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

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“Call it: Life” by S.N. Beale

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I I see through my mother’s eyes. I am satisfied, she is satisfied. Her mother smiles down at her and takes the plate away. My mother’s heart skips a beat, I feel her rush to move. She wants to help. They both are in no position. They both could use another but have each other. There’s a sad smile on each of their faces. I feel full and saddened and excited and loved. It gets dark again. It’s wet and grey, and there something stale in the cemetery air. There are thunderous sounds in far off distances; train tracks and traffic flows close by ...

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“From Mena Arkansas to Colombia South America” by Dennis Love Jr

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I was willing to help an effort in the Reagan era for the CIA witch ended up leaving me in Colombia South America. Where I under went some dame messed up stuff no kid should have to endure. I was forced into a willing participate by none other than my pastor Fred J Foster. He flew me to Barks Dale AFB from Colombia South America where I waited days on end for him to come back. After leaving me at the Air Base he flew away in the plane we arrived in. Thankfully the soldiers on base brought me food every now and then to the...

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“Everlasting” by Lisandra Bergey

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“It’s a unique inheritance, I’ll give you that,” Mom said to Dad. From the third story view of the clocktower, we could see the intersecting streets of the tiny town and its rural farms.“How does someone get elected mayor when they don’t even live in the city or run for office? How do you just leave someone an entire city in your will?” I snarked. I’m not exactly thrilled to be uprooted right before high school because of my eccentric great-grandfather. I had friends, I had a life. I almost had a date with the cutest guy going into the fresh...

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“That three days” by Rïñklé Rīńkłę

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(Warning: Depressing content ahead. Only readers with a strong heart can be recommended) (All characters and places are fictional) DAY 1: Unconsciousness, mumbling….. Where am I? a cold touch stirring all over. I can’t see anything. It's so dark. Mom? Dad? Are you there? Anyone? It is so cold. I want to go home. Faint!!! Light dissipates. Blurred vision!! Hailey started observing her surroundings. Why does it feel like time has stopped? It's so foggy here. There are only branches of trees. Where am I? I am so scared. Did I go...

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“From the Ashes, Into the Unknown” by Sofie Våglund

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Given the instructions for Octavian’s ritual, Rowena gathered the items needed and prepared for the annual winter solstice. This time of year, the coven often practiced releasing unwanted energies and while Octavian’s ritual seemed to be a stronger type of cleansing spell where it did not only purge the thoughts, but the very grove of their sanctuary, there was always one item that knitted each ritual together. A list of feelings, thoughts and habits that you wished to cleanse. It was personal to each harvest-witch, so one never look...

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“The Zoo” by Elliette Kelly

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The monorail zoomed forward through the desert as the giant solar-powered dome rose up in the distance. The girls sat on the edge of their seats, gazing eagerly out the sun drenched window. Their classmates chattered and giggled as the train moved silently through the barren wasteland, and the blue of the ocean peeked at them from the horizon. Even from a distance the dome, filled with trees and flowers, seemed unnatural and hardly real. “I read that they have more species of flora and fauna than any other in the world!” Jessie exclaimed. ...

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“The Guest Experience” by A.J. Brown

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Sam walked off the small bus past the driver who told him to have a good workout. Sam paid no mind, though. He was focused on checking out this new gym. He had been told that there were a lot of women here and he was ready to show off. The automatic doors moved over to the sides and allowed him to enter when he approached them. He breathed in the fresh gym air as he walked through them, ready to look around and check out the scene. He was a bit surprised to see the bare feet of the attendant resting on the desk she...

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“Grown On You Like the Moss That Surrounds Me” by Emilia Stokes

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Light barely breaches the thick foliage of the looming trees. Little spots of sunlight splatter the forest floor. A tall, elegant figure briefly breaches the sunbeams path as they amble through the crowded forest. The fae, Sorrel, had decided to take a walk. An instinct had called them away from the little community housing the fae population and into the dense woodland that surrounded them. So, they let their feet lead the way and enjoyed the pretty sight the forest provided. The old trees stretched into the air as moss clun...

