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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“Baby Blue ” by S Mehjabeen

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The hustle and bustle of the busy train I sat on from Brighton to London, on my way to the hospital, mimicked my elation and the butterflies I felt inside my belly. It could be from the sheer excitement or from the baby that I was carrying kicking around inside it. I was 25 weeks into my pregnancy. The nursery had been painted with huge clouds from the bottom of the walls to the ceiling. It seemed to be the safest choice. We didn’t know yet if our unborn son would like trucks or animals more. Who was he going to be? A reflection of his fathe...

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“Foresters in Danger” by Justin Barnum

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As I wake up, my eyes still closed, I hear a soft hum buzzing in my ears. The bees have likely come by to check out the Spring flowers again. As I listen further, I hear the babbling brook down by the creek, but something about it sounds different. A sudden jolt causes me to open my eyes shock fills me. I am not in the meadow, as I am every morning when I wake. I appear to be on a train, rumbling down the tracks to some unknown destination. I look around slowly, trying to comprehend what I am seeing. Confusion must be etched on my face be...

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“The bell rang” by Sambulo Kunene

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My job ends at 5:35pm and I leave the lot at about 6 o'clock after I have fixed myself for the eye to see. The train stops at exactly 6 15pm and I am always on time. This evening the train is crowded. We have shifting bodies muddling and hanging for dear life on the console and the leather loop that hangs overhead to keep us from falling after swaying left to right with the rails of the railroad. I love this time of the day. It is the only time that I have to myself and I also get to review the events of the day. Most in this particular trai...

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“A Journey in the Valley” by Dillon Trinh

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I was a rail enthusiast, I love steam locomotives, I was fond of any locomotive both narrow or standard, I would visit every railway, on the Isle of Peter, it was my dream to work on a heritage railway. My dad was a railway enthusiast, he was a volunteer at the Isle of Peter Steam Railway during their heritage era in the 50s, he loved it, he told me that a railway scenery what makes it very worth it. My mum would volunteer from time to time in the 60s, which is why our house was nearly empty, but they both love it, they would take me there...

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“The Barista” by Eric S

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Sausage? No. Bacon. Being as though this complete stranger is close enough to kiss me, I usually spend my mornings in a crowded subway train playing, “Guess What This Stranger Had for Breakfast.” I award myself extra points if I can guess the delivery system. In this case I think it was a burrito because it was still on his shirt. Judging by the size of the stain, I don’t think he got much in his mouth. That’s how I pass time on the E train on the way to my barista job: smelling stranger breath and noticin...

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“Swiss Train” by Leah VanHoose

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Even on this train full of people, she felt alone. The others were laughing and enjoying the ride. Sure she knew most of them but she didn't feel a part of them. Always the outsider. The trip was a reward for a job well done. Sandy Brown, CEO of Park Smart a small company that specialized in travel wear wanted to show her employees how much she valued them. It was her first real job since graduating from college. She really had only worked for this company for about 6 months. It was her first real job since graduating from college. Sandy had...

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“Heading Uptown” by Ed Friedman

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Heading Uptown Sophia wasn’t surprised. As usual the train was full as it pulled into 51st Street. Being an experienced subway rider, when the doors opened, she managed to position herself so that she could stand securely and hold on to the bar above her head. From where she was standing, she had a...

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“The Mighty Redwood” by Tracey Conley- Bray

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Douglas had been downsized. He was informed during the company morning meeting. He had one last chance to turn it around before he would be reassigned. Reassignment at his age was never good. He has to hit his target sales goal in California. The company will be paying for his travel expense. Douglas was excited it has been months since he had been on an all expense paid trip. He was equally excited about flying first class. Douglas thanked them for the opportunity and asked what time his flight left. Joe Conley the CEO took great pleasure ...

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“The Secret Garden” by Kylie Morales

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James clutches his briefcase tighter when the train hits a bump in the road. God, why does he even bother with public transportation? To be fair, his own car had broken down a few weeks prior, but still. Public transportation is a nightmare. The train is overcrowded and there are people standing in James’s face. Someone presses into his side to make room for their friend, and James edges further away. That means that he bumps into a sharp-looking woman, and she glares at him. “Back off,” she says. “Sorry,” James mutters. The...

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“GREEN GOLD” by Debbie Curtin

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I was hoping to leave the office before the weather took a turn for the worst, but the rain drops started to fall as soon as I stepped out the door. Luckily, we had just finished up and left the travel trunks neatly stacked and carefully packed with our work tools. The portfolios within were carefully layered as they contained plenty of necessary papers; linen, tracing, sketching and transfer types. Everything needed for our temporary office down south, including folded drawing tables, were left in place for transport from our Brookline offi...

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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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“Derailed: Lifer's True Identity” by Ryan Haynes

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Lifer sat on the crowded train, listening to the masses around him drone on and on about meaningless drivel. Normally he was completely obscured by a cloak, but thanks to Leftover's associate CCC (Custom Character Creator), he had an hour long disguise as an attractive businesswoman. Once the train reached its destination, Lifer would use his powers and bring a random object to life. His soon to be loyal minion would make a scene and draw out heroes from Hugh's network. The heroes would be distracted by his creation, giving him the opportuni...

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“Tacoma Straits” by Iris Miller

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The man wasn’t European. Probably from the East coast. Shannen knew the minute the words tumbled out of his mouth. His native London accent once again reminded him that he was a little fish in a big pond. “It’s rather noisy, isn’t it?” Shannen looked up. “Yes, it is, rather.” That wouldn’t be right. He masked the way rather came out, enunciating the r’s. He stared at the man in front of him. He only carried a satchel, bulging with something bulky. “Would you take a seat?” “If you’d oblige me,” the man said, and took t...

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“Voice of the The Order” by Mike S

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It’s time John, whispered the voice. John opened his eyes to a crowded train, filled with determination. For 10 years, he had been a member of The Order and done this dozens of times before, but he knew this time would be his last…this time would set him free. Again, The Voice whispered, It’s time, get the blade ready and wait for further instruction. John slowly touched the side of his waist while keeping it covered away from other passengers and watched his side begin to glow faintly. All members of The Order could hear the voi...

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“Last train for the night!” by Aruna Bassie

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She opened her eyes slowly and to her surprise she found herself sitting in the corner quietly on a train filled to its capacity of people still struggling trying to enter eagerly. Confused in a corner she looked right around to find some sort of a familiar face to help her get atleast one answer but sadly due everyone else on board hustling with such pace she unfortunately ended up staying in her seat with no new found ease and still so much unanswered questions which kept her far away from finding any peace. Finally the train whistle blew ...

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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

“Baby Blue ” by S Mehjabeen

“Foresters in Danger” by Justin Barnum

“The bell rang” by Sambulo Kunene

“A Journey in the Valley” by Dillon Trinh

“The Barista” by Eric S

“Swiss Train” by Leah VanHoose

“Heading Uptown” by Ed Friedman

“The Mighty Redwood” by Tracey Conley- Bray

“The Secret Garden” by Kylie Morales

“GREEN GOLD” by Debbie Curtin

“Crowded Mind And Deserted Heart” by Meril June

“Derailed: Lifer's True Identity” by Ryan Haynes

“Tacoma Straits” by Iris Miller

“Voice of the The Order” by Mike S

“Last train for the night!” by Aruna Bassie

🌟 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.

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