was far from a place she’d fondly call home. She stared down at her son’s takeaway coffee cup sat half drunken next to the one he’d brought her, which was drained to the very dregs...

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“Night Owl” by Christian Rom

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I was locked and frozen in a hidden position behind a couple of bushes and trashcans in a local neighborhood in the middle of the night. I had not slept for a while, and it was all making things more clear. The spaces under my eyes were like a marker underlining something important. These eyes have seen what is going on. If you ask me, I have always been a bit of a detective of sorts. I can analyze people from the moment they step into a room. When they do I can tell you, their relationship with their parents and what they subscribe to in li...

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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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Write about a character looking for a sign.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 153 stories

“Tumia” by Catherine Githui

“The Box” by Martin Cambridge

“Oh, prince...” by Serendipity May

“I Found It” by Caroline L

“Prisoner” by Alastair Kirk

“Out With Toxic Natures” by Aiyana Henderson

“Signs of Life” by Bob E

“JOHNETTA'S” by Linda Claiborne

“Behind glass doors” by Laura Monaghan

“Night Owl” by Christian Rom

“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

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

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