A character stands in front of two doors. Write a story about what happens after they choose one to enter.

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“The Dog House” by PJ Aitken

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“Mollie, STAY!!” Mollie froze in front of the living room door trying to decide if she wanted to listen to her owner or not. She knew what she should do, go through the conservatory door and lay in her cosy dog bed, but she didn’t want to. It was her beloved Olivia’s 8th birthday party and she wanted to celebrate with everyone else who wasn’t furry and cute. She was sure that’s what Olivia wanted as well based on her face as she followed her Mum into the living room. Mollie needed a plan to unfreeze from her current position in th...

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“The Trap” by James Morris

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Johnny took the bet. He could use the twenty dollars to buy a new seat for his bicycle. Besides, this old house isn’t really haunted, he thinks to himself. Johnny made a bet with Billy, a kid from school who has been teasing Johnny ever since he started there last fall. Johnny didn’t want to look like a chicken in front of all his classmates. So, when Billy bet him twenty dollars to walk to the second floor of this old house and enter one of the rooms, he said yes. Now, Johnny is standing at the front door, wishing he just said no a...

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“Escape from Paradise” by Blue Green

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Two doors. That’s the first thing I register as I enter the room slowly, and a familiar feeling of uncertainty starts to make it’s presence known in the pit of my stomach. The feeling will spread if I let it, creeping down into my legs to turn my muscles into useless jelly so that I can hardly stand. Then it will move upwards into my chest, constricting my lungs until I have to fight to draw a single breath. It will continue it’s journey upwards, pulling my shoulders and neck tight as though an invisible hand draws a needle and thread throug...

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“The Door to My Destiny” by Sarah Martyn

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For all my life I have had a special gift. Every person makes endless choices a day, from what time to get their first drink of water for the day to what to spend their money on. For me, my choices come to me in some vision-like state… or at least I feel like I’m having a vision. But they also are very real. My hands touch real knobs and my face feels the real change in the environment; I experience real consequences to every choice I make. Always my choices appear as two doors, and I can only ever choose one. Nobody can see me staring at ...

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“My First Choice” by Taylor Hunter

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I distinctly remember them, their tall rectangular facades were greeting me like old friends, epic and brilliant in frame. My eyes followed their folding wooden layers that flowed down their sides like long winding rivers. Where was I? Why was I here? I couldn't remember, all I knew was that I was somewhere important, doing something important. My surroundings at that time escape me, it's not that there was nothing, but moreover that it's easier to remember nothing. Maybe I was in a white room, or a grey room? I can't remember, honestly, it ...

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“The Two Doors” by Tricia Shulist

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CW: sexual assault The Two DoorsIn her mind’s eye, Jemma saw two doors. It was kinda like Let’s Make A Deal, but there were no prizes, no Wayne Brady, no studio audience. It was just her, and she had to make a decision. Do I open Door #1? Or do I open the Door #2?It wasn’t like she didn’t know what was behind each of the doors. That was the problem. She DID know what was waiting for her behind each door. She just couldn’t make a decision on which door would serve her best.She had faced this type of dilemma ...

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“The Door Home” by Tom .

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The sound of my running feet dominated the silence on the moor. My heaving breath was visible in the cold air. A silver moonlight illuminated the ground and a fog was rolling in. My visibility was impaired and that made the sound of my running seem like everything. I headed uphill to escape the mist. I was lost. Although, that was the least of my worries. I was not trying to escape the fog. I was trying to escape what brought the fog. Halfway up the long slope, I stopped. I tried to get my bearings. I could hear a crisp, continuous patter co...

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“Imagine...” by Aisha Olanrewaju

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Copyright © 2021 by Fallow. All rights reserved.Imagine... Eire Icelander peered at the boy in the film and concluded that he was an idiot. A plain, nonfunctional idiot. She took the remote control and turned off the TV; no one would watch a film she thought was bizarre. Then, she earned stares; some were surprised, while others were blatantly disgusted. She had complained from the onset that the film would be the worst because of the title and cover photo, which illustrated a man by a boy, crouching to his level, whispering incoherent ...

