Write a story about an average day turned upside down by an unexpected visitor.

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“The Shadow Rider of Morgat” by Raven Car

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Leah watched the antelope bound across the snowy hills of Idaho. Slowly, she raised a hand to the frost-covered window pane of her apartment.The graceful animals seemed so free and wild as they swooped across the plains.“What are you doing?” asked her father from the doorway.She looked down at the rusted kitchen sink. “Nothing.”Her father smiled faintly. On his hollowed-out face, the expression made her want to cry. Her father limped over to the sink, leaning heavily against his dark wood walking stick. “The antelope are truly beautiful, are...

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“The Geniuses in the Attic ” by Kembree E.

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Daniel heaved an exasperated sigh as he lumbered his way up the stairs to the attic. He hated that his dad insisted he clean up there, with the draping curtains of cobwebs, the miscellaneous junk in every corner, and the dust bunnies half Daniel’s size. Where in the world was he even supposed to start? And what was even the point of cleaning the attic anyways? What, was his dad expecting company up there? It wasn’t like anyone was actually going to see how messy the attic was; it’s an attic, a ...

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“Francesca and the visitor” by Reigh G.

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There in her living room, Francesca sat on the couch looking at the news for the first time in a couple of weeks or so. She tried to avoid looking at the news since most of the time, it was just depressingly boring. Though sometimes, if she was lucky, she would hear some fantastic lie from the one and only president “...more people are going to die if we allow this to continue to happen…there’s gonna be suicides. People wanna go back to work.” Great, more news about people dying. She thought. She turned off the TV and went into he...

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“Emma's Best Friend” by Jessica Tomaselli

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When she woke up that summer morning, Emma had planned to spend the day at the pool, but that all changed while she was sitting at her kitchen table eating breakfast. She glanced out the door to the patio and noticed a sad looking beagle puppy sitting on her deck. “Mom!” She called, “There’s a puppy outside!” Her mom came out of her home office and looked out the sliding door. “Poor thing doesn’t have a collar. She might be a stray.” “Can we take care of her? Keep her?” Emma watched the tangle of white, black, and brown fur and her hea...

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“Care for Some Stew?” by Vanshika Agarwal

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The kettle shrieked. Puffs of thin smoke rose to the air.Bea took it off of the stove, turned down the knob and poured the hot, steaming liquid into a large mug. She added two heaping spoonfuls of sugar and swirled a tea bag around until the contents turned a warm honey-brown. She carried it into the living room.Picking out a dusty hardback from the bookshelf, Bea proceeded to make herself comfortable in a large chair. A fire was glowing in the hearth. Bea pulled a woolly blanket over her stick-thin legs and sighed. It was a happy sigh. She ...

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“Hello?” by Lucy Iherb

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I sat calmly on the edge of my bed.Well... calmly might be an understatement.Let me try again.I sat impatiently on the edge of my bed.No, that's still not right.I sat nervously on the edge of my bed.That'll do, I suppose.But why, you ask?Let me tell you.One warm evening in mid-June, I heard a knock on my door. Who is that? I thought. I considered not opening it. You see, I was very insecure. What if it's a murderer? What if it's a robber, or a kidnapper? My thirteen year old self wasn't exactly a great logical thinker.I decided, however, to ...

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“The Witch at the Kitchen Table” by Margaret Gaffney

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When my eyes opened that Saturday morning, I couldn’t believe my luck. Tracy, my six-year-old sister, was still asleep in the other twin bed in my room. Relishing the hope of having the TV all to myself for a bit, I pushed back my covers and lowered myself to the floor on all fours. I cringed every time the floor creaked under me, terrified she’d wake up. It simply wasn’t fair. My best friend Alice, eight-years-old just like me, didn’t have to share the TV with her sister, who was practically an adult. I still hadn’t forgiven my parents for ...

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“The Red-Eye” by Bailey Marshall

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She met her father for the first time on a red-eye flight to Chicago. Ariel shuffled her way down the aisle of the plane, half asleep, bags thrown over her shoulder like the Junk Lady in Labyrinth. Her mom and step-dad had dropped her off at the airport a few hours prior, with hugs and kisses and coffees and well wishes for her senior year at Chicago’s School of the Arts. They didn’t cry this time. This time, eyes dry, they shooed her off into the abyss of terminals alone. Muscle memory took her all the way to her gate, and the last dre...

