Write a short story about someone heading home from work.

Posted in Nonfiction on Oct 26, 2022

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“On the Train Ride Home ” by Tikvah Vismer

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Canons Park commuters. The platform waiters on the outskirts of London. That is what we are. Always here, every weekday, at four-thirty in the afternoon. I’m here earlier than normal though. It’s currently four-fifteen… I shift my weight from one leg to the other and fiddle with my bag’s strap. The girl with her unnaturally dyed red hair is here now, standing a few metres away from me. She’s got earphones in and I wonder for a moment what she might be listening to. Minutes pass and we’re joined by the guy that always carries this vintage wor...

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“Stop and Hear the Music.” by Jane Loden

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I was walking down the bustling streets of New York City. Ever since I started my job, nothing has become simple. Everything became a blur of stress and work that sometimes I forgot to breathe. Every day I made the same commute to and from my work, riding the morning bus and then taking the mile walk when I could. Here I was on the phone with my coworker stressing over a project with the ever-looming deadline creeping closer and closer."Yeah, Marc is working us like dogs huh," I joked."Undoubtedly, but he bribed us with a paycheck and unfort...

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“The One Day” by Kiyla Kolden

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With my eyes closing like heavy black curtains, I fall asleep into a daydream and start to pack up for the day. With the most everlasting stress of my workday, I head home from work. This is the one day they would let me off early because I have plans for Friday night, I was going out with my girls. It was the middle of winter so I had to start my car for five minutes so it would warm up before I get home.On the way home I have to get some groceries so I make a quick stop at Walmart. I need some fruits and vegetables so I head to the fruit ...

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“Just Fabulous” by Samuel Appelbaum

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Stan entered lounge and took his seat at the bar. A young brunette bartender approached.“I had a feeling you’d be here tonight, Stan,” she said smilingly.“Hi Tina. Could I get my usual margarita on the rocks with salt?“Why certainly. How was your day?”“Besides almost being hit by a bus, narrowly avoiding a read end collision, and getting into a fight with two thugs in front of my apartment building, it’s been just fabulous.”Earlier, Stan’s workweek had seemed long and tedious. Thank goodness it was Friday.At five o’clock, he bolted out of hi...

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“The known stranger ” by Irona Goswami

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I was already broken hearing about the last moment planned meeting in New Jalpaiguri. I was in Lucknow for that week, and I was supposed to go to visit Ma that Sunday, when they decided to hold the meeting. I felt like a refugee then. Like a refugee is banished from a country without his will and wish, I felt the same. But I am not a refugee, I'm an immigrant. I had decided this career myself. My parents wanted me to study IIT but no, I pushed myself into the world of anti-relaxation and anti-relief. I couldn't even call ma that night a...

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“Coastline” by Jemima Forrester

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The roads were oily, slick with rainwater and dark underneath the expanse of grey clouds. I pulled my cap down low over my forehead. I could see droplets rushing from the peaked edge and falling in front of my face.The road was lined on either side by large, detached houses, each bright in the glare of the streetlights. I followed the pavement past them, squinting through the rain to peek into their front rooms.The wind howled; it moved with great gusts, curling around houses and bending trees with its strength. I pulled my coat tighter arou...

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“Disregard the Weather” by Gabby Galvan

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I made a bad choice, this being the day I let my ambitions to walk to work guide me out of my trailer-house, my old beat up, paint chipped car grounded in the driveway as if no correlation to me. And I was fine with that. I didn’t want any reminder of my ‘home’ and that garage. Though now here I was, stranded in seemingly the largest storm in the state this fall. The flimsy umbrella I held loosely in the palms of my hands was no use against the storm that rained overhead, pouring through the cotton of my gray and blue Metallica sweatshirt...

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“breathe in. breathe out. ” by Elina Rindle

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Breathe in. Breathe out. Slowly the air left his lungs, before he felt them expand as he filled them up with oxygen again. It was painful but it felt good, a release almost. So long had he felt as if he had been holding his breath, as if he was under water, drowning. His hands wrapped around the steering wheel as he struggled for breath. His heartbeat sped up just enough to make him feel alive. Oh, he had not felt alive for way too long now. Loudly he breathed out again and dared to look outside of his window. He didn't know how long he...

