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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“Dreams” by Jason Anderson

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The same buildings go by in the same blur of brick and concrete as they do every morning that I have made this commute. The same press of bodies forced together in a too-small space, all sharing the same air. Multiple strands of conversation come to my ears: a mother unhappy with her teenage daughter's behavior, a couple planning a future date, a husband plotting infidelity over his too loud speakerphone. I find myself sliding into a trance, hypnotized by the steady vibration of the train and swaddled by the heat of the close crowd. My consc...

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“The Annual Thing” by Fay Sanderson

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"Get away from me! I don't know you!", I screamed as loud as I could. Pleading to get away from the woman that claimed to know and hold me as she wishes. I panted hard. Trying to find ways to escape her right before I stumbled. My eyes are wide and I'm breathing hard. Sweat dripping down my faces. A dream. I look around. I don't know how I got here but here I am. On a train. Surrounded by unfamiliar crowds who are looking over at me like I'm some sort of non-human creatures. Is it my unorganize outfit? Is it my dark eyebags that indicate t...

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“Snow in Sicily” by Marco Bagnoli

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1 I can almost feel my belly grow under my train attendant uniform, its fabric bulging hour by hour. Exhausted, I undo a few buttons and wipe the beads of sweat off my upper lip, as I look for an empty seat. The soles of my feet burn like I have hot coals in my stilettos. Despite winter is reaching its end, these second-class train cars keep feeling like ovens, and all the sweaty and sticky passengers only make it worse. I keep moving through the aisle, scanning all the seats, left and right. Just like I would if I were on duty, except now...

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“We are all we need ” by Asher Hilton

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I struggle to find a seat on the train as I quickly enter. A group of females looking somewhere in their 20’s had a loud conversation. Loud enough to be heard from the next train over. They were talking about some guy they know or at least one girl knows. One of the girls looks at me. "Next stop Brooklyn" We hear over the intercom. I look down with a sad look on my face. One of the women walked over to me. "Why the long face?" Asks the curious young woman. She had beautiful golden hair that shines in the sunlight with beautiful...

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“No Surprises” by Sean Smith

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She would always start out small. Missed phone calls. Anxious antics and unabashed excuses. She knew what she was up to every step of the way, so it wasn't hard. Not for her. Everyone else had to just take it. Deal with it. She wasn't about to let anyone tell her what to do. She had her reasons. She had her ways. The trip had been planned for months, and she was not the type to let go of this kind of thing. Without him, or anyone else for that matter, it was a lot cheaper. She chose luxury over financial security. "Treat yourself," they wo...

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“Terra Linda” by Jen Ponig

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An army of urbanites march up the platform, and an intrusion of cosmopolites scuttle along side them; all passengers pour onto the train. The doors are about to close and a straggler comes running up the platform. No one seems to see or hear her. People are consumed by their devices and thoughts, and preoccupied with protecting their personal space. The red light flashes above the doors. She might not make it. The last train of the day. A flash of royal blue and a streak of red hair sprint through the closing doors. Being left behind would’v...

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“Love With a Twist” by Jaice Beals

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This is a story about a blonde, petite, gray eyed, and light freckled girl who played basketball named Adelyn and a wealthy boy with brown hair, eyes as blue as the ocean, and a football player named James. This is the story of how it all started and ended. The story started a day earlier on a crowded train in the beautiful mountains of Sierra, Nevada, On vacation alone. Adelyn was walking down the school halls when she bumped into James, trying to not be late to their practices, as if they where late the couches would yell at them...

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“Rejuvenation” by Valerie Preston

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The sea of faces looked no different to any other morning. Pulling the hem of my dress from under the rather large bottom that just sat on it was quite a feat. Mmmmfff escaped from my mouth as I gave it one final tug hoping it wouldn’t tear, but it wouldn’t come out. “Excuse me” I said to the big face next to me “You’re on my skirt, do you think……” “What” he rudely answered spitting out tiny particles of what I assumed had been his breakfast. “My dress, you’re on it” I told him “Oh right” and he lifted his large grey frame while I tugged it ...

