End your story with a character looking out on a new horizon.

Posted in Narrative on Oct 25, 2022

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“Serendipity” by Rodd Dana

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Serendipity Michael McAllister ran in trying to catch a breath, announcing triumphantly, “I did it, Sully! Check your screen. My Garmin 530 reads, 4.59.09. That’s under five minutes,” greedily grabbing another breath. “I said I’d do it! You owe me fifty bucks. The man behind the counter scowled at his screen, saying. “I don’t believe it! Close to five minutes in ‘cross-town-traffic is the record for a nut-case who’s dead now. But you imibicile, doing it is less than five is not only impossible, but insane!’ “Well, I did it! Your computer...

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“A Real Boy” by Senta Cunningham

Submitted to Contest #134

Sensitive content: animal crueltySomewhere in the countryside of Merida. Mexico, a bruja blanca knelt in the womb of a dark and wet cave. The witch’s shadow climbed the wall behind her as she set the lantern down. Her chest rose and fell as her breath came out in a warm mist. Only then did the middle-aged sorceress begin to dig at the virgin clay before her. The clay squelched as she added another handful, and then another until it began to take the form of a small human. Concepciòn had never created an alux before, but her grandmother ...

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“Two Horizons” by Mark Hebert

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Two HorizonsA Tale From The Silver Exodus SeriesMarcus AbearCopyright February 2022mfabear@icloud.comOn my last morning on earth, I decided to get up early and watch the sunrise for the last time. The eastern horizon turned from dark orange to a brown and yellow haze as the rising sunlight filtered through the dust and gas in the atmosphere. Over the last three weeks the Yellowstone Supervolcano had pumped enough dust and gases into the air that the skies had turned into what I could only explain as LA smog on its worse day.I kept everything...

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End your story with a character looking out on a new horizon.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 63 stories

“Serendipity” by Rodd Dana

“A Real Boy” by Senta Cunningham

“Two Horizons” by Mark Hebert

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