Write a story about someone who travels to the future, and isn’t happy about how they’ve been remembered.

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“Miracle of Quantum Physics: To change the future ” by Laiba Noor

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" Do you know about Quantum Physics?" Professor aked the question , I was waiting that someone would stand now and give the answer while playing game in my phone but suddenly I felt the gaze of everyone was on me, I slowly raised my head , only then I found that professor was asking this question to me. I immediately stand up and muttered "me?" " Yes you Mr Ayush" he replied calmy. I started rubbing my hair, patting my head , pretending to remember something while he was continuously staring my each moves. " You mean the quantum physics that...

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“Departure” by Indra Hatpins

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A drop of cool sweat prowled down to the tip of his nose as he prostrated before Brahma - the most ancient of all celestial beings - partly in exhaustion but mainly out of worship. His rigorous rite of penance had pleased the Oldest Father, who now stood before him in the flesh. Summoning a god is not an easy task. It takes twenty-one days of undisturbed meditation, gut-wrenching starvation, and parching thirst. Twenty-one days, rooted still like a tree trunk while chanting hymns within the walls of a focused mind. Such a ritual, when c...

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“Kingsley's cult” by Adebiyi Adedoyin

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Kingsley felt his ear pop as he landed in 3020. The pavement was very cold and his forehead crashed hard onto it, the pain coupled with the pop in his ears made him feel like his head had been smashed open with a sledgehammer. After a few minutes breathing in and out to wear off the effects of time traveling, he quickly dusted himself off, his simple doublet and trousers made him look odd yet fashionable and according to his calculations, old was the new fashion. He left the small alley and headed straight for the big art gallery, Ki...

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“The Heart of a Serpent” by Natasha Liu

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A stream of crimson drips trails down my palm, landing into the fire with a sizzle. It’s done, and there’s no going back now. Jax wraps my hand in a bandage. Though the familiar sting of pain is still there, I’ve gotten used to it. Everyone speaks in hushed voices, the fire just bright enough to light up the curiosity in their eyes. I meet their gaze and search for the slightest hint of fear. There’s nothing. Biting my lip, I retreat into the darkness and let it consume me in its chilling embrace. I am a Serpentine now, leader of the un...

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“The Smiling Devil 3” by David Abu Bonsrah

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My day was ruined after I almost got stabbed but my year was ruined when David accepted Tina's offer to stay at ours. Angel noticed my change in mood unlike the other members of my family. How in the world was I going to tell my husband that the woman he called his mother wasn't the saint he thought she was. We stared blankly at each other when she moved in the next day and the following week her daughter had also joined. She was Yasmine. A young-looking lady and also David's childhood friend. With their presence, I could tell that things wo...

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“It's a Blunder-Full Life” by Deborah Mercer

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This is like the kind of second that seems to hover and taunt you and make you think that you’re not going to crash down onto the pavement knees first, and you’re not going to realise that said knees are bleeding, and that the bottle of wine you bought has broken and that it is seeping out through the cloth of your bag and people are going to jump to conclusions. Yes, this is that kind of moment, except it is not, apart from the odd perception of time. The person concerned is not a hypothetical yo...

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“An Unintended Consequence” by Harken Void

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If there ever was a man born with the perfect brain, then Hitoshi Handa had to be the one blessed with such a gift. A renowned scientist, humanitarian, environmentalist, multiple-times Nobel prize winner, author of many books, global speaker, and catalyst for meaningful changes in the world, Hitoshi put his brain to good use. Some said he was the gift of God himself, sent to Earth in the time of need to solve problems no one dared tackle. Others said he was a genius reborn, a culmination of the great minds from the past, such as Einstein, Ne...

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“NO PARKING ZONE” by Madhuleka Iyer

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Jessica made her way down the porch of her newly bought house in Manhattan. It was the perfect house, with the perfect view. Whenever she saw the place, she knew she had made it, she had bought her dream house. She had succeeded in life. The only problem with her little paradise was that there was no real place to park her car. The gardener had cleaned the backyard and planted new saplings of tomato plants. She walked over to the plants and saw the little leaves swaying to the music of the wind. “Love to dance huh?” said Jessica, to th...