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“Dancing Blues” by Estelle Bookwalter

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You seem disoriented. It can’t really be helped, what you just went through is pretty shocking. Although, to be honest, it’s actually a minor occurrence in the grand scheme of things. After all, life is life, and it just keeps going. There’s only that minor pause between mortal and after. Ah, you’re still confused. Death, my friend. Sorry, but you’ve died. No, wait, there’s nothing to be sorry about. It happens to everyone, and it’s not like it’s all that big of a deal; everyone you know will be here eventually, and it’s not a te...

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“Music World” by David Dicaire

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Music World Elvyn Gretch had been through this part of the Everglades swamp many, many times. He loved the drooping bald cypress, water tupelo and sturdy giant oak trees. The branches were like long arms stretching into the water as if they reaching were for something and had gotten stuck. If the trees could talk the tales they could tell of lost voyagers, indigenous tribes and of crimes that remained a secret. The wooden soldiers blended into the water like paint on an easel meshed together with the brush stroke of a...

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“A smile tasting death” by Hakin Edward

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And so I died. Of course, it hurt, the blazing sensation piercing my heart made me remember all the rejections I’ve experienced, all heartaches and traumas struck me at the same time. I think this is the famous moment when you see your life in front of your eyes, regret all you’ve refused to do, and smile because your life, despite all that, was good. Well, I just died, without any last time realization, I just… died. “So… this is it? It was less frightening than I thought, maybe a little more despair, doom, and agony, you know, the usua...

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“Anywhere Else” by Angela Wood

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Total word count: 1842 Anywhere Else by Angela C Wood The rain tapped on the open window pain. Lightening streaked across the red sky dancing into the shadows of the setting sun. Alegna sat on the window seat reading the ‘Enhanced Spirit of Alegna Doow.’ Her mission should she choose to accept it. Was to write a short story on the planes of no-where. She had always been interested in the no-where places. The ones most fear to tread. Nowhere leading to new beginnings but most would fear what they didn’t understand. Closing the boo...

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“Rosewood Home Owners' Association ” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

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According to the social definition, Peg and I were DINKs or dual income, no kids. It was a quaint descriptor that does not always do us justice, but when we decided that the city was no longer a safe place for us to reside even after twenty years of living in an upscale apartment in the Village, moving to Fairfield, Connecticut was a huge step for us. As a contractor. I could set up my office in a spare room in our new house since most of the offerings in the neighborhood we wanted to live in, were one story ranches with three be...

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“Heat, Heart, and Summer Sin” by Dawn Cordray

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ALEC I put my hand up to shade my eyes as Jax and stare across the huge, expanse of desert. The brutal sun shining down on us makes the sand and the air just above it shimmer. Sweat runs down the back of my neck. We stare at the temporary black and white billboard that proclaims BAR in giant letters—it’s almost as big as some of the buildings back home. “Dude,” Jax says. “That’s a hike.” We start walking. The sand is hard packed yet I still feel it shifting under my feet. It’s nothing like the red clay back home. The dry heat is about a...

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“First Day of September” by Rudielyn Lenlen

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It is a typical day for a handsome lad named Keenu Harrington while comfortably playing a Japanese online game, ignoring all the chores he has in his small and not so alluring apartment. On the other part of the country, there is a wimpy geek man watching his favorite series in Netflix, wiping his unstoppable tears coming from his big eyes, Guzman Espinoza… these two men have no idea of what eccentric things are waiting for them. Until one day, a lurid and irritating sound coming inside their apartments woke them...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 198 stories

“Call it: Life” by S.N. Beale

“From Mena Arkansas to Colombia South America” by Dennis Love Jr

“Everlasting” by Lisandra Bergey

“That three days” by Rïñklé Rīńkłę

“From the Ashes, Into the Unknown” by Sofie Våglund

“The Zoo” by Elliette Kelly

“The Guest Experience” by A.J. Brown

“Grown On You Like the Moss That Surrounds Me” by Emilia Stokes

“Dancing Blues” by Estelle Bookwalter

“Music World” by David Dicaire

“A smile tasting death” by Hakin Edward

“Anywhere Else” by Angela Wood

“Rosewood Home Owners' Association ” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

“Heat, Heart, and Summer Sin” by Dawn Cordray

“First Day of September” by Rudielyn Lenlen

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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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