Write about a character arriving in a place unlike anywhere they’ve ever been.

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“Lost in the Woods” by Moon Lion

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"Good luck. This time is one unlike any other, be very careful of the magic that lingers. And watch the time, you fool. There's no coming back if this thing isn't opened by midnight." The assassin Leonardo snorted as he remembered Ledda's final warning, and the warmth of her fingers as she pressed the portal key into his hand. A time like no other, none of them were like another. Never before had he seen such untamed and glistening natural beauty, surrounded by proud trees that caught the clouds, hearing the whispers and gossip of the fo...

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“Radiate: Part 2 (Unlocking My Magic)” by ✨𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕄✨

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Here's Part 2! Sorry if it feels rushed, I didn't have that much time to submit this story. If you haven't already, please read Part 1 to have some context to this story! I also changed the perspective to be Brook, since its more natural for me. I hope you enjoy! The three check our pockets. All we found were a couple of pennies, a paperclip or two, some scraps of paper, and a couple of receipts. Since we had practically nothing, we decided to head over to someone's house, but we didn't know exactly whos. "By the way, I'm Kat, and thi...

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“Got Milk?” by Bianka Nova

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WARNING: I know there are some younger people on this site, so for their sake I'd say this one is 15+ Wake up at 6.30, walk the dog, shower, prepare the kids’ breakfast, start packing lunches, have a coffee and a quick breakfast if you’re lucky, get the kids to school, get yourself to work, power through a day filled with office work, meetings, calls, e-mails, dissatisfied bosses, and clueless customers, punch out, pick up the kids from school, dog again, help with homework (the kids, not the dog), prepare dinner while the little ones play...

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“Governess and the Three Bears” by Tessa Takzikab

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Lottie pulled a brush through her red-gold curls in an effort to tame them enough to be tied back. After several attempts to braid her hair, she gave up, shoving on a headband and turning to inspect her reflection in the mirror. Do I look mature enough for this? Lottie was starting a new job that very morning. She had responded to an advertisement in the local paper, and in just a few hours, she would be a governess to a delightful child named Belinda. She hadn't actually met the family yet, but she had corresponded by mail with Belinda'...

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“Vanishing Point” by Juliet Martin

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There is something extraordinary going on in this place. Colours line up beside one another and jostle for space, creating bulges and valleys, arching in resistance, pressing tensely against each other in uneasy compromise. Space has become colour and colour is an inconsistent kind of geometry. There is no forward and backward or up and down; we are no longer subject to these habits of perception. There is just thick and thin, dark and light, and even these notions flirt with one another and with unreality. If you move your eyes too fast, ...

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“The Red House” by Stephanie Albright

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The Red House The red house had been there for a very long time. No one had lived there in at least fifty years, and no one could even remember who owned the place. It was a three-story Victorian made of brick, blood-red bricks. The yard was overgrown and surrounded by a six-foot iron fence. The shutters were all closed tightly, except for the window on the widow’s walk, some claimed that they had seen weird lights in that window. The townsfolk stayed away from the house except for the man that the city sent over to cut the grass three or...

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“Not Just A Maiden” by Jorja Orne

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DISCLAIMER: Semi-triggering subjects. If you're upset by anything in this story tell me in the comments. I personally don’t think I would upset anyone by what I write but you can never be too sure. So if you're upset, tell me in the comments and I will quickly edit the story. ALSO, nothing in this story is true! It’s all fiction and just my imagination going to weird places. Thank you. Also, even with my edits some of my punctuation and grammar is probably still wrong, it always seems to be (lol). Just tell me in the comments if you catch an...

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“Psychology 254: Landscape of the Soul” by A.Dot Ram

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“Follow me on a thought experiment. The setting: someone else’s mouth. No, you are not a dentist. This is not a thought experiment about the morality of certain extractions or the way dentistry has become an aesthetic practice and what inequalities may result from that. This is simply a kiss. Well, maybe not so simply.”Doctor Caldwell was the professor whose class you were lucky to get a spot in, the one with the reputation for being quirky and innovative (some might say funny), a peer who would insist, call me Alex. That day, in her electiv...

