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Write a story about someone finding acceptance.

Posted in Character on Jun 14, 2024

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Echoes of the Stormy Dawn

Submitted to Contest #255

It was a dark and stormy night. The wind howled through the palm trees like a restless spirit, sending shivers down the spines of anyone brave enough to be outside. Rain lashed against the windows of an old, creaky house perched on the edge of a cliff, its foundation seemingly fighting a losing battle against the relentless elements. Inside, seventeen-year-old Jasmine sat curled up on the threadbare couch, a thick woolen blanket wrapped around her shoulders. She stared at the flickering candle on the coffee table, its flame dancing wildly wi...

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My Wife's Knitted Blanket

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The grass beneath my feet is plush and healthy, and damp from the earlier rain. Today is the first nice day of the season; we’ve been getting snow on a frequent basis up until the beginning of April when the weather turned from snowflakes to frigid rain that stings like small needles when it hits your skin. It’s a welcome reprieve from the icy puddles of slush that stagnate in the potholes in the streets. I breathe in deeply through my nose until the back of my throat becomes dry and I wince, because the air is cold, and the cold has never b...

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Whisker Deep

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I looked at the baby blue numbers on the after-market radio clock on the dash; it was 3:06AM. The windows of my truck were down and all that could be heard in the humid June air was the rumbling of the rubber from my tires on the pavement. I had a can of Monster in one cup holder and a Wawa Italian sandwich next to it. The vinegar and guacamole from the sandwich were staining the parchment paper it was wrapped in as Xena, my border collie, salivated at the sight. Laying on the bench seats behind me was my guitar and a navy and white checkere...

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Beyond the Facade

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The hum of the fluorescent lights overhead provided a soothing backdrop as I methodically ticked off items on the inventory sheet. “Did you tell Rich I was smoking pot in the shop?” Roy's tone was sharp, breaking the peaceful quiet that I was enjoying. I looked up, my mind scrambling to shift gears and respond to this sudden confrontation about what I may have or have not told our boss. His eyes bore into mine unapologetically, demanding an answer. “No," I defended. Thick, heavy silence filled the space between us. Each second seemed to drag...

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Made of Stardust

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“Am I-?” Ellie couldn’t bear to finish the horrible thought that was digging its talons into her mind, let alone say it out loud.  “Yes.” The ethereal woman laid a sympathetic and supportive hand on her shoulder. Ellie found it difficult to look at her. The woman glowed with an otherworldly light, her pale skin seeming to shimmer with stars. Ellie swore she saw the big dipper dancing on the woman’s right cheek. Her hair flared white and blue, like the hottest of fires, as it billowed around her. Ellie wasn’t sure why the strange woman’s...

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The Hunter

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The autumn season was just around the corner and that meant end to the gaming season. He had better make up his mind if he wanted to avail the opportunity. He did not go last year as well, but that was because of the devastating episode that had happened last year. His life had had the greatest shock when he lost his wife of forty-four years earlier that year. Initially, he felt like dying with her, but slowly and gradually he came to grips with the new reality and learned to go about his life without her. Time indeed proved to be a healer o...

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A Story of Courage and Acceptance: Greta's Journey

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IntroductionIn the heart of Virginia, nestled within a rural community, the year 1965 marked a transformative period of change and turmoil. For Greta Epps, a brave and outspoken young girl, this experience would test her strength, courage, and resilience. As one of the 33 students who chose to integrate into the previously all-white schools of her county, Greta was not just any student—she was an athlete, a daughter of Civil Rights activists, and a rebel with a cause. She and 32 other Black students were trailblazers who sacrificed much to o...

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Faded colours

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“We have to go, Fatima. After what happened, we both know we can’t stay here! It isn’t safe anymore.” He whispered, barely breathing.“No, we can’t go. We built our lives here. Kenan, Bosna je naš dom. We can’t leave our families behind. We can’t leave our home behind. We can’t leave our country in a state like this!” She whisper-shouted in the dark kitchen.For once, I didn’t wake up to the bombing, the cries of nightmares. It was majka’s and babo’s arguing in the kitchen next to my room that woke me up in the middle of the night. “It’s not o...

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As long as I can

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Tears sting my eyes as I stare vacantly at the red streetlight above my head. The sky is already a dark shade of gray as the night approaches. The light turns green and a wave of people pushes me forward. It would annoy me, normally, but today I’m glad someone else is propping me forward, as my legs can barely function at this point.I've been walking for over an hour, heading nowhere, and this part of town is not familiar to me. Most shops are closed for the day, and the few restaurants and cafes are eerily empty.A sudden wave of exhaustion ...

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All That's Left

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What makes a house a home?It’s the little things. The keepsakes, the mementos, the kitschy things we bought from your favourite antique stores – that lampstand in the shape of a swan you laughed at me for loving, the old watercolour of lilies on a pond you insisted on hanging. It’s the photos we put on the fridge. Matching sweaters at Christmas, the summer at that resort near the beach. The Polaroid of you in a Freddy Krueger costume at our first Halloween party we hosted. Red cups scatted, half full, Joe and Zoey kissing in the backgro...

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At Wits' End

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A stream of hot tears showered the linoleum floor, washing away a layer of grime at Robert Dey’s feet. His socks and sandals were damp, and his oversized Hawaiian shirt billowed as he convulsed, hunched over, in the old steel chair. Another half dozen mustard yellow padded seats formed a semi-circle around Robert, occupied by the sympathetic faces of other middle-aged men. Sobbing and an oscillating fan were the only sounds to echo off the exposed beams of the church basement. The air was humid, like stepping off a plane in a tropical desti...

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The Bird's Feather

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In the midst of an unending void, a white bird fluttered silently, its glowing feathers reflecting the faint, silvery light that filtered through the darkness. The bird was a small beacon in the oppressive darkness, its gentle glow casting a soft light around the girl standing beneath it. And wow, what was she ugly. A face you have seen many times before, a face masked by fear. The bird took a look at the girl and fluttered towards her. It dived through the void like it has done many times before, hoping for acceptance. As it neared her...

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Wings of Change

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On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 5:46 PM Jen M <meehan.jen@gmail.com> wrote: If you were to find a butterfly that hadn't yet emerged from its cocoon, they say that the butterfly would never fly if you tried to assist them in breaking through the cocoon. There are many reasons for this, mostly because the wings need to flutter and struggle against the force of the cocoon to fill the wings with blood. Without the struggle of the emerging butterfly, the butterfly lacks the strength to fly and embark on her new journey in the world. Without this se...

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Never Too Late

Submitted to Contest #255

The year 2004 was a great year for Marshall Jeffries–you could say he was on top of the world, or the fashion world, at least. A show–as he would forever call it afterwards, The Show–hosted by a famous supermodel had, despite all odds, crowned him the first-ever winner. With no formal training in fashion, and always an underdog, it made for great television. Congratulations, they said. You are the future of fashion, the next wunderkind. And sure, it was great for a while. He shuffled through old photos he had developed at Duane Reade of hims...

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The Limits of Magic

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Tirisa wandered the forest, using the high canopy the trees provided to shelter her from the endless rain. She had been traveling for weeks now. She couldn’t tell where she was, she just remembered which way took her further into the forest, and which way took her back to the ruins of her village.  The Durthai had stopped pursuing her only a week in, leaving her to eventually die in the forest, alone. But if the stories that the people in the village told were to be true, then she wasn’t truly alone in this forest. In fact, she couldn’t...

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