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

Posted in Horror on Oct 26, 2022

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“City Power ” by Momo Butler

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If you've ever lived in my country, you'd know that power outages are a regular thing. So regular that at this point in my life, I've become accustomed to coming home from a long day of work to no power. One time, I had no power for thirteen hours and unfortunately my water runs with power, so I had no water too.I'm sure many of you could not even fathom that, but in my country with the rife, if not blatant corruption and nepotism, it's quite normal. I mean if people in power can buy their degrees and be employed without any qualification, t...

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“Its More Than Dark” by Eric Holdorf

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It’s More Than Dark “Hey Hon, is the power out where you are?” John asked into his cell. “Odd question. The lights are on in the office, but I’m looking outside, and yeah, the street lights are out.” Sally said. “What’s going on?” “The streets are dark here too. Our back-up generators have kicked on.” John looked out the window. He could see two forms of darkness - the blackness of the lake far in the distance, a shade lighter because of the moon, and the thick blackness of the land beyond the reach of the ...

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“Its The End” by Katie Stornetta

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First, it was the weather, then it was no working cars, then it was the virus, now… the power. This past week has been... Well… interesting. Let's just call it that I'm not quite sure what has been happening. All of Monday it was flooding, huge waves crashing through cities, little towns, huge farms, destroying everything. We called that “the wave”. On Tuesday, the sun was hotter than ever, scorching everything, catching fire if something got too hot. We called that “the scorch”. Wednesday was not much better either. Everything froze ...

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“The Dark Side” by Shawnalynn Cromwell

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The day is sweltering - Ava can't drink enough water - to quench her thirst to cool down. "Hey Dora, I am going to make some ice - my mind is mush from this heat!" Dora lifts her head off of the pillow where she is lying on the couch. "Yes, make some in the refrigerator's ice maker - why didn't I think of that - geez!" Ava and Dora have never experienced heat like this in all of the years living in the studio apartment. The air conditioning is on full blast, as well as strategically placed fans all around th...

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“Family ” by Ishika Kaur

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It was a Thursday evening, my Mum was from China and my dad worked as a British dentist. We lived in a penthouse in London. I had a younger and older sibling. My older sister aged 16 was staying in America with my aunt and uncle and my younger brother Francis was 9 and I was 12. We had servants to prepare our meals but when my mum wanted to prepare authentic food she made it herself. She was in the kitchen busy preparing dumplings. I was doing my homework. Our German Shepherd was playing with my brother. All of a sudden, the lights when off....

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“We Want You…” by Clay Harker

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Lights out. “What the hell was it this time?” Jade muttered to herself. Seems like ever since she and her father moved to Mercy’s Landing the power outages have become more and more frequent. Longer too. You’d think in the 21st century someone would get this kind of thing straightened out. Funny enough, her father was a field operations supervisor for one of the largest power companies in Massachusetts. The inability to prevent and fix these problems was a running joke when she felt like ripping on the old guy. Six months they've been...

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“Power” by Passion White-Student

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Hi, my name is Jodi and I am from New york. Life is great here except for the fact that we have a lot of power outages. Today is one of those days I have a flashlight with me. I have to find a way to pass time like my parents always tell me to when the power is off. My family says that we have to eat out today since we can't open the fridge. We all agree that we are going to eat at Margon they have some good rates. So I know I literally just said that we are going to Margon we did go but their food is a no for me it is just nasty N-A-S-T-Y...

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“Lights out in Merriweather City” by Aloe Plant

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Every single light in the city went off in a collective pop. A young man in the Merriweather Public Library was left in the dark as to what the ending of his book could be. A few college age girls at the Fitt Girlz Gym stumbled off their treadmills due to the sudden loss of their sight. In the town hall, the mayor’s hand slipped off the signature line during the important signing of a law. With how often blackouts occurred in this city, you think that they’d be better prepared for it. But, as always, the first thing the populace thou...

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“POWER OF DARKNESS” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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Arjun was a young man – tall, muscular and with a rugged look. He was only 27 but his hairline was receding. Perhaps to make up for it he had grown an outsize moustache. He had a degree in commerce and had now to decide on taking up a job, or study further to become a chartered accountant. It was at this stage he had lost his parents to covid in his home town. He had now come back to his third floor flat in the city which was now his own. Arjun had an admirable quality. He would readily go to the help of those who needed it irrespective of s...

