An apparent coincidence occurs. Write a story about a character who suspects paranormal, spiritual, or criminal causes.

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“IN THE CELLAR” by MICHELLE JOHNSON

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In The Cellar The wind blew on the log cabin house situated on the slope of a hill. The season was fall and the trees had dropped its leaves coating the ground in a beautiful hazel orange. No one was home at the cabin but a presence could be felt there. There was a feeling that something was leading you in an unknown way and attracting you by making you curious. This made the cabin interesting and a little spooky. The cabin had eight rooms—a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms, and a stud...

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“gatratrau” by Bhavya Trivedi

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all the eyes on the clock at the right south corner of the office. tick, tick, tick. all the bags were already packed. the last tick of second and the crowd filled up the aisle. all the chairs were misplaced and the bags were picked up. Quentin picked up his bag and walked to the exit door. his eyes on his newly polished shoes to cancel any eye contact with anyone. his subtle route of talking embarrassed him. With the crowd's push, Quentin was out of the office. Randall followed him out. ‘hey, Q, wait for me, just a sec.’ Randall called out....

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“THE SPIRIT WHO?” by Rabia Suzzane

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Bea could see him out of the corner of her half-opened eyes. As per usual, he was pushing his spectacles up and trying to calm his unruly mop of brown hair in the mirror they shared. As he tried to straighten his tie, she slowly got off their bed and silently padded to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. Over the past few months, she had noticed a sort of strained silence between her and Karl, her husband. They were happy initially, when they were newly married, but once that feeling of marital bliss faded, she noticed quiet undercurrents of ...

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“A scuffle with a Ghost” by Ravi Sharma

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Once, an old (touching 60) man (whose name is of no importance) from my village was returning back home, at night, after paying a visit to his relatives. Now, to understand the story the reader must understand that, one, this is happening before electricity or phones were common even torches, were a rarity this, means that it was quite dark. Second, is that this happens in a village, that means that superstitions ran as deep as a well. And, thirdly, that during the part in which the story takes place, the man was crossing a small stream of w...

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“My little collection ” by Anmol Jain

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I was walking down the street earlier this week, and then I saw it. I saw it the next day too; the day after that too, and the other and again. Today as well, it came into view. It’s been like this for three months and it bugs what it might be. A wild man who somehow got lost in the city? A burglar who plans to rob me after extracting every single detail about me? No, had that been the case then he could’ve attacked me during my late-night returns. When I first saw it, it was the size of a 5-year-old kid, but as time passed, it grew ta...

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“Encounter with a ghost” by Aminu Salihu

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ENCOUNTER WITH A GHOST If I had been told, I would have simply disregarded it. Another delusion, I would say. I was no believer of any superstition, and I made sure to put that clear to anyone I associated with. My friends would say my attitude towards things that were in fact, true, even as they sounded improbable, would misguide me some day. I would only laugh at their statement. “I’m not changing my views either ways,” I would firmly reply. I’m not sure if that reply still stands today. What I’ve seen with my own eyes had changed that. An...

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“Paranormal? Laughter... I talk to the dead all the time.. And no one notices.” by Clinton Siegle

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Let me be honest. I am disabled. I am missing an eye, a foot, and my mind.My mind, I debate with myself if I am missing or not. But I am assured by the Shrink I was taken to that I am dead. And? He wanted for me to pay him money for my visits.So? I took him some place. How? Shh. I am what I am.Afterwards, instead of visits costing me money. He prescribed pills, and that was that. I did not have to go to his office.What did I show him? I showed him the truth about reality.Scary? Sure, I suppose if you were him. Makes you realize you are in a ...

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“A Detective in Warwick” by Imooluwadoye Atanda

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PART 1: THE EMERGENCE It was a warm evening and fog rose from the Seine. It mingled with the brume if industry and elouded the gas street lights that dimly lit the Warwick streets. Adjacent, in the 4th district, was the Western State Penitentiary Prison, within which a man Joe Cole, whose hands were chained to the wall by cold steel chains and ankles bound by cuffs. Joe had brown, straight hair and long thick sideburns that taunted the corners of his mouth. He was in rags. His nose still had the bruise from the attempt to detain him when six...

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“Apple Pie” by La Reine Margot

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Apple Pie Hello Catherine? Yes? What are you doing today? I’m going to the market to the market to buy some apples; to make the famous apple pie, I promised you a long time ago! Am I coming with you? If you want.. So, meet at 10:00 am, on the market square? Deal ! I finish my cup of coffee, I get ready ... I went down the stairs four by four; it's a Saturday; I've always loved Saturdays and hated Sundays, for some reason That I still ignore ...

