Start your story with a character looking out of a window in the middle of the night.

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“A Window in Time” by Kathleen March

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A Slash of Blue - A Sweep of Gray -Some scarlet patches – on the way –Compose an Evening Sky – Emily DickinsonClearly Emily Dickinson knew how to look through a window. She knew how to move close to the wavy glass that was prevalent in the nineteenth century. She knew how to touch the surface and understand the world presented to her through the rectangle. Her home was full of windows and so she could peer out day and night, organize thoughts and landscape, often using a minimalist palette to present her images. She is said to hav...

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“The Day, Night Dreamer.” by Brian Rains

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The feeling you get when your alone and thinking to yourself while your by yourself. Starring out his window, like he always done so many times, Doug Travel was in deep thought. Doug was thinking of scenarios that he put himself in, those day dream imaginations, though they most likely would never happen. It was one in the morning and Doug could not sleep. Doug always thought of himself as someone special and somehow important. Therefore, he would imagine he was doing those special and important things, and being that special and important...

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“Waiting” by Keith Manos

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Waiting The window was open just enough to let in the cool night air. The crisp rush of air held Kevin there by the glass, cooling his warm skin and enabling him to study his shadowy reflection. He wondered if all h...

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“The Prophecy” by Babika Goel

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Ahmed noticed her pleasant expressions fade as she pointed outdoors into the absolute darkness “Can you see the flickering candle flames in the cemetery?” she questioned, her brownish-black eyes losing their sparkle. "Never has there been so many."She was lying in her bed, surrounded by life-saving equipment, on the seventh floor of Al-Zabeera hospital, in the heart of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital city, pointing to the public cemetery, at the far end that served as a burial ground for both royals and commoners.Ahmed walked up towards her a...

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“Dalton's Window” by Donald Bluhm

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Dalton could not sleep. That was not unusual. At his age, 79, sleep was elusive at times. He had arthritis in his right shoulder and he slept on his right side because an old nose injury, that surgery did not repair, required him to take that position so he could breathe. And when he could not sleep he sat in a chair by the bedroom window that overlooked Glenwood Avenue. His sixth floor apartment was located in the middle of the Wayfair Building and Glenwood ran directly away from the building under his window and into the distance. Daytime ...

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“Waiting” by Amanda Lieser

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I want you to know how long I waited at my window. I ran to it moments after I broke up with you, a thirty second phone call where I demanded: “Do you want to break up with me and you just don’t know how?” My heart pounded in my chest. I felt my heart breaking as I waited for the response. My blood rushed in my ears. I could barely hear you when you said, “Yes.” I ended the call and stared out into the black, empty sky. I could see the sidewalk leading to my parents’ front door. Outside, the crickets chirped, autumn leaves fell silently, and...

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“THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW:” by Dizzy Pringle

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The girl in the window How do I begin the story of the girl in the window? I guess I’ll begin from the start, like any good narrator. Thursday, in my opinion is the worst day of the week, you’re so close to Friday but yet you have to go another painful day at school. I was trying to get to sleep by scrolling through my phone, like any teenager these days when I saw a light coming through my small window on the fourth floor of my apartment block. I looked towards the light and saw her. The girl in the window. Her face looked translucent aga...

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“The Adventures of Snodfarge Grundweiler and You.” by Michael Lewis

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The Adventures of Snodfarge Grundweiler III and You. I created this when teaching 3rd grade in New York. Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night? I have. Why I woke up in the middle of last night, I have no idea, but I did. I stumbled with a tired yawn and looked out of my bedroom window. In the distance, I saw a tiny little light moving slowly from left to right across the sky. At first, I thought I was looking at an airplane, but then it did something extraordinary. When the object reached the horizon...

