Start your story with someone sitting on a crowded train and end it with them looking out over beautiful natural scenery.

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“Crowded Mind And Deserted Heart” by Meril June

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Crowded Mind And Deserted Heart Sadness, loneliness and emptiness. This is what I am feeling. This is what I have felt since past year. Since the day when my only family, my love and my only companion, my wife passed away. These three seem to be my only friend now and are with me wherever I go. While sitting in this crowded train I wonder how many of these people are as unhappy as I am now? How many of them have the same emptiness in them, which I have? The emptiness that does not even let you breathe properly. I wonder how many of these p...

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“The Splintering of Heart” by Kaylie Owen

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I sit on the train that is going to take me to the university of my dreams, UCLA. The person sitting next to me is looking at his phone, he was looking at the campus of UCLA. "Are you going to UCLA as well?" I ask in a small voice. The guy looks at me like I'm crazy and then I realize that he probably can't hear me because of how crowded the train is. "What did you ask me?" The guy says, I smile after looking into his eyes, which are bright emerald green. His voice is loud and clear, his arms strong and muscular. "I asked if you were going...

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“Last Train” by Shane Lagrange Lagrange

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Last Train By Shane LaGrange Start your story with someone sitting on a crowded train and end it with them looking over beautiful natural scenery. William Morriss, fifty, and balding, glanced nervously at this watch for the umpteenth time, as the train raced along its tracks. He momentary took a look at a mother and her two children, a boy and a girl. Lulled to sleep by the swaying motion of the train, her arms were around them. Next to him, a young man in torn jeans. He was twilling a skateboard on its end. Morriss could tell he was a...

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“Going Away Present” by Miley Seliquini

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The train bumped and jostled as it went along the tracks. There was hardly any room for luggage, amidst all the passengers, so Liza held her bag to her chest. Her little brother, Toby, sat next to her, his suitcase underneath his rear, giving him the extra height needed to see out the window. “When will we be out of the city?” He asked, little legs swinging above the floor. “When will we get there?” Liza laughed, ruffling his hair. “Soon, I promise.” She wasn’t too sure, but as this was their last ride to the country she had to assume they...

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“A Little Bit More” by Evi T

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Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide and explicit description of suicidal thoughts. Graphic content“Excuse me. This is my stop.” said a lady in a blazer to the hooded man who was standing next to me, or rather on top of me.He tried to move out of the way as much as possible, which was a whole two inches. The lady tried to squeeze through, pushing the man a further half an inch. After that I lost sight of her, but I assumed she managed to either shapeshift like Mystique or stretch like Elastigirl because I caught a glimpse of her getting off t...

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“Springing-Free From Covid Isolation on Day Train Ride Journey” by Joyce George-Knight

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Whew. Relieved and so proud, I slid into the very last empty seat on the first train that the city has allowed to take on full-passenger count since the pandemic froze travel. It looks as if I’m not the only one anxious to break-free of all the constraints that Covid-19 has caused to be put on basically everyone in the world. It’s been a long 14-months of restrictions and periodic near-total confinement that has made seemingly everyone want to burst back into normal living. The thought of taking the train to anywhere causes my heart to leap ...

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“My Home Is In Diverse City” by Caroline White

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Mary Louise sat by herself on the train car waiting for her train to go. She had been on this train for about an hour. She had already changed trains twice to get to her favorite place. Mary Louise had to get away from her house. It wasn't her home. Her parents wouldn’t stop pestering her about going to grad school and becoming a doctor. They compared her to her older brother, Landon, who had become a surgeon. An old man stumbled on board. His skin was like a brown paper bag. It was wrinkled and thin like rice paper. The old man wore ...

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“The Final Destination” by Savannah Wenk

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"Ticket please," Stopping at each passenger, the worker punched holes into each card. Voices of joy erupted from the children. Excitement enlightened their eyes as they stared at their punched ticket. Adults conversed of their destinations, reminding their kids to stay seated as the train roared to life. Hazel whined with each jolt of the train but soon learned to ignore the pain bubbling in her abdomen. She enjoyed listening to the bustle of the crowed train. It brought back memories of her childhood when she, along with her family, w...

