Write about a family who decides to camp out in the back yard during a power outage.

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“Lights out!” by Sambulo Kunene

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I had walked the walk, talked the talk. Yet I had nothing to show for it. I got a job as a journalist for a local newspaper covering nightlife in the city for me that was more excitement than I could handle. My husband turned, boyfriend, because I barely saw him at night, worked as a chef in the local mall. We thrived in his cooking. I took care of the kids while he was gone and he took over at night so that I could rush the scene. I even tried to look like the scenes that I was covering because I had to be authentic. It was in the heyday of...

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“The Campers” by ZJE Gaming

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A long time ago, there was a family of 4 people. Noah was Liam and Penelope's father, and Noah was married to Carol. Noah and Carol didn't have the best marital relationship, but they decided to stay together for they're children. Liam was 6 years old, only 1 year younger than Penelope. one day, on a hot, August day, the lights went out. Carol and Noah stumbled around to find the home phone, and when they finally found it, they dialed the electric company. Noah said,"Carol, that's a waste of time, the electricity just went out and the home p...

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“Midnight in the Desert” by Nikita Linivenko

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They dropped acid in their backyard, the California desert. The power at Barker’s’d gone out, so Charlie and the girls went out and spent the night in the scrub. The arroyos of the scrubland, wolves kickin’ up dust in the ditches chasing a desert hare, the goddam Solar system spread out above, and a flat boulder, a stone alter to this Bizarro-world version of the Merry Pranksters, to copulate. This was a little over a year before Van recorded “Into the Mystic” when he was doin’ ‘Moondance’ at A&R in New York, but at that moment, this mu...

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“Camping 2040” by Sincerely Free

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Blackouts don't happen everyday. All of Eagle County has come to a standstill , something that even the COVID-19 couldn't pull off 17 years ago. Three hours of no electricity can never mean anything good especially in a city with no proper government , organization or sense of community. Marge and the kids have never been without the internet for even half as long as this and are already starting to feel the need. Since all the drones are down no one received their daily dose of MSH ( Mental Stability and Health ) Pills nor their weekly esse...

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“The Pentagon Show” by Khagesh Mahanta

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“Wow, how special this evening is! Let’s enjoy the loveliness of the dazzling back yard.” I initiated in a little witty, to informally inaugurate the talks. We, all the five members of our family have arranged our folding beds in a pentagon shape, at our back yard, with a view to make it easier for us, to stop boredom from coming near our pentagon. “Today, it’s full moon. See, how cool lights are coming from the beautiful moon.” Mom expressed happily. “Yes. I agree Grama. It’s amazing to see and feel,” My son Ryan responded to what m...

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“Powerless” by Christina Petersen

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"Mom!" Those words droned through her head as they do most days. However, this groan seemed to be a little more annoying than usual. "What? What do you want?" That was too harsh. We are all irritated. I don't need to take it out on her. She is too young to know what is going on. "Yes Jackie?" "Mom?! Why are we out here? Why can't I go in the house?" She looked at her husband who seemed to ignore all questions. "Well princess," her father said as he lifted her up into his lap, "you see the reason we cannot go inside is because it is not ...

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“In The Dark” by Lonnie Larson

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Sierra was up watching Saturday morning cartoons before her older sister, Michelle and parents even woke up. Sierra was just four and her older sister, thirteen. Rachel, their mother rolled her legs out of bed and then she swatted Charlie’s ass and reminded him that he had promised the girls that he would take them to the museum after lunch. She got up to start breakfast. Charlie yawned as he stretched and then he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back into bed. He rolled on top of her pinning her down and started kissing her neck. “S...

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“The Night Spirit and the Alabaster Tent” by Alisa Lee

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In the suburban dullness of Silicon Valley, inside a middle class house with a brown lawn and broken tree lives an overweight, fifty year old engineer, slouching on his coach, his yellowed, strained eyes seeking solace on his iphone. He scrolls down his Youtube feed and has never felt inclined to spend time with his children because he never knew how to communicate with them and the children have long ago ceased to desire his company. Above him is a counter where sits a bourbon glass already previously refilled three times, and the plain hou...

