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

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“At Door’s Stand” by Matt Saunter

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I was standing in front of two doors. I had to make a decision. My husband was behind me purposefully sipping coffee, no sugar, with the pose of an exasperated soccer coach. He made slurping sounds between mild mumbles. He finally announced, to me and to the other customers and idlers of the do-it-yourself store, that he was giving me another five minutes to decide. “So,” he said, “which one is it going to be, Pat?” You see, we had been robbed. Not of anything special really – a few old coins handed down from eccentric relatives. Th...

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“The Cat's Maze” by Grace Dunnam

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The door on the left was a hideous shade of blue with an orange trim that made Pearl's head ache. The door on the left was a blindingly plain white with an absurdly intricate golden handle. She rubbed her temples. Which one is going to get us out of here? Pearl thought back on the past doors they had encountered in the maze. Three sets so far, like the legends had said, and each time Pearl had followed her gut and opened a door that led to more maze, and not certain death. If she was remembering the legends right, this was the final set of ...

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“Loop of fear” by Najah B

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The room was pitch black. No light to be found, just the darkness. I shivered. It was freezing, and my heart stayed at an unsteady rate. “Why am I here?” I don’t understand why or how I’m here. Time didn’t exist in this place, matter a fact nothing exists. Is this real? Am I even real? I hate this. Just before this I was just sitting in my car driving to work and everything stopped and everything was dark. My body couldn’t move, I.. couldn’t do anything. Time had stopped and everything became a haze, but that was until I opened my ...

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“Roses Are Red” by Deep Blue Sea 🌊

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He stops. He stands, almost intimidated, before the open window of the bedroom. A chill breeze breaks the silence and like a claw, it penetrates the room, reaching for his face and scratching it. His cheeks begin to grow numb, red as blood. The curtains have been thrust aside to reveal the ominous night skies. His hands hover for a moment, over the windowsill, not wanting to touch it as the last thing he had touched was the hand of his deceased young wife. She had been buried yesterday afternoon, less than 24 hours after she had passed. A su...

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“Between Doors, Mirrors, and Memories” by Maddie Coindreau

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I’m standing in front of two doors. The one on the left is a fairly light shade of blue, made completely out of wood. Even though the color is unnatural, the door doesn’t look like it was painted over. For some reason, it looks like the original wood was blue, as if taken from a tree from a fictitious world where trees can be blue and grass purple. It has a shiny golden doorknob on the left. The second door is coral pink, and a complete mess. It looks as if it got assigned the job of being a door quite recently, but since it’s never been a...

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“Two Doors” by Gabbie S.

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Two doors stand in front of him, each a towering mass covered with swirling designs and an aura of power that seems to emanate from under. It’s just him and these doors, nothing else exits, not yet. Many events took place for him to finally arrive at this moment, a journey full of pain and strife, the uncovering of secrets originating far below the surface, and a friend’s final decision. All these sacrifices led this boy to this very moment. The fate of everything that has ever existed or will exist rests in the small hands of a boy with the...

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“You can't flee, Butterfly” by Deux Rainbow

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They were both the same color. Same size. Same shape. And, like her, stuck in the same box. The differences between them was on the status of the box: the little girl called it home. The difference between the doors, however, was the noise coming from one of them."If you do that one more time…"Her father's voice sounded sharp and angry. It would've scared her if it was the first time. She looked at the two doors in front of her wondering which one to open."So what? What are you gonna do, huh?"She used her left hand to wipe her tears when she...

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“August 15 ” by Manshika Kandalu Manikumar

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Every choice I had made in my life has led to this exact point where I was hiding a dead body. Who knew that August 15 was about to change my life forever. It all started when my father got diagnosed with stage 4 Alzheimer’s. He started forgetting small things at first, but then it became worse. He started forgetting his name and the surrounding people. A few years ago, when my mom had died in an accident, his mind was shattered, which made him mentally unstable. My father was a well-known man in the society, they knew him for his work in th...

