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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

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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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“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

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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

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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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“The Passage in the Closet” by Jacob Labagh

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"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

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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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“A Story Beyond Secret” by Mukesh Padwal

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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

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“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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“What time forgot.” by Emily Gold

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Maggie cursed the moment she tuned into HGTV channel becoming instantly hooked on every home remodel show that promised incredible home makeover results with just a bit of hard work and creativity. Surrounding her were piles of rubbish, half removed carpet, undone floorboards, over sanded cabinets, crookedly painted wall, shuttered kitchen sink, backsplash peeling off the wall, and about ten other projects she attempted, failing to exhibit the mastery she was so convinced that she possessed. Everything was an utter failure. The sound e...

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“A Trip Through the Passageway ” by Allison Harris

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The past few weeks of my life have been dreadful; the days have dragged on with what seems like the Groundhog Day Effect, every day passing feeling like the previous. My sanity has suffered, and while daydreams have filled my head up with delusions of parties, hang-outs, and group festivities, every time I get snapped back to reality I'm deeply disappointed. In the midst of one of these daydream-sessions, I was sitting on my bed thinking about my friends and what we were going to do when this was all over. Suddenly, I heard a loud thud...

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“Which home is your true home” by Esperanza Sistrunk Hernandez

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Once upon a time,There was a girl named Rossa. She just turned 16 years old and she was packing for a family trip in a few days. Which was also a way to celebrate her birthday that just past. So, as Rossa was getting her clothes from her closet for the trip. She pulled on a shirt and broke the hanger. She saw an old heart like symbol in the back of the closet. Rossa wondered what this symbol was for. So, she reached out her hand and touched the symbol. When she touched it the symbol moved in and opened up a secret passageway.When Rossa walke...

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“The First Born” by Xochitl M

Submitted to Contest #34

1, 2, 3" echoed from the young boy's voice "here I come". My breath caught in my throat and I squeezed my eyes shut hoping that he wouldn't find me. But instead of hearing his soft voice yelling “found you”, there is a loud thump. My eyes fly open I spring up from the pillows that were concealing me. I search the room for the sound it wasn't that far away. I hear a whimper and follow the low pained whimpering. The room is dark, and I must squint my eyes to even find the light switch. I slowly feel the wall for the light switch and my heart s...

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“The Scavenger Hunt” by Jenny Gerstl

Submitted to Contest #34

The silence is deafening. Bailey raises her grass green eyes apprehensively and lowers them again quickly. They skim across the words of the page without really taking them in. A nervous energy had followed Orion into the room about five minutes prior. He had entered the library, grabbed a book off the high shelf and had sat down opposite Bailey without so much as a glance directed towards her. Another five minutes go by and just as Bailey is about to break the silence, Orion gets up in a flurry. He proceeds to trip over one of the white mar...

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“Bogdan ” by Matthew Semernezski

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Bogdan sat on top of a small stool inside of his home, a hole built into a mountains side, gazing into the spot where a phallus, possibly magical, had suddenly appeared. The object itself was made of leather, the head composed from wood. It surely could not have been used for what it was suggested for, or perhaps it was a joke of sorts by the designers of the object playing at a game they only understood.There was no trace where it came from, or more accurately who it had come from because it had to have been a person who put it t...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 147 stories

“Nemesis” by Anitha Sankaran

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

“Family Secrets” by Music Mix

“The path to beast land” by Alex K

“The Intruder in the Attic ” by Tristan Selby

“The Passage in the Closet” by Jacob Labagh

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

“A Story Beyond Secret” by Mukesh Padwal

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

“What time forgot.” by Emily Gold

“A Trip Through the Passageway ” by Allison Harris

“Which home is your true home” by Esperanza Sistrunk Hernandez

“The First Born” by Xochitl M

“The Scavenger Hunt” by Jenny Gerstl

“Bogdan ” by Matthew Semernezski

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