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

Posted in Horror on Oct 25, 2022

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“the windows of the soul” by Carl Frye

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I am an ageless timeless being of infinite life. Before bedtime, and before I close my eyes to sleep I look out my window, and often imagine that the stars in the sky are kissing me on the cheek and that they turn into angels, and hold me close in their arms. I see the darkness as a light of life. I may not naturally see in the dark but spiritually I can see through it. I am ageless because age is a state of mind. I am timeless because there is no time in the spirit world. my body may die, but my spirit lives forever. My eyes are the windows...

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“On The Edge” by Sol Mondschein

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He looked out of the window. It was dark outside. He turned around and looked at the clock. 2 Am. ‘Chad is late again.’ he whispered. Suddenly, it started raining. Soon the weather became really bad and it was quite cold. Brian slowly walked away from the window and went to sit on the sofa. He grabbed his book from the table and waited for Chad to return. After a while he looked at the clock again. An hour had passed. That’s when Brian heard the sound of the door opening. ‘Why are you still up Brian? It’s really late.’ ‘I was waiting for ...

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“The Other Side of the Window” by Katie Ingold

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**CW: Mentions of torture and anxiety** Darkness always hid from the light. The luminescence chased the shadows away where they remained hidden, waiting for an unsuspecting person to stumble into the blackness. Or they waited for the light to retreat so they could slither along once again to cover the beauty. As I stared out the window into the night, I wished the light would chase away my shadows. Shadows I held deep within. Shadows that caused an ache so painful it hurt to breathe sometimes. Shadows where I discovered the truth concealed...

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“Reckless Blue Sky” by Tionge Nakazwe

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The smooth, predictable ride of the train was doing nothing to soothe the nerves Rena was feeling. Instead, the ambiguous shapes, camouflaged by the darkness outside of the large train window calmed her beating heart. The two day, one night train ride from Corix, the island's most populated city, to Ara, a region closest to the mountains, had just begun. two thirds of the trip ahead of her, Rena scratched at the cashmere pinching her neck. She cursed herself for not taking the shop attendant's advice to wear something under the sweater, sinc...

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“Autism Speaks” by Drew Andrews

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CW: sexual content In the middle of the night. A little boy looks out the airport window at the falling snowflakes, parachuting down at a steady pace, which adds to the illusion of a white Christmas; just around the corner, less than 76 hours out, within reach. He watches fast approaching headlights grow brighter before a four vehicle convoy stops on the taxiway. In less than fifteen minutes the locomotives disappear, scrambling in all four directions, unaware of by most. Some might have turned a blind eye. In those brief moments the child w...

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“Sleepers” by Jill Baggett

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“Sleepers” a story as seen through the eyes of three people by Jill Baggett Mark is drawn to the window, he swaggers as he walks. His clothes fit in a tight though comfortable fashion. He swings, rather than puts his coat on. Hitches, adjusts the collar, shifts to his other foot and buttons the front, adjusts, pats to make sure all is neat and looks intently across the street to the woman standing under the dim street light wearing the red beret and shoes, his contact. The street is in Vienna, beautiful, elegant Vienna. Mark is familiar ...

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“Taking the Stairs” by Eve Y

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Content warning: suicidal thoughts, eating disorder I dragged myself out of bed, my entire body sore and haggard of the torture I had put it through the day before. I glanced at the digital clock which sat on my nightstand, the bright green lights displaying the time which flashed in my eyes. 3:30 AM it read. "Huh." I said. "Five minutes earlier than yesterday." Five extra minutes of torture to live through. A voice in my head clarified as I stared out the large window, watching the raindrops splash incessantly on the glass. Regardless...

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“Chasing the Sun” by Austin McMahon

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The grandson was looking out of the window, down at the woods that ran through his wildest imaginations. "Hey!" a voice shouts from behind him. He turns to see his grandpa standing in the doorway. "What are you doing up this late at night?" Grandpa questioned. "I can't fall asleep, can you tell me a story?" the grandson asked. “There once was a great shining knight…” Grandpa started before being interrupted by his grandson. “I’ve already heard this story before, can you tell a different one this time, Grandpa?” the grandson pleaded wit...

