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

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“Somewhere/Nowhere.” by Patricia Green

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Anne raced down the ramp and onto the train platform, just as the driver blew the whistle. She dived in through the train door as it automatically shut, with seconds to spare. Anne stood there for a few minutes to catch her breath, and waited for her heart to stop thumping. She opened the door to the carriage with her ticket in her hand, and made her way to seat number 13. Anne’s cousin had rang a few days earlier telling her they had moved into a lovely little cottage in a sweet little town called Nowhere. Her cousin Wendy was marr...

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“Brazilian Sojourn” by Esther Andrews

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Sheila had barely tiptoed outside the borders of the United States, having only ventured on a couple of short jaunts into Mexico and Canada. So, when she saw an opportunity for exciting travel, she made a bold move – she volunteered to represent her team at an industry conference in Brazil. Little did she know at the time what she’d be getting herself into. “It sounds exciting,” she thought to herself with a smile, “I can do this. No big deal.” First, she needed to sort out getting a visa. Luckily her company used an agency to help wit...

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“Andreas: The Man in the Walls” by Erica Abbett

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(Author's Note: I heard this story from a guide at the Fortress Hohensalzburg. Crazy at it sounds, she said a man named Andreas literally lived inside the castle's walls! He would tend the fires, and this way, the royals never had to see him. Here is my made-up version of his backstory...) - I wanted to be in her bed, but I ended up in her walls instead. 6-foot thick monstrosities built to withstand the most fortified of armies, I imagine an antisocial hermit could live quite comfortably within them, scurrying through dank passag...

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“Rainbow Valley” by Lisa Segale

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Annabelle was lying on her side with her knees curled up and her head resting on her outstretched arm. Her eyelids fluttered as she blinked rapidly to become accustomed to the light of morning. A smile touched her lips as she breathed in the sweet smell around her. She stretched out like a lazy barn cat and slowly sat up on the grass. “Rohan, wake up,” she whispered loudly. Rohan rolled his head back and forth, keeping his eyes shut tightly. It was too early in the morning to get up. He just wanted to stay a...

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“The Wrong Destination.” by Len Mooring

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The wrong destination. “So this is heaven; I’m not impressed. Whiteness everywhere. Where’s the colour?” “Well, change it. This is your idea of heaven, not necessarily anybody else’s. For Christ’s sake… oh, pardon me, just slipped out dealing with you atheists. I’m actually surprised you even have a concept of a place you don’t believe in at all.” “Natural, when you consider it, you kinda think what other people in their delusion think. I guess, ‘oops,’ should be my reaction. However, you have to admit, sinning would show up more e...

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“The Never Was” by PK Spice

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No one and nothing can prepare you for it. All the so-called experts are wrong. They don’t know a damn thing about it. How could they? It’s different for every one of us. Hell. Cue the fire and brimstone and malevolent music and the devil with his pitchfork. Right? Wrong. On all counts. I didn’t think I was a bad person who deserved damnation. I never murdered anyone or embezzled funds or committed armed robbery or drowned kittens. I was no Mother Teresa or Padre Pio and I made no efforts to volunteer or make regular donations to wor...

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“The Glitch” by A. Arima

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You were stuck in the elevator for what seemed like an eternity. Those were, however, just two minutes on Earth. You're not on Earth now, or are you? It's a different world altogether. It doesn’t seem like the Earth you have lived for the five decades of your life. Oh, you are a lot younger here, in this place, whatever it is. Everyone is young here. People who are walking about on the streets.So how did you get stuck here in the first place, you wonder. All you did was step out of the escalator that halted for a good two minutes because of ...

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“Adventures in Paradise” by Bob Jasper

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Wow. This place is amazing, Josh thought as he sat on the deck of his cabin looking out over a verdant meadow sprinkled with wildflowers. A small herd of four deer grazed at the edge of the meadow. Josh sipped his coffee. A perfect way to start the day, he thought. His wife Suzy sat beside him. Yes it is, she thought. Neither had spoken, yet each knew what the other thought. How about we go up to the lake for a swim? Josh thought. Sounds good to me, Suzy replied. She liked being able to read Josh’s mind, well sometimes she did. They ...

