Write a sweeping romantic tale of two lovers who must overcome the horror of being hunted by an unseen foe.

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“Uncharted” by Chelle Martin

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“I don’t think I can run anymore.” Tina panted heavily as she sank to her knees in the sand. Her fiancé, Steve, hoisted her to her feet and grabbed her beneath her arms, propelling her forward. “We can’t give up now. We just need to get to the boat.” Tina hoped he was right. But what if it followed? The island, a small remote dot on the map, had been suggested to them by another boating couple who had journeyed here in the past.&nb...

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“The Dirge” by Nathan Greenebaum

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Author's Note: The following contains depictions of suicide. “Tell me a story.” I rolled my eyes. My husband was busy in the bedroom, packing. “I can’t right now,” I replied. “There’s no way I can think with everything that’s been happening.” “Oh come on, I love your stories,” he said. “It’d help you relax?” I sighed, closing my eyes so that all I could hear was the sound of him humming to himself as he tossed clothes into his suitcase, and the concise babbling of Majorie Clare on the news. “I just can’t right now. I’m sorry.” The remote clu...

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“His Reality” by Suzanne Lamb-Taylor

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Seth had worked for ‘At Your Service Security' for some time. They gave him an event, time, and location and he showed up and did the job. The weekend he met Lilyanna he was working a local battle of the bands festival. It wasn’t somewhere Seth ever would have gone willingly. In fact, he despised music. He hated the vibration of the bass through his body, hated the ringing in his ears, hated the half intoxicated, half high hippies grinding on each other and c...

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“Explosive Getaway” by Teresa Reitnauer

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“Excuse us, please,” shouted Frank, as he hurriedly tugged his girlfriend, Anne, down the terminal corridor. “Sorry,” as they barely touch someone and got a dirty look. They were minutes from missing their flight.They arranged to meet at the airport two hours prior to their flight, giving them plenty of time to get through security and make it to the gate. However, their plans went askew when Anne called Frank, telling him she was running late. She would explain when she got there.At last, they made it to the gate with seconds to spare. “You...

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“Wind and Snow” by MJ Crom

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Her long, dark hair was blowing in the wind, visible even through the swirling snow. She stood on the shoulder of the highway in a jacket nowhere near warm enough for the night’s sudden snowstorm. The last thing I wanted right then was company, but I couldn’t leave anyone outside on a night like this. I stopped and lowered my window.“Need a ride?”“Yeah, thanks.” She opened the car door, brushing off snow, and then turned for a long look back into the woods before getting into the car.I pulled back onto the snow-dusted highway and we drove in...

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“Eyes in the Dark” by Gabe C

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It was dark. The hollow throat of an abandoned military installation in the middle of the godforsaken deserts of Arizona. It had been Jack's idea to come here thought Isabel angrily, glaring at her boyfriend through the black. She was scared. The only light came from Jack's flashlight. She had dropped hers down a crevice a while back. That was about when she stopped having fun. Then they saw the killing floor. There was an urban legend around their small town about a cartel that basically owned most of the nearby towns and used them to laund...

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“The Slithering” by Deborah Mercer

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I am in love, thought Eleanor. I was inclined to be cynical when people said that if you are, you don’t need to ask, you just know. But they were right. She had never imagined it could be so contradictory; could make her so restless and so calm, so fulfilled and so yearning, and as if she were a banal shadow when she was not with Owen. Her hands ached for the touch of his hands, her lips for the touch of his lips, and her whole body and soul for the waves of tempest and tranquillity that came when he lay with her.&nb...

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“Captain Hoggy” by Ufot Goodness Goodness

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“Hey babe,” Mike greeted smiling over the phone. “Lemme guess, you're smiling over there,” Molly teased. “Maybe,” Mike answered coyly backing away from the window to the couch that sat in the middle of the spacious sitting room, hearing her giggle. “Will you be coming over tonight?.” “I'm not sure. I'll let you know if I'm done from work,” Molly replied. “So just you know, I cancelled a night out with Adam and that dude wasn't happy....

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“Star Crossed in the North” by Timothy Gabriel

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“Where is that thing?!” Jodie whispered frantically.“I don’t know. I can’t see a damn thing out there,” came the whispered reply from her fiancé Doug.“Why is it after us?” she whispered back to him. She was afraid to make any noise, her mind having a hard time processing the events of the last thirty minutes. She was trying to regain her grip on reality.“I think it’s that thing the storekeeper told us about.” was his hushed reply. Doug was also having a hard time accepting the reality of what was happening.“That’s just a legend, right? It ca...

