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STORY STARTER
Write a story that takes place in a strange city.
It could be an alternate reality, a culture very different from your own, or a fantasy setting.
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Itâs weird to see the ocean in the sky, but you get used to it after a while. The thing you donât get used to, however, is the sickening smell that emanates from the drain pipes; procured to keep the sea life alive for the sleazy bars and diners to hunt and serve. Half their customers become violently ill or die of food poisoning, the pollution from the city rising straight to the oceanâs waves an...
The so called âpeaceful protestsâ has really messed this city up. People are moving out in droves. The businesses are closing and relocating to safer places.
The students that still live here are all homeschooled so the public schools went out of business. The mayor is working on his resume and looking for a remote job so he doesnât have to leave his apartment.
The few restaurants that have surviv...
Dragons werenât commonplace in Lavisar, even if it was a fire-dominated city. Misty knew they were the standard delivery method for letters, but to see two of them bringing her aevus acceptance letter instead of the typical lone oneâŚ
Well.
One was a bright blue, and the other grey. The smoke-coloured dragon carried the black-and-silver envelope while the blue seemed to lead it to her window.
H...
Joanie lived in the suburbs of Fridaytown and had a goal of seeing a 3D movie. She researched the cost, but she didnât have a job. Her aunt helped her collect aluminum cans. They took the cans to exchange them for coins and saved for three months.
After three months, they left on a Friday for the airport to board a train to Fridaytown. While on the train she bit into an apple and lost a tooth....
The apartment door flung open and Balki came charging in. Larry looked up from his seat at the counter and watched Balki run over the couch.
"Balki, what did I tell you about running on the furniture?"
Balki nearly slammed to a stop at the counter. "Not to do that?" Larry nodded. "But, Cousin, look what come in the mail." He plopped down a plain envelope with only his name written on it and a re...
âPeople say that my city is strange. I agree with them. We donât do thing like other people. We all are a little crazy, and donât liked to be touched. We donât get along I donât know why we donât get along even though we have a lot in common. Some of them started to move out I miss them our city is not the same without themâ. âThatâs what she wrote before she died she seemed to be doing better. Th...
Hello you might not know me but you know my story. If you donât then i will tell you. This is the story of my life. Well here it goes......
It all started one night, I was just watching tv when all of a sudden the lights started to flicker. Then my tv started to go black. Then I passed out, the next thing I knew I woke up in a strange place. Where you ask the a little town know as Beacon Hills. I ...
Violet sits at her breakfast table with a bowl of cereal in front of her, willing herself to eat even though she isnât hungry. She has work in an hour.
Everything is the same, but different. She canât quite put her finger on whatâs wrong, are the colors too vibrant? Not enough? Is she over reacting? Paranoid? This is her house, her street, her neighborhood, her town, but itâs not. She canât put ...
He fiddled with his key for a few minutes, finally unlocked the door and dragged himself to the sofa. He was exhausted as hell.
âSarah, whatâs for dinner tonight? I will not be having anyâ
âGood evening Tim, as per the dinner rota, sausage and mash with peas was prepared but I will keep them in the fridge for tomorrow. â
âThanks Sarah, to hell with dinner rota!â
âAs you say Timâ
He kept sitti...
You are here
And here you lie
A city full of lights
Bye and bye
A familiar hum
Flying down the road
To the beat of the drum
Never more
How come I can still listen
To the tunes
And you are only worm food
Stop stop stop
Blackness
Whiteness
Drifting into a mesh of grey
How I wish the day would come
For you to visit my twinkling blue city
Please stay...
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