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“Hidden Treasure” by Leslie Strom

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Hidden Treasure“Canada! You can’t be serious!” I sigh, thinking about Switzerland all day and wanting to take the gondola up the mountains. Set up my folding chair and breath in the mountain air, while typing my next travelling/nature blog in the New Yorker magazine.“Do I at least get to pick the photographer to come with me?” “No?”, “I’m confused, Norah is the best in the business from around here, her art gallery depicts the amazing wildlife around the world. Not to mention I love writing about nature and travel.” “I leave t...

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“Rancour” by Gee Mawea

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Content warning: mention of ethnic cleansing, abortion, suicide She was trying her best to avoid eye contact with the rogue looking man in the train. It was best to avoid such people as such a crowded place would guarantee all sorts of people. She didn't have a choice either as the train was the cheapest mode of transport and a few dollars were all she had left. At least she had a seat next to the window, where she tried to impersonate her favorite actress and look out to a world so cruel, maybe there would be a sign....

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“"THE ONE"” by Sneha .

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Will I find “the one” today? This question was troubling my mind from quite a long time now, and now sitting in the crowded train made me think about it a lot more. Will my the one be one of these people that are taking the same train as me. I hope not. I looked across the compartment, that would usually be empty, filled with a group of people who were carrying musical instruments. Half of the space in compartment was probably being taken by it, making train more crowded. My shoulders were bumping with the people around me and the tempe...

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“Dirt On Treetops” by Ivy Kova

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"The one good thing about hitting rock bottom; the only other way is up."A rush of air escaped your lips, quicker than you can stifle them. You hardly noticed the few that glanced over in your direction, nor how your grip slackened around your backpack. If the train hadn't abruptly stopped and that old man with the briefcase hadn't stepped on your toe, you wouldn't have noticed this to be your stop. You glance up, meeting a few gazes that flitted away as quickly as they were found; you stared at the open doors, inviting you on your regular r...

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“Make-Believe” by Catherine Oakes

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The trains revolting smell woke me up. There had to be a hundred or more people on the train. How long have I been here? I tried to drain out the noise with music, but it was too noisy. I wanted to crawl into a corner and disappear. Why did I have to go to this mysterious house anyway? I knew mom and dad were getting divorced, but I did not think they would send me to grandpa. I have not even met him before. I pulled out my book trying to see if the fairytales would calm me down. With musics vibe, I fell back into a slumber. ~ Suddenl...

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“Travel Jeremy Now” by Elaine Entenza

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Bah! My phone is dead, and this car is packed; well, more than usual anyway. There are only three seats left, and one is covered in trash and the other one’s gotta briefcase on it. I hate trash. And hate briefcases even more. The one next to the old lady doesn’t seem too terrible. I guess I’ll get by if I pop my headphones in, even with my dead battery. Can’t have grandma there thinking it’s ok to talk to me or something. “This is the train to Weaverville. Stopping at Roosevelt, Ringlwald, Forestgate, Greenville…” Typical, itchy cloth s...

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“Golden threads” by Layla Smith

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The seat is slowly warming under me, I feel the worn plastic scraping against the thick coat that envelops me as each twist and turn of the tracks sends me listing in a certain direction. The bubble of silence that surrounds me is broken when the train slides to a stop, reaching its next station. The once empty carriage fills with people, businessmen, and working women, elderly couples, and young reckless teens. The silence that surrounded me only moments ago is replaced by the busy chatter of life. Phone calls and hushed whispers, bubbling ...

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Start your story with someone sitting on a crowded train and end it with them looking out over beautiful natural scenery.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 258 stories

“Crowded Mind And Deserted Heart” by Meril June

“The Splintering of Heart” by Kaylie Owen

“Last Train” by Shane Lagrange Lagrange

“Going Away Present” by Miley Seliquini

“A Little Bit More” by Evi T

“Springing-Free From Covid Isolation on Day Train Ride Journey” by Joyce George-Knight

“My Home Is In Diverse City” by Caroline White

“The Final Destination” by Savannah Wenk

“Hidden Treasure” by Leslie Strom

“Rancour” by Gee Mawea

“"THE ONE"” by Sneha .

“Dirt On Treetops” by Ivy Kova

“Make-Believe” by Catherine Oakes

“Travel Jeremy Now” by Elaine Entenza

“Golden threads” by Layla Smith

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Write a story that weaves together multiple lives through their connection to a particular tree.

Write a story in which an endangered species (of plant or animal) plays a central role.

Set your story in a world living with the consequences of a climate apocalypse.

Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.

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