Write a story that takes place in the woods.

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“Ella” by Jonathan Piscitelli

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Ella swept the log cabin clean. Their house was on the edge of a gorgeous lake in the depths of the woods. The lake was big, wide enough to take in the whole horizon and cold. James had been busy. Sketching his drawings and writing his research papers. The Native Tribes had welcomed them when they saw how beautiful Ella was, at the time she was six-months pregnant, and how earnest and intelligent James was. She finished sweeping and went out into the yard to gather some firewood to start the evening blaze in the kitchen. They would have fres...

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“A Suspicious Ending in the Woods” by Blane Britt

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A very good friend in which I grew up with. You could even say that he and I were like brothers. Won over $11,000,000 in lottery winnings. He said that he was willing to give me $100,000 if I join him on a search for Bigfoot or Sasquatch or Yeti or Skunk Ape or Yowie or Almas or The Grassman or Wendigo or Orang Pendek or Mapingauri or Yeren. Or why he even wanted to include me on his bucket list adventure. He also offered the same deal to 4 other people we grew up with in which Ralph a professor at Morehouse College turned down. I should hav...

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“In the Dark” by Hope Teunisje

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It’s the dead of night. I squint and blink, waiting for my eyes to adjust. Rustling leaves come into view, as well as branches and stones and stars. There is no path under my feet, and I feel a rush of panic. What am I doing here? Why am I here? Who… I shake my head. I am Elani Cohen. My mom is Bree Cohen. My dad is Timothy Cohen. I am in…. I don’t know where I am. My head feels so foggy and it’s just so black. It’s dark and mucky everywhere, and it’s like I’m drowning in sticky syrup. I look down and of course, there’s no path. I ...

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“A Picnic in the Woods” by Isabella Sopo

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Camellia waited, book in hand, on the bench in the woods. It wasn’t just any bench, of course, it was Jame’s and Camellia’s bench. The wooden bench in the middle of nowhere, the one they had engraved their initials on. Camellia traced her finger on the initials. CL + JH. It may seem like nothing, but to Camellia, the little bench was everything. She set her book now, Agatha Christie, and sighed. Where was James? He was ten minutes late! Camellia checked her phone, and just in time to see a text pop up. “James!” she grinned to herself. The te...

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“A Confluence” by Hayley Naphen

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“Stay close”, Lyla said sternly. She eyed Gracie knowingly before giving her the nod to jump out of the car. Gracie immediately shot for the path leading into the preserve, but turned her head just before the entrance to make sure her mom was following. “Good girl”, she said, pointing straight ahead to confirm the direction. Gracie’s black and tan legs moved gracefully as she slowed to a trot. This wasn’t their first time walking there, but it wasn’t their usual spot, either. Lyla liked to change up their hikes; she grew bored easily. The...

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“Memory Lane” by Ute Orgassa

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The rain had washed the air so clear, it was a joy to breathe in. The sky was clear blue, not a trace of clouds was left. Emmy looked at the abundance of green colors that the trees, bushes, ferns, and mosses offered her. She slowly followed the small pathway through the woods, like she had done for years. Very few things invigorated her like the walk from her father’s house to the lake in the village forest. On sunny days she took books with her so she could sit on the small, rickety pier and read, surrounded only by the sounds of the...

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“Hidden in the Woods” by Ivy Moonlit

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Athena had always been a girl who liked to wander around and go for walks for hours on end. She loved blasting music in her ears and just letting her feet take her wherever they pleased. She usually ended up passing the woods, but never dared to go through them, she had heard the stories and she had concluded she didn’t want to turn into a werewolf so it was in her best interest to steer clear from venturing into the woods. Today, like any other day, Athena decided she wanted to go for a walk, and so she got ready to go out, it was a rather ...

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“The Ravens Of The Woods” by Spencer Rubin

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Cold, moist air moved uninhibited through the massive ponderosas as amber streaks of dawn burst through the sparse canopy. Brenton fidgeted in his sleeping bag as we moved with cumbrous angst in the confined space. He took mental note that the tag on the bag said twenty degrees, which he presumed to align with his warmth at temperature that low, but throughout his first night ever sleeping outdoors he realized it was more of a suggestive survivable temperature threshold than a designation of comfort. The orange nylon walls of his tent, ...

