Write a story that takes place in the woods.

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“A Visit to Wonderland” by Elia Lucca

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Whoosh! The brisk wind rustles through the dark oak of the woods. We're almost there just a left at the fallen branch, I think to myself. "This is taking quite some time; don't you think Elizabeth? Are you sure - like 100% sure you know the way?" James asks. "Yes, now hush! Someone might hear us!" In a few moments later, we make it to the depressed fallen branch and take a gentle left. “Look! There it is!” I whispe...

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“When It Comes” by Marielle Pacheco

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A dead twig snapped beneath my feet as I moved further into the woods. Since arriving about an hour ago, an unsettling fear weighed me down. It was inescapable, yet I couldn't grasp why I felt this way.My mind flashed back to the grumpy old man I encountered earlier that day when I stopped for gas:"There's something evil in the woods... Something sinister rooted in the trees that no man can see." He had a faraway look in his eye as he spoke. Curious, I asked him what he meant but the man refused to elaborate. Instead, he seemed to snap out o...

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“Don't Tell” by Cedric Anthony

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He did his trademark dive off the dock, a modified flip into a cannonball that slammed a green wave into my face. I fought to tread water, pointlessly wiping at my eyes with wet hands while he surfaced, laughing as he took a clumsy, partially underwater, bow. As he came up, hair and shirt soaked and plastered to him, I slapped a handful of water into his open mouth, cackling as I started paddling away from my sputtering friend. I deliberately swam with lazy strokes, careful to always let him feel like he was just one strong kick away. Lee wa...

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“out of my century” by Kara Assmar

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out of my centuryA 12-year-old nancy lawyer was running through the woods. Panting and out of breath she stumbled and fell through a hollowed-out tree for what seemed of years. The blood rushing through her veins spilled into her thoughts. Let's go back to the beginning before the woods, before the events leading up to her reborning very the beginning. Hi, my name is Nancy and I was born in 1934 in a small town. but when I was 12 I was moved into a concentration camp. My mom and dad died shortly after I was born. And here's my story&nbs...

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“Hidden Volumes” by Logical Paths

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This story starts with you. Yes, you. You were walking in the woods at the time. I am sure that you remember now. It was that day that you were feeling uncomfortable. You had noticed the clues that I had left for you in that beautiful way that the inner mind notices and yet refuses to alert the consciousness to the truth. The items that were not quite how you had left them even though you noticed no guilty details. I trusted that you would go out into the woods as you usually did when you felt strange. I admit that I have been testing you in...

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“The Bees, The Bees, Oh! The Bees!” by Teddy Tybote

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Boulders littered the sides of the trail and we dipped into the mountains’ sides. The ground felt plush, covered in pine needles and other greenery. East Coast forests couldn’t compare to these Californian pines. The trees were taller than any I’d seen with my own eyes, their branches flourishing higher than the tips of the trees back home. Flourishing crunchy, yet green, bushes grew to the edge of the trail. The amount of green was astounding. Was I still in the desert? ...

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“The Deception” by Preeth Ganapathy

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“This is impeccable!”, said John.”The star spangled night sky, the nightingale crooning its song, the twinkling fireflies flitting around and the pleasant breeze on the skin. What more could one ask for?” he mused.“The universe is conspiring to make our stay here a pleasant one - sans the comfort of modern civilisation, close to the bossom of pristine nature,” sighed Jane.John and Jane had decided to camp in the woods for a week. Camping in the woods was allowed to seekers of this form of adventure in these parts of the world. With necessary...

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“A MARATHON IN THE WOODS” by RADIUS HAVWAALA

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“Ahaaaaaa!”The man whispered softly. He was an anxious man and his anxiety was as hard as a crust of bread. His sweat drops scattered on his brow looking exactly like morning dew drops on a wide-open leaf. As he settled down on a spot behind a huge grey beech, apprehension clawed at his heart like a shambok striking bare skin. He had wandered in the woods for twelve hours without shooting at my animal, and now it was getting late. Gripping the rifle firmly, though his fingers shook nervously in the afternoon heat, he thanked the heavens that...