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“Choices” by Greg Gillis

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As she stood in front of the two red doors, Samantha was faced with a choice. She was told that one door would lead her to a life free from worry, but it would be a longer path and her road may be rough at times. The other door would be an easier route, but the outcome may not be as satisfying. The choice was hers to make. *** Earlier that day: &n...

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“Behind the white door” by Rebbie IB

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I opened my eyes. I let out a breath I wasn't aware I was holding, I was shaking. This normally doesn't happen to me because I'd normally be at with the guys and not abnormally in this twisted game. I looked to my side. She wasn't here, she took the other door probably--or she hasn't even entered at all...but that wasn't possible because the floor... I tried to unlock the door but it didn't budge. Expected. I tried to break it down, pretty useless I'm aware but I've got to try anything if I want answers. of course I didn't get ...

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“Mystery Doors 🏚️” by Chloe McLellan

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Warning: Suicide I wish I could travel back into the past and change what had happened that day but, I know it’s not possible so I gave up on that dream a while ago. I still wish and pray for it to change, for it does haunt me. I woke up to screams or what I thought was screaming. There was no screaming, it was all in my head. Sometimes I get flashbacks of that day or dream about what had happened. The dreams are so vivid and surreal it makes me think that I’m back at where it all happened. I get up covered in sweat and am shaking so badly ...

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“Getting My Space Co-op Term” by Charlene 🧙‍♀️✨ Boyce

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I should have paid better attention to the directions, I know, but I was busy thinking about my strengths and weaknesses and how to convince the space agency to hire me in spite of my B- in Astrophysics, so, I had only heard “second floor, turn right.” Now I was facing two doors. I paused, considering. I was still three minutes early. The stories about the agency’s epic interviews were legendary, so a pause at the last minute to consider and take a deep breath or two wasn’t a bad idea. One classmate said he’d been asked to do a fli...

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“Forgetting” by Annalisa D.

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“Hey, Marla? Daddy’s got to run in here and get something real quick. You stay in the car, okay? Keep the doors locked and play your game. I’ll be right back.” Marla looked up from her pink tablet with concern plain on her face. “Where you going?” “That house right there.” I pointed to a small white house in desperate need of a paint job. “I’ll be r...

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“From the Beginning: The Two Doors” by Cara H

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The Two Doors A Perfectly Brewed Cup of Tea “A perfectly brewed cup of tea can’t fix everything.” The trickster god Nyarlathotep’s manner was subdued as he handed his daughter tea in a pretty cup decorated in swirls of silver with orange flowers and brown leaves. “But for a few wonderful moments, it feels as if it can,” the girl postulated. Yadira looked like the same innocent girl just approaching womanhood that Nyarlathotep had known a day ago. Her smile was sweet, her black-coffee hair flowed in the same wild, thick mass of waves. She had...

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“Right or Left, Up or Down” by David Brown

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Astrid inspected the two massive wooden doors for any hidden triggers or booby traps while considering which one to open. Both barriers were wrapped in studded bands of iron, and both were securely locked. Her two companions sat on an outcropping of rock impatiently awaiting her decision. One was an iron-helmed warrior wearing battered, rusty, splint-mail armor and sharpening his two-handed bastard sword with a well-oiled whetstone; a nasty gash on the side of his face, recently delivered by a goblin’s crooked spear, still oozed blood. The o...

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A character stands in front of two doors. Write a story about what happens after they choose one to enter.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 237 stories

“The Dog House” by PJ Aitken

“The Trap” by James Morris

“Escape from Paradise” by Blue Green

“The Door to My Destiny” by Sarah Martyn

“My First Choice” by Taylor Hunter

“The Two Doors” by Tricia Shulist

“The Door Home” by Tom .

“Imagine...” by Aisha Olanrewaju

“Choices” by Greg Gillis

“Behind the white door” by Rebbie IB

“Mystery Doors 🏚️” by Chloe McLellan

“Getting My Space Co-op Term” by Charlene 🧙‍♀️✨ Boyce

“Forgetting” by Annalisa D.

“From the Beginning: The Two Doors” by Cara H

“Right or Left, Up or Down” by David Brown

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Start your story with someone being presented with a dilemma.

Write a story about someone who’s extremely impulsive — or extremely indecisive.

Write about someone making a seemingly inconsequential decision, which goes on to have important consequences.

Write about someone finally making their own choices.

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