Write about someone who gets stuck in their workplace during a blizzard and decides to explore rooms they aren’t normally allowed in.

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“the back room” by Hannah S

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The day it happened was blurry, but what i do remember is the moment that me and Rhea realised that we probably had to spend the night at the office, my car was snowed in and i always gave Rhea a ride home when we worked overtime. Rhea was my friend, we were both just part timers at that school; we helped with basic things like filing and printing. That school had a complicated filing system so we were only allowed to handle the basics like the co curriculums and mostly just punched holes and printed documents. We tried to walk through the s...

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“Stuck at school.” by Damian Nowacki

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BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! James's Aralm clock was beeping. "ugh..." Gumbled James as he Turned it off. "come down for breakfast!" Shouted Mum. James didn't even move. "It's Pancakes!" James was downstairs in a flash. "Ha! that alwayse works!" laughed Mum as she put pancake's on James' Plate. james Poured some hot fudge over his. He ate it in less than you can say 'pancakes' and Rushed out of the house, ready for the school bus. The Bus arrived, James Jumped into it and Rode off, starting the Day in a happy sort of way. "why you're So happy then?" As...

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“You’re Not Joe” by Tedi Carey

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It started out just like any other work day...lousy. Tonight was even worse! There was a blizzard blowing outside. It was one of those nights that I was glad that I worked indoors. My job as night janitor can get monotonous...even downright boring at times. Enter the office, first sweep around the room is to dust and collect the trash. Second sweep is to straighten anything that is out of place and vacuum the floor. Same thing every office every night. I expected more of the same tonight. It didn’t matter to me that it was Christmas Eve. I h...

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“World's Away” by Patricia Green

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WORLD’S AWAY. Marty scanned the worksheet on his computer again. He was so tired the words were beginning to swim before his eyes. His Boss had agreed to let him work late tonight to catch up, but he hadn’t had a break now for five hours. He was finding it hard to keep his eyes open, and his stomach was growling like a hungry lion. “Enough is enough!” he thought. “Time I went home to bed, there’s always tomorrow!” Marty packed some papers in his briefcase, threw on his alpaca-lined coat and headed towards the lift. It was only when he reach...

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“STUCK IN THE MIDDLE” by Debbie Curtin

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STUCK IN THE MIDDLE “Richard, I hope you’re not staying much longer.” Margaret stood staring down at Richard, one hand on her hip, the other one tapping a pencil on his desk. Why was she doing the one thing that bugged the heck out of me, Richard fumed. Right now she was acting like Sister Rita and it was an instant flash back to my school life at Holy Bartholomy. Not a pretty picture, but I did my time and got out of there alive. “Yes, ma’am and thank you.” I answered to be kind and not an idiot. “I plan to leave as soon as I finish adding ...

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“Snow Day” by Betsy Remington☕

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Kelly sat at her desk watching the blue sand trickle through her decorative hourglass that she was given at her company’s last pep rally. She glanced back at her phone, willing it to ring to give her something to do, but it did not ring. She dropped her forehead onto her desk with a soft thud. “You alright over there?” called out Terry from three cubicles over and a row up. Kelly massaged her forehead in embarrassment. “I’m fine. I just don’t get why they keep scheduling us to come in on a Saturday afternoon when it is so s...

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“DEAR ELIZA” by SALKAH HASHMI

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Dear Eliza,I have no idea when i'll ever get the courage to confess my feelings to you so like always i am writing this letter which will also be a part of the pile already in my drawer. Like any other day I am sitting here in my office thinking about you. You have hijacked my mind. Your smile, Your kind heart, Your everything drew me in. I don't want to lose you ever. I love you Eliza. More than anything in this world. I hope one day i can gather courage and say these words directly to you. I can't wait for that day.Your Ryan_______________...

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“Ward D” by Bill Humphrey

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Ward D It was only supposed to snow about an inch. That was what the weatherman on T.V. had said. That was about a half-inch more snow than Mildred had seen the entire two years she had lived here in North Texas. Like most weather forecasts around here, that one had been wrong. The light snow and sleet that had been happening when she had arrived at work over twenty hours ago had quickly turned into a full-scale blizzard. By the time her shift had ended at eight o'clock this morning, there were at least four feet of ...

