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“Passage” by Hillary Harder

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Seventeen years later, the hole is still there. The little house isn’t ours anymore - the walls have been repainted, the plastic stars have been pried off the bedroom ceilings, and the echoes of little girls’ laughter no longer ring through the rooms - but that hole remains in the wall, a testament to the power of imagination on a rainy day. It was the third day of rain that week. Deprived of our jungle gym, skates, and wagon rides to the park, we were getting desperate. “Please,” whined Madeline, age eight. “Just one more episode.” “No mor...

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“Nemesis” by Anitha Sankaran

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April 02, 1998Redemption, a life of redemption, it is what it is, and it is what all about. I read those royal blue words etched below a tapestry painting. She is about to jump from the highest cliff. Always I wished to see the face of that winged girl. But, I could only see the back of the girl in that tapestry painting. I'm thoughtful and observant each time I see it when I visit my granny's house. It makes my mind soak with hefty ideas. I don't mind it hanging, on that wall, and had never asked my granny anything about it. It is yet ...

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“If You Find This, Run. ” by Clarissa Wojewoda

Submitted to Contest #34

Renovations can be exhausting. Blueprints aren't always correct. I tried to contact the town hall where I live, but after contacting them something even more strange happened. I'll begin my story where I find to be the most unsettling. I'm afraid I have awakened something irreversible. This log is something I am keeping because I fear death will soon come for me. My sanity? I questioned this too. But this is all too real now, I am not going mad. Perhaps I am, but there needs to be a written record in the event I am found dead, or ...

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“The Corgi and the secret Latch ” by H.R Reichert

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The day that it happened was one that couldn’t be forgotten but also mustn't share for the public could not handle a story so extreme. The sky was painted dull colors like gray and black (not the least bit pretty). The sun was nearly non-existent and if it was not for the rolling clouds and the brain shaking thunder you wouldn’t have known it was only about 12:30 pm. And what could only be described as a white fog with green tints was rolling across the ground like a tumbleweed. The fog crept around the corners of the Lond...

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“Family Secrets” by Music Mix

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My name is Rene,I hope this letter finds you well whomever you may be.I never knew my family well. Well, not in the way I should have. You see, my family was known for being bland farmers in the south. We never had anything exciting where we lived and never experienced anything out of the norm. Until now. I was getting ready for spring cleaning seeing as I had nothing else better to do in my spare time. I happen to be the last living member of my family, I was an only child and so I inherited the house when my parents passed. I have been liv...

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“The path to beast land” by Alex K

Submitted to Contest #34

Newton had no job, no family, no money, no girlfriend. He had just moved into an abandoned house outside town. He hoped no one would discover him there. He lived before in another abandoned house for five years. That was also the age of Noodles, his mutt dog friend. Noodles had long white fur and were as big as a regular bucket. He was also all Newton had.In the old place, Newton always fed the stray animals. He never even hesitated. But then other people started to live there that didn't like animals as much. They were selfish and insensiti...

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“The Intruder in the Attic ” by Tristan Selby

Submitted to Contest #34

The rain hit the roof of the house with a force unlike Edward had ever remembered. The nine year old boy had just gotten over his fear of thunder which seemed to be creeping it’s way back in his mind. As if on cue to surge the fear back into the boy’s psyche thunder ripped the sky open with a marvelous crack. Edward cried out since the sudden thunder seemed to shake the house. Edward thought of calling his mother or father which were away on work for the day, the family not having enough to pay a babysitter. Edward began to shake gentl...

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“Nelly ” by Amar Haj Hamad

Submitted to Contest #34

The door was a crack open. Nelly took a glimpse through that door. She saw nothing. She took a step back, breathed, and looked inside again. A small beam of light seemed to escape through the crack. She was over excited. Overwhelmed. She was intrigued by something in her. Nelly was so desperate to know the source of that light. The light was so overwhelming that it made her take a step back. Again, she breathed, and looked through that crack again. Feeling lost and anxious, the light disappeared again. At that moment, Nelly was nearly fainti...

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“The Passage in the Closet” by Jacob Labagh

Submitted to Contest #34

"Come on, let's go exploring." my younger sister said.I yawned and rolled over. It was about 9 in the morning, the normal time that I had been getting up since our school had shut down."What do you want?" I groaned as I opened my sleep-filled eyes."Come on, wake up sleepy-head, I want to go exploring." my sister said again."Then go exploring, and leave me in peace," I replied."But this house is creepy." my little sister answered."Good for you," I replied.My sister walked over to the curtains and pulled them open wide, letting the light shine...

