Write a story about someone who discovers a mysterious object in their home.

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“The secret in the wall” by Nolan Cox

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“Dad! I brought the keys back!” Kasey yelled as she walked through the door of her summer home. she tossed the keys into a small black ceramic bowl which sat beside the door. The keys jingled as they hit the side of the bowl. “Dad?” Kasey called into the empty house. No response came. “Must be out…” She muttered to herself before opening the fridge. From within the fridge, she produced a bowl of assorted fruits. After picking out a rather large strawberry, she climbed the stairs leading up to her room. She flopped onto her bed and turne...

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“Louisa's food.” by Chloe Faure

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A backpack flies through the kitchen. That’s Louisa coming back from school. As always, from Monday to Friday, she’s alone at home, her parents finishing working around 7pm. She will have a snack and then wait for Michelle, the neighbour, to come to pick her up. She will do her homework with Michelle’s daughter, Tyfaine and wait for her parents to come back from work. Starving, she makes her way to the fridge, looking for the little snack her mother prepares each day. Always waiting on the third shelf, in a glass recipient, a note stick...

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“It appeared one morning” by John G

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It appeared one morning. The sky was clear, the weather turning brisk with the onset of fall. Trees were flinging their leaves across our yard, into the neighbors, onto the street. They mingled and mixed with the detritus of the other trees in our part of town. The neighborhood had elms, some oaks, maples and a few pine trees. My folks talked about the hardwood trees that were native to our region, and their loss by way of the timber barons who ravaged the area over 100 years ago. Nevertheless, the leaves were a welcome harbinger of a new se...

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“Knight's quest” by Lauren Davis

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Ailana and Zen were playing in the attic when they found a large box.“Who do you think put this here?” Ailana looked around.Everything else in the area was in small boxes.“I would guess grandma. She liked weird things.” Zen started to open the box.Ailana picked through some of the items. “These must be from her trips to the desert.”“These are likely her favorite memories.” Zen sorted through the box.“What is this?” Ailana picked up something from the bottom of the box.“It looks like a puzzle box.” Zen looked at the object Ailana was holding....

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“A VIRTUAL ESCAPE” by Gail Walkowich

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A VIRTUAL ESCAPE A great darkness engulfed the entire world. People, great and small, sheltered in their rooms with doors that were tightly shut. Nobody dared to go past their front doors. Malls, parks, libraries, religious organizations and other places closed down to the public until further notice. Restaurants offered take-out meals only. Most businesses devised ways for their employees to work from home using the internet remotely. Everybody was told to keep six feet from each other. Social distancing and washing hands became a way of li...

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“The Sippy-Cup” by Mariana Russell

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"Seriously!" I yelled. "You have got to be kidding me!" "Honey, that's an order," my father said firmly. "It'll be a nice thing for Connie and Sydney." He tried to hold my hand, but I pulled it away. My father was talking about Connie, my step-mom, and Sydney, her 13-year-old daughter. Sydney's three years younger than me and is an annoying VSCO girl who thinks she's really cool and is better than everyone else. "AUGH! Fine!" I screamed, storming off to my room. I found my phone to call Charlotte to cancel our plans for tonigh...

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“Playing Games” by Tim Benson

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“PLAYING GAMES”When the last piece of drywall was nailed into place I stood back to check out my handiwork. The false wall in the back corner of the garage had taken a long time to build and I thought to myself perhaps the best thing about retirement was having time to do even the silly things like the wall. After two months of thinking and scheming it was the last physical part of my plan. With great care I’d made the new construction look exactly like the sixty year old walls that surrounded it. Even the small, ragged hole I had cut in the...

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“The Time Turner.” by Praneetha Talluri

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Disclaimer: I don't own anything magical. They belong to J.K Rowling.It was a rainy day and Lily Luna Potter was bored out of her mind. She was walking around the house and found a strange necklace. She picked it up suddenly the front door opened and Lily dropped the necklace. She vanished in a cloud of gold smoke. What she saw next made her jaw drop.She was standing outside the house that she spent so much time in. It was The Burrow." Oh, the necklace took me to the burrow, oh well grandma and grandpa will be happy to see me." She went and ...

