Write a story that takes place in the woods.

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“I Think” by Caroline Grace

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I had a system for getting exactly what I wanted out of people. I had a system. But now I’m lost in the middle of the woods, and I don’t have exactly what I want from anybody. I have exactly what I didn’t want. Exactly what should never have happened to me. He promised I would never end up here again. He promised he would make sure I never failed again. He lied. I was promised the life I wanted. I was promised the control I wanted, the control I needed. Yet here I was. Alone, without the power I’d been promised. The power I deserved. I...

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“The Girl and the Fox Philosopher ” by Cyan Villanueva

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“What’s happening with your face?” A soft male voice asks suddenly out of thin air. A young girl, no older than fourteen, is sitting at the base of a large redwood tree crying. She’s in the woods that border the backyard of her home, surrounded by many redwood trees and fern moss growing along the floor and on the roots. The girl looks up, looking around her in haste to find where the voice has come from. She sees nothing around her but trees and shrubs. It’s only when she looks down, to lay her head back on her kne...

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“The Woods” by Rick Pascal

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The Woodsby Rick Pascal Living “Off the Grid” in the woods gives me and my family the freedom to be ourselves to the fullest. No government intervention, no religious restrictions, and only the limits of nature in her beauty and grandeur to follow our hearts, minds and our own sense of morality and justice. Which, if I do say so myself, enables us to live in peace and harmony with our fellow woods dwellers who have taken up residence alongside us. We relish the smell of the outdoors, living with the Earth, so...

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“Secret in the Wood” by Sarah Falk

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The moon lit the rough little path, but just barely. The peaks of the trees hid ground from sky. Mercifully, there was a full moon out this night and so the two carried on through the forest, searching. She didn’t like being here like this, being here in the dark.“Why did we have to come at night?” “Shhh!”They stumbled around in the darkness, light from their flashlights darting back and forth in front of them. There was a chill in the night air and the thick forest seemed to hold in the cold. The woman shivered and pulled the neck of h...

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“The burning wind” by Kavita Rawat

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I was exhausted by walking for an hour in this deep and dark forest. It felt like the forest is attracting me toward himself. Feeling out of breath I sat down at one of the trees tilting in a horizontal manner maybe it was fallen from yesterday storm.I should have stepped out yesterday, the storm might take away my soul with the wind freeing myself from this caged body. Now it is time it is not late to do it anyway I had been walking a long way from the home to complete it.From my back pocket, I removed a small kitchen knife but don't get co...

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“THE RED DOT TRAIL” by Andrew Grell

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RED DOT TRAILBy Andrew Paul Grell“It’s called Breakneck Ridge for a reason, you know. They used to have to carry the luggage of the lodge guests on mules. Even after they put in the funicular railroad, they still did it just to please the guests.” Emily was the only Cold Spring native in the party. Not very popular in school due to her well above average grades and her somewhat less than average looks and fashion sense, she was indispensable to the crew investigating the strange occurrences around this stretch of the Appalachi...

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“A New Element” by Zoe Lamotte

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"Aylin," Ryusei paused, looking down at his boots, which were caked in mud. He shuddered, before looking back at his brother, putting his hands on his hips, and Aylin wondered if he was in a position where he would be able to quickly pull out the many knives he just knew was on Ryusei's person at all times. "I've humored you long enough, but it's been nearly an hour, it's getting dark, and you still haven't told me why we're headed out into the middle of nowhere with only your boyfriend helping us.""Boyfriend?!" Lucca asked, taking a step ba...

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“The Cryptid” by Bryce Block

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Something took my father.I didn’t see it happen, but I knew he had been abducted. My father had warned me about this. He and I had been out there alone for as long as I can remember, and we only had each other. Now I was alone.When I awoke that morning, he wasn’t in his usual spot. He wasn’t anywhere. I waited a short time to see if he would return, but I knew deep down that something was wrong. I had to go find him.We lived in a small clearing in the forest. I knew the surrounding area well enough to search within a wide radius of our home,...

