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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.

Posted in Winter on Oct 26, 2022

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“A life-changing snowstorm” by Rain Ashford

Submitted to Contest #77

I guess you could say it all started with the snow. Carter Bild had decided to work late. He had no plans as usual. He never had any. And that’s when the snowstorm hits. And where I should probably start my story. Uh, hello by the way, it’s me, an unimportant narrator person thing. Anyway, back to the story. The snowstorm hit and it was worse than ever. There was no way he was going to go back home in a storm like that, because, although he was a workaholic and basically had no life, he was not willing to commit suicide. He wouldn’t call him...

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“DESTINY” by Niketa Nitya

Submitted to Contest #77

The Alarm was ringing at its highest volume as it was giving tough competition with Lisa's sleep. Lisa switched it off, hugged her blanket tightly, and lost in her short nap. Am I late for the office -thought Lisa and jumped out from her quilt. She took a brush and ran towards the washroom. Lisa packed her lunch quickly, locked her room. She took her car and left for the office. On the way, Lisa met one of her colleagues, Rita. She stopped her car and asked If she would like to go with her. Rita accompanied her. Lisa play...

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“The Priorgate Curse” by Michael Hayes

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“I don’t know why Gravesy picked on us to work late.” It was yet another late Friday that Kaz had to work, when she rather be in the pub with her friends. Only Melinda worked more late Fridays, but she wanted the job of supervisor. “Who the hell is Gravesy”, asked Simon, who also hated working late. At five o’clock, he was usually the first out the door. “The Boss” “Uh? Douglas Clark?” She sniggered. “His real name is Douglas Graves.” “That’s the last of the servers backed up”, Melinda said preparing to lock up. ”Home time.” Priorgate Grange...

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“Rollo” by Shaina Blakely

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Zing! Zing! Zing! I flop my arm over and smash my alarm clock button. Ugh. Work. Rinse. Repeat. I get myself moving by sitting up and chugging water from the mason jar that’s always on my bookshelf bed frame. I am not a coffee person, just give me some freezing cold water and I’m dandy. I get up and jump into a blazing hot shower to start my dismal day. After pulling up into the parking garage, I sit in my Jeep and close my eyes with my head against the head rest. Inhale. Exhale. Getting myself mentally prepared for the onslaught of n...

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“Snowbound” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

Submitted to Contest #77

Snow started falling.  It was St. Patrick’s Day, but this was not anything unusual for KI Sawyer, Air Force Base in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  You are surrounded by the biggest freshwater lake in the world and average snowfall is measured in feet not inches. There was already about a foot covering the landscape when the snow started falling at 4 pm or 1600 hours. I flicked on the television set and settled on my couch to watch Jeopardy.  The phone rang.  Little did I know when I picked it up to answer it a new chap...

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“Snow Day” by Ali Dover

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Julie stuck her head round the doorframe. The office was eerily quiet this morning, unlike the street outside that was a cacophony of blaring horns and people shouting. A little bit of snow and everyone goes nuts, she thought, walking into the empty room. The lights were on, thanks to timers, but the computer screens stared blindly at her from every cubicle she passed on her way to her own. The door blew open abruptly, as if the blizzard outside had found its way in through reception, but it was only Sam. Sam was Julie’s best friend and the ...

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“Blanket white, Jeff- the Gross and Pumpkin Spice Coffee! ” by Madisson James

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Nan looked at the case files on her desk and sighed. There was one last folder remaining in the ‘A’ Pile. But the ‘B’ and ‘C’ piles were smirking at her like the sneaky villains she knew they really were. Once she opened up a two page report with glee, the usual ones were at least five pages deep, but her smile quickly disappeared when she noted the ten references to external reports for the actual data. Nan looked outside the window beside her desk. The snow was still falling steadily. She pulled her coat collar more tightly aroun...

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“STRANDED AT THE MALL ” by Vickie Culbertson

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                               STRANDED AT THE MALL   My manager had scheduled me to work until closing, weather prediction had called for flurries of snow. No expectation of any significant precipitation this evening of January 22, 1983. I changed the price tags on the items I was conducting an inventory on. Baseball shirts, blue jeans, and carton socks folded and placed in disp...

