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

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“Mr. Doswitch in Northeme” by Dươq Phương Anh

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There's finally some changes happened to the Northeme village, which deleted the misconception that Northeme is just a dull, full of boring people village, with only one faint cream colour covering all kinds of walls and the longan trees standing still along every street. There's nothing much to describe Northeme to be honest, it's just there on the map, hardly ever witnessed any entertainment events, from music concert, travelling circus, to annual festival, or even a visitor. Therefore, it must have been extremely astonishing when Mr. Dosw...

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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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“The Nothing Between Stars” by Ivy Kova

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Travelling between galaxies is dangerous. Dark abysses plague every universe's sky, leaking in between the warm lights emitted from stars. They hold silent terrors history themself hesitate to inscribe. Stories of murderous marauders, hungry for chaos and destruction, alongside fiend's that feast on black holes call these dimensions home, and only the bravest of travelers take these spaces as feasible travel routes. Or they have unlimited stupidity. "Oh my stars," a blue haired creature groaned, retching as she clamped a hand over her mo...

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“Thernoville” by Luis Grammont

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I was waiting on the bus at the 71hw outside Greenlock. It was like getting inside a greenhouse, wet just like I was out of the shower. The asphalt was burning like a frying pan under my feet. I bet if a had an egg with me it would cook right away, I thought. My glasses were dripping with my sweat. I tried to clean them with my shirt, but it just made it worse. Thankfully the bus was almost coming, and the little shadow that the cherry tree beside me gave me was a blessing. The rusty gray metal bus arrived and I could feel it smoking. It kin...

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“The Violin” by Joseph Taylor

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I watch silently as my hood seemingly liquefies. It bends and contorts, steadily pushing back towards me. The windshield shatters almost instantly. Shards of glass explode into the cabin. No longer bound by gravity, they float freely. Time runs slow. A permeable silence oversets the entire scene. It is, in a word, peaceful.Tick.My watch breaks the silence. The secondhand advances and I, or what is left of me, am harshly flung forwards. As the airbag meets my head, the world goes dark. I have seen for the last time.I am not scared, not anymor...

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“Madness in the woods” by Sachin Janwadkar

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"Horrible beyond conception was the change which had taken place in my best friend, Gavin Philips. I had not seen him since that day, two months and a half before. When he had answered my awed and almost frightened remonstrances by driving me from his house in a burst of fanatical rage.He told me about the monster who lurks in the forest, which will turn you insane."Gavin Philip's Diary 11th September 2021 Craterville, MaineAt that moment, I immediately knew, I will be dead the next morning. My memory is broken, I do not ...

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“In Wonderland” by Art U

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She saw a place that was so vivid and full of life. Beauty like no other and comfort for her to roam free. The sweet scent of freedom filled her nostrils. She could be herself here. She did not need to pretend, in fact, she could not pretend. Her walls came down as her eyes widened in wonder. Everything seemed so real, so alive and so connected to her. This was a place like no other, and she was glad she made the trip.The colors of this land were bright, and deep as the waters of the Pacific Ocean, she remembered growing near. She was far fr...

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“The Jewels of the Stars” by Sarah Oakes

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Taking Flight The door slid shut as a hostess from Dlixeria began the safety instructions that nobody really paid attention to. Khalon reclined back in his seat. The sapphire coloured cushion was soft against his back. An android with amber eyes walked down the aisle, serving cocktails to the passengers. His voice continually declared that he was Exo, “here and happy to help” as he predicted everyone’s taste. Khalon took a glass of bixana from the android. He sipped it from the tall glass, enjoying the succulent taste of the bitter nikor be...

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“Ekir” by Rhys Snaith

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The strong Boston wind pulled at my clothes, my stomach in a plethora of different knots and spasm as I tried to prevent myself from looking down. ‘Quit being such a baby,’ my strange companion snapped, a fearless look in her eyes despite being dozens of storeys from the ground on the edge of a fucking skyscraper. She was quite a sight to behold, standing taller than he and far more muscular yet he knew she was agile. Her red hair blazed even in the moonlight, not ginger nor auburn but bright red with no roots to speak of – it had an almos...