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“Red Crater Green” by John Crosskey

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Greg is walking just ahead of me, bobbing up and down with that characteristic loping gait of lunar explorers, which so amused the folks back home when astronauts first walked on the moon. He kicks up plumes of red dust at every step. We are a very long way from home, and this is not the moon. Greg stops in front of a large crater.“This is it Tony, Red Crater Green. Have you got my driver?”“Yes Greg. I hope you’re not going to waste too much time on this ridiculous charade. It’s been done before. ”“On the Moon Tony, not on Mars. Nobody has y...

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“Quinn At Last... Or Not” by J.A. Blackmore

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"Quinn, hurry." Ma said from the living room.I tied the last sash around my waist and tucked a loose strand of hair into my bun, then I walked out of my bedroom, embarrassed by the way the strapless bodice on my ballgown pulled and pushed and poked me. I looked like a marshmallow with feet.Tonight was the Village Master's ball. Only ten girls who were fifteen years of age would be chosen as wives for the ten brothers of the Seven Warlords. The rest of the girls would be shipped off to become maids for her royal-snooty-pants' in the Jasminian...

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“I Saw an Angel.” by Muffin Hill

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I thought I was seeing things. I saw an Angel, who came into my sight, when I was at the bottom of the valley, while feeling defeated and failed. He is so beautiful and gorgeous, merciful, and kind, a non-humankind. Do you remember those moments, when we were on the boat that you made, your favourite toy, on the lake where we met, with the witness of ducks and geese, under a sky that matches your beautiful blue eyes, we were whispering to each other, giggling along with hummingbirds and beetles. In the waves of water and breeze, your scent...

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“The Child Guzzler ” by Mahima Sharma

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Barely 10 feet apart from my way home, I saw two charming puppies on the roadside who were in the hush in the usual noise of traffic and the mob nearby to the tea vendor stalls.Just then, I took a step and picked up one through my hand from his front two legs. I just adore the soft fur of dogs, but due to my mom, I never keep any dog at my place. I started playing with them. Both of them waved their tails in rejoice as if they wanted to play for so long. Just beside me, a man started yelling with a cry, "You must not have played with th...

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“Joe” by Maryjane C. Chiedozi

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"Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" My 6-year-old daughter shrieked from her bedroom, her screams penetrating my subconscious.I leaped from my bed, my eyes wide, darting from one side to the other. I was disoriented. I didn't know if it were real or a figment of my imagination."Aargh!!!" The shriek came again, but it wasn't 'daddy' this time. It was a gut-wrenching scream from a voice that sounded like my daughter's.“Anna!" I said in realization.I shuffled to my feet and was about to make a mad dash for the door, but I tripped and fell, banging my head o...

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“The Franklin Monolith ” by Daniel Smutek

Submitted to Contest #103

I saw it standing vertically in the middle of the Lehigh River. With a camera slung around my shoulder, I decided to divert from my walk down the trail to inspect the steel object. The boat launch below the bridge seemed to provide a better view. Not to mention, it provided me the opportunity to get closer to the anomaly that stuck out from the bottom of the river. As I made my way down to the boat launch, stepping over tree roots and embedded rocks, my deceased professor haunted my thoughts. I kept thinking, “He would’ve loved to see this.”...

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An apparent coincidence occurs. Write a story about a character who suspects paranormal, spiritual, or criminal causes.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 129 stories

“IN THE CELLAR” by MICHELLE JOHNSON

“gatratrau” by Bhavya Trivedi

“THE SPIRIT WHO?” by Rabia Suzzane

“A scuffle with a Ghost” by Ravi Sharma

“My little collection ” by Anmol Jain

“Encounter with a ghost” by Aminu Salihu

“Paranormal? Laughter... I talk to the dead all the time.. And no one notices.” by Clinton Siegle

“A Detective in Warwick” by Imooluwadoye Atanda

“Apple Pie” by La Reine Margot

“Red Crater Green” by John Crosskey

“Quinn At Last... Or Not” by J.A. Blackmore

“I Saw an Angel.” by Muffin Hill

“The Child Guzzler ” by Mahima Sharma

“Joe” by Maryjane C. Chiedozi

“The Franklin Monolith ” by Daniel Smutek

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