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“The Road Home” by Danielle Eldredge

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I started the engine in the car, the exhaustion was setting in. The mad dash to the time clock when the clock struck 5 was the highlight of the younger employees, but my day was far from over. The few minutes that my car warmed up was the only me time I ever got to myself. I pulled out of my parking spot when the needle on the temperature gauge moved slightly up. I couldn’t afford to have this car repaired. The l...

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“A Change of Pace” by Gillian Del Mundo

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In the fast-paced city of Hong Kong, you never miss a beat. There is always something to listen to without even trying. It’s an everyday routine for Mr. Chan. To take the morning double-decker bus going to work. Usually, it would be too cramped, and you have to wiggle your way into the bus’ lower deck to just barely find some room for a breather. The metro is no better. There is never an available seat by the time Mr. Chan gets there. And even if he does find one, with the polite man he is, he would always give it up for an old man or l...

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“Awake” by RAFAEL AVILA

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Click, click, tock. Clop, clap, tap. Every day, the same rhythms. The same steps. The same words, sounds, seconds, minutes and hours. To and from work, shuffle, shuffle, eleven mind-numbing years, bedtime at 9:00 p.m. sharp, morning alarm at exactly 6:00 a.m. Cyclical. Mathematical. Variation? Today Raul Souza had two bananas for breakfast, a bold deviation from his usual single. Scandalous! Raul was not without humor about his plain life, but there was no denying it had dull...

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“The Last Delivery” by Audrey Garay

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The Last Delivery The keys clatter against the heavy, wooden alley door as I unlock the shop. My own flower shop. I walk in and inhale deeply. The scent of spring welcomes me, even though it’s the middle of November. I can’t help but smile, after two and a half years it still feels like a dream owning my own shop. Hanging my coat on a hook I move into the front of the shop, stopping by the counter to fill the register with change for the day’s customers. I glance at the calendar, November 10th. Then I pick up the orders to see what needs to ...

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“Taking the Ordinary Out of Extraordinary” by Peter McAllister

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It was the last beep he had to hear for the day. The barrier arm for the carpark rose gracefully into the air, as of to salute him as he left the pissant swamp for the day. Emerging from the concrete tomb of a carpark, lit by the arrogant fluorescent lighting in a single strip on the roof, beating away the sunlight to achieve a Soviet era gulag vibe. Emerging from undercover transformed his car from an ugly caterpillar to a vibrant butterfly, ready for glory. A flick of the finger and the soothing whir of the window winding u...

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“The path.” by Ellie Romness

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Falling. She was always falling. And landing. And moving forward. Life. Fragile. Beautiful. Rhythmic. Harsh. Unpredictable chaos wrapped in the predictable cycles of reproduction, birth, and death. Always moving forward. And always traversing the same path. The woman sighed heavily as she locked her workstation at the end of the day, ever mindful of the fact that regulations meant she could be in some serious doo doo if someone caught her co...

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“Perfect Match” by Lydia Michael

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The moment someone finally finishes university, they think that life will be a long path covered with a red carpet and roses. However, as one finally enters in a company, they realise how wrong their perception was. Undoubtedly if someone manages to land a job position that they love, they'll certainly enjoy themselves. Still, no matter what work one has, routine does kill all the joy eventually. Laura has been working at a company that seemed promising and loved to be part of. Three years later, though, she fell into the trap of routin...

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Write a short story about someone heading home from work.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 81 stories

“On the Train Ride Home ” by Tikvah Vismer

“Stop and Hear the Music.” by Jane Loden

“The One Day” by Kiyla Kolden

“Just Fabulous” by Samuel Appelbaum

“The known stranger ” by Irona Goswami

“Coastline” by Jemima Forrester

“Disregard the Weather” by Gabby Galvan

“breathe in. breathe out. ” by Elina Rindle

“The Road Home” by Danielle Eldredge

“A Change of Pace” by Gillian Del Mundo

“Awake” by RAFAEL AVILA

“The Last Delivery” by Audrey Garay

“Taking the Ordinary Out of Extraordinary” by Peter McAllister

“The path.” by Ellie Romness

“Perfect Match” by Lydia Michael

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a short story about someone doing laundry.

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