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“A way from home” by Gia Volterra De Saulnier

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A loud horn starts up as I look up to a massive wooden tower above me. A man dressed in gold and bright blue with a hat winks down at me, or is he? I can't tell, maybe it's to the girl in the front of me. I had seen the ad on T.V. of course, and the one on the billboard, but nothing had me prepared for this. I was only in my dark tattered blue jeans and my nicest light blue blouse. My chestnut hair hung in a low ponytail. "Welcome thee to Faireville, have ye been here before lass?" A lovely lady in a green g...

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“Henry!” by Maurice Mullen

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Let me tell you about the most perilous predicament I have ever found myself in. It all started when Ann convinced me to go spend a quite weekend on her grandparent’s farm out in the country. After breakfast, I went outside to explore the farm. I had made it about ten feet off the front porch when I heard a noise behind me. I turned around to find a hen with five little chicks following her around the corner of the porch. “Oh, that’s awesome!” I exclaimed. Then he came strutting around the corner. At first, he looked maje...

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“The Human Zoo” by Tanja Cilia

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I’m here. It looks all right, so far… but there’s a kind of smell in the air, like someone has gone crazy with the mint-and-lavender air-freshener. I’m a bit confused, still. Me and my big mouth. Oh! You want to know how it happened. Bear with me while I do one of my Voices skits. I am a stand-up comic, after all… - Real people. - What do you mean? - I’m not about to spend megabucks on safaris, when there’s raw material galo...

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“Smokejumper” by Sjan Evardsson

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The day after finishing her basic firefighter training, Maya Estrada travelled farther than she had ever before. Under her uniform she wore a ring on a chain. It had been her father’s, but her mother had passed it on to her when she left for mandatory service. Probably as a reminder of what could happen, she thought. Maya knew her mother wasn't happy about her choice of service, but she wasn't one to intervene. "You are your father's daughter," was all she said. Maya was to be a firefighter, like her father before her. He had started in his...

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“A Utopian Story” by Pamela Berglund

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LoopThe sign by the large brass gate read: Welcome to YourPerfectCommunity Red Wing, Minnesota Population: 100 Cellular Number: 1-800-Per-Fect Established 2030 If you have always dreamed of living the perfect life, you must come here. It is the utopia of all imagined utopias. (At this point you're probably remembering your folks telling you that no such place could ever exist). But it does exist right here in Red Wing, Minnesota. And I, Lauren Nelson, built it from the ground up. Perhaps I should start the story...

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“Where's the Beach ” by Meli Mangos

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“Stay on Garden State Parkway for 14 miles, then turn left.” The GPS said over the bluetooth, interrupting Emily’s driving playlist consisting of Lizzo, Panic! At The Disco, and Post Malone. They were almost at the end of a four and a half hour trip from the rural areas of downstate New York to the Jersey Shore. Her ride-or-die and today’s road trip buddy and navigator was Francesca, her college roommate from freshman year. They were meeting up with Kayla, their suitemate from sophomore year on. She lived in Virginia but they h...

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“Gluten” by CB Pinky

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Amy started fourth grade at a new school six weeks ago, and she has yet to tell anybody about her deathly gluten allergy. Every single birthday, which seems to be literally every day at this school--do Catholic kids have birthdays every day? Is that a Jesus thing?--she kept her lips sealed. Every single day, it seemed, she was being offered a birthday cupcake that Jennica or Kyler or whoever brought a treat for the entire class. Someone’s mom probably worked really hard on those cupcakes, and Amy didn’t want them to hear that they almost kil...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 198 stories

“Somewhere/Nowhere.” by Patricia Green

“Brazilian Sojourn” by Esther Andrews

“Andreas: The Man in the Walls” by Erica Abbett

“Rainbow Valley” by Lisa Segale

“The Wrong Destination.” by Len Mooring

“The Never Was” by PK Spice

“The Glitch” by A. Arima

“Adventures in Paradise” by Bob Jasper

“A way from home” by Gia Volterra De Saulnier

“Henry!” by Maurice Mullen

“The Human Zoo” by Tanja Cilia

“Smokejumper” by Sjan Evardsson

“A Utopian Story” by Pamela Berglund

“Where's the Beach ” by Meli Mangos

“Gluten” by CB Pinky

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

Set your story in a place with extreme weather, but don’t use any weather-related words to describe it.

Write a story that feels lonely, despite being set in a packed city.

Set your story in a small town where everyone is suspicious of newcomers.

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