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“The Essence Of Time” by George Davis

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The Essence Of Time—George Davis I was on a train traveling from Boston to Portland, Maine late on a Thursday afternoon. The car was packed with leaf-peepers heading to photograph and enjoy the beautiful, multi-colored leaves of red, orange, yellow, and green fall foliage. As I sat in the dining car drinking my third cup of coffee and staring out the train’s window. I was lost in thought when a young lady, I guessed, in her late twenties sat down. “Do you mind if I sit here, mister?” “N...

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“The Lost Roadway” by Pooja Sankar

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‘ I do really wanna come’, screamed Alison at the top of her voice as the papparazis were going crazy on seeing a multitalented singer , actress , model and what not travelling in a local subway. The crowd was really going crazy taking pictures of the fame. ‘ You, Meredith and I on a personal trip on your birthday was once all you wanted , remember Alison ?’ said Olivia literally losing her mind with the flashing lights from nearly a couple of hundred cameras. ‘ Yes but what would I do ? I’m on tour. My next stop over is at Texas. One ...

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“Flora ” by Mylena Rogers

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May 24. Her birthday. I exhale as I look at the rushing green passing my window. For the past three years, I have taken this same train to the countryside to visit her and celebrate her birthday. This year isn't different; however, there are more people. That may make things a little difficult towards the end. I try not to think of that as I watch a family sitting on the other side across from me. With five kids, the parents have their hands full. All girls and all close to the same age. The youngest, I think, starts to cry because her older...

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“New Journey” by Afifah MS

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“I’m sorry, Miss! Are you hurt?” The young lady shakes her head, smiling politely. “It’s okay, sir. There are so many people today. It is hard to move around.” That guy’s pale face brightens again. He said his apology one more time and start moving again, searching for his seat. She just sends him away with her two eyes. Chaotic. A word to describe this train. There are so many people taking this trip due to a public holiday next week. Furthermore, because the break is due to a main religious festival, a lot of people opt to take extra lea...

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“Portrush: The Neptunists and the Vulcanists” by Brenda Liddy

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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. Portrush: The Neptunists and the Vulcanists Jennifer Quinn had been listening to the news in Ulster Television about the upcoming golf championship known as The Open. She heard that it had been played at the Royal Portrush in 1951, and it was won by an Englishman, Max Faulkner. There was an air of feverish excitement and sound bites about this being Northern Ireland’s biggest sporting event and the organisers were con...

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“Journey's end” by Millie Du Preez

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Journey’s End Billy was sitting almost hunched up on the gross seat, trying not to get too close to the other passengers on the train. The dull scenery slipped past the uncaring passengers who kept their thoughts in their own worried minds. Billy nudged his older brother Vincent, who was busy reading a digital book, his reader shutting itself off when he put it back in his bag, careful to keep everything out of reach for thieves and nosy people. “We’re almost there, right?” Asked Billy, prompting Vincent to look at the overhead watch,...

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“A Ride Home” by Ava <('.'<)

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The game of 'eye spy' not only entertains the bored, but the curious. For a boy as young as Chance wouldn't mind being rude; he'll stare at anything that either bothers or intrigues him. Sitting dazed in golden afternoon light, Chance watched the white particles drift and disappear. His eyes then looking at his seat, an untouched soft chair. Baby blue. Wingback. Linen. He then set his eyes on the window; fields of wild grass danced as the mountains laid on distant skies. Hidden behind the left mountaintop was the sun, movin...

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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

“Dreams” by Jason Anderson

“The Annual Thing” by Fay Sanderson

“Snow in Sicily” by Marco Bagnoli

“We are all we need ” by Asher Hilton

“No Surprises” by Sean Smith

“Terra Linda” by Jen Ponig

“Love With a Twist” by Jaice Beals

“Rejuvenation” by Valerie Preston

“The Essence Of Time” by George Davis

“The Lost Roadway” by Pooja Sankar

“Flora ” by Mylena Rogers

“New Journey” by Afifah MS

“Portrush: The Neptunists and the Vulcanists” by Brenda Liddy

“Journey's end” by Millie Du Preez

“A Ride Home” by Ava <('.'<)

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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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