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“TRAPS AND DOORS” by D. Son

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The whiteboard where Crawford had showcased his ideas to us, his team, was there in front of me. The ink was a dull green, the content was just dull. We had finished a meeting in the conference room, and I was back to retrieve my mug which I had forgotten. There was no one else in the room, and when the window started rattling suddenly, it scared me.I looked over and saw the window shaking like it was shivering. I walked to it and looked outside. The snow which had been there on the ground in the morning was still there, but some of it was r...

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“Truth ” by Ishika Kaur

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TW: self harm, death Dr. Avery Jackson and her sister both ran a mental hospital together. It was a cold snowy day. She was just about to go home. When, a nurse called her "Dr. Avery! Dr.! Irina has slit her wrist" The Dr. went to the patients' ward. The patient was crying bitterly looking at her bleeding wrist. Irina was ten years old. "Irina sweetheart, what did you do to yourself? " "I wanted to go to the cafeteria. This nurse doesn't allow me" cried the child. "I will bring you there. Let me do the dressing first" smiled the Dr. "Mary, b...

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“The Red Door” by Aisha Khan

Submitted to Contest #77

It was ironic, that a door which was intended to attract as minimal attention as possible was painted a vibrant red color. I thought it was funny too when my employer first told me to simply ignore the door when I came to work. I mustered the courage to ask her, “Why did you paint it red?” She smiled, “Because it’s a warning color.” Obviously, I wasn’t convinced. But some of the other staff who came to the library behaved as though they were. They had to be, because they had satiated their curiosities by simply engineering stories of what c...

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“Conspiracy purple” by Day Goncalves

Submitted to Contest #77

-sure boss, I'll close down after getting the cargo. No no, sir don't worry about it, it's, it's just an ugly storm, I'll be fine. Of course boss, you too. Well, now, let's check the cameras. With all these cameras this could be a reality show, about a brave security guard that closes down the building, a very, no, the most dangerous work. He sits down, and he puts on his special glasses to do the job... because he has myopia. He has a confidential mission, to receive the coffee capsules, in the middle of a storm, in a building all to himsel...

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“The ‘room’ (BTS x male Reader)(gay) (Ft. Lee Taemin)” by Suzuki すずき Fuji Itsuki ふじ いつき

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(Your name is Kenji) You’ve worked at this hotel for a long time along with Park Jimin, Jeon Jungkook, Kim SeokJin, Taehyung ,and Kim Namjoon, and your boss Jung Hoseok. You always worked the late shift for no reason as you sometimes had to work the whole day due to Hoseok. Hoseok alway had his eye on you even if your doing good at the task he was given, it gave you an off vibe about him, so you asked the others if they’ve been watched by him as well they all just said “no”. Confusion hit You probably as hard as a truck would’ve, speaking ab...

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“The Hidden Rooms” by Jameela Van Der Schyff

Submitted to Contest #77

It was snowing heavily outside. Whenever I tried to do my work, the howling wind kept calling me, as if to taunt me. I had an important project that I needed to submit tomorrow, and if I was late or the work was incomplete…my boss would have my head. He wasn’t an easy person to negotiate with and especially if I hadn’t given him the work on time. The only problem was, I was the only person in the office and it was already half past midnight. My brain was too tired and I couldn’t keep my eyes open no matter what I tried. The tapping sounds th...

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“When the Lights Go Out” by Kerrie Clements

Submitted to Contest #77

It was a typical Wednesday afternoon in December. Harry was working at his desk. He was a reporter for the local paper, Sizzle Biz. “Harry. My office. Now”. The voice boomed from the chief’s office. Harry really didn’t like this man. He got up and made his way over to the office. “Coffee, Harry?” asked Jenny. She sat at the desk opposite Harry and was about to go out and get some lunch. She knew he wouldn’t want a sandwich; he never ate after 11am. “Latte with a shot of vanilla please” smiled Harry, “and two sugars”. Harry glanced outsi...

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