Write about a character who can suddenly only “remember” their future, not their past.

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“An Ice Cream Dream” by Uddipona Baruah

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Waking up another morning knowing how the day is going to be. But what happened yesterday? Did I go to school? Did I eat? How did I fall asleep? All I know is I am going to eat ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream. I am going to be an ice cream manufacturer. What a dream you say? Well, it wasn’t mine either…actually, I don’t know. I can’t remember anything. It’s like I woke up with a jolt. I know what I will be doing, sometime after 5-10 years have gone by in the future. Mom is banging on the door asking me to get ready to leave for school....

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“The Fate of Doves” by Stacey Osvett

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Jasmine barely opened the door to the small Italian trattoria and the silver bell mounted on top pealed, announcing her arrival to the handful of tables inside. She slipped through sideways, snagging the hem of her gingham blue dress as the door shut. The waning evening sun and glimmering Manhattan lights blotted out of existence, the black painted windows creating an artificial twilight with an illusion of candles flickering across Venice. The aroma of garlic, oil, and creamy sauces hung thick in the air, the way sea salt clung to her skin ...

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“Lost” by Robert Trudel

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He woke up on a parc bench. Totally in a daze. Hair disheveled, tie askew. Tie? He never wears a tie. And he always takes utmost care of his person. High maintenance guy. To the hairdresser every week, as his boyfriend would testify.He could not comprehend the headache or what he was doing on that bench considering that he did not drink nor did he touch drugs. Or maybe. There was this meeting at Margo's mansion. A big affair, lots of top notch lawyers and business people.He could not go home the way he was. His boyfriend soon to be husband w...

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“Forget Your Past” by DK Marie

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She woke slowly. Her crazy dreams made her groggy and confused. All night, they chased her, making her feel as if she’d been running backward, from the present to the past. Opening her eyes, she took in the unfamiliar bedroom. She was startled to feel a warm body pressed against her. The masculine arm resting on her waist was that of a stranger. Fear knocked out her breath. Who was he? As a matter of fact, who was she? She couldn’t recall her name, her history, nothing. She was a blank slate. Swallowing a ...

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“Once and Future Past” by David Brown

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I have decided to write my story down before I can no longer remember the past, because in truth, I have become quite forgetful in my golden years. Allow me to take you back to the year after my father died and I took over management of his London Docklands pub. A few minutes before the damnable air raid sirens once again cried out in the night over London a young man in his mid to late twenties walked into my pub with a package. He wore a gray mac with a navy blue fedora and his parcel was gift-wrapped with twine in a brown paper sack. H...

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“A Blank Slate” by Shaleen Dias

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"Joanna, can you hear me?" Who's that? My head pounds as I try to sit up. Where am I? I look around me trying to figure out my surroundings though everything seems to be a blur. The last thing I remember was doing the dishes and asking Rachel if she had finished her homework. "Joanna. Look at me. Are you hearing me?" I look up to see a small pen looking flashlight being used to look in my eyes. Am I in a hospital? That's the way it seems. "Where am I?" I ask the doctor- yes it was a doctor- who was checking my vitals and listening to...

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“My Friend, Fear” by Em P.W.

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“Here to accuse me of murder again?” Emily inspected Rai, from his Nike shoes to his chocolate-brown, shriveled hair. He was leaning against her door, phone in hand, typing vigorously, not feeling bothered in the slightest. The nerve. “It’s been three years, Lee,” he said, his stoic expression softening upon seeing her. “I’ll be staying in this region for some time for a new assignment, so we might as well get along.” She nudges him away gently – but not too gently – and punches her passcode. The door lock beeps twice before it...

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“Sleeping Atlas” by Adam Wan

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That night on the way home from work, she was attacked. She worked an office job, and after an hour of overwork, she got into her car at midnight. She wanted to tell her husband and apologize for coming home late, but her phone had run out of battery. Her husband was a writer and he worked from home and would even cook dinner for her, and she would come home, tired, to the delight of seeing him and the dinner ready to be served. But that night, they came and attacked her. She and her husband live in a more rural part, a little further from ...