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“True Lights” by Mriganka Bhattacharjee

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When true lights go out, it isn’t the darkness that consumes us. It is the flashes of what left to witness. Eric had left his house fifteen days ago and went back to his city apartment, back to the struggles. Call it a childish action or a result of outrage, it was the only thing he could think of when his father brought home a woman and her two kids with the news of his future marriage. The yelling of his father, the dismayed look on his future stepmother was the last he remembered before leaving because if not a...

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“The Night the Lights Went Out” by Sue Marsh

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The Night the Lights Went Out Suzanne Marsh I was sixteen at the time when we lost power for two days. Two days without my computer, without a shower, without electricity. This was the nightmare of a lifetime. It all began when our weatherman predicted a severe thunder storm warning. We live in Texas, where the weather changes every five minutes. The lights began to flicker as the storm approached. The second boom of thunder, then a brilliant flash of lighting, and poof, the lights went out. We always had candles in reserve as well as flas...

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“GRAY FOX” by Kristofer Ted Navarro

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Judy sat on a log as she excitedly sips her hot coco. Wood started to cackle and the smell of roasting ribs permeated in the air. Crickets were chirping, wolves were howling and an owl hooted from a distance. It’s been a long time since she went camping, but she’s doing it again now, at last. “Ow, ow, ow!” Dennis yelled. Bits of flame flew near his hand as he fanned the flames on the bonfire too hard. “Dad, you okay?” Judy said. “I’m fine honey, are you okay?” Dennis answered back. CLICK! He pushed the button of his old Ipod atta...

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“UNPLUGGED” by Angela Dempsey

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Joe and Susan Tanner, the people living next door to Megan, had two children around ten to twelve. Rachel, their daughter, was just as athletic and fast as her older brother Joe Jr. They were always out in their back yard with loud music by the pool. Sometimes they would create obstacle courses or play baseball. Fall was her favorite time of year because everything was quiet in the neighborhood. The children were in school all day. However, it was the end of July. Megan spent endless hours in her office and living room glued to her laptop; ...

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“Mr.Smith decides to camp out in the backyard around a Cave during a power outage.” by Prince Brempong

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The story is entitled Mr. Smith decides to camp out in the backyard during a power outage.One Friday , during a power outage,the family of Mr. Smith decided to camp out in the backyard .Also around the backyard was a cave,the family of Mr. Smith all together encountered an adventure.Again the family of Mr. Smith came down into a valley ,where the dark clouds caught up with them once.At the backyard ,there were tall trees around. It became dark even faster than it had done earlier on the main road.Again it also became very windy.There were dr...

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“Monster” by Ali Duncan

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I imagine this is what it is like to be caught in an avalanche, the silence cold and dark and so heavy that we can hardly breathe. My brother sniffles – he is too young to know what has happened, but he must be old enough to feel this weight now pushing down on us, must feel the tension in the air. Or perhaps he is just scared of the dark. He is, after all, only a child.Only a child, like…I stop these thoughts before they come to fruition, using all my strength to push them far, far down. If I think about it, I will drown in the horror and t...

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“Time's Up, Power's Out” by Sᴇᴀ Ғᴇʟɪᴢ

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“Dad!” A little voice called from deep in some crevice of one of the Bercan family’s rooms. The call was followed by a drawn out wail, which gathered intensity until it could sustain itself no longer and it came crashing down flights of octaves to end in an exaggerated sob. Durie Bercan, the father being called for, left his desk and hurried down the dark hallway, trying not to trip over toys and towels on the way. His two children had just left the bathroom to run to their shared bedroom and snuggle into their beds, when the entire house ha...

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Write about a family who decides to camp out in the back yard during a power outage.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 112 stories

“Lights out!” by Sambulo Kunene

“The Campers” by ZJE Gaming

“Midnight in the Desert” by Nikita Linivenko

“Camping 2040” by Sincerely Free

“The Pentagon Show” by Khagesh Mahanta

“Powerless” by Christina Petersen

“In The Dark” by Lonnie Larson

“The Night Spirit and the Alabaster Tent” by Alisa Lee

“True Lights” by Mriganka Bhattacharjee

“The Night the Lights Went Out” by Sue Marsh

“GRAY FOX” by Kristofer Ted Navarro

“UNPLUGGED” by Angela Dempsey

“Mr.Smith decides to camp out in the backyard around a Cave during a power outage.” by Prince Brempong

“Monster” by Ali Duncan

“Time's Up, Power's Out” by Sᴇᴀ Ғᴇʟɪᴢ

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