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“The Covees (are Good Enough)” by Jonnie Anzures

Submitted to Contest #34

The Apple Lips Door. That’s what Keren called the metal door at the basement wall. She can barely see the door’s frame because it was obscured behind wooden boxes holding stacks of classic Reader’s Digest and National Geographic magazines. She would sometimes read the magazines and then bully her little brother Sydney to return the stacks back. For fulfilling his “duty”, Keren rewarded him some of her allocated PlayStation time.However, Keren has gone bored and restless from staying at home after the government declared that offices, factori...

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“The Door” by Quitta Lentrell

Submitted to Contest #34

On a rainy Sunday morning in mid March, the streets of Yellow Jacket Lane was more quiet than usual. Monica sat in her living room window staring out at the weather as she sipped her creamy coco and listened to the sounds of the heavy raindrops hit the roof of her house. It was week three since the President of the US demanded everyone to remain in their homes for an emergency quarantine from the Corona virus. It was the only headline she’d seen on the TV and heard on radios or saw on her phone, so she decided to turn everything off a...

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“A Story Beyond Secret” by Mukesh Padwal

Submitted to Contest #34

This story starts from a very secret that the Bauer family is afraid to tell anyone. The Bauer family consists of five children- Versa, Grace, Minsi, Marcus and Thomas, their parents and their grandparents. Mr. Bauer works in a small key chain factory in which he attaches the chains to the pieces of various carved wood. Mrs. Bauer too is employed, but as a baker in a small bakery which would get seven customers at an average in a week. It’s so hot today. Versa said. And boring too. Marcus replied. You say this every day, Marcus. Minsi said w...

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“When there is a dream, it will find a way!” by Muhammad Khan

Submitted to Contest #34

“No… no, no, no, no, no!” Jake said as he rummaged through the dashboard of his car before finally giving up and sitting back again, “I can’t believe this is happening… And on the very day she is not home,” he slapped the steering wheel, pushed the door open and stepped out of the car.He walked over to the gate of the house and peeped inside hopelessly, then turned around looking across the street at the only other person who was busy cleaning the neighbour’s car. Jake went to the gate and placed one foot in the engraved design built into th...

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“Homeward Bound” by Rob Lawson

Submitted to Contest #34

Death comes for us all, at least once in a while. Eventually, it came for my dad. And it fell to me, as his oldest, to clean up his estate. It’s been a while. Since we all moved out, actually. It was odd driving down that old road. Last time I drove down towards the house, I still had training wheels on my bike. Orange and yellow covered the sides of the road, the tree limbs hanging bare overhead. The paved asphalt turned into a path of gray gravel and dirt walled in by dense oak. The house was two stories, all the bedr...

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“Don't Judge a Basement By the Floors Above ” by Ella Holt

Submitted to Contest #34

Outside, the weather was dreary. I yawned and walked into the living room, not knowing what I was going to do with my time at home. Deciding that there wasn't anything better to do, I turned on the television and snuggled up with some fuzzy blankets. The movies that were on weren't all that interesting, but I continued watching. After I watched all of the Harry Potter movies in consecutive order, I realized that I was probably wasting my time. Stretching my tired limbs, I stood up and walked into the kitchen. As I put some water on the stove...

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Write a story about someone who finds a secret passageway in their house.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 147 stories

“Passage” by Hillary Harder

“Nemesis” by Anitha Sankaran

“If You Find This, Run. ” by Clarissa Wojewoda

“The Corgi and the secret Latch ” by H.R Reichert

“Family Secrets” by Music Mix

“The path to beast land” by Alex K

“The Intruder in the Attic ” by Tristan Selby

“Nelly ” by Amar Haj Hamad

“The Passage in the Closet” by Jacob Labagh

“The Covees (are Good Enough)” by Jonnie Anzures

“The Door” by Quitta Lentrell

“A Story Beyond Secret” by Mukesh Padwal

“When there is a dream, it will find a way!” by Muhammad Khan

“Homeward Bound” by Rob Lawson

“Don't Judge a Basement By the Floors Above ” by Ella Holt

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