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“Phantoms and Horses” by E Hud

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The forest was quiet that night. The usual symphony of owl calls, brush-rustling, and ever-screeching chirps of crickets seemed to have gone silent. Even the wind that normally howled between the trees seemed to be quieter, more subdued than usual. It was as if the entire wood was holding its breath, waiting for something. Aryn shivered and tightened his cloak around his shoulders, glancing warily into the brush as he did. He hated hunting at night, but winter would soon be here, and his family needed to build up the stocks of meat before th...

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“The Wood” by Sophie Queen

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Rough thick tree trunks covered the forest floor. Their connecting branches, numerous in number, and nearly as thick were filled with large emerald leaves. So dense and plentiful were these leaves that not a single beam of light had ever been able to penetrate the lush green barrier. Thus, within The Wood existed a forever night, an ever-present darkness that stirs the nightmares of mortal men. Thusly, creatures who thrive best within the light of the sun seldom venture into The Wood. Opting instead, when need be, to take the month-long trek...

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“Black Hood” by Jose Sanchez

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It was in the small town of Porterville, where everyone knew each other. The town had taken a dark turn this summer. Kids weren’t able to be out at night. People were going missing and were being killed. They were always last seen or heard of being near or inside the mysterious woods. Their body would always be found in the woods. No one knew who was doing this horrible thing. The only detail people gave was that they saw a man in a black hood. I was curious and wanted to get to the bottom of it. I didn’t want any of my close friends or fami...

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“The Light” by Janine Bejarano

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It was midnight, and Kelsey was coming home late from a party. She knew her parents were going to be disgusted when they saw her the next morning, she just wondered why they hadn’t called her sooner. Her parents, Don and Gertie Shimer, were devout Baptists and didn’t approve of Kelsey’s rebellious behavior. It wasn’t that Kelsey rebelled because she hated her parents or their religious values, she just rebelled because she thought it was fun to see her parents all riled up. It was also in part because of her brother. While Kelsey’s parents w...

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“And So We Walked” by Lindsey Carter

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When I was seven years old, I got lost in the woods behind my house for four hours. My father and I had been walking out to the small pond that lay in the woods connected to our back yard, where we would sometimes fish just to pass the time on a warm Saturday afternoon. I knew the way by heart. As long as you stayed on the well-worn dirt path, you w...

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“The Long Lost and Forgotten” by Angel Grace

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Eyes closed. Each moment flowed, slowly trickling by. I was at peace. Yet somehow, I impatiently waited for that time to come.Yes, the sun was setting down midst the ample cleavage the luscious green valley provided. Still, time proved to be inching slower than a snail. It felt like time had frozen itself just to mock at my irritation.I didn’t want to open my eyes. Cause it was a scenery I had admired so many times before without any hesitation. It was imprinted in my mind that could be brought forth with my eyes closed a...

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“The woods of Tobolsk” by Apsara Rodrigo

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THE WOODS OF TOBOLSK PART ONEShe woke up with an ache. A normal human being experienced headaches, stomachaches and backaches all throughout their lives. But an ache that felt like their eyes had been scooped out? It wasn’t so common. Golden ...

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Write a story that takes place in the woods.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 180 stories

“A Visit to Wonderland” by Elia Lucca

“When It Comes” by Marielle Pacheco

“Don't Tell” by Cedric Anthony

“out of my century” by Kara Assmar

“Hidden Volumes” by Logical Paths

“The Bees, The Bees, Oh! The Bees!” by Teddy Tybote

“The Deception” by Preeth Ganapathy

“A MARATHON IN THE WOODS” by RADIUS HAVWAALA

“Phantoms and Horses” by E Hud

“The Wood” by Sophie Queen

“Black Hood” by Jose Sanchez

“The Light” by Janine Bejarano

“And So We Walked” by Lindsey Carter

“The Long Lost and Forgotten” by Angel Grace

“The woods of Tobolsk” by Apsara Rodrigo

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Write a story about a valuable object that goes missing.

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