Write a story about someone looking to make amends for a mistake.

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“My Muse” by Gopika Ashokan

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I painted my Muse. Now I have to destroy it!I cannot fathom the unruly hour which made me do this hideous act. I should have been incapacitated the very second this unworthy thought struck my mind. But my capriciousness led me to it.Fifteen years ago, I left him intentionally at the Art Gallery. He was watching Van Gogh's Starry Night with an air of wistfulness. And I slowly traced my way outside the Gallery and into the cold street. When I had distanced myself from god knows what, I stopped and turned around. I saw him walking the street, e...

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“Unconditional Surrender” by Kristin Neubauer

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When Veritae was just seven years old, her mother placed ten coins in her hand. “Listen to me very carefully, Veri,” she said. “This is all we have. You need to go to Avanta. Do you remember where she is?” Veritae nodded. She had accompanied her mother to the home of the local healer before. A violent spasm of guttural coughing spewed from her mother and Veritae waited, knowing it would take time to pass. “Tell her I need the special medicine. She will know,” her mother gasped. “Do not tell her how much you have. Off...

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“Temporary” by Itay Frenkel

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I never loved my job as a temp at a big tech company, but I didn’t hate it. My boss’s name was Kevin, he had a balding head and kind blue eyes, a real friendly-executive face. Kevin had a habit of pacing around the office and stopping by to talk to people at the watercooler and the printers. Back then I only knew two of the software engineers that worked on my floor, Jay, and Cathy, because their cubicles were across from my desk. On Monday, we all happened to take a water break together, and of course, Kevin spotted us. “Hello Dylan...

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“Felipe and the man in blue” by Derrick Kakooza

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Felipe has no friends at school. Also, he barely knows how to sing. All he does is hum as we practice for the upcoming regional musical competitions besides the school hall. Sometimes I want to hit him hard or smack him – in a good way. If he can’t join us in singing, he shouldn’t peep and hum as we sing. Felipe doesn’t have a tongue. All that is left is a hollow mouth with a couple of canines and incisors. My friend Thomas says he lost it the night his parents died. Today Felipe sat with me during lunch. He carries his food in a brown bag. ...

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“The Tony Kendall Show” by Skyler Woods

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“Hello guys, welcome to The Tony Kendall Show!” A handsome, clean-shaven man with a bald head spoke to the camera and his audience. Tony Kendall was a former psychiatrist who loved his new talk show hosting job. The man had an ego that shimmered brighter than the diamond stud earring clipped in his ear. He also could fight like a heavyweight boxer. One night, Tony confronted a robber at a gas station. The gunman tried to rob a group of teenage girls. He attempted to steal their car, and he didn't see Tony coming up behind him. Tony wres...

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“If I Could Go Back To The Day You Left” by Omani Saleem

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'Mama if not for you whose others loving arms would I fall into.' Today is mama's birthday,would have been mama's birthday.today I decided to return to the house of my childhood, the house of regrets. I don't know exactly why I want to go back, maybe I just want a reminder of the love I once had, maybe I want the ice around my heart to be warmed by regret. I want to remember what it feels like to have a heart that is not made of stone.if only I could go back and flip the way things turned out, the way I turned out, id make sure to show my h...

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“Moonlight Memories” by Maya W.

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Aroa stared into the crimson sunlight as the glowing star ducked down into the water. It was evening, and she was tired. But that didn’t stop our heroine from crying her eyes out, as she had done each day for the past several years. Sometimes, she was happy, but for most of the time, she felt nothing but sadness and doubt. After everything that had happened to her, she knew her story was over, that there was nothing left to be told. That she would always be the villain in a tale that felt as old as time. Aroa cried harder, trying des...

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“Who pranked me?” by Opeyemi Lawal

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“Why did you bring me here Anna cried out? “I told you; I don’t want to come here” “Am sorry Aliya; I just wanted to help you get over this” “I know what you have been through this past years and this is the only way I know to make you remember what happened that night at the party your ” “I can’t take this anymore Anna; you should have told me we were coming here as tears rolled down her eyes.” She ran out of the house to catch up with the taxi but he was long gone. Aliya kept running after the taxi until he got out ...