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“No Place Like Home” by Howard Halsall

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The ward was quiet except for the agitated drone of a distant floor-polisher and the peal of a telephone bell. Charlie raises himself up on his elbow and unravels the bandage from around his head. The car accident is a vague memory but one thing is for certain, he won’t entertain another bowl of lukewarm oatmeal this morning. He needs to leave, and he’s spent his waking hours plotting an escape. The best time to depart is at the shift change in ten minutes. There is always a period of confusion and adjustment as the n...

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“Speak, Stones” by Kathleen March

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This place is like no other place I have known or visited. Please note that I am just as mystified as you are by this. Perhaps it’ll help if I retrace my steps. I arrived in this city, which was once one of three major pilgrimage sites back in the Middle Ages, wishing I knew how long I would be staying. I hoped for a time estimate that would be a little more precise than between a week and the rest of my life. I wanted to work, so found employment, and then realized my work was boring. I was sure I would be leaving sooner rather than later...

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“The Three Horses” by P. Jean

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(Write about a character arriving in a place unlike anywhere they’ve ever been.)Marcie truly loves her home area for reasons too numerous to mention, She was so very surprised, no, actually amazed, to discover a place that also reached her heart.Marcie had been born and raised in the Midwest. Her whole adult life was lived in a state bordered by two of the Great Lakes so the memories were plentiful and the best times involved days in the sun and on the water. Here where we enjoy changing seasons, lush green farm fiel...

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“Montis Absentia Pt. IV” by Joshua G. J. Insole

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1A wind blew through the trees behind them and pine needles skittered across the asphalt. The sound was familiar. It was the noise of the year’s demise, of autumn, of Halloween. It was the sound of orange and brown, the warmth of a thick jumper, hands wrapped around a mug. It was teeth as they fell from gums. It was the shatter of glass. It was a million spiders as they scuttled on the ground. It was death.“Do you think there’s anyone down there?” Steve asked the thought that had crept up into her mind.Mary swallowed, throat dry. She shook h...

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“Broken Angel ” by ✧ﾟ･:h̶o̶p̶e̶ ❦

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Aiden stormed out the door and reached for his car, just a minute away from strangling someone. Irritated, he grabbed his irresistible messy hair with both hands and scream his lungs out in the car. Fool of him for thinking this day would be normal. He was tricked again. He’d chose to wear a black t-shirt with a loose denim jacket on top of it and a pair of black skinny jeans and also a pair of black checkered Vans when his parents informed him of the family dinner. He’s been thinking of wearing smart casual kind clothes to the dinner. ...

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“Wishful Thinking” by Regina Perry

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At first, there is nothing. Just nothing, stretching on and on and on. Nothing but nothing.Then, all at once, there is pain. A sharp pain that starts as a single pinprick of existence but quickly spreads outwards, exploding into a cascade of colours, each sharply brighter than the last, resolving at last into a smooth, curved surface in a bright copper colour. All at once, she is aware of herself, though she knows not who she is. She blinks, trying to clear the copper colour from her sight. It refuses to leave, insistently surrounding h...

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“Kin” by Cal Carson

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Out of all the planets Aitne had seen, Sol was different... Aitne had led a tormented life. Two things were her constant companions- an unbearable, lonely ache, and a curious, tickling pull. A pull to somewhere in this universe. Somewhere in this endless mass of bright pricks in the cosmos. Pull and Ache had accompanied her for many, many years...-Three centuries ago-Aitne woke. She was lying on a flat white stone, in a world filled with a cold sort of beauty. Warm gas clouds swirled in delicate patterns ar...

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Write about a character arriving in a place unlike anywhere they’ve ever been.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 198 stories

“Lost in the Woods” by Moon Lion

“Radiate: Part 2 (Unlocking My Magic)” by ✨𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕄✨

“Got Milk?” by Bianka Nova

“Governess and the Three Bears” by Tessa Takzikab

“Vanishing Point” by Juliet Martin

“The Red House” by Stephanie Albright

“Not Just A Maiden” by Jorja Orne

“Psychology 254: Landscape of the Soul” by A.Dot Ram

“No Place Like Home” by Howard Halsall

“Speak, Stones” by Kathleen March

“The Three Horses” by P. Jean

“Montis Absentia Pt. IV” by Joshua G. J. Insole

“Broken Angel ” by ✧ﾟ･:h̶o̶p̶e̶ ❦

“Wishful Thinking” by Regina Perry

“Kin” by Cal Carson

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Write about a couple who have just moved to a place that one person loves, and the other hates.

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