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“When the Bodies Fell Like Rain” by Sarah Bird

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We thought we lived in a utopian society. Of course life wasn’t perfect. Life cannot be perfect, to preach it otherwise is to offer an unattainable lie. In New London, however, we were as close as it was possible to be. Life expectancy was technically at a high of 150 natural years but of course that meant nothing. Once you became unhappy with how your body sagged and wrinkled, you ordered a cybernetic body to have your mind implanted into. Eternal beauty. Eternal life. We had no wars; nations were happy and resource rich. We had no crime; e...

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“The Storm that gave people Courage” by KEVINDER 13783

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The television screen was flashing. Every channel was saying that a gigantic thunder storm will be coming within the next few hours. Every person must stay at home, stock up on resources and find reliable shelter. The windows of every house were boarded up. Within 30 minutes, dark clouds covered the entire evening sky, the city was engulfed with darkness. Sirens were wailing indicating that every person must return home and not come back out till the sky becomes clear. The roads had become completely empty. Everybody in the shelter of their ...

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“Intruder In The Dark” by Syahidah Syarifuddin

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"Damn it." I silently exclaimed as the lights went out. With a sigh, I walked to the light switches by the door. Click! Click! My brows furrowed still not seeing any lights emitting from the bulb. Shaky hands fumbled trying desperately to turn the lights on to no avail. Tries after tries and finally I gave up. To my shock, my phone lit up with a ding notifying me of a text. My eyes squinted at the bright screen, trying as fast as I can to lower it. A smile formed on my lips seeing the name on the screen. A worried question from my gi...

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“The Outage” by Brylie Mankiller

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I wake up to the buzzing of my alarm clock. I hurried around, stopped by the devil, my brother. Jake get out of the way I will be late. Mom Jake won't get out of my way. Honey let your sister by. He has work at her office. Fine go ahead Camila. I walk to the fridge and grab my yogurt, But instead it's a prank. It's sour cream and ranch. Omg, Jake seriously I bought this yesterday it's a tub of yogurt for 5 dollars. Do you have that money Jake. Because you're gonna pay me back, So you better go find a yard to mow. Alright I'm gonna go see you...

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“The Little Boy Who Listened” by Rebecca P L

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I was just playing in my room when it happened. Everything went black. I couldn’t see the train track. I couldn’t lay the last piece - Joey the train driver wouldn’t get to go on the new track I had made for him. I cried out in the dark. “Mom!” I heard soft footsteps echo in the hallway of our new home and a light appeared in the doorway. The candle shone like a beacon, illuminating Mom in its soft, comforting glow. She crouched down in front of me, her reddish brown hair radiating warmth as she wiped away my tears from my ch...

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“Evelyn's Candle” by Katharine Widdows

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Lucy heard the clunk of the letter box and got up from the breakfast table, half a slice of toast in one hand. Three envelopes lay on the mat. Two formal looking ones, addressed to her mum, which probably contained boring grown up bills or bank statements and a third addressed to her. Apart from birthday cards Lucy never really had mail until her Grandmother died last April. Since then the letters came every month without fail. The envelopes were hand written and sealed with a lily, stamped into gold wax.Lucy brought the post back to the kit...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 187 stories

“City Power ” by Momo Butler

“Its More Than Dark” by Eric Holdorf

“Its The End” by Katie Stornetta

“The Dark Side” by Shawnalynn Cromwell

“Family ” by Ishika Kaur

“We Want You…” by Clay Harker

“Power” by Passion White-Student

“Lights out in Merriweather City” by Aloe Plant

“POWER OF DARKNESS” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“When the Bodies Fell Like Rain” by Sarah Bird

“The Storm that gave people Courage” by KEVINDER 13783

“Intruder In The Dark” by Syahidah Syarifuddin

“The Outage” by Brylie Mankiller

“The Little Boy Who Listened” by Rebecca P L

“Evelyn's Candle” by Katharine Widdows

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Write about a character who thinks they have a sun allergy.

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