Write a story that contains a flashback of a nightmare.

Posted in Horror on Jul 7, 2023

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“Living Nightmare” by Kimberly Schramm

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As I struggle toward the morning from the depths of my nightmare, I reach over for Scott hoping I haven't woken him up, too. He's a night owl, prone to stay up long past my usual 11 pm bedtime, then sleep while I get up and make the coffee. But he's not there or in the bathroom, so I assume he's in our home office on an early morning conference call. That happens occasionally since his company is doing a lot of international business now. I pull on a robe and slide my feet into my sandals, shaking my head to erase the memory of the...

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“Spirit of The Night” by Adam Marcon

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Sitting in my office I felt his eyes on me. Blue eyes, not dark brown like mine. I inherited many traits from my dad, but my eyes weren’t among them. He was leaning in the doorway, a surprisingly youthful posture still rested in his shoulders. The medical problems which accumulate in a fifty-five-year-old, but the demeanor of a twenty-eight-year-old; that was my dad. I glanced up at him, with the sun settling behind the trees in back of me, the glow of my computer screen was the dominating light in the dark room. It was evening in early Octo...

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“Inherited” by Sun Fei

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The gas station smells of cigarettes and coffee. Meg walks through the aisles, unsure of what she wanted, but certain that she needed to put something in her body soon. It was nearing mid-afternoon, and a sleeve of Ritz crackers for breakfast can only sustain a person for so long. She settles for a bag of pretzels and a bottle of lemonade. The condensation on the glass is a wonderfully cool distraction, and she’s suddenly so thirsty she just wants to down the whole thing and cry it back out. “$6.36,” says the cashier. His plastic n...

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Write a story that contains a flashback of a nightmare.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 63 stories

“Living Nightmare” by Kimberly Schramm

“Spirit of The Night” by Adam Marcon

“Inherited” by Sun Fei

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone facing their greatest fear.

Start your story with a character seeing something terrifying.

Write about a character in a situation where they have to be brave for someone else’s sake.

Set your story in an eerie, surreal setting.

Contest #206

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