Write about someone who purposefully causes a power outage.

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“Never Let the Lights Go Out” by Peridot Jones

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Dim street. Warm house. Streetlamp. Broken glass. Ghosts, minds, shadows. The silhouette saw it all and knew that nothing had changed. Everything was always the same here at night. No one knew that tonight would be different.The silhouette dashed in front of one of the curtain-covered windows along the street, so fast it could qualify as a mere figment. A slight tremor of cold anger shivered up the silhouette’s spine. It did not want to be a figment. It wanted to run into the street and gleefully laugh as people screamed… but no. Not tonight...

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“Bogeyman” by Stephen Bridges

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I was born from the human child’s first nightmare, brought on by a cavalcade of hammering thunder and violent rain. She was terrified, and screamed and screamed from her bed, the tears soaking her pillow. I immediately fled into the safety of the shadows under the bed, weak and vulnerable. The hunger for the child was fierce, but I was weak and she would need time to ripen. There were two doors in the room. One was showing a crack of light under it, and a shudder ran through the shadow that was my present form. If that door opened enough t...

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“News At Noon” by Perry Terrell

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News At Noon By Perry Terrell Chucky Granger’s mom and dad won enough money at the Golden Strike Casino to buy a house in the suburbs. It wasn’t the finest house out there, but it was a thousand percent better than the three room apartment they were living in on Mission Street in the city. They moved next door to Mia August and her family who had been in the same house since her parents got married twenty-five years ago. Their house wasn’t the finest either, but it was par ...

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“'The Dark Hotel'” by Sadika Sharif :)

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I felt kinda left out after the concert ended, no discerning people, all boorish judgemental. I deserted to one of the three unknown paths that laid in front of me, without anyone knowing. Above me beautified the clear terrestrial sky. My current state of mind was totally unstable to describe any thoughts running through my head. I was just loving the feeling of solitude and darkness. The current winds started to be chilly and cold, and soon the sky became full of heavy dark clouds. I kept walking with fast footsteps and finally reached a lo...

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“Ten Minutes of Sunshine” by Deborah Landers

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Anziah checked her watch for the fourth time in ten minutes. "It's not going to happen any faster if you keep checking the time," her friend Hector muttered as he took the watch out of her hand and slipped it into his pocket. "Do you not trust your own work?" "It's not that I don't trust my work. I know I calibrated the device correctly; I know I placed it on the right relays. It's fine. I know it's fine." Anziah buried her fingers in her hair. "But you know how Sun Fox is." "Why would he show up? I didn't tell him anything. You didn't tell ...

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“At the Edge of Light” by Claudio G. Henze

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When they first arrived, everyone’s reaction was a mixture of pride, celebration, confusion, horror, and fear. Because of what we had been trying to achieve, the first reactions were completely expected. To those of us who noticed the unplanned incident, however, terror was inevitable. I was the closest to them that night when we finally put our theory to the test. The micro-wormhole was stable only for a moment, but it was enough. Next came the excitement. I remember the thrill and the long nights without sleep. We left the original project...

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“A Mans Duty” by Rodney Owen

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The sirens could be heard in the distant night sky. They grew louder and louder the closer the Police cars came. The air was thick with tension and the summer heat turned the small house into a cauldron of anxiety. Daniel stood in his dark living room. His heart was pounding out of his chest when the lights came back on. He stood frozen with a vacant stare on his face. The gun in his hand hung heavily beside him while the smell of gun powder lingered like in the air like a ghost. Daniel was aware of the Police who had walked in the front doo...

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“Unintended Fire” by Aran Eagle

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I sat in the back seat of the police officer's car, and knew what I had done had been right, but had severely hurt the person I had been trying to protect. It was all I could do to make sure that Keisha got away. I knew she was excited by the fact that her virginity might be taken tonight, but I wasn't going to let that happen. I wanted to protect her, but I had been her best friend since fifth grade, and she wouldn't see it that way. I wanted her to be happy, but I knew someone stealing her virginity in a one night stand at the Homecomi...