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“Bart's Window of Opportunity ” by Jon Jess

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Bart looks at his watch and it says 11 pm."This wretched electric company, always breaking down", moaned Bart, because there's a power blackout again in their village which started at 10 pm.And it's damned hot because it's summer and there's a heat wave that's making some old folks just drop down dead in the middle of the street. The electricity stopped working 1 hour ago and there's no indication when it would go back to life. Bart was just in the middle of his Twitch stream where he's entertaining followers with his Valorant prowess a...

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“One Step” by Kat Sencen

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Trigger warning: Suicide I get out of bed and peek outside the attic window, gazing out at the forest around me. The mossy trees rise high in the sky. The ferns spring up out of the dirt. The road weaves its way through it all. If I look hard, I can see the lake, though it’s not much in the darkness. Just a big empty clearing. I open the window, so I can hear the sounds. An owl hooting, a cricket chirping. Something growling, far away. Tonight is my last night to ever look out at this forest, hear it’s whispers. I tiptoe across my room, av...

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“The Watchers” by Marcia H.

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If the window is open, close it. If the curtains are drawn close them too. Nobody should see what happens behind some windows at night. Anna didn’t know that a glance at her neighbor's window that hot night in July would have deadly consequences. She was a watcher. She loved to watch everything, birds, squirrels, ants, and even turtles swimming in the lake but her favorite thing to watch was people. She loved to watch people. She found people fascinating and mysterious. She had been a watcher of people since she was a little girl. She espe...

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“Strangers in the Night” by Fay Redecta

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Alex pulled back the covers of his bed, swinging his legs over the side. He took a deep breath and began to stand, grasping the table beside him for support. His legs wobbled as he stood upright, but they held. He sighed and glanced behind him to the window beside the door. He couldn't see anyone walking by; another sigh of relief. He reached down and shakily unplugged the heart monitor, taking the device off of his finger and setting it on the bed behind him. Moving to grab the IV machine, he used it as a crutch to slowly maneuver to th...

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“Prologue ” by Black Rose

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"What do u think about this Noah?" she asks as she stares at the night sky. "Hmmmm....I wonder." he replies. "I've never really realized that the sky is so beautiful until now."she says. "Maybe it's cuz we've been always so busy with our college and lives." Noah replies. "If I had known about things turning out like this I would've just enjoyed my life." Emily speaks as remorse fills up her face. "I wonder if there's a heaven where he misses me as much as I miss him" "He must've forgotten about u already cuz he's involved with happier...

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“THROUGH THE WINDOW OF MY SOUL ” by Onyxx Moon

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It's night again and I've crept above ground to my window to watch the activities in the main square. I have come to watch every night since the strangers came into our village. They are soldiers. The only words I have for them are cruel and evil. They have been set upon us by a man seeking to rule over us. We, who have been free for ...

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“The Celebrity” by Madhuri Banerjee

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It’s the second lockdown of the pandemic and here I am all alone just staring out of a window hoping to catch the blood moon that everyone’s been talking about on social media today. As luck would have it I am surrounded by buildings and people in small apartments going about their daily business. A couple work out on their terrace at dusk. Some teenagers gather together in another building to smoke. An old man sits in his hammock till midnight, and then heads to sleep. I stay awake later than that most nights. I used to have a job that ha...

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Start your story with a character looking out of a window in the middle of the night.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 340 stories

“A Window in Time” by Kathleen March

“The Day, Night Dreamer.” by Brian Rains

“Waiting” by Keith Manos

“The Prophecy” by Babika Goel

“Dalton's Window” by Donald Bluhm

“Waiting” by Amanda Lieser

“THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW:” by Dizzy Pringle

“The Adventures of Snodfarge Grundweiler and You.” by Michael Lewis

“Bart's Window of Opportunity ” by Jon Jess

“One Step” by Kat Sencen

“The Watchers” by Marcia H.

“Strangers in the Night” by Fay Redecta

“Prologue ” by Black Rose

“THROUGH THE WINDOW OF MY SOUL ” by Onyxx Moon

“The Celebrity” by Madhuri Banerjee

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