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“Love and Loss in the Mountains” by Ernest Macey

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She had first met Jack Graf at University. She’d joined the hiking society after a particularly stressful semester had her crawling the walls of her pokey student flat. The steep ascents on that first group outing hadn’t been the only thing to take her breath away though. Jack was only 2 years her senior but his broad shoulders and strong jawline made him appear older. He had a quiet but confident aura about him and Leti had been hooked from that moment on. It would be a while before he plucked up the nerve to admit it but Jack had been equa...

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“The Harrowing Hunt” by V.B. Crossett

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Aaren made his way out to the barn bearing a plate of breakfast and a wide grin. The meal was a great deal heavier than even he liked. He enjoyed breaking his fast with farm fresh eggs, toast, grits, and a side of bacon. But Ulla liked her meals composed of meat—and only meat.She wasn’t picky; she liked most any cut and kind. But she’d taken to his small game; meat rabbits, chickens and ducks. She had, however, developed an odd respect for the larger livestock. And she liked to sleep in the barn with the cows and horses. As Aaren grew fond o...

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“The Red Gloves” by Eleshia Chenier

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It was a full moon and foggy night on a Valentine’s day, where sweet love notes were written on cards, a bouquet of roses freshly pulled from someone’s garden and a box of chocolates that’s filled with surprises. Although this was a special day and night for red to be worn, but this was also the anniversary day that a serial killer was born, the Drag Queen. Typically, she only dressed in drag for entertainment purposes but after being rejected from love, she decided to take her resentment to the next level above, by killing her victims...

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“Vows” by Domonique Kendrix

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Rose and Calvin had made their first set of vows and read from the sacred book with the rising of the sun, and they had two more ritual vows to go. That was what a fated couple did when they made a life bond. They now sat at a table in the dining hall, enjoying breakfast with close family and neighbors, before the next ritual got underway. "Our mothers are talking,” Rose said, leaning her head on Calvin’s shoulder. “I think they’re trying to come up with the best plan to separate us for the purification vows at noon.” "They’ll have to ...

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“The Devil and the Son” by Tuesday Michael

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I’m not entirely sure how I got here, but I know that I don’t like it. I’m positive that if Jacob hadn’t been brought here too that I would have just sat in a corner and cried. He’s so small and soft that I get the strong urge to protect him at all costs; which is odd because typically the girlfriend is the one that needs protection. Ah well, forget the gender roles, we need to get out.As Jacob holds on tightly to my hand, I make note of our surroundings. It’s a small dark room, there’s a plastic table, a few chairs that probably have some d...

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“The Pain of Knowing You” by Ashley Fernandes

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The white candle wax drips bit by bit onto the oaken floor. My hands are cold, and I tuck them into the sleeves of my sweater. But so are my lips, dry and purple with chill, and my flesh is dotted with goosebumps. This is how it always starts. Every night is like the first - gloomy and mysterious until he shows up. Except this night. For some reason, I have no idea how it will go, although I’ve lived it a thousand times. My heart beats wildly inside my chest in anticipation of the unknown. My neck feels hot like someone is breathing on...

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Write a sweeping romantic tale of two lovers who must overcome the horror of being hunted by an unseen foe.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 87 stories

“Uncharted” by Chelle Martin

“The Dirge” by Nathan Greenebaum

“His Reality” by Suzanne Lamb-Taylor

“Explosive Getaway” by Teresa Reitnauer

“Wind and Snow” by MJ Crom

“Eyes in the Dark” by Gabe C

“The Slithering” by Deborah Mercer

“Captain Hoggy” by Ufot Goodness Goodness

“Star Crossed in the North” by Timothy Gabriel

“Love and Loss in the Mountains” by Ernest Macey

“The Harrowing Hunt” by V.B. Crossett

“The Red Gloves” by Eleshia Chenier

“Vows” by Domonique Kendrix

“The Devil and the Son” by Tuesday Michael

“The Pain of Knowing You” by Ashley Fernandes

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story set in the dark recesses of space where the two main characters are often at odds with each other in humorous and comedic ways.

Write a murder mystery with an amateur sleuth who must navigate a fantastical world in a quest to discover the truth.

Write a thrilling adventure of a special agent who is harboring a paranormal secret.

Write a magical realism story that takes place in the Wild West.

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