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“Where Have You Come From” by Elizabeth Burrows

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The dark angry clouds rolled across the sky covering everything in their shadows. They hung so low to the ground that it seemed like one could touch them if they only reached up. The wind that had been constantly blowing came to a halt as the last rays of sun were covered by the dark clouds. In the stillness that followed darkness engulfed the land. With everything bathed in the darkness the clouds nothing looked the same. Trees that had stood so tall and beautiful above the earth had turned into looming nightma...

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“Memories” by Nat S

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The clock ticked as Bella tapped her pen on her desk. Only seconds till she could go home. Ten. Click. Nine. Click. Eight. Click. Seven. Click. Six. Click. Five. Click. Four. Click. Three. Click. Two. Click. One. The pen fell out of Bella’s hand and a bell rang from somewhere in the building. Thirty-six students got up simultaneously and ran out the door. Bella leaned over to grab her pen and slowly got up. Throwing a half-hearted wave over her shoulder to the teacher, she rushed outside to join her friend...

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“Don't Forget to Remember” by Katelynn Holden

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My parents said I shouldn't have problems with my memory, because I'm too young to forget. I didn't choose to forget, it just happened automatically. Sometimes I could remember a bit of what I did last week. My mother did everything she could to improve my memory, like books to help you remember things easily, medicine, etc. She did so much just to help me, but nothing seemed to work anymore. As I grew older, my forgetfulness became worse and I would have weird dreams each night. I would dream of experiences, and then have them again in real...

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“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B” by Barbara Burgess

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“Where am I?” She said as she tries to lift her head.“You’re in hospital my dear.”“But how did I get here?”“A wall collapsed during the bombing last night. You were brought here, along with six others in the horse drawn ambulance.”“My head hurts and I can’t feel my legs.”“You’ve had a bad blow to the head and I’m afraid your legs have suffered some damage. Here, take your medication and I’ll get the doctor to come and visit you as soon as he can.”The nurse helps her lift her head as she sips her medication.She glances across at the bandaged ...

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“Falling” by Ash Hale

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Samantha fidgeted and twitched in her sleep. If Tag hadn’t known her better, he would have said that its habitual, but he knew her. In and out. Something was very wrong whenever she did this, because Samantha was much like a polar bear whenever she slept. In hibernation, with not a care in the world.He watched her. She scrunched her eyebrows together, and then suddenly, with no prior warning, shot up in bed. Her eyes wide open, almost delirious. Tag supported himself against the bed and brushed her wild hair with his fingers, hoping the acti...

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“Memories Are You” by Paula Dennison

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The acrid odor of explosives permeated the air and thick black billowing clouds of smoke encased the immediate area where Dustin lay. The last thing Dustin remembered were these men pulling him out of a burning HUMVEE. They were intent on moving him farther away from the smoldering wreckage fearing another detonation. Someone said grab his leg. Dustin looked down and his right leg was gone below the knee and it was spurting out blood profusely. Although he was in tremendous pain all over his body it felt like his leg was still there. A ...

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“Five Minutes” by Lee Chasey

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All it takes is a matter of seconds for what is to become what was. I have forgotten where I have heard these words, but they come back to me now in a haunting whisper. Fitting, I suppose, for the scene that was unfolding before me. Kaiah was knelt on the floor, both arms held in vise-like grips by two of Reed’s men. Reed stood over her. I had only ever seen him in the photographs the Guild had taken, and seeing him so up close was somehow unnerving. “Where is she?” He growled, low. “I don’t know”, Kaiah said, her voice calm, eyes never lea...

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Write about a character who can suddenly only “remember” their future, not their past.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 129 stories

“An Ice Cream Dream” by Uddipona Baruah

“The Fate of Doves” by Stacey Osvett

“Lost” by Robert Trudel

“Forget Your Past” by DK Marie

“Once and Future Past” by David Brown

“A Blank Slate” by Shaleen Dias

“My Friend, Fear” by Em P.W.

“Sleeping Atlas” by Adam Wan

“Where Have You Come From” by Elizabeth Burrows

“Memories” by Nat S

“Don't Forget to Remember” by Katelynn Holden

“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B” by Barbara Burgess

“Falling” by Ash Hale

“Memories Are You” by Paula Dennison

“Five Minutes” by Lee Chasey

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