You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.

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“Short on Time” by Mr Jingo

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During the day, Eatum’s is a local supermarket and pharmacy.In the late hours, Eatum’s is a lighthouse, a dreamlike getaway for woe begotten souls, an entity embedded within a town that feels perpetually stuck in another era – Red Ridge.For Amity Figg, the acne-plagued teen who works night shifts, it’s a chance for her to plan the romance novel she'll never get around to writing and dream of a better future – a life separate from Red Ridge.For baby boomer insomniacs like Roger Morris, it’s a place he runs to once a week to restock. He’d run ...

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“The Blizzard” by Sólja F.

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I woke up to a growling stomach followed by the feeling of intense hunger. I glanced over at the clock on the bedside table. It read 20:00. I couldn’t remember for how long I had slept but I figured it had been a while. I made my way out of the bedroom and sleepishly went through the kitchen cupboards in hopes of finding something to satisfy my hunger. I was disappointed. The cupboards were empty and there seemed to be nothing edible in sight. I sighed and grabbed the car keys from the counter, preparing myself to go to the local supermarket...

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“Since Kindergarten” by Ana Maria

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It’s 3am and me and my best friend Patrick, who is also my neighbor, have decided to go to the supermarket across the street. The wind is roaring and it almost swept us off our feet, but it’s nothing unusual for a chilly winter night. I’m writing this to my future myself, so that you can read it next time you get lost. We walk in and I go to the sweets district, while Patrick gets the actual food. He’s always been more serious than me, ever since we were kids. I remember when I was five or six and my mom had sent me to the supermarket by mys...

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“found a baby in the supermarket” by JR Soko

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The day started as all other days. Absolutely nothing was different. Even the sky looked the same. Except that it was not. it had some blue in it but mostly shades of grey. The sun was not even there. As if it decided to take a day off, without letting anybody know of its plans to return. Better get going with it and start the day, thought Alexa, to herself, since nobody else was around her to share her thoughts with. Reluctantly, she stretched out her legs, pulled herself up and went into the kitchen. First activity of the day, of any day w...

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“To Love a Child” by Stan Allen

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Charles Gaylor finished the outline of a story he wanted to write. After saving it to a flash drive, he headed to the kitchen to celebrate with a drink. He noticed a fine snow had started falling. When he opened his frig and the snow storm told him one thing. He needed some supplies. The Cross Road Market was ten miles away, so he picked up the pace and headed out.“Hi Mary. Looks like we are in for a big one.”“You made it just in time. I was about to close up and head home.”“Can you give me a few minutes?”“Sure, but don’t dally.” Chuck grabb...

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“Snowflake ” by Sossie CryShinee

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This story happend a couple of years ago but still sit in my mind because "this story" give me my little sister. So let's begin. About a decade before my mom my brother and I lived in a little town in North Sweden near by the Norwegian border. I was 19 years old just finished the school. This life changing day was a stormy day whit a lot of snow and ice. The radio actually said "it's going to be blizzard on the evening better to stay home stay safe" but me decided to go before twelve to the only supermarket we had in the town. I asked m...

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“Bananas” by Harrison Lee

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“Just the one banana?” the cashier asked. I knew I should have used the self checkout. I nodded, giving a stern “yes” that came across colder than I had anticipated. “Wow. What a great way to save money,” the girl mumbled sarcastically. She put down her scanner and leaned against the conveyer belt. Staring directly into my eyes, she continued loudly chewing a piece of gum I suspected she had since she came into work that morning. “You can’t just take a banana off of a bunch. Have to buy the whole thing.” “Who are you, the banana police?” ...

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“Special Offer” by Nikki Mccoy

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Peering out the window, I could see the snow was still falling. The flakes were fat and soft, accumulating at a fast pace, adding to the two feet of compacted snow that had been the norm since mid-December. “Last call for grocery items!” I hollered to no one in particular, shoving my feet into fur-lined boots. I listened for a response but heard only the normal sounds of my house—so much quieter since the kids had gone to college. The dog’s toenails clicked across the hardwood as he made his way to meet me at the door. “No, it’s not time ...

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“The lesser evil” by Clarys J.C.B.

