Write about someone who purposefully causes a power outage.

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“Imagine” by Kay F.

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We lived in a small town.The kind of town, people either rushed to get out of or were unlucky and had stayed there forever. My friends and I were the latter. Amanda, Selma, and Winona (me). We formed a close-knit group of best-friends and basically knew everything about each other Our parents were also really close. What can I say, it was a small town. It was summertime and the town was pretty empty, everyone who could, left for the city. I was lucky enough that Amanda and Selma were not one of those people. We did a lot of interesting ...

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“The Final Push” by JD Schaefer

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Being The Final Push is like being a little bit of a celebrity.“Hey! The Final Push!” An unknown man yells on the street. “That’s him.” Others whisper.Of course, I agreed to do this with my life, what it would mean for the rest of my life and it just sucks that it’s on my watch The Final Push might actually have to blow himself up to save the Final Colony Outpost.For generations, The Final Push has been in my family, with many before me living out long, heroic, yet uneventful lives. My father was The Final Push when the comet actually h...

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“Hoax” by Anika G

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Neri folded her hands demurely in her lap, carefully pretending interest in what the people around her were saying. She was currently in her “boyfriend’s” house, surrounded by his extensive extended family. Strangely enough, both his immediate and extended family all lived smooshed into the same building. Despite this…unusual setup, they seemed nice enough. It was almost too bad that every one of them would become her victims. When she had met Jack, she knew that there was something different about him; she felt an energy coming from him tha...

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“Hybrid” by April Mohn

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I watched him as he lit the last candle and blew out the flame from the match. He turned to all of us. “Let us pray.” He said. We all bowed our heads and Seth began the prayer, “May we be out of harm’s way during this time as we prepare for our experiment, thank you.” Everyone's head rose up from bowing and all eyes were glued to Seth. “Has any one got an owl or a bat, yet?” Seth said. Someone from the crowd lifted their hand. Seth called him. The guy stood up with this cage. It had a sheet over it. When he lifted the sheet up a bat wa...

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“TRAPPED WITH A PSYCHO ” by Ani Chidimma Chinwendu

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The loud blaring of the alarm clock brought me back to reality. I was having the best dream before the dream snatching alarm click decided to go off. I was this close to kissing my high school crush. Bloody blocker!! I begrudgingly stood up from the bed and made my way into the bathroom My long blonde hair was literally everywhere. I look like someone who hasn't seen a comb or brush in like ages. I quietly observed my routines and got dressed. I have to go to work and the ...

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“No More Cheese!” by Mikayla Peterson

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Detective Robert Burdock strolled into the candle lit interrogation room, burnt coffee in one hand and an empty notepad in the other. Bill Sherman sat in a little steel chair across the table twiddling his thumbs nervously and studying his ghostly reflection in the one way glass to his right. Robert sighed and sat down, sliding the coffee to Bill.“Bill, why are you here?”Bill took a sip of the coffee, grimaced, and sighed just as Robert had. “Well Rob, pal, I have a crime to confess to.”“Oh?” said Rob, glancing at the blank notepad. “An...

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“Darkness” by Amable Dama

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One afternoon it was raining really heavy outside. A mysterious man walked down the side walk with no umbrella and suddenly disappears. Later on as it began to get dark. It was a blue house on the corner of this reserved neighborhood. But she always kept her windows opened so you could see everything. Minutes later the guy from earlier appears in the shadows. In seconds the power goes out on the street. And he just stares up the road with a flashlight. In the darkness of the street. The lady yells help!! Very loudly we suddenly heard gun sho...

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“Date night” by Rachel Alex Wall

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I walked towards my house slowly after a hard day at work. Looking forward to chilling and watching something on Netflix. As I approached, something seemed wrong. The timed light was on by the door so I didn’t walk into a dark house. That was normal but I couldn’t suppress the feeling of dread in my stomach. I put it down to the nights getting darker. I hated the winter months. I walked to the door and put the key in. Opening the locked door. As I turned after closing it behind me I saw a shadow move. Fear grabbed me. Someone was in my home....