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“Candlelight” by Marjolein Maassen

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“Honey, did you leave a candle burning last night?” “No, I don’t even remember the last time we lit a candle.” Kimberly attempted to blow the candle out, but the flame wouldn’t budge. “Huh. Is this one of those trick candles?” She tried to pinch it out with her fingers. “Ouch!” She yelped. Veronica rushed to her side and sighed. “Really? Your first instinct was to stick your fingers in the flames? Are you five?” Kimberly shot her a look. “You try blowing the flame out then.” “Alright.” Veronica took a deep breath and released a gust of air ...

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“Second Chances” by Daniel Kleba

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In the grand scheme of things it is not that unusual to find a bird inhabiting one's sink. When compared to all of the other strange and wonderful things the world presents us with it is relatively mundane. Houses have windows. Birds enjoy bathing in water and flying into said windows. So it stands to reason that on a few rare occasions a bird will fly towards a window that is, much to the bird’s surprise, quite open. This bird, upon realizing that it is indoors, will invariably see a sink filled with water and decide to take a nic...

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“The Omen” by Vienna Crosson

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It appeared quite suddenly and without a sound. No bright light, no crash of thunder. Nothing. It was just there. As if it had always been. Andrea was home from work with a headache reading on her phone with her feet up on her coffee table, some random article about penguins, and had looked over when Jack, her bishon frise, had barked at the mailman. When she looked back, there it was sitting on the couch next to her. It wasn't touching her, it was just sitting there. She started, bounced slightly on the couch and sharply pulled away from th...

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“The Unattended Antique” by Varsha Rajagopalan

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Leelaavati was a grandma in her late fifties. A few silver locks had already taken its place on her hairline. Her face and lean body put forward a lady of beauty from the past. Roaming around the house, cleaning everywhere, again and again, doing all the household chores, not expecting any caring words from her son or daughter in law, were her daily routine. She was standing near the kitchen stove, with a brown cotton saree, draped unruly over her, like a typical Indian grandmother, boiling milk for her gra...

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“The Egg and the little man ” by Tari Kuete

Submitted to Contest #43

IntroductionIt was a rainy Friday evening, I had just gotten back from Olivia's house she was my friend from school and that day, we were allegedly studying all day which in reality meant we were having a mini party in her room , exhausted from all the fun games we both played I couldn't even walk all the way up to my room so I just rested on the black sofa in our small living room, It wasn't even 5mins into my resting when I heard my mum call out . "Amber!!, Is that you ? Please Come and get your little brother...

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“Storage Unit 378” by Aubrey Johnson

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“Mom! Let the poor man go home, it’s getting late.” “Listen here young lady, you have no right talking to me like-” before she could even finish her sentence she was already passed out on the couch. She's had a big drinking problem for years now, and she wouldn't be trying to quit any time soon. “Here sir, let me just show you the way out.” I say to the poor man staring awkwardly from the corner of the room. “Thank you so much,” he said before pausing to grab his coat,” I’m so sorry about making your mom yell at you.” ...

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“What Could It Be?” by Paige DeFreitas

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Skylar finished applying her makeup and smiled at her reflection in the mirror. She glanced over her outfit, adjusting her posture as she went. Her work held a banquet every year but this time she was the one being promoted. A knock on the bathroom door startled her out of her thoughts and she quickly rushed to open the door. Her husband, Mark, stood waiting for her outside the door. “You don’t want to be late for your big event,” he commented with a smirk as she rushed past him to grab her purse from the bed. “I know, I wa...

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Write a story about someone who discovers a mysterious object in their home.

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✍️ 118 stories

“The secret in the wall” by Nolan Cox

“Louisa's food.” by Chloe Faure

“It appeared one morning” by John G

“Knight's quest” by Lauren Davis

“A VIRTUAL ESCAPE” by Gail Walkowich

“The Sippy-Cup” by Mariana Russell

“Playing Games” by Tim Benson

“The Time Turner.” by Praneetha Talluri

“Candlelight” by Marjolein Maassen

“Second Chances” by Daniel Kleba

“The Omen” by Vienna Crosson

“The Unattended Antique” by Varsha Rajagopalan

“The Egg and the little man ” by Tari Kuete

“Storage Unit 378” by Aubrey Johnson

“What Could It Be?” by Paige DeFreitas

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Write a story about transformation.

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