Start your story during a full moon night.

Posted in Mystery on Jun 30, 2023

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“Labyrinthine” by Nina Barkat

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I am writing to gain a better understanding of my circumstances. Day or night, this place remains unaffected by the passage of time. Darkness reigns here like a silent king in his tomb, undisturbed and unyielding. It began when I was a student—how long ago that was, I do not remember. I was on a scholarship, and my continued stay at the university and in the dormitory relied on maintaining good grades. Everything revolved around my drive to succeed in my studies, absolutely everything. After class one day, we were tasked with writing an essa...

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“THE RITUAL OF MOONLIGHT AND CRYSTAL POWER” by Julia Corliss

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Light from the full moon filled the glade casting highlights on the faces of the people in the circle surrounding the boulder-sized clear crystal in the center of the glade. The crystal’s multiple spires gathered the Light and sent out its energies in all directions illuminating and energizing. There were stories passed down from generation to generation about the first finders of the glade and how the powerful crystal channeled and amplified the light of the full moon each month. This was this very glade where Sareena’s people gathered each...

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“ The Last Hope” by Ava Morgan

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Kia screwed her eyes shut against the howling wind that buffeted the hood of her coat. The sharp moonlight slithered it’s way in through the patchy leaves of the trees overhead. A cold shiver rustled down Kia’s spine. Kia clenched her teeth, the screech of a nearby owl nearly scaring out of her skin. She pushed back the urge to pace impatiently when her mother, -the almighty Cassandra Green- shed the hood obscuring her face in a swift, liquid motion. The member to her right did the same, followed by the member on his righ...

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“A Summoning” by Lou Wilder

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Laura stood before the door at the end of the hallway. She had stood there many times, countless times in the past year, never making a move to open the door. Only standing there. Each time she stood before the door she cried, no matter how hard she tried to hold them back. Tonight was different though, tonight she had no tears. She had anger and hope and uncertainty driving her. Laura had not slept much these past few nights. Sorrow and fear played tug-o-war with her dreams and she tossed and turned in a cold s...

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“The Change” by Misti Silvers

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Racing through the woods on all fours, panting with a fierceness, Jason never felt more free. His animated instincts kicked in and drove him to the most unthinkable things. Wanting to live freely, he couldn’t believe this actually happened to him. At first he was appalled, but now he embraced it. Living by the moonlight wasn’t as bad as he originally thought it would be. He could be where nobody would bother him. At first the fur was daunting, but the fangs made it worth it. He could run faster than he ever could as a human and loved ...

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“Vice” by Chris Nique

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The glow of the Harvest Moon did nothing to guide his way into the Silentwoods. Mirth and joy still rang in his ears as he stumbled over twisted roots and jagged stones. He clung to it, held it in his breast hoping to steel himself for the task at hand.At the festival he had found peace. He ate heartily, laughed loudly, and smiled wide with his family and friends. The Silverbeards, Halguer, and even the Daromir turned out for the event. Assembled with his clan, the four families lined the river for a quarter mile. The smell of roasting meats...

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Start your story during a full moon night.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 81 stories

“Labyrinthine” by Nina Barkat

“THE RITUAL OF MOONLIGHT AND CRYSTAL POWER” by Julia Corliss

“ The Last Hope” by Ava Morgan

“A Summoning” by Lou Wilder

“The Change” by Misti Silvers

“Vice” by Chris Nique

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Make your protagonist go through a rite of passage.

Write about a character who develops a special ritual to cope with something.

Make a character perform a ceremony to set something or someone free.

Write about a character who breaks free from a tradition to create a new one.

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