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The minute I looked up, took out my earphones out of my ears, and actually took notice of my surroundings, I knew right away I stayed too long.There were no lines, no beeping sounds at the cashier, no loiters, no murmur of voices in conversation, no toddlers screaming, no wheels squeaking on the tiles, no music playing through the speakers. It was all quiet, save for the low hum of the freezers and refrigerators in the frozen section which I could only hear if I listened hard enough.This only meant one thing; I was all alone in the supermark...

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“Glasses and Handwarmers” by Cyndy Reads

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Jackie struggled against the ice underfoot, holding onto her car door as she fought to keep steady. She hadn’t bought new boots yet- they’d just finished moving to the Chicago suburb in early March and, thinking the winter season was over, hadn’t bothered to buy any since. What self-respecting place snowed the first week of April, anyway? Her feet stilled. Jackie looked...

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“91%” by Nikita Linivenko

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Winter in the Rust Belt. A black bum who even sounds kinda like Gil-Scott rounded a corner, singin’ “And now it’s winter...winter in America...” Case watched him go from a ’97 Park Avenue that they still had the gall to slap David Buick’s name onto, snowed into the lot of the methadone clinic. Case flicked on the dome light and rummaged through his collection of cassettes in the storage compartment of the center console, which held mostly Killing Joke and Gun Club tapes. He slid The Wipers into his casette player and gunned it on Sofa King...

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“Oh, Joy” by Marina Datthyn

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I should be home right now. Not in this STUPID supermarket. How does a 35 year old woman run out of pads, anyway? More importantly, why do I still feel the need to buy…SOMETHING- ANYTHING- else…so the teenage boy at the register doesn’t think I just came in for pads? Major face palm. At least there’s no one else around tonight to witness my ridiculous embarrassment. Well, of course there isn’t. It’s January in upstate New York and there’s a weather advisory for the actual blizzard happening out...

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“Dorothy ” by Lee Dickinson

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I wake up. I am cold. Very cold. I appear to be lying on the floor, staring at a ceiling of a-a what? A warehouse? It looks industrial. There are those large rectangular lights and metal bars criss-crossing. My head hurts. Am I hungover? No, I can’t be hungover. I did not drink last night. Oh shit. Have I been kidnapped? I panic and sit up. I look around. I see shelves packed with cans of baked beans and chopped tomatoes. Further down is some cans of chickpeas, kidney beans, butter beans. I appear to be down the canned food aisle in the loca...

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“Infant in Aisle 23” by Marian Reiley

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Nathan should never have taken the manager job at the Save Right. He hated being the last one in the store. It was always kind of creepy but the blizzard tonight made things much worse. Snow had been in the forecast but no one had expected this much. What had started as a light flurry was now whiteout conditions. Nathan had sent all the shoppers and employees home about an hour ago. He was required to stay, count up all the money in the safe, do a walk through and lock all the doors. It wouldn't have been so bad except the blizzard h...

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“Shim” by Cynthia Cronan

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REEDSY.COM 31JUL2020 Writing prompt #52 You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor. ***** Shim by clcronan 2020 “B” looked up from her book, out the large pane window covered in advertising posters, and let go a low moan, “Oh, noooooooo.” She was forever losing track of time when she read. That fact went back as far as she could remember. She had known for days about the blizzard due in, and it...

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You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 197 stories

“Short on Time” by Mr Jingo

“The Blizzard” by Sólja F.

“Since Kindergarten” by Ana Maria

“found a baby in the supermarket” by JR Soko

“To Love a Child” by Stan Allen

“Snowflake ” by Sossie CryShinee

“Bananas” by Harrison Lee

“Special Offer” by Nikki Mccoy

“The lesser evil” by Clarys J.C.B.

“Glasses and Handwarmers” by Cyndy Reads

“91%” by Nikita Linivenko

“Oh, Joy” by Marina Datthyn

“Dorothy ” by Lee Dickinson

“Infant in Aisle 23” by Marian Reiley

“Shim” by Cynthia Cronan

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Twenty minutes before you are about to get married, you find your mother and your fiancé kissing passionately.

Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket.

You thought he was dead, but there he is, right in front of you on the street, smiling at you.

"Come with us,” two burly men in gray suits say, grabbing you by the arm and handcuffing you. “You know what you did.” But you have no idea.

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