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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“The Way Home” by Gabriella Pagan

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Even though the weatherman proclaimed it was to be a gorgeous, sunny day, the sky in the city was always a perpetual grey. This didn’t particularly surprise Kat - the sky was always inky from the constant factory smoke. The skyscrapers invaded the sky, made it less visible. It was constantly rainy and wet. The streets were full of worn garbage and sludge on the worst of the rainy days. People seldom interacted - most were constantly moving from point A to point B. By day, it was mostly office workers, city workers, and factory workers. By ni...

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“Corporate Punishment” by J.J. Warby

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An itchy grey suit, a sentimental watch, and a pistol tucked into his belt. This was all the old man had left to lose on this tour. The train sat idle, large and bright like the lush valley housing its tracks. For Clint Rogers, the juxtaposition between the machinery and the greenery was too painful to ignore. He stood among fat cats with skyward noses and fox skin scarves. They blabbered, excited to board. He overheard them swapping obnoxious tales of their financial exploits, future construction plans, and designer drugs. Wafts of unnecess...

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“I'm Almost Home” by Zahra Naazir

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Lucy rushed in through the closing doors and knew she had made it. A train would transport her far away. Far away from the flat that had wasted many years of her life. She looked around and was suddenly overwhelmed by the bobbing heads of strangers. The panic was real. She couldn't breathe. She huddled up in her seat and realized why the many eyes rested on her. Her bare feet, the shaggy clothes and the overgrown, unmanaged hair. Her blankey tried to enveloped her torso, but barely. She had over grown it. She looked like a female versio...

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“Down the Endless Tracks” by Kat Sencen

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CHOO!CHOO!The locomotive whistles, a train’s usual high, but at the same time low sound, piercing the coal-smelling, dusty air as we take off down the tracks. We start out slow, then gain speed in the first thirty seconds. People are all around me, hoping we’ll get to Chicago for the Christmas Fair without any disturbances. I look out the window that I’m lucky to have a spot next to to see New York City’s brick buildings rushing past me. I can spot them in the distance as they're coming up, but they seem so far away. Yet before I know it, th...

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“Gewehr 98” by John Del Rio

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Rockhampton Express. For an express train, it did seem to be somewhat; not. There had been multiple stops; many of them unexpected, along the way of an already lengthy rail trip. This particular coach was fairly crowded. The bench style seats held 3 adults comfortably, and nearly every single one was full. For almost the entire journey, he had a bench all to himself. He was several hours from his destination; having travelled through the long night. There had been several times after stopping at various stations, that someone had walke...

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“The World Through a Child's Eyes” by Lily Rebecca 🐰🐾

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My battered brown shoes act as a mirror. Reflecting my unworthiness. My hand brushes against the side of my face. My hair clings to my sodden cheek, making me seem small and dirty. The train rattles on. Its carriages swaying up and down with the motion of the tracks. Rain beats against the windows, its soft sound lulling me into a place of peace. A man moves near me and immediately walks away. I sigh and put my hands in my lap. No one sits near me. An orphan abandoned at the mere age of 2. My brother, Auberon, looked after me. Until he didn'...

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“Mark and Linda ” by Rose Quartz

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“I don’t want you hiding any more secrets from me,” Linda said to Mark. “I haven’t hid anything from you.” Mark claimed. “Then how do you explain the death threats in your computer? Did you write those to yourself?” “I am in danger, Linda. I didn’t want to put you in danger by telling you about it.” Mark said. A new notification had appeared in your inbox, would you like me to read it out loud? Mark looked over to Linda, who stood there with her arms crossed, and directed him with her eyes to play the message.&nbs...

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“Murder Train” by Raymond Ogilvie

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First class was heavy with perfume, the scent so thick it could’ve had a physical presence. A splitting migraine ensued and it was only eleven thirty. I decided I needed a break from the alcoholic air and made my way to the lavatory, nearing the caboose. Upon arrival (not even entrance!) I instantly wished I had toughed out my headache. A nauseatingly rotten smell had assaulted me. It came from the lavatory car, but the odor was atypically bad. I have no clue why, despite this, I opened that door. The compulsion could have been what saved...

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“we'll be alright in time ” by Kiki Shanae

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" its okay to cry Pete " My bestfriend Michael comforted me as my tears kept flowing like a waterfall , a waterfall that pours its sadness in my soul. I miss my mama. Just last night I was getting ready to bed whilst my mama was reading me a bed time story as I hug my teddy bear, now I am inside a train with my cabin having five other boys headed to a "safer place" they said, the only thing that has not changed is the fact that Im still hugging my teddy. Michael is a year older than everybody else inside the cabin, but he is m...