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“Halls End” by Joe Swanson

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Is it supposed to stop? I should have left several hours ago, when I wanted to. But as always, I let the duty, or perhaps my presumption of duty, cause me to disregard by instincts. I make the usual assumption that if the weather was that bad, they’d let us know. Tell us, me, to go home. Looking out the window, I can see the snow piling up on the roof of the car, swirling around the parking lot, now a white desert. I’m used to being alone here, I’m a night watchman, security guard they call us, but I’ve yet to figure...

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“A Hidden Value ” by Penelope Rose

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I yawned and sat up in bed.What a great rest. . . Oh, wait, what time is it? I hope I’m not going to be late for work,I squinted at my clock, remembered that I needed glasses to see, fumbled around for them, and heard something fall onto the floor. Great. I didn’t want to step on them so I gently put my foot down, tapping around for them. That's an old sock. That's a book. That’s-That feels like my glasses. Thank goodness I didn’t smash them. I reached down and grabbed them, slid them onto my face, then finally looked to ...

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“Fresh Meat” by Cheryl Fulks

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Fresh Meat It is freezing out here, Beth stated; when are you going to quit that filthy habit. Steph just laughed and said, I know they are going to kill me. Beth was a good friend braving the cold while her friend Stephanie took a smoke break. Both women had worked 10 hours straight and had 6 more to go before the next shift relieved them. As they walked back into the hospital, Beth noticed the snowflakes starting to get larger and coming straight down instead of blowing in the wind. The weatherman had called for a...

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“The Inevitability of Destiny” by Maya Ad Astra

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I narrowed my eyes at my office’s window. Is that a blizzard outside or have I finally lost it? I crossed to the window and sure enough, it was a snowstorm raging outside. A storm that, to my knowledge, had started suddenly and was not in the forecast. Is this Chione’s handiwork? I chuckled wryly and then laughed out loud. When I was little, my dad would say that anytime a storm came out of nowhere, a god or goddess was pissed about something. With a sudden storm like this, it could only be because of Chione, the goddess of snow....

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“Blizzard Reward” by Bamboo Devi

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Blizzard Reward Tick tick it's 4.00 in the evening. Only an hour to go but loads of work to be done for the presentation. Will I be able to finish it before the deadline? I do not want to lose this job. I have spent years on this project. Whether I like it or not, my further growth in the organization will be decided by this project. Almost everyone left, my eyes are still glued to the screen with the hope that I will be able to complete it in some time. However, nothing seems to be in progress, still, yet refer lots of reports. Aha, good ...

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“ Fantasy world” by Daniel Adeniyi

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I thought it was the end of the world. It felt like an abyss of total emptiness. I tried to make myself believe that it was nothing but a phase until reality flashed in my face, staring maliciously,I could hear it's wicked laughter in my head like a serious case of déjà vu but this time it's worse. It rang in my head like an Eminem rap song on repeat mode. It kept playing over and over again, it almost made me go nuts. "What the hell happened here". I said to myself. The room was a perfect example of complete silence a...

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“Museum Piece ” by Tanja Cilia

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It was just my luck.I hadn’t even been a week at my new job, and here I was, stuck inside the Museum because of bad weather. And I wasn’t even supposed to be there, in the first place.Bad weather, did I say? It turned out to be The Storm of The Century – The Grandmother of all Blizzards of March 14, 1973 – my birthday, incidentally.In my gap year, just for fun, I had been working as a waitress at Le Riche Oursin, an upmarket French Bistrot in the tourist area. Who should walk in but the curator of the Graffiti Plus Art Museum – only, I ...

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Write about someone who gets stuck in their workplace during a blizzard and decides to explore rooms they aren’t normally allowed in.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 162 stories

“the back room” by Hannah S

“Stuck at school.” by Damian Nowacki

“You’re Not Joe” by Tedi Carey

“World's Away” by Patricia Green

“STUCK IN THE MIDDLE” by Debbie Curtin

“Snow Day” by Betsy Remington☕

“DEAR ELIZA” by SALKAH HASHMI

“Ward D” by Bill Humphrey

“Halls End” by Joe Swanson

“A Hidden Value ” by Penelope Rose

“Fresh Meat” by Cheryl Fulks

“The Inevitability of Destiny” by Maya Ad Astra

“Blizzard Reward” by Bamboo Devi

“ Fantasy world” by Daniel Adeniyi

“Museum Piece ” by Tanja Cilia

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