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“And The Trees Whispered” by Juan Carlo Rodríguez

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“Shut up”, I told the trees. “I’m trying not to die”.They just answered back with a whisper. Good enough.I looked around, pushing away despair. I had completely lost my bearings, had so for a while, but I refused to be bones found by some old bloodhound in five years. No, I would get out of this one, I told myself, and I would become a better person. Or something.I had been walking on what could be a trail for what I thought was an hour. I saw the sun going down to my left, just over the treeline, so north was up ahead. I felt a moment of pr...

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“Cabin in the Woods” by Randi W

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June 14, 2014 “Alec, how much longer till we make it to the lake?” called Cassia as she adjusted the heavy pack that felt like it was glued to her back, “I definitely put too many things in my pack.” Alec stopped and pulled out his GPS, panting heavily, he looked at the directions on the small screen. Turning to look at her, he grinned as he handed her a power bar. &n...

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“Just Like Autumn” by Em C.

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Red sidewalk, scratchy graffiti, dying leaves, and fuzzy sweaters. It’s soft, intense, saturated and even pastel. Red was Dee's favourite colour but she could barely stand it now. It surrounded her body and filled her senses, spawning swirls of a girl named Autumn Gray. Dee nearly stumbled at the mere reminder. She had buried that girl’s name since she had left their little home behind just last fall. ‘She left in autumn, how ironic,’ Dee internally remarked. Thinking about it now, Dee realized her feet were carrying her somewher...

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“Nighttime Falls: Into Water ” by Arianna Is A Writer

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In our small, remote town, there is a serial killer who comes out at night, every single night during autumn and no one knows his name. He has pitch black hair in dreads and it spikes out. He is a dark man. Like the night in which he comes out in. They call him Nighttime Fall. I hate that name. I don’t know why but something about it gives me goosebumps. He doesn’t have a specific way to kill but he always makes his victims suffer before they die. Considering that the police here are unprofessional and too scared to do their job here, everyo...

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“Moth to a Lightbulb” by Adam Wootton

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The reporter had been been dead for two days. His body lay half buried in the sludge of the forest floor. The smell was abominable. Jessica held her jacket lapel over her mouth and nose as she picked the slimy leaves one by one off his face. There was no mistaking it. This was the reporter the Echo had sent into Varley woods. * Two weeks prior, some individuals at the paper had picked up the scent on a potential scoop so huge it was bound to elevate the lowly rag to the annals of regional journalism fame. The disappearance of farm anima...

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“In the Brush” by Kam Archangel

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He awoke far into the brush of the undergrowth. The sounds of birds chirping echoed off the walls of the trees. He pushed his way through the shrubbery, his eyes pierced from pain as the blackberry bush tore at his arm. That will leave a mark he thought as he peered up through the tall oak trees that grew near the dark bushes he had just retreated from. The leaves from a previous year lined the ground he treaded on. He couldn’t recall where he was as he pushed back a small saplings branches to pass through to a trail...

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“A Proposal” by LeighAnne Ferreol

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I felt the butterflies multiplying in my stomach with every step. A blanket of red and gold leaves crunched beneath our feet as we hiked up the hill. Tyler walked ahead of me. Even though he was leading the way he still insisted on holding my hand. I smiled as his hand dangled limply behind his back, connected with mine. "It shouldn't be too much farther!” He shouted excitedly. I felt the butterflies again. Tyler never actually said why we were going to the forest, but I had a guess. I kept brushing off the idea so I wouldn’t get disappointe...

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Write a story that takes place in the woods.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 180 stories

“Ella” by Jonathan Piscitelli

“A Suspicious Ending in the Woods” by Blane Britt

“In the Dark” by Hope Teunisje

“A Picnic in the Woods” by Isabella Sopo

“A Confluence” by Hayley Naphen

“Memory Lane” by Ute Orgassa

“Hidden in the Woods” by Ivy Moonlit

“The Ravens Of The Woods” by Spencer Rubin

“And The Trees Whispered” by Juan Carlo Rodríguez

“Cabin in the Woods” by Randi W

“Just Like Autumn” by Em C.

“Nighttime Falls: Into Water ” by Arianna Is A Writer

“Moth to a Lightbulb” by Adam Wootton

“In the Brush” by Kam Archangel

“A Proposal” by LeighAnne Ferreol

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Write a story about a valuable object that goes missing.

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