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“The Science Experiment” by Anna Kerr

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It was cold. I shivered as I came to. Opening my eyes, everything seems blurry. This causes my heart to pound; what happened to my vision? Normally, I could see fine; why was everything blurry? Was this what needing glasses was like? Jackie, breathe. I scolded myself, before shutting my eyes again. This time, I took a deep breath before opening them again and much to my surprise and excitement, I could see. My excitement was short lived, however, when I realized I didn’t recognize where I was. I sat up from my position on the harsh...

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“The Door” by Maria Bray

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“You always do that,” Amie said angrily, crossing her arms and her legs away from Paul. Dr. Greer interjected, “Amie? What have we said in here about hyperbolic statements such as that?” “He does always…” “I don’t fucking do that.” Amie threw up her arms and looked at the slightly built blonde therapist, raised her eyebrows. “It’s not hyperbole. See?” “Paul. Would you let…” “No. What SHE has to say is stupid.” Amie caught Dr. Greer’s eyes and raised her eyebrows in a ‘so how do you like being interrupted? Not cool, right...

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“The Now” by Ben Rounds

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The Now There were no instructions. There never were at such times, in such... places. Mary knew that, and she didn’t know anything. Well, she knew some things. No, she didn’t. Well, she knew enough to turn a knob and walk through a door. Well, no, she didn’t. “I know how to turn a knob,” said Mary, to no one in particular. It would have been impossible to particularize. There was no one else in the room. Maybe there would be someone waiting on the other side of the door. Either of the doors. ...

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“Caverns” by Ryan Au

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I should have chosen the dark door.Around me, ghostly, multicolored wisps of mist swirled around me, giving the cavern I was in an unfocused, ethereal look. There was soft, faint light coming from every direction, yet there was no visible source; there was no sunlight, no stars. Ghosts swirled around me - everyone I had known in my life, my family, my friends, even my parrot who had died a few days before, all drifting endlessly in this massive, dimly lit cavern.It was the vision of the afterlife I’d had since I was a kid.Of course, it wasn’...

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“Phoenix is not in Colorado” by Hector Luna

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I can’t believe I made that decision. I could've, maybe should’ve, stayed in Phoenix, but I didn’t. I’m here, in Colorado, thousands of miles from home, hiking in the middle of the night on some dark highway with a ton of shitty owls that won’t shut up. I know I control my own destiny. Her breaking up with me, six months ago, was the reason I chose to leave. Her wanting me back is the reason I want to be there again. I know I control my own life. Shouldn’t I have some say in what I want? Amy wants me back. I got the text from Amy ea...

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“Lucid” by Trish Beauchemin

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The dream begins as it always does. I stand in a small room with 3 blank, white walls. On the fourth wall, directly in front of me, are two doors. The doors themselves are unremarkable. Simple, solid, wooden doors, white to match the walls, each fitted with a single knob. The knobs are not fancy, nor are they old and rusty. Just knobs. On just doors. In just a room. I’ve had this dream frequently, for over a year. And every time I do, I choose the door on the left. I don’t know why, but I always do. And every time, it leads me to my own ho...

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“In between” by Ash M

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Footsteps. I haven't heard them in a while, and then clicking and clacking echoes throughout the cave. Something- no, a person- moves towards me, and it's a black robe that covers the wearer from head to toe. The ends of the robe circle the person, and it's a bit too big for them. They probably wore it to appear larger, yet it does the opposite effect and instead exaggerates how small they are. They remove their robe, revealing a small little girl, probably a tween. She wore slacks and a beige sweater over a white t-shirt. She looked left, t...

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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

“At Door’s Stand” by Matt Saunter

“The Cat's Maze” by Grace Dunnam

“Loop of fear” by Najah B

“Roses Are Red” by Deep Blue Sea 🌊

“Between Doors, Mirrors, and Memories” by Maddie Coindreau

“Two Doors” by Gabbie S.

“You can't flee, Butterfly” by Deux Rainbow

“August 15 ” by Manshika Kandalu Manikumar

“The Science Experiment” by Anna Kerr

“The Door” by Maria Bray

“The Now” by Ben Rounds

“Caverns” by Ryan Au

“Phoenix is not in Colorado” by Hector Luna

“Lucid” by Trish Beauchemin

“In between” by Ash M

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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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