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

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“Gilded Cage” by Juno Y.

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Penelope pauses at the fork in the passageway, torch in hand. It’s almost funny, the way the tunnels seem to challenge her at every turn. To the right is the nursery, built for her family when they were all children. To the left is the way out, the way she’s taken nearly every day for meetings of the Rebellion. Yes. A rebellion. The word still gives her tingles of excitement as she thinks of following in the footsteps of all the great heroes, like Theseus and Perseus. Everything has been set up: A tyrant on the throne, civil unrest, e...

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“The Meaning.” by John Kieffer

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Julie was confused. She had gone to bed in her tiny apartment, wearing heavy pajamas, under two heavy comforters, and with her overweight tabby cat curled up at her feet. Where she found herself now was not her tiny apartment. She woke up in a strange room wearing casual mid summer appropriate clothes, with a pillow but no blankets of any kind, and her overweight tabby cat was nowhere to be found. The room was an especially curious thing. If Julie had to guess, it appeared to be about twenty-five feet wide by twenty-five feet long, and abo...

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“Leftover's Crushing Victory” by Ryan Haynes

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As the hot afternoon sun beared down, Mirk and Tam approached the royal castle in Prosperity, seeking to confront the king. Before Lenny Overature had been crowned, his father's advisor Bill had posed as Lenny's hero Hugh, the man from another world that Mirk and Tam worked for. Bill stole Lenny's features, leaving his body in a dark silhouette form. Mirk had arrived on the scene and sent Bill to the Reflection Dimension, a place created by Hugh to hold dangerous criminals. Those that vowed to change their ways could leave the Reflection Dim...

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“The Minotaur” by Olivia Ohman

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I planted my hands on my knees as I bent over and heaved for breath. Sweat dripped down my face and pooled in the hollow of my collar-bone or dripped off of my nose. I felt sick. Almost as if I needed to heave. I had been running down every corridor that I came upon ever since I had appeared in this place. Well, appeared is a strong word. More like stuffed into. The labyrinth was endless and seemed to go on forever. I am pretty sure that I ended up where I started more than once in the past five hours. Which, wasn't surprising. But I had to...

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“Traveler” by Mari Ann Caudill

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Violet glared at the two doors: one to the past and the other to the future. The old wizard warned her that either decision would cause a ripple effect on her life. After losing her parents to a fire she accidentally caused five years ago, she doesn’t care. She came to terms with being irresponsible for practicing magic before the fire started. She pulled back her auburn hair, tightened her belt, and ensured she had her daggers. She closed her eyes, twirled around, and reached for a doorknob accepting whatever decision she picked. &nb...

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“Tears, Echoes and Promises...” by Anoushka Paul

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TW: abuse, sexual abuse “How many apple seeds will kill a human?” This is how it started. One google search. Of all the random things I search up at 2 in the morning, this one search changed my life forever. It was a Tuesday morning. I woke up early to get ready for school. It was the first day of junior year. I brushed my teeth and went downstairs to help my mom with breakfast. Eggs, toasts, and fruit juice were our regulars. I greeted her with a warm smile as she placed a kiss on my forehead. She asked how excited I was followed by ...

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“The world of desires and fantasy” by Simran Hirani

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It was a bright Sunday morning, I and my friend Sarah had decided to go shopping that afternoon. "I am here!" It was Sarah right on time like always. "Coming, just wait a second" I yelled from the 4th story of my balcony. Just as I was stepping inside the elevator, Someone grabbed my hands from behind and gripped his right hand on my mouth with a tissue that had smelled like rose gold and his left hand near my navel. The next thing I remember was lying on a rough patchy floor. The place was very strange; I felt like a squirrel hiding inside...

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“The Other” by Tonibelle Chan

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Katharina did not recall their neighbor’s door to be this close to theirs, nor so similar, but she was too spent to give it much thought. She looked over the two seemingly twin doors for a moment, then opened the one on the right with her key. The living room beyond seemed to look exactly like how she had left it, but Katharina had a strange feeling that something was off. She could not put her finger on it, but something was different somehow. She went over the room thoroughly, letting her eyes land on each piece of furniture, clutter a...

