Write a story that takes place in the same building but in two very different time periods.

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“Promise” by Kyaris Newton

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The first time John fell in love, it was in an abandoned building next to the popular pizzeria. For millennia, the town of Ambe has been his favorite getaway town. It was a miniature settlement with a modest population varying from the original fifty inhabitants to the current three hundred. However, thanks to his everlasting life, he was only allowed to venture to his teeny utopia every hundred years. It’s been a century and Ambe has turned from a rickety village made of wooden houses into a town made of stout ceramic b...

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“Echoes From The Past” by Bettina Karpathian

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Sara looked around the ivy-draped walls, between the fallen floor joists and up at the clouds which scudded across the sky where the roof had been. A small sapling protruded from the chimney, waving gently in the breeze. Clumps of ferns and other weeds poked out of crevices in the walls where the plaster was gone. Small fireplaces in the upper levels of the walls looked like cavities in a tooth. She picked her way cautiously towards the ornate marble fireplace, the only recognizable object left in this large roo...

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“A Woman's Pains Are Never Done” by Thabiso Mokokwane

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Sept 1838: 16 Marchmont Road "And right through here are the sleeping quarters Mr and Mrs McIntyre. You'll find it's quite spacious, and there's plenty storage for clothes and other bits and bobs," said the scruffy landlord before tagging on over-enthusiastically, "my favourite part has to be the view. Do take a gander it's just spectacular! Not many flats are blessed with such a view of this wonderful locale of ours, and at this price!" "Oh, it is lovely isn't it John?" Eilidh gestured vaguely at the landscape of undulous dark greens, b...

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“Curiosity and Cats” by Narell Hunt

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The theater was full. Everyone had come out to see Tuntra dance. She gathered herself in her dressing room by reading letters from her fans. Their words of encouragement and flattery gave her the confidence needed to go on stage. Roses surrounded her dressing room, along with a large rack of clothes, filled with the finest linen. Tuntra stood with her head down, behind the stage curtains. As they opened, the audience became silent, ready to ...

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Write a story that takes place in the same building but in two very different time periods.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 154 stories

“Promise” by Kyaris Newton

“Echoes From The Past” by Bettina Karpathian

“A Woman's Pains Are Never Done” by Thabiso Mokokwane

“Curiosity and Cats” by Narell Hunt

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a major city that your character has a love-hate relationship with.

Start your story with the line, “That’s the thing about this city…”

Write about someone fighting to change their city neighborhood for the better.

Write about someone fighting to keep their city neighborhood the same.

Contest #85

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