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“I can't let anyone know” by Alexa K

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I speedwalk past the glittering pink and white dresses and glasses of red wine. Fancy desserts on sliver plates carried by posh servers walk around offering refreshments. I scan the room to find a server that is carrying tiny sandwiches and long brown hair coiling down her back.I catch her gaze and gesture towards the lobby. She nods and hands another serve her silver plate. A girl with her head rested on the table is snoring lightly. I tap the vent near the girl's foot 3 times then the lights go out. I hear panicked voices in the hall and p...

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“Oaknut Company” by Jill Davies

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There is a legend of a creature that lives in the woods, hidden amongst the trees. Often mistaken for a tree or a gathering of brush, but to mistake it was to die. The creature’s bark was made of lightning, its breath, fire. To stumble unwittingly into the midst of the beast was to bring devastation on all the land. Every culture had a name for it—Jeongi, Dien, Umeme, Elekter—but it was the same; universal in the horror it evoked. There were those that might suggest that the beast was just legend—a tale to instill caution into the young an...

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“Raymond's Desperation” by Anthony David M

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Raymond wanted very much to know the contents of the latest will of his uncle, Bradshaw. He had heard that the old man had changed his will yesterday. But still thought, “However changed it might be, I will still get a major chunk of his property. I am his nearest blood relative” he sought to reassure himself. &nbs...

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“Operation Sunflower” by Sadie Black

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Mr. Hernandez sipped his afternoon tea and stared out the window contentedly, unaware that a hoard of squirrels was actively plotting against him. One of life’s greatest pleasures could be found right in his backyard. The red hummingbird feeders buzzed with tiny glittering birds, rainbows of light dancing on their shining breasts. A block of peanut suet enticed several varieties of redheaded woodpeckers, their rhythmic tapping as sweet as any birdsong. Cheerful finches and a painter's palette of buntings crusted the thistle socks. Sprea...

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“Thallium” by Ipshita Majumdar

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2200 A.D., Shimla, India:“Bappu, my friend lost one of his shoes, can you help me find it?” Five year old Ayush Singhvi looked up hopefully to his father, sitting inside his productivity cubicle. A red icon was slowly beeping on the flexiglass panel enclosing the father-son duo, indicating the end of their family interaction hour. His father, Parth Singhvi, sighed in resignation. “Where did your friend lose his shoe?” Bappu finally asked him, but his eyes kept glancing at the left side control panel to see how much time was left, exactl...

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“A Sense of Shame” by A H

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Thwack. The night was in its deepest phase; the sun had long retired over the horizon and it was one of those nights where only the slightest sliver of moon could be seen. Thick darkness spread over everything like a sheet, only disrupted by the sharp lights that hung over the forest and cut through the comforting black with an unforgiving glare. Thwack. “Joey, you know you won’t be able to keep this up. You’ve been at it for weeks, man. When are you gonna stop?” Thwack. Joey lowered the axe and let it fall into the soft grass, cr...

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“Knife” by Ricky Mae Sutphen

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Laughter and music filled the entire house. Colorful lights danced together with the people on the dance floor. Everybody is having a good time, but a creature lurking in the dark has a smirk on its face. Ready to crash the party any minute. “Hey, Tal. Happy birthday!” Dyte greeted Talisha the moment her eyes landed on her. The birthday girl is busy talking to other guests and excused herself from the group. She approached her friend with a wide smile. “Thank you for coming, Dyte. I know you’re a busy person.”She hugged her and gav...

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Write about someone who purposefully causes a power outage.

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✍️ 146 stories

“Never Let the Lights Go Out” by Peridot Jones

“Bogeyman” by Stephen Bridges

“News At Noon” by Perry Terrell

“'The Dark Hotel'” by Sadika Sharif :)

“Ten Minutes of Sunshine” by Deborah Landers

“At the Edge of Light” by Claudio G. Henze

“A Mans Duty” by Rodney Owen

“Unintended Fire” by Aran Eagle

“I can't let anyone know” by Alexa K

“Oaknut Company” by Jill Davies

“Raymond's Desperation” by Anthony David M

“Operation Sunflower” by Sadie Black

“Thallium” by Ipshita Majumdar

“A Sense of Shame” by A H

“Knife” by Ricky Mae Sutphen

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