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“Stay Out of the Shadows” by Kristen Adkins

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It was dark, almost pitch black, and she could see nothing but the fuzzy outlines of the trees around her. All of a sudden she could hear the sound of gentle footsteps approaching from a distance, getting closer and closer until she could hear the breathing behind her. “Um,” voice and body shaking with fear and confusion, “hello?” She had no idea where she had managed to get lost, nor where her friend had gone, all she could gather was that on this silent, starless night, she was terrified. An eerie low growl came from behind her...

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“THE DARK IDEA” by Andy Chijioke

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The six boys chose their steps carefully into the dark forest. The night was cold,the bright ball in the sky shone on the face of the woods. The owls hooted,the wolves howled and their leader was Karen. Karen had packed his books onto his arm before a pamphlet let go. He stooped low to pick the short paper but read it first instead. "Hey guys,come take a look!" He beckoned. The other five boys clustered around him to know what it was. "Here,look!" Karen said with a surprised face pointing his index finger on the tiled floor. "A house...

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“Whispering Woods” by Sasha Tucker

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"Another summer at Grandma's house", I thought to myself as mother and I pulled into the yard with her grey oldsmobile. Summer's were magical. I remember when grandma and spent the last few summers together. I loved how she would sit me down at night and tell me stories about her childhood. "People ain't like they use ta be child. This world has changed alot" she said as she stared out the window towards the trees. "When I was ya age we had these get-ta-gethas in the wood there yonda. We had some good ol' times back there in them woods. "Rea...

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“Here Be Dragons” by Marie Bernardin

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“I’m gone for a walk, going to explore our property…following the power line up to the back property line, then through the woods to Johnson Road. I should be home 4:30pm at the latest… M”I have to leave a note otherwise he’ll get worried. After we moved here, I fell into a bit of a depression. I was raised on the wide, open prairies and the never-ending forests around here make me feel closed in, contained, trapped at times. If he wants to follow and catch up, he knows which way I went. I stop at the end of our property line to gaze down th...

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“Baba Yaga” by John Blood

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Sarah ran into the woods with tears welling in her eyes. She had just discovered that her brother had died. Through the thicket and the bramble, she made her way with nothing more than her bare feet, the soles of which now bled and bruised from the cuts she received. For a long time she ran, and she went as far as her breath would allow her. When she could go no farther, she collapsed to her knees in the understory and heaved sobs to herself. Time passed, until her weary heart grew calm, and, curling up into a ball o...

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“collecting mushrooms and meeting death ” by Mia Pacejka

Submitted to Contest #37

Avery looked in the mirror and admired the outfit she had just sawn yesterday. It was a long flowing dress, that ended just before it hit the floor. It was tight at the waist and the colour reminded her of a forget-me-not. But it wasn't what she needed today. When you are strolling around in the woods, collecting things, a long flowing dress is not the look you should go for. Instead Avery went and changed into a more practical outfit. A pair of olive-green shorts and a tight white shirt. She took her basket, that she already lined...

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“The Magic Pause Button” by Joel Samberg

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Tara and her husband Todd take a walk through the county-owned woodland behind their home. Tara smiles. The land may belong to the county, but the joy belongs to Tara. She loves the woods. So does Todd. The woods are filled with trees and wildflowers, pebbles and boulders, streams and lily pads, frogs and birds, clouds and sunshine, all things loved by Tara, and Todd too. “I love it,” Todd says. &nbs...

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Write a story that takes place in the woods.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 180 stories

“I Think” by Caroline Grace

“The Girl and the Fox Philosopher ” by Cyan Villanueva

“The Woods” by Rick Pascal

“Secret in the Wood” by Sarah Falk

“The burning wind” by Kavita Rawat

“THE RED DOT TRAIL” by Andrew Grell

“A New Element” by Zoe Lamotte

“The Cryptid” by Bryce Block

“Stay Out of the Shadows” by Kristen Adkins

“THE DARK IDEA” by Andy Chijioke

“Whispering Woods” by Sasha Tucker

“Here Be Dragons” by Marie Bernardin

“Baba Yaga” by John Blood

“collecting mushrooms and meeting death ” by Mia Pacejka

“The Magic Pause Button” by Joel Samberg

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a valuable object that goes missing.

Write a story about someone who keeps coming across the same stranger.

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