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“Inside the Glimmerdale Woods” by Ava Angeleski

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In Glimmerdale, wizards are expected to abide by certain rules that were simply no fun, and so boringly dull. World domination, for example, was against the rules. Unfortunately, for Avis Dungworth, he had learnt that in the most difficult of ways. So, off to the Glimmerdale Woods, he was shunned to think about all the horrible, terrible things he had done in youth. But he did not mind these parts of the woods; the deepest, darkest and most scariest place in all the lands. But to Avis Dungworth, the Glimmerdale Woods could only ever be calle...

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“The Unexpected Visitor” by Precious Cole

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"Good morning Mama" Ulonma greeted her mother. "Good morning my beautiful daughter" her mother replied. " How was your night? "It was fine mama. I am off to school, Ulonma added, "your food is in the flask." Picking up her bag, she bid her mother farewell and made for the door. " "Thank you Ulonma, do have a good day." After the morning assembly, all students marched into their classrooms. Tejuola, Ulonma's bosom friend looked her friend up and down, poking her by the hand, she...

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“The Unexpected Truth” by Ramesh Suria

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"Eric, wake up! You're late for school!" Abby shouted as she shook Eric, her 7 year old son. Eric Collins, a young but matured boy with black wavy hair just like he's dad's, brushing his forehead but still always revealing his pair of round, brown eyes and thick black brows. Eric is Abby's eldest son who was always keen and careful in protecting his beloved girls ; Abby herself and his toddler sister mostly, Tulip Collins who was born as a premature baby three years ago. Eric has to fight everyday in overcoming the fact of an weird illn...

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“American Boy” by Madelyn MacDougall

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One day in China, and girl named Chu Linh was picking flowers for her sick grandma. Linh was thinking about how nice it was when Po Cong ,her long time crush, came over to where she was sitting. This happened often, for Cong was interested in her as well ."Hey Linh." Cong said happily waving.''Hi."Linh laughed."What are you doing." He asked shyly."Picking Camellia flowers for my grandma. She's sick.""Oh I'm sorry." Cong sat down beside her."Thanks.""Did you know that Camellia flowers symbolize beautiful woman and men often give them to they'...

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“YOURS” by Shanti Hershenson

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Whoever said that Aliens don't exist clearly has never heard my story. I mean- I thought the same thing. It was straight up bizarre. Here's my account of what happened. PART ONE: I sat in my bed one night, reading my favorite book. It was very late. Something didn't feel right in my room. It was something magical. I was always glancing out of my open window. I didn't know why it was happening. I couldn't prevent it. Eventually, I became so tired I put my book down. Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep. At some point in this crazy ...

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“Frequency” by E S

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A life shattering ice storm rocked the city of Chicago. It was January 8, 2019. I remember that day better than any—the day my mom died, the day my life changed forever. I curl up on the leather cushions, adjusting my hot pink headphones. The sweet nostalgic beats carry me away to a safe place, a place where no problems exist. I rock back and forth, struggling to forget that day, trying not to relive the anguish. I ease my eyes shut, holding back the tears ready to drench my cheeks. Waves of color bounce up and down beneath my eyel...

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“One Day” by Dennis Müller

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She was standing in the garage entrance, her angled finger gently tapping on the wooden frame. He turned round to see a tall woman with long, curly hair wearing a blue cotton hoodie and ripped jeans. She had baby blue eyes, wide open, giving her a sense of attentiveness that she coupled with an amiably smiling face looking straight at him. She was beautiful. “Hey,” she said waving her right hand in a swift motion, and they were off.She was walking beside him, telling him about her job. The pathway was covered in leaves illuminated by the bar...

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Write a story about an average day turned upside down by an unexpected visitor.

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✍️ 111 stories

“The Shadow Rider of Morgat” by Raven Car

“The Geniuses in the Attic ” by Kembree E.

“Francesca and the visitor” by Reigh G.

“Emma's Best Friend” by Jessica Tomaselli

“Care for Some Stew?” by Vanshika Agarwal

“Hello?” by Lucy Iherb

“The Witch at the Kitchen Table” by Margaret Gaffney

“The Red-Eye” by Bailey Marshall

“Inside the Glimmerdale Woods” by Ava Angeleski

“The Unexpected Visitor” by Precious Cole

“The Unexpected Truth” by Ramesh Suria

“American Boy” by Madelyn MacDougall

“YOURS” by Shanti Hershenson

“Frequency” by E S

“One Day” by Dennis Müller

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