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

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“Blast From the Past” by Fenris Fyre

Rebecca was thrilled about her new apartment. She was finally moving out of her parents’ house. It was about time too. She was 25 after all. She had finally found herself in a career that she loved as a freelance writer and photographer for the local newspaper. And she had finally published her first novel. Her dreams were coming true. To her, her life was almost perfect. Sh...

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“Luis Angel” by Kiki Abbi

March 20191265 Willow Lane. That's where I live. It's where I've lived all my life. It's a really old building made in late 80's. It's brick surface, with white tilted floors and Beige walls.My family has lived in this big building for the past 40 years. My parents met here too. Mom and dad fell in love at age 15, had me 5 years after. Then my younger brother and sister."Luis!" my mom yells. "Luis Angel Garcia, come here now!" She yelled my ful...

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“Kabul” by Anastazia Rudolph

We take shelter in the clay-brick building, in the center of the village. I follow along behind my mother, clutching the sleeve of her robes with one hand and carrying my baby sister in the crook of my other arm. I hear the sounds of horse hooves and shouting growing nearer as we descend down the carefully-cut stairs into the underground basement. The walls and floor are stained with blood – dried, but still a vibran...

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“The Paris Building” by Melinda Madrigal

Paris 1944 Paris is a city of dreams, but in 1944 Paris is a city being rebuilt. When the war ended Paris is a city devastated. Buildings are in ruins, the streets are lined with debris, but there is one building that stands tall and that is the Paris building. The Paris building is a magnificent building in the heart of Paris. It stands as the tallest residential building in Paris. Many famil...

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“Intertwined Destinies” by Carole Cobos

“My lady,” the gardener hissed, “you shouldn’t be doing that! You could get hurt.” Lady Rose lifted her gaze from the machete and shot Tolias an annoyed look. “If I didn’t know how to use one I wouldn’t have picked it up.” “Are you sure-” “Absolutely.” The noblewoman bent down and tied the twine tightly across the floor. She cut the remaining string and used...

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“The Old Man” by Tatiana Olin

He built the house on the hill overlooking the town’s oldest cemetery. Red oak and what he didn’t know was the last of the American chestnuts from below the ridge line. Local limestone filled with fossils of the things that came long before us- the same stones that marked the graves of the poor in the cemetery below. He built the house hoping to begin something new, something clean, so he could start over- rebuild everyt...

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“An Off Day” by Ravi Srivastava

An Off Day - Ravi Srivastava After thirty years of working in India’s corporate sector, I called it quits and set up a consultancy service in partnership with a former colleague. The new enterprise flourished almost immediately, due to the fact that we had a set of very competent juniors. And so, both of us attended the office on alternate days, giving us plenty of time for leisure as well....

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“The Mystery of Burleigh House” by Siobhan Mulalley

Burleigh House 2021 Mike Calloway looked in to the hole in the flowerbed in the middle of the main lawn. He had recently purchased the derelict Georgian manner for a knock down price. The magnificent facade belayed the sad interior, neglected for the last 50 years as the previous owner had let the building decay. Damp and mould had overtaken most of the building, and as yet he had not ventured up the stai...

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“Martha and Sarah” by Robin Owens

With sweaty palms, Martha opened her borrowed attaché case and slipped her resumé out to review it while she waited on a pew bench in the extravagant lobby. This would be her third interview that week, and her nerves were nearly frayed. She would be showing in no time, and she knew no one would hire a pregnant woman. Martha had stuttered during the second interview and had fought back tears as she walked home in defeat. ...

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“Lucie's Sacrifice” by Kaelianna Mcmillan

The earth shuddered, shaking the house to its very foundation, dust raining from the ceiling and the wooden boards and plaster creaking like old, tired bones. Lucie clutched her doll closer to her chest, burying her fingers in it’s small braids of cornsilk hair, pressing her face against it, breathing in the scent of Mama’s spicy perfume, that still clung to the fine strands. Lucie wailed as the house shuddered again, pl...

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“Perfect eyes” by Mia <3

(Vermont, 2018.)The air in the library was cool and fresh. It was like taking a big gulp of clean air compared to the temperature outside. Most kids would rather stay outside in the heat than come into the library. Nellie didn't understand why, though. It was the library, after all. The sole place you could lose yourself from reality in an adventure. For Nellie, at least."Ten more minutes, Nellie. Only ten." Nellie's mother called from the seating area or the library."Okay. If you need me, I'll be ...

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“The Nameless Bridge” by Kiel Ashe

I love the sound of the metal deck as my untied shoes walk the path of the bridge in the middle of the night. The sea under it making a faint sound of its waves before hitting the shore calms my masked agony and the light cold breeze hitting my face making me breathe out a breath of serenity. Everything is different when it’s midnight in this bridge, I feel more connected with it than walking on the broad daylight to my dreadful job.

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“Flat 92” by Clayton Turner

He came up the elevator and exited into a hallway. To the right, through an entryway and to the left. It was easy enough to spot, the movers where busily carrying her boxes and containers inside. The heavy wooden door was propped open and the blue sign above that read simply “92” in white industrious numbers. She had moved to escape, he thought he had known what she was distancing herself from at the time. As he entered ...

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“Seeking Sanctuary” by Jenny White

Music trickled through the closed windows, soft and jovial as the party-goers danced the night away. On the balcony, separated from the ball by ornate glass doors, Eliza pulled her shawl tighter around her shoulders. Half-empty and abandoned, her goblet stood forgotten on the stone wall overlooking the grounds. Behind her, the French doors were pushed open and the butler joined her. He wasn't much older t...

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“7-11” by Ashlyn Keener

Amado lived in Tranquilo, New Mexico. His mother worked two jobs—one as a teaching assistant, the other as a clerk at 7-11. His father worked as a civil engineer in the city on the horizon, the one in which Tranquilo was the smallest of seven unincorporated districts. Their house was situated along the desert highway, a singular stretch of broken-up asphalt that ran from the Indian town in the east to the city in the wes...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 156 stories

“Blast From the Past” by Fenris Fyre

“Luis Angel” by Kiki Abbi

“Kabul” by Anastazia Rudolph

“The Paris Building” by Melinda Madrigal

“Intertwined Destinies” by Carole Cobos

“The Old Man” by Tatiana Olin

“An Off Day” by Ravi Srivastava

“The Mystery of Burleigh House” by Siobhan Mulalley

“Martha and Sarah” by Robin Owens

“Lucie's Sacrifice” by Kaelianna Mcmillan

“Perfect eyes” by Mia <3

“The Nameless Bridge” by Kiel Ashe

“Flat 92” by Clayton Turner

“Seeking Sanctuary” by Jenny White

“7-11” by Ashlyn Keener

🌟 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.

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