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“Together again” by Shreya S

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Choppy waves beat against the rocks, the sound drowning out the rest of the world. The stars twinkle and disappear, dark clouds moving across a darker sky.I stand at the edge of the pier, take a deep breath and jump into the freezing ocean.The cold spreads across my body, bringing with it the momentary sharp pain, before my clothes slip away. The rush of the water stills, holding its breath, as my legs go numb. Slivers of silver wisp up the lower half of my body, encasing my legs, shimmering a blinding white. I rise up through the murkiness,...

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“Kaima” by Chimamaka Adeniyi🙅

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Taurian,I hate you. I’m just writing to say I hate you. I hate every bone in your body.I would’ve never believed. That when I saw you on camp at Youth Service, when you walked up to me and asked me why my hoe was bent; that I’d hate you this much. Ever.He stopped reading. He had to. It was the sixth time that day that he was reading her letter. The three-year-old ‘hatred’ letter that’d been left in his laundry for him still had a very fresh impact on his brain.His children; two of them, or was it three?His wife. At least his first one.He sud...

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“The Missing Person” by Melissa Hassan

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Two Years Ago...........Marty peered through the curtain of his bedroom window to make sure he's not being watched. They have moved him to this safe house for his own protection. He was part of the program now. He has been for two weeks.He had been cooped up inside this house for nearly a week. He felt as if he was under house arrest. The Feds had advised him to stay put as stepping out of the house could mean certain death. He has had a restless night. In fact he has been having quite a few restless nights lately. He was getting edgy and pa...

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“The Mistake” by Rebecca Lee

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Mistake is defined, according to the old Webster dictionary, as “an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.”And Julia Barrett knew she had made a big old misguided action that she had to make amends for.If only she knew how to start.The mistake she made happened five days ago, but it still ate her conscience. Jules, as her family and friends called her, blamed that on her parents, and how they raised her siblings and her to be compassionate and genuine.Otherwise, she thinks this mistake wouldn’t be bugging her so much.The 48-year-old ...

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“A First, a Second, and Even a Third” by Hope Reynolds

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A young slave girl came towards my cell, bringing water and the meager ration they gave me. I figured it was their way of being cruel. Just enough to keep me going. Just enough to make me hungry. But cruel had only just begun.I rose up from the cold, stone floor and reached through the iron bars to accept the cup of water and the bowl of food. She looked both ways and began to talk quietly. "You know they are planning to crucify you!" She whispered shrilly. I guzzled down the water. "I know," I replied. "How soon?"She turned ...

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“CONFESSIONS” by PAMELA ABWAO

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THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER A green-eyed monster resides in me. I actually do not know its gender, you have the obligation of establishing this fact. I don’t know how long this ugly horned creature has lived here but I am a hundred and one percent sure that as a young girl it wasn’t here or could there be a possibility that I was still innocent or better ;still naive .I believe that perhaps my mother served ...

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“Could You Love A Sailor?” by P. Jean

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(Write a story about someone looking to make amends for a mistake.)I don’t care how many years go by. I don’t care how many times I try to convince myself that directly, it wasn’t my fault. In my mind, heart and soul, I know I was involved, deeply involved.It began with me all those years ago. The golden years when life was a lark and I was enjoying my first conquest. No that is wrong, a conquest is when you go after something and win. I never went after Charlie, he was always nearby, waiting in the wings. I pretty much ignore...

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Write a story about someone looking to make amends for a mistake.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 223 stories

“My Muse” by Gopika Ashokan

“Unconditional Surrender” by Kristin Neubauer

“Temporary” by Itay Frenkel

“Felipe and the man in blue” by Derrick Kakooza

“The Tony Kendall Show” by Skyler Woods

“If I Could Go Back To The Day You Left” by Omani Saleem

“Moonlight Memories” by Maya W.

“Who pranked me?” by Opeyemi Lawal

“Together again” by Shreya S

“Kaima” by Chimamaka Adeniyi🙅

“The Missing Person” by Melissa Hassan

“The Mistake” by Rebecca Lee

“A First, a Second, and Even a Third” by Hope Reynolds

“CONFESSIONS” by PAMELA ABWAO

“Could You Love A Sailor?” by P. Jean

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