End your story with a truth coming to light.

Posted in Horror on Oct 25, 2022

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“Bombs Away ” by Kenneth LaFave

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My last friend dead, and still the breakfast comes. Puffy blonde Mel brings it, like always. “Good morning Mr. Somers,” she says with a cracked-lip smile spread across yellow teeth. Hard to tell which is yellower, her hair or her teeth. Ridiculous looking woman. Despite old Doug down the hall dying, which we all expected anyway, I’m in a pretty good mood, so I don’t tell her to go to hell. Breakfast is orange juice, which I hate, coffee, which I love but not they way they do it here, some kind of damned pastry and a cute little box of ...

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“Who am I?” by Hayley Carter

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*This is dedicated to those finding their truths in themselves and living their best lives. Who am I? I finally know who I am but it took many years to figure out the truth. My legal name is Ben Vixen. But well there is something I have been hiding from everyone since I was really little. I am 24 years old, a successful healthcare administrator at a top-notch health care organization with improved sentiments for patient care and the like. It is my passion to work in the health care industry. It is my passion to live life to the fullest and...

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“Darkness (TW Vent)” by Lunar Night

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“It’s like drowning, like watching a lifeless form of yourself slowly suffocate knowing surely whats going to happen, but you hate to admit it. On each dive deeper the pressure of the water becomes more and more unbearable. It feels like you want to cave in and break down. Like a submarine lost in uncharted waters, unable to see or navigate. You call out mayday, hoping for help, but help is so far away. Too unknowing of your particular situation. How one small thing goes wrong and destroys the ship. But that small thing could take days to ye...

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“Light on a Path” by Bonnie Clarkson

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Brian and Keith, sixteen-year-old friends, camped without adults for the first time. In the mid-afternoon, Keith drove his car to arrive at a clearing for their campsite. Camping for the last six years, the boys felt confident in their ability to find firewood and prepare a campfire. Keith and Brian each wore an old tee-shirt and blue jean shorts. To cool off, Keith pulled his shoulder-length brown hair into a short ponytail. He busied himself shifting his load of firewood, practicing showing off muscles with his tattoo. Brian prepared ...

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“Alex and Emma” by Alex Francis

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Our story is a story of a young girl named Alex. Alex had a seemingly perfect life and everything was perfect until 3 months after her 14th birthday when everything changed. Alex Pov If I had to give you a day where my life went downhill I would say June 21st the day she moved but the thing is do I regret this I don’t oh my family regret this hopefully now time to tell my story. June 21st it was a hot Day in June school has just ended a week ago and summer has officially begun really the pool is open Taurus were all over the place young chil...

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“REFLECTION ” by Shatobhisa Sen

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TW: violence Millie was almost ready for the dance when suddenly her phone started to ring. It was almost time for Kevin to pick her up. She took a peek on the cell screen while finishing her makeup. But it was not Kevin's name flashing on the screen rather it was an unknown contact. After hesitating for a moment she finally ceased dabbing the blender on her cheek and received the call. "Hello"-Millie answered it with a deep voice. The other side didn't reply anything at first. All she could hear was some loud panting, like someone was runni...

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“A Fork's Life” by Michael Lewis

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A Fork's Life It's dark in here. So dark I can't even see the rest of my brothers and sisters lying next to me. But, of course, this is how it should be when one's living quarters are inside a drawer. Look at me clean and sparkling. And so, another morning begins as it has done for more mornings than I care to remember. I imagine prison mus...

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“The love for blood” by Ella Lynch

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In a world fueled by the resentment of everything humane, battle was a religion. Kindness was a damnation and violence was glorious. ----------------- The rising sun was an explosion in the sky, splattering its orange hues across the horizon. He sat atop a raised golden stage, an offering to the gods, a deity. The girl kneeling in front of me on the dusty sand, raised her head in utter challenge. Defiance. I yanked her hair upwards so that her placid face was pointed at the sky. She kept her eyes fixed on the smear of col...

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“Under The Spotlight” by Kate Gratton

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“This is absolute hell,” Nate mumbled under his breath, shivering, as he sat on a wooden bench pressed up against the brick wall of the school in the courtyard. He scrolled through old instagram posts of the girls in his grade, completely bored out of his mind, and he pulled the hood of his navy blue hoodie tightly around his face in an attempt to block out the cold december wind from chilling him to the bone. Not like he wasn’t freezing already. Like most of the boys at his high school (except the nerds who actually wore ties), he wasn’t dr...