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“A Creature Came To Me” by One Soul At A Time

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Now I was staring, but even before I looked out the window I saw these eyes staring at me. It was almost as if I heard these echoes inside my head, just that they weren't made up. I could hear the crickets outside my window, it was summer. I lived in a very secluded area filled with trees all around. I had neighbors that were countable. It was peaceful though, I liked quiet places. The echoes turn into a song and it was humming beautifully. “Come, let's go out. Let's go into the unknown,” I wanted to reply back to it but my lips would not m...

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“Good Old Nancy” by Samuel Bowen

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The city lights glimmered like stars against the twilight horizon; like specks of beauty in a world of hopeless shadows. Heaven's tears dripped past the cracks of the window, splattering raindrops onto the blood stained pavement below. I crept back from the elegance and calm of the glass framed night in a shudder. If I let myself admire the view any longer I might have become an optimist. There's no need for that here, I muttered before shifting my attention to the garbage bin of an apartment I called home.Fluorescent light flickered on and ...

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“The Air is Cooler at Night” by Renee Langille

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Sirens blared. Horns honked. Somewhere in the distance another boom sounded and a billowing cloud of smoke and fire rose. John held his hands behind him as he stared out the full length window. The night was blacker then usual. Perhaps that was due to half the city being plunged into a blackout. “The air is cooler at night, don’t you find sir?” Malcolm spoke behind him. John refrained from tightening his grip on his left hand. Small talk annoyed him at the best of times and these were not the best of times. He watched the latest plume of smo...

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“Window of memories.” by Mars Akabane

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I sit in bed at 4 in the morning staring out of my clear glass window. The stars light up in the night sky as my imagination wonders, always going back to thinking of Saturn. The girl I know I shouldn't love but for some reason do. I know it's wrong to love a female, for I am a female as well. It shouldn't even cross my mind, but somehow, her intoxicating smile acts as a drug to fuel my happiness. The stars speak to me. I know I sound crazy but I really think they talk sometimes. They tell me that I'm not weird and that my feelings are rea...

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“DEAD OR ALIVE” by Theresa Anna

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“We kill them in the morning.” The woman let the lace curtain fall back across the window, obscuring the view of the family waving before climbing onto their horses. Finally. The sky had turned from indigo to the black of leather, a red moon settling over the plains. “I thought we weren’t going to do that anymore,” answered the man. He sat on the edge of the bed, his boots still on, his travel dust flecking the checkered coverlet. He pulled his head from his hands. She was momentarily taken aback by how old he looked and she had t...

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“The Bud of Romance” by Peter Sugiharto

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Sometimes the moon reflects what we think on the inside. The same with yesterday, it reflected a sliver of light that shine through my tiny bedroom windows. But I am always fascinated with moon, that’s why I’m choosing this apartment specifically because the landlord said that it faced the moon. So after moving all my stuff, I rearranged my bed so it could be as ergonomic as possible for me to see the outside world. He has the same value in life, thinking he and I could get along nicely. This has been my source of relaxation for the past we...

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“Thresholds” by Martin Mururu

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Penelope Quinn. Twenty four. Her bedroom lights are out. A soft smooth jazz music plays in the background. The volume is set to low. Her face is slightly illuminated by the electric lamp outside her house. Curtain pulled slightly aside, she silently stares outside through the window. The alarm clock behind her has '12:00:01' blinking on it in neon.It happened two times before. She was sure those weren't hallucinations.She studies the neighbouring house; directly opposite hers. She waits for it to happen again. She stares, unblinking, at the ...

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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

“the windows of the soul” by Carl Frye

“On The Edge” by Sol Mondschein

“The Other Side of the Window” by Katie Ingold

“Reckless Blue Sky” by Tionge Nakazwe

“Autism Speaks” by Drew Andrews

“Sleepers” by Jill Baggett

“Taking the Stairs” by Eve Y

“Chasing the Sun” by Austin McMahon

“A Creature Came To Me” by One Soul At A Time

“Good Old Nancy” by Samuel Bowen

“The Air is Cooler at Night” by Renee Langille

“Window of memories.” by Mars Akabane

“DEAD OR ALIVE” by Theresa Anna

“The Bud of Romance” by Peter Sugiharto

“Thresholds” by Martin Mururu

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story in which a window is broken or found broken.

Write a story that involves a magic window — or a window like no other.

Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

Set your story within a window of opportunity, when a character finally has the chance to do something.

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