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“ Next Stop: Eternity (the sequel to "Proof Positive")” by Philip Clayberg

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Roughly south-southwest of the town of Uyuni in western Bolivia is a train graveyard. So the story goes, every new moon, a ghost train arrives at the graveyard. It stops for several minutes, as if picking up passengers, and then moves on again, disappearing in the darkness. This was the information Boss gave us in Washington DC. This and up-to-date photos, some from satellites, but mostly from the ground. Not much in the grand scheme of things, but that was why we were being sent there. To flesh it out. To make it more than just a skeleton...

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“Adrenaline” by Keri Dyck

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Sam couldn’t help the grin that spread across his face as he read the notification on his phone. A shadow fell across him. He hurriedly turned it off, tucked it in his pocket, and glanced up. It was just a fellow passenger returning from the washroom. His heart pounded. Adrenaline. His head whirled with the possibilities. How was he going to do this one? Kidnapping, the text had said. Well, that was simple enough. Sam stood up, holding the headrest of the seat in front of him until his stiff muscles allowed his legs to straigh...

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“A TRAIN SCENERY” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

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A year ago, I went to Multan via train throughout the late spring get-away. I significantly appreciated this rail line venture as I acquired some important encounters during it. A colleague of mine and I were going together to Multan. The train began from Lahore at 8 on a June morning. The sunrays were hitting our compartment straightforwardly, so we needed to put down the shades over the windows. Some way or another, the climate got overcast around early afternoon, and we drew up the shades for full light and for having a perspective on the...

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“Pandemic Bliss” by Julia Abelsohn

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The train is so crowded it’s hard to believe that we are still in the midst of a pandemic. The mask-wearing people are all engrossed in their electronic devices and hardly making any eye contact at all so other than the noise of the train, it’s quiet. It’s hard to communicate with the masks on and if you want to be heard over the din of the train you have to shout which is not considered socially acceptable now at all. I’m traveling home to visit my father. When my mother phoned yesterday to tell me that he’d had a fall, I was worrie...

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“What is life?” by Ran Ahmed

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Life. How fickle life is. How small life is. It was just over an hour since she had left the station in tears, and even with a train full of people, she was aware that nobody knew what was going on with her life. Life is indeed quite volatile, she thought to herself wiping away a shadow of a tear etched across her undried face. Every individual on the train her eyes could perceive, was occupied in their own little bubbles of lives. How terribly sporadic and minuscule a life of a human is. There were all kinds of demographics Faith could see...

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“Lost ” by 日宁

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"I'm so sorry, excuse me! Excuse me, sorry," I tapped a man on the shoulder and asked him to move. "Sorry miss," He scooched over and I walked past him. "Thank you!" I thanked him, making my way back to my train seat. This was already the 7th business trip, and it had only been 3 months. COVID ended, and everybody was allowed to go back to work. Luckily for many others, that didn't mean "business trip." Business trips used to be exciting, because I was allowed to explore and travel while I worked. After a while, I noticed that the lu...

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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

“The Way Home” by Gabriella Pagan

“Corporate Punishment” by J.J. Warby

“I'm Almost Home” by Zahra Naazir

“Down the Endless Tracks” by Kat Sencen

“Gewehr 98” by John Del Rio

“The World Through a Child's Eyes” by Lily Rebecca 🐰🐾

“Mark and Linda ” by Rose Quartz

“Murder Train” by Raymond Ogilvie

“we'll be alright in time ” by Kiki Shanae

“ Next Stop: Eternity (the sequel to "Proof Positive")” by Philip Clayberg

“Adrenaline” by Keri Dyck

“A TRAIN SCENERY” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

“Pandemic Bliss” by Julia Abelsohn

“What is life?” by Ran Ahmed

“Lost ” by 日宁

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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.

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✍️ 258 stories

“The Way Home” by Gabriella Pagan

“Corporate Punishment” by J.J. Warby

“I'm Almost Home” by Zahra Naazir

“Down the Endless Tracks” by Kat Sencen

“Gewehr 98” by John Del Rio

“The World Through a Child's Eyes” by Lily Rebecca 🐰🐾

“Mark and Linda ” by Rose Quartz

“Murder Train” by Raymond Ogilvie

“we'll be alright in time ” by Kiki Shanae

“ Next Stop: Eternity (the sequel to "Proof Positive")” by Philip Clayberg

“Adrenaline” by Keri Dyck

“A TRAIN SCENERY” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

“Pandemic Bliss” by Julia Abelsohn

“What is life?” by Ran Ahmed

“Lost ” by 日 宁

🌟 Similar prompts

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.

Contest #90

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“Lost ” by 日宁