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“At the last minute!” by Zineb Dear4am

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Hello, my name is Laura today I’ll be telling you all about a quite special day in my life. It happened exactly two weeks ago so it was quite recently, for your information, I am sixteen and go to Maple wood highschool. At first, it was a completely normal day like the others. I woke up, like the usual and got ready for school. I wouldn’t want to bore you with the details of what I wore or what I ate, there was nothing special about my morning. I’m just an average girl with an average morning routine. I got off my bus and walked into t...

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“Dark Secrets” by Molly Doebler

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“… oh be washed in the blood of the lamb!” The music comes to a slow drawn out stop. My eyes start to refocus. The sound of the congregation starts to drop of, replaced with the dragging of chairs, mumbled small talk, and the occasional, abrupt “SHH!” from the old stuck-up hag in the first row. I’ve always hated church. The endless mind numbing sermons. The fake, catty conversations between the Sunday do good-ers and the “submarine Christians” neither party realizing that the belief there fighting for is just a sugar coated lie made to ensla...

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“BlackOut Killer” by Tanushita Asi

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1 AM. A phone rang.“Your phone’s ringing! Can’t you hear it?” Liam asked.“No. It’s just Mia, again!” Sam sighed.“Whoa! Isn’t she your ex? What does she want? Does she want to get back together?” Liam was excited.The phone stops ringing.“I don’t know man. She has been calling me since three nights around this time and says that the power’s out at her place and that she is scared. So, the first night, I went to her place. She was standing on the porch. I checked the fuse and I told her it’s all fine. There was no black out when I was there. Sh...

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“The Kill Switch” by Bronze Nova

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The cramped buildings, the tight alleyways, and the dirty streets showed the dark truth of the greatest city in the world; London. However, that was in the past. London has moved on from the dark beginnings of its dominance in the modern age. Now, at the turn of the century, there is no better place to live than the British Empire. Take my partner, for example. He is an aspiring engineer and loves to toy with the newest discoveries in the miraculous world of science: electricity. Even though electricity has been spread throughout the ...

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“Two big windows for me” by Amelia Anggraeni

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Today is still rainy. This is the 7th day of my visitation to this country, Myanmar, the Golden land. My office has choosen me to meet the Branch Director for our company here. It is in Yangon. We have some activities to do, and today is the last and I still have 3 days left. This is not the first time for me to come to this country, but this is the first time I visit this country while the rainy season. But I still can enjoy my days. This is me, Jeanne Kirana Fadhullah. I am Indonesian. but I can speak English, that is why m...

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“THE LONG NIGHT.” by Petra Wangui

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I'm somewhat tired driving to work. The day has been a long one and here I am. Well it won't be that bad. I just have to relax . I get there throwing my keys and my purse on the counter. The boss gives me instructions and leaves as soon as he came. Tonight it looks like i'm the only one doing my shift at the convenience store. Apparently the new employee that was supposed to start working here today, couldn't show up for some reason. I asked to also stay home but apparently the store needs to stay open,keep in mind not even the gas station...

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“Lights Out” by Dan Willmot

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I have always liked the darkness. Maybe it's something to do with my overactive imagination but it has always fascinated me. In light reality is nothing more than what we can see and hear, but once the last slithers of light shrink away anything becomes possible. The murderous clown at the end of your bed becomes only too real, the creature lurking among the dust-ridden confines of your wardrobe seeks you out with gleaming red eyes. Every impossible danger is suddenly so very possible. Yet I’ve found something else with darkness. It brings a...

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Write about someone who purposefully causes a power outage.

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✍️ 146 stories

“Imagine” by Kay F.

“The Final Push” by JD Schaefer

“Hoax” by Anika G

“Hybrid” by April Mohn

“TRAPPED WITH A PSYCHO ” by Ani Chidimma Chinwendu

“No More Cheese!” by Mikayla Peterson

“Darkness” by Amable Dama

“Date night” by Rachel Alex Wall

“At the last minute!” by Zineb Dear4am

“Dark Secrets” by Molly Doebler

“BlackOut Killer” by Tanushita Asi

“The Kill Switch” by Bronze Nova

“Two big windows for me” by Amelia Anggraeni

“THE LONG NIGHT.” by Petra Wangui

“Lights Out” by Dan Willmot

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