Start your story with someone finding an object labeled with their name.

Posted in Horror on Oct 25, 2022

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“Never Alone” by Prince Prose

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“Avory,” the folded paper reads. As they unfold it, the note shakes with their hands. As they read, the words blur together until the page is just one large inkspot. “I can’t do this anymore.” They crumple the paper in their fists, squeezing it until it is just a small ball, then huck it at the wall. It passes the window, where sunlight is just beginning to pour in, and lands in the darkest corner of the bedroom. The bedroom that used to be shared. “There’s just no fixing it.” They sniff. Wipe the tears from their cheeks. Mov...

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“Pen Name” by Anne Sellers

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Wesley's doctor demanded that she take a leave of absence. Yes, you read that right, Wesley is a female. I expect that is a shocker for you, as it is for lots of others. Being female, Wesley was hassled daily due to her parent’s choice of her name. When introducing herself, people often asked, “Leslie?” or “Wendy?”. It was beyond their imagination that a female could be named “Wesley”. What followed was some version of they had never met a female with that name, or questions about why she was named, or exclamations that they loved the name f...

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“What IS in a name AND a little box” by Valerie Preston

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I couldn’t wait to escape from the office. I watched the big hand hit the twelve; the small hand was between the five and six. I almost sprinted towards the door. Shouting goodbye to the only person I really connected to in the building I rushed through the double glass doors – spotlessly sparkling as usual – and reached my car in record time. As I went to shut the car door I looked down as something caught my eye. A small box sat on the ground, all on its own with nothing next to it. It looked as if it was made of tin or some sort of metal ...

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“What's in the package” by Perillai Perillai

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Peter gasped when the doorbell rang. He was startled by that sound when he was pacing the perimeter of his bedroom. He exhaled with his mouth and tried to open his bedroom door, but he was unable to grab it. He kept trying to get hold of the doorknob, but his hands went through it and came out."Wait! I am now a ghost. So, I can go through the walls!" Peter shouted looking at his lifeless body lying on the floor of his bedroom.He took two steps back and walked towards the door. Just as he was about to hit it, he stopped abruptly as his human ...

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“Pymatuning” by Douglas J. Veverka

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The shoreline of Pymatuning Lake is my place of peace, an escape from the overwhelming, the chaotic, and the messy. It is the constant in an unforgiving world. A place that held my hand through my parent’s divorce. My favorite spot was a narrow strip of land that jutted out into the water with just enough space for a worn picnic table. I’d sit there on its tabletop, feet planted firmly on the bench, elbows on my knees, hands folded, and eyes mesmerized on nature’s glory. The placid water’s invitation to stare at its glistening reflection of ...

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“My Little Butterfly ” by Camille M

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Sitting on a blue plush chair, I looked at Dr. Jones who was patiently waiting for me to talk. She was always like this: calm, collected, trustworthy.“It happened around noon”, I finally said with a sigh. “I remember it clearly because the sun was absolutely unbearable. I was desperately trying to find some shade to regain my composure when I saw it. At first, I thought the heat made me hallucinate-I was so hot that I couldn’t think properly-, but I soon came to the brutal conclusion that it was real when I picked it up. In my hands laid a t...

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“Red Dirt and Trojan Herbs ” by Andrea Mariana

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Jesse never heard the knock at the door, the gentle clink of the ceramic pot on his doorstep, or the Ford pickup truck rolling off into the distance. For all he knew, the potted plant which he could barely spot through the gauzy window curtain had descended from on high, a little blessing from the Almighty himself. In that case, He could have just sent Jesse some rain instead. But Jesse would never look askance at a gift; after all, he built his whole life on “squeezing a nickel until the buffalo squealed”, as Momma used to say. He had be...

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Start your story with someone finding an object labeled with their name.

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✍️ 37 stories

“Never Alone” by Prince Prose

“Pen Name” by Anne Sellers

“What IS in a name AND a little box” by Valerie Preston

“What's in the package” by Perillai Perillai

“Pymatuning” by Douglas J. Veverka

“My Little Butterfly ” by Camille M

“Red Dirt and Trojan Herbs ” by Andrea Mariana

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