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“Choices” by Anna Tishchenko

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The doors stood on the beach like two great sentinels. The one to the left If you stood facing the sea, was made from stone, crudely carved, yet unmistakably a door. A glowing green symbol dominated the upper half. A stone, a circle, and three lines. The other carved from wood, is a work of mastery. Painted and decorated with tiny green leaves, small yellow berries, and hidden animals inlaid in gold around the edges. One could spend hours following the design as it leaped into a fish, pounced into a cat. One continues line of life. &n...

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“Reaping What's Sown” by Sero Regal

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Reaping What's Sown' Black or White? Two barriers stand in front of me from this awfully vivid dream. All it needs is one twist to its door knob and I could enter, a sort of another dimension. So here I am, deciding which path to take. Black resembles darkness, danger, or in short evil. While White resembles brightness, safety, and good. Though, that's how I've understood it growing up. The door's material doesn't resemble any kind of clue or damage, just the gold door knob and their colors. I step closer, pressuring myself to pick one. ...

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“The Bookstore Door” by M.w. Bianchi

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I was walking down the street, just chilling, until I saw a bookstore. To tell the truth, there were two bookstores. One next to the other. As a good writer I love a good bookstore, the smell of books, I love everything. I didn't know which way to go, I was on the sidewalk, in front of two tall wooden doors. But one thing I was sure of, regardless of which door I chose to enter, I would be feeling at home. It's inexplicable how a bookstore messes with my feelings. I looked quickly through the windows and entered the empty one. After all, pea...

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“The No-winged One” by Taniya Kelly

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I was just in the car with my mom, on my way to school. My mom looked stressed out and she hasn't been herself lately. I was starting to think something might be wrong with her and she might need to see someone. I was just staring at my phone the whole ride until I heard a loud screech of the car wheel in sudden motion, too fast of a turn. When I blinked in shock to open my eyes, I looked up to see a tree heading right toward us. And just like that, I panicked and just waited for it to all go away. The motion made me sick and I couldn't help...

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“Two Doors Which Door will I choose ” by Jennie Rosa Net

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When a character stands in front of two doors, which one will he/she choose and what happens after he/she opens the chosen doorThere are two doors and I must make a decision as to which one I should enter. I think to myself that if I chose the wrong one I will not have a job and right now I am afraid of what I will find inside.I stand in front of the door, the one to my right hand has a picture of the ocean and helps me feel at peace, while the other is plain. I wonder what statement is being made by having that picture on the door. Even tho...

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“Choices” by Maya Deshmukh

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11 December 2012 Saturday 5:21 pm John lay in bed at 56 years old he thought about all the things he had accomplished securing a well paying job, having children, getting promotions at work, solving problems for other people, spending time with family and friends,.... yet as he lay none of the things truly made him feel like he did something he thought about all the choices he had made through-out his lifetime yet somehow he never made them. 1956 3:36 am 12 May John Anderson was born into a middle class family not poor but not rich his dad...

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“The Crimson Train” by Bella Helena A.

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Celeste loved the way she could almost feel the diamond stars sparkling in the distance the way they did each night from her bedroom window, tucked into the very folds of her youth. She needed nothing more in life than the sweet lullaby of the sky in the darkness on her transparent, silk curtains, resembling snowflakes in a cozy winter storm. “Sweet children of the universe,” she whispered, “What have we done to deserve you?” Those very children were the reason for Celeste’s breath, the reason she woke at the crack of dawn each morni...

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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

“Gilded Cage” by Juno Y.

“The Meaning.” by John Kieffer

“Leftover's Crushing Victory” by Ryan Haynes

“The Minotaur” by Olivia Ohman

“Traveler” by Mari Ann Caudill

“Tears, Echoes and Promises...” by Anoushka Paul

“The world of desires and fantasy” by Simran Hirani

“The Other” by Tonibelle Chan

“Choices” by Anna Tishchenko

“Reaping What's Sown” by Sero Regal

“The Bookstore Door” by M.w. Bianchi

“The No-winged One” by Taniya Kelly

“Two Doors Which Door will I choose ” by Jennie Rosa Net

“Choices” by Maya Deshmukh

“The Crimson Train” by Bella Helena A.

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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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