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“The Dark Fall” by Harish S

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Finally, pen down finished my final exam in Business administration and returned home. saw a dozen suits outside my father's room, it is irksome when I see these rebarbative suits. The maid ran to me and said that my father is sick. I asked the manager to take the suit to the conference hall. I went to see father, when he saw me he started murmuring something, I got my ears near to his words "its time" Then he started fainting, the family doctor suggested us to take him to the hospital for some test. after a day at the hospital, the test res...

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“The brilliance of a thousand breaths” by Skye May

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I feel heavy, as if I am walking with concrete caked onto my shoes. I look down and see the opaqueness of my being. My hands are fading, and I can't hear myself breathe. I close my eyes and count.... one...two...three. I open my eyes, and I see a dusky sunset off to the right. To the left there is a clift that reaches out so far to the depths of a great plain, that I wonder how I can reach the bottom. I am not aware of who I am, where I am or how I came to be in this odd place. I suddenly feel the rush of wind that sweeps me off of my heavy ...

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“The Silver Lining” by Greg Gillis

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Kevin Newfield was a hard-working man, and a proud man to say the least. At the age of 35, he had already developed a successful career in the advertising business and worked his way to the top of the ladder. Kevin now held the prestigious title of CEO for Innovative Advertising, a high-ranking advertising firm that held the contracts for some of the country’s biggest corporations. By 9:00 am, Kevin could be fou...

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“Birthday Nightmare” by Sam S.

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“Happy birthday Anastasia, look what I’ve got for ya!” Nah..too indifferent.“Happy sixteenth year to my sweetheart, I’ve got something I’m sure you’ll simply adore!” Too romantic. It was the twenty-fourth time I’d been rehearsing how to wish my bestie on her sixteenth birthday. Well, she was more than a best friend to me but she did not know that. Tomorrow was her sixteenth birthday and I’ve planned to give her a mind-blowing gadget. A time turner.I had worked days and nights to make this one. But it’s gonna be worth it. This spectacula...

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“Time ” by K Rebecca

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Walking around the pond I see a father and son fishing; no words being spoken while so much is being said. Leaning against the trunk of a large shade tree, a teenage girl intently watches a daffodil as she sketches the exact details in order to take the beauty of the flower home without removing it. My friend Mother Earth would be proud. Up ahead on the path, a mother picking blackberries from a bush not far from her home in order to pair with the vanilla custard her family will enjoy once finished with the delicious dinner she worked hard t...

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“Checking out our past and future.” by Len Mooring

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Just a little indelicate sex stuff. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A slightly dispirited Maximilian Ubanz climbed back into his time-machine and headed for 1950. He wanted a Western world that was full of hope for the future. One that had suffered the deprivations of a world-war and had vowed, mistakenly again, as it turned out, that it was the war to end all wars. But he loved that hope. He thought he would linger here for a few years until the freedom movement of flowers and free...

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“Is this what I've become?” by Emilie Stokes

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"You're kidding." He said, looking to the little girl in front of him. "Who do I look like?" "You look like a guy I'm learning about in history, his name was Cleo Thompson." She smiled as she ate on the candy in her hand. He had never seen that brand before, whenever she closed her mouth a light went off inside a second after. Cleo didn't have enough time to ask, maybe later. "And what did he do?" His eyebrows were drawn tight with concern. What had he done to warrant being taught to children? His insides bunched up as his mind started...

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Write a story about someone who travels to the future, and isn’t happy about how they’ve been remembered.

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✍️ 131 stories

“Miracle of Quantum Physics: To change the future ” by Laiba Noor

“Departure” by Indra Hatpins

“Kingsley's cult” by Adebiyi Adedoyin

“The Heart of a Serpent” by Natasha Liu

“The Smiling Devil 3” by David Abu Bonsrah

“It's a Blunder-Full Life” by Deborah Mercer

“An Unintended Consequence” by Harken Void

“NO PARKING ZONE” by Madhuleka Iyer

“The Dark Fall” by Harish S

“The brilliance of a thousand breaths” by Skye May

“The Silver Lining” by Greg Gillis

“Birthday Nightmare” by Sam S.

“Time ” by K Rebecca

“Checking out our past and future.” by Len Mooring

“Is this what I've become?” by Emilie Stokes

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