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

Posted in Horror on Oct 26, 2022

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“Take Me to the Sea” by Tanner Burke

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“Take me to the sea.” My dad’s voice jolted me awake. Somehow, I’d slept through the beeping of the heart monitor all night, but as soon as my dad whispered those words I was awake. It was all dark in the hospital room; the moon was beginning to fade in the window behind me. I turned to look outside and the sky was black and starless. I began to think I was dreaming that my dad spoke. I closed my eyes again. I didn’t need to watch over my dad if the moon was on the job. The armchair was some ancient fabric loosely folded over faux mahogany...

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“A Clouded View” by Sam Ackman

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Your eyes fly open as your heart flutters. The room is so dark you can’t see the phone you are scrambling to pick up. A harsh light shows you that you slept in. You whip off the cozy blankets and are greeted by frigid air. As you walk over to the wall you stub your toe. Swearing loudly you finally flick on a light. Those new black-out curtains are a bit too much! Must have missed setting my alarm. No time for a run, I’ll barely make it to work on time. Your stomach plummets as you think o...

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“Escape to Life ” by Dipayan Chakrabarti

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Escape to Life (1,185 words) &nbs...

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“Sublimation of Mind” by Jolly 3630

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It feels kind of creepy. There are no lights here. I turned to the left of the street that was illuminating with total darkness. But I have to go.There is no way I am gonna stay here. With this decision I walked towards the dark street. I could hear the sound of my footsteps. I heard them clearly, just like clicking, hard and fast moving. My shoulders were feeling heavy. I kept on walking down the road I chose.As I walked further, I started seeing faint shadows. 'Excuse me.'No one answered I was a little scared but I cont...

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“Friend of the Dark” by R. B. Leyland

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Not being able to see your hand in front of your face is a surreal feeling. I should know, since I can't remember the last time I saw mine. A thin chink of light is all that we're permitted, as they force the scraps of bread and a bowl of water through the flap at the base of the door; I'm never quick enough to rouse myself from a delirious slumber and see the outline of my fingers, slumping down disappointed after each attempt.You begin to get used to finding the food on the floor after a while, despite the pitch black. Running those invisi...

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“Bad Coffee and Grief” by Hailey Gaar

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I peeled open the curtains that clung heavy with dust and squinted. Morning light was filtering in through the kitchen window despite a persistent cloud’s attempts at casting it aside. The dust falling in spirals onto the counter was just another thing rarely touched in our cemetery of a house. From the window, it was easy to see the backyard and the forest that ran adjacent to the property. The woods were slowly reclaiming the yard with every passing year and we did nothing to stop it. The irony was not lost on me as I poured myself a ...

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“Happily Ever Avenged” by Kira Krieger

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I had been out longer than I wanted. Than I promised. The city clock tower mocked me with the fact. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven! Eight! It was dark and cold. I tried to rush home as if it would give me back those two hours. Give those two hours back to my little sister who’s spent them alone. I walked faster with every shiver, risking making every slick spot into another delay, but it was worth it to see the candle flame twirling in the window of the small cabin that had become our home far from town and the people we once k...

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“The Darkest Night” by Janet Lee

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The Darkest Night by Lee Harrod The bitumen road didn’t last as long as she had hoped it would. As the ute bumped off the smooth black road and onto the rough red gravel, she slowed down a little, although stayed in fifth gear. The old falcon ute had seen ...

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“A bookstore” by Clinton Siegle

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I had just moved to town. Exploring the streets, I came across a bookstore. The sign intrigued me, so I went in. The front counter was unmanned. And not a soul could be seen in the shop. were I went to the first shelf of books. Wild. Indie books. Hundreds of them all printed. Opening a cover of a book titled: Bolivian Time Traveler. The book immediately impressed me with the adventure story. A writer trapped in parallel spacetime worlds. Traveling back through time to watch the end of the time of tribulation. The author. An expat from Mo...

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“The Difference ” by Loxie Oaks

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There is an ever-constant battle between Darkness and Light. No, not a battle- a war. The war has been going on, every day, every second, since the beginning of time. Every day we watch as they tear at each other, both fighting to come out on top, and yet we are barely aware of it. Very few people get the chance to witness the true war between the two enemies. She was one of the few. She, like most everyone else, did not realize how bitter and serious the war really was. Until that day. She is alone, and Darkness appea...

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“The Light Shines in the Darkness” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

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You've likely heard the narrative of the two wolves. It's frequently told as coming from one of the different First Peoples, typically Cherokee, yet it's one of those accounts that is so terse and genuine that it nearly doesn't make any difference what the genuine source is… it gets passed around and told and retold, again and again, in light of the fact that we as a whole sense how obvious it is… on the grounds that we've all accomplished it ourselves. It goes this way. There are two wolves, and they live inside every one of...

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“When Your Candle Flickers Out” by Alya Kaikuahine

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Shadows. The place where darkness takes over the light. The place where monsters lurk and hide, waiting for the right moment. Shadows. The place where broken dreams go to die and fallen stars lose their light. They seem untamed, intangible, unable to control. But they listen to their master. They listen to me. Death lurks in every corner, right around the bend. But I also wait in every shadow, waiting for darkness to overcome the light of life. When your candle burns down to its wick and flickers out, Death is called. A whoosh. I l...

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“The Broken Glass” by Hugo Millaire

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TW: domestive violence, murder, violence towards a child All was dark, and the force of trying to open his eyes was too much. The beeping of the EKG surrounded him, as well as the noisy chatter just outside the room. Police, nurses and reporters were all arguing over who would come in first, the nurses trying to prevent everyone from coming in, to let Maverick rest. It had been about an hour since the incident, an hour of sleep, fear, remorse, guilt and chatter, but most importantly chaos. Rushing to the hospital, the arriv...

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“Space Girl” by Natalie Day

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There’s a comforting breeze in the air when the sun begins to set. If softly dries my eyes and pulls me back home to that blanket my aunt bought me when I was six. The blanket is no longer soft, but it reminds me of the special herbal tea she always made whenever I started to cry. It came from a cardboard box from the grocery store, but a warm aunt-hug always hooked itself to the mug. The breeze fills my nose with the smell of the herbal tea so completely that I can almost taste it on my tongue. It whispers like the Harry James song on my gr...

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“Storm Story” by Michael West

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Through the window, a thin, silver vein outlines the distant trees. Hovering above it is a blackness. Below, the trees shake from time to time because of the wind, or maybe fear? Noah hears a muted sound, like the rumbling of an angry train, as he sits in the living room of his Grandfather’s lake home, 23.4 miles West of Bemidji, Minnesota. On the TV screen is The Weather Channel. A tallish, busty woman is tracking the oncoming storm using an old-fashioned pointer, wooden with a black rubber tip. Noah loves the pointer. He thinks, “The poi...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 383 stories

“Take Me to the Sea” by Tanner Burke

“A Clouded View” by Sam Ackman

“Escape to Life ” by Dipayan Chakrabarti

“Sublimation of Mind” by Jolly 3630

“Friend of the Dark” by R. B. Leyland

“Bad Coffee and Grief” by Hailey Gaar

“Happily Ever Avenged” by Kira Krieger

“The Darkest Night” by Janet Lee

“A bookstore” by Clinton Siegle

“The Difference ” by Loxie Oaks

“The Light Shines in the Darkness” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

“When Your Candle Flickers Out” by Alya Kaikuahine

“The Broken Glass” by Hugo Millaire

“Space Girl” by Natalie Day

“Storm Story” by Michael West

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End your story with a truth coming to light.

Set your story in a countryside house that’s filled with shadows.

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

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

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