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Write a story that involves a magic window — or a window like no other.

Posted in Fantasy on Aug 4, 2021

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The Magic Window

Submitted to Contest #97

“Hurry, Airleas!” I cry, heart pounding in my chest. My palms are sweating like there is no tomorrow, but Airleas is panting really hard, and it doesn’t look like she’s going to calm down soon. Her chest is heaving, and clear, porcelain drops of liquid are clinging to her forehead shamelessly. We can’t stop now – we have to hurry! I grab her hand and drag her forward, my body aching. Just a little bit more… “Brighid, just go without me,” Airleas whispers, her voice as soft as silk. But how can I leave her? Leave her with… those people? T...

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WINDOW SHOPPING!!

Submitted to Contest #97

         In the small town of Kenusea, in western Canada, is a variety store located in the center of Main Street. No one really knows how long the store has been there, but rumor has it that it’s been there since time immemorial. The store has always been owned by someone of the Seers family. It’s not just the locals who shop there. Kenusea is a holiday resort which offers camping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and a variety of water sports. During the busy season the...

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House of Windows

Submitted to Contest #97

The Solidarity’s students were fast asleep in the Chimera Dorms. All except for Natalie. She could not stop tossing and turning. Worming, writhing, and squirming. Her mind was aflame. Literally she would have added. Practice today saw a few accidents. She had to be sent to the nurse when she set her hair on fire from a rogue fireball. Her hair still smelt like a fireplace. They sent her to her dorm room early today. Not that she minded. She practiced her ‘other’ magic. That sated her thirst for magic that day. But she hungered for mor...

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The Well of Souls

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        Many long years ago, deep in the heart of yesterday, lived a twisted prince called Astor. Where his father was just, he was cruel. As his mother was warm, he was cold. All throughout the kingdom, he was despised. His name like a curse upon the tongues of nobles and peasants alike. Only the enemies of the kingdom had affection for the cruel prince, for they knew if he were ever crowned, he would drag his kingdom into destruction.           &nbsp...

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Lighting Bolt

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It was a perfect mid-summer day. The kind of day where the songbirds start chirping early and the fireflies dance late into the night. Davis loved everything about summer - the longer days, the hot weather, wearing shorts, and baseball—especially baseball. In his youth, he had excelled at the sport enough to get a few college scholarship offers but opted to stay behind to be with his high school sweetheart. In the fall after graduation, huddled in a white room, doctors would explain they did all they could for her. Even with the best cyber a...

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The Magic Window

Submitted to Contest #97

Once upon a time, there was a golden city. In this golden city, there lived a man who was called Dr. Jack. He was a fine man with the most beautiful house in the whole city and his entire house had just a single window. He called this window the magic window because through this window, he could see everyone’s problems and also get the solutions to these problems. Whenever people would come to him for help, he would quietly move to this window and ask it to show him everything the person was going through and give him a magic stick to solve ...

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The Courtyard

Submitted to Contest #97

The apartment had been nice at one point, trendy, even. The pink and blue geometric linoleum in the kitchen and dining nook was of its time. Early nineties, if she had to guess. Now, the pinks looked like browns and the blues like more brown. A brassy, frosted-glass light fixture hung low at her left, waiting for a table. The kitchen wasn’t bad. Cabinets lined the wall to the right of the door, terminating in a rounded peninsula that formed an L-shape. Beyond it, was a small living room with four large windows. There was a stainless steel si...

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The Window To Three World

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As she was approaching nearer to escape the dark world outside, her father closed the window. Now she is locked in an inevitable world of  fear and painful death.   Never ever anyone thought of how a fairy tale could become a dreaded nightmare.It all started from a little curiosity to explore the unseen world. The family had bought a new mansion near to a beach. Sweety was now ready to see what was there for her.It was a sunny day. Her parents were busy packing their goods for the new house. So she got some time to spend a little m...

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The Kitchen Window

Submitted to Contest #97

It’s my first time in the house since my mother died. It feels the same as it always has, and yet it feels different. The physical house is the same, but it feels like the soul has been sucked out of it. I can see dust motes hanging in the air. I can feel her absence. There is no life here anymore. It’s only been a week since the funeral. I’m surprised I’m already back here. I have the impulse to clean, but I know I’d only strain myself for no reason. We haven’t figured out what we’re even doing with this place yet. No one wants to move in...

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A window to the future

Submitted to Contest #97

I walked into the large stone building, my heart beating faster with every step I took. Passing all the doors that I had no idea what had behind, and I didn’t want to know, I took the stairs to the fifth floor. A place where technology was invented, but there was no elevator. Many people passed by me, some smiling faces, other crying ones, and I wondered in which category would I be by the end of the day. On the fourth floor, I saw Bethany, my best friend, looking through some papers with a stressed look on her face. She turned my way, as i...

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Looking Glass

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Anne Marie examined the frozen landscape outside her window, leaves paused in a brief moment as they fluttered to the ground. Upon a moment of reflection, Anne Marie decided things would be easier to understand with coffee in her system. She had half boiled the water when Matt came out downstairs from his attack bedroom and regarded the window curiously.  “Not getting any closer?”  “You’d think Chronovision would be a little easier to crack,” Anne Marie said. “This is attempt number three and I still can’t get the glass to behave...

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Pineal World

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       School is out and summer break is in! Eleventh grade is over! I can now sleep in, play video games all day, and I don’t have to worry about any dumb tests. This is going to be the best summer ever! As I kick the school door open I scream at the top of my lungs “WOOHOO!” I then run as fast as I can home. I bust through the front door of my house and as I run to set up my Xbox I am greeted by my mother.             “Sammy.” mom said.  &nb...

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The Window

Submitted to Contest #97

A few hours after a case of a murder in town, someone was walking by the house were the murder had happened and saw a perfectly fine window and wondered why, because the house had been set on fire so they ignored it. The next day they came back to see the window again but it was broken so they wondered what was happening so they had told the police what was going on about the window and how it was it was fine the day before, but then when the police went to go check it out it was perfectly fine like the day before.     &n...

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A Study of Reflection

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Submitted to Contest #97

I turned towards the door a moment before it was pushed open. A young man stumbled in, staring furiously at the phone in his hands. My eyes followed him as he wandered through the pub, pulling off his beanie, scarf, gloves and finally coat as he took a seat at the bar in a huff. He flipped his phone face down and put his head in his arms. “A shot. Of anything. Please,” he mumbled. I snorted slightly and grabbed a pint glass. “How about something a little lighter.” I put a pint of apple cider in front of him. It was a particularly pleasant ba...

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Through the Window

Submitted to Contest #97

I jump out the window at full speed, eyes closed. Forget falling down a rabbit hole or going through a looking glass. I blink, suddenly feeling like I’m falling. I feel myself wake up in the same way one wakes from a dream where the floor vanishes beneath them and I find myself looking at myself in a mirror. I instinctively look down at the prosthetic breasts and the dress I’m wearing. Yeah…no. I’m getting pants.  “Miss!” I cringe, and resist the urge to say “no”. “Yes?” I ask as the maids continue to apply make-up and jewellery. The je...

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