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“Nepal Visit - A character arriving in a place unlike anywhere they’ve ever been” by K V CHIDAMBARAM

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Yes it was to attend the admission test that Juneja travelled to Nepal from Dubai. Juneja was keen to pursue his higher studies and was informed that Nepal is an ideal destination to get scholarship after completion of M Phil from an Institute in Nepal which comes under the Pokhara University. What surprised Juneja was the climate in Katmandu. It was a very pleasant climate, it was cool, and, no wonder the Katmandu airport, in Nepal did not have air conditioning. The climate was to the liking of Juneja and it added to his interest in con...

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“Dream Garden” by Carrie Fitzgerald

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When I was a small child I had a dream about a building. It was mostly just me floating around darkened hallways and rows of doors. It’s a little difficult to describe, but some of these hallways ended, and led outside, and then they would start up again inside. Both inside and outside were in shadow, but not fully dark. It was more like the time between twilight and night. I drove my parents crazy talking about this dream. It was so incredibly vivid and strange, and I had it almost every night. It scared me a little, which is maybe why I...

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“Nowhere to Hide” by Debbie Teague

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I can still taste that wonderful steaming hot bowl of nourishment, soba as it is also called. Such intense flavors - texture of the noodles, the vegetables, the smoothness of the stock. All of it was delicious. But I am ahead of my story. I left a land where snakes and spiders were poisonous, where it was so hot in the shade sometimes you could fry an egg, but a land that had wonderful trees that a young person could climb. At 13 I left this land; the ultimate destination was the country of my birth, but with a stopover ...

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“The Red Door” by Victoria Penny

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The Red Door by Victoria Penny Holly did not want to move. She was ten years old and had lived her whole life in the three bedroom house on Marigold Lane with Mum, Dad and her goldfish Gilbert. But now Dad was gone. One day Holly came home from school to find Mum crying and all Dad's stuff gone. Where they were moving wasn't even a house. It was a flat. There was no garden with a flower bed where she could watch the bees feeding in the summer, where she could kick a football. The flat had one bedroom, so Mum said they had to share. Whe...

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“You and Me and a Bag of Chocolate” by Evan Rocker

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Write about a character arriving in a place unlike anywhere they’ve ever been... After three long days of contemplating this week’s choice of writing prompts I thought. Nope. I’m going to sit this one out. I just can’t think of anything. Location, location, location, gave me aggravation, aggravation, aggravation. My creativity felt stunted. It was as if a giant creature flooded my brain with a creativity-neutralizing gel. In the recent months my life had contorted to some un-routine routine with a partial reopening of my consignment business...

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“Redemption In Another Dimension” by Ryan Haynes

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*There was a man named Hugh from another world, who came to the Earth to defeat evil. He created a network of heroes all over the Earth, bound by crime fighting technology. This story begins with a hero named Jirk, doing battle in a ruined city. However, the focus will not remain on our hero....* Jirk stood in the destroyed city facing his foe, grateful for the hero network he was a part of. Not only was the network able to provide him backup that evacuated the civilians in time, but the network also equipped him with a special dark helme...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 198 stories

“Mr. Doswitch in Northeme” by Dươq Phương Anh

“First Day of September” by Rudielyn Lenlen

“The Nothing Between Stars” by Ivy Kova

“Thernoville” by Luis Grammont

“The Violin” by Joseph Taylor

“Madness in the woods” by Sachin Janwadkar

“In Wonderland” by Art U

“The Jewels of the Stars” by Sarah Oakes

“Ekir” by Rhys Snaith

“Nepal Visit - A character arriving in a place unlike anywhere they’ve ever been” by K V CHIDAMBARAM

“Dream Garden” by Carrie Fitzgerald

“Nowhere to Hide” by Debbie Teague

“The Red Door” by Victoria Penny

“You and Me and a Bag of Chocolate” by Evan Rocker

“Redemption In Another Dimension” by Ryan Haynes

🌟 Similar prompts

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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