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“the light that was never shed ” by Eva Yang

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He sat on the dock, legs hanging over on the edge of the lake. The moonlit surface reflected a beam of white that grazed his eyes. His feet swung back and forth, only inches above the shifting ripples pattering relentlessly at the shore. His hands were clasped in his lap, twiddling with each other. He stared fixated on the horizon, eyes on the ever moving silhouettes that danced about the night while the silent whispers of the wind sung their song. A crack of a twig disturbed the cool. A stray bird chirped, its voice echoing in the ravine....

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“IRONY” by Pat Magbanua

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I saw my schoolmates gush over how splendid I look as I got off my Bugatti La Voiture Noire that was driven by our most trusted driver and the car itself was led by other two cars driven by bodyguards. I can't blame them if they look up to me that much, If you didn’t know me you’d probably think that I was a prince that was living the best life. I have the good looks, the money and I’m smart, what else could I ask for? They gave way for me when I entered the university, they were whispering nonsense to each other, and avoided my eyes as if p...

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“Trust once broken can't be healed” by Miss Kandulna

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MISE EN PLACE that's what she said. I hope I don't forget to mention y'all that this story starts with a girl joining the business school for her higher studies. The no 1 b- school actually, it was her first day to her school. She asked for the way to her classroom. She was just on time and sat in the middle row so that she won't be the one seated on the last,ofcourse she wanted to make some friends so by sitting at last won't help. She didn't choose to sit on the first because she wasn't the shining armour who placed first in her middle sch...

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“Shadows of the past ” by Daphne Parra Rodriguez

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There once was a girl named Katherine and she had a very crazy life. When she was in middle school she was very social and likeable. She even had a best friend and her name was Alison. Everyone in the school liked her and she got along with everyone. Once summer had came around, Katherine wanted to focus on some time for herself; she did not want to see anyone or do anything that would distract her from having some time for herself that would included not seeing Alison. Over summer she had gained some weight. When she entered 9th grade...

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“Truth Always Prevails ” by Allen Sonar

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Human beings have a natural love for light. It is no wonder, for light and all it represents was the very first thing that God introduced into his creation.The first two verses of the Bible proclaim,In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” (Gen. 1:1-2)Creation was a structureless, lifeless, lightless, and watery chaos. And the Spirit of God hovered like a mother bird over the chaos....

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“Once upon a time, Joshua Jackson was accused of stealing a million dollars and was also accused guilty of the offence, but the Court through evidence found out it was not true when finally, the truth came to light.” by Prince Brempong

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Once upon a time, Joshua Jackson was accused of stealing a million dollars and was also accused guilty of the offence, but the Court through evidence found out it was not true when finally, the truth came to light. There is a saying that Guilt as according to the evolutionary psychology is the brains way of making sure we didn't veer into behaviour that would leave us ostracized from tribes and other families. Also, nowadays, a little guilt is a good thing to not having any is a sign of sociopathy or narcissistic personality disorder entir...

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End your story with a truth coming to light.

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✍️ 184 stories

“Bombs Away ” by Kenneth LaFave

“Who am I?” by Hayley Carter

“Darkness (TW Vent)” by Lunar Night

“Light on a Path” by Bonnie Clarkson

“Alex and Emma” by Alex Francis

“REFLECTION ” by Shatobhisa Sen

“A Fork's Life” by Michael Lewis

“The love for blood” by Ella Lynch

“Under The Spotlight” by Kate Gratton

“the light that was never shed ” by Eva Yang

“IRONY” by Pat Magbanua

“Trust once broken can't be healed” by Miss Kandulna

“Shadows of the past ” by Daphne Parra Rodriguez

“Truth Always Prevails ” by Allen Sonar

“Once upon a time, Joshua Jackson was accused of stealing a million dollars and was also accused guilty of the offence, but the Court through evidence found out it was not true when finally, the truth came to light.” by Prince Brempong

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Write a story that begins in the light and ends in darkness, or the other way around.

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Write a story set in a city where the power suddenly goes out, leaving everyone in darkness.

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