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Write about a character passing down their favorite childhood toy to a new generation.

Posted in Adults on Oct 26, 2022

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“The Amazing Mr. Shazzlefop” by John Kieffer

Submitted to Contest #61

Valerie always despised spring-cleaning, and for various reasons too. It was a tedious chore that took too long, more often than not it saw many things she had once cherished end up in the garbage or being sold, and it never seemed to actually occur in the Spring. This year was no different. The spring-cleaning began midway through the summer and was miserably hot inside, even with the air conditioner running full tilt. Every aspect of the event was just as repetitive and boring as it had been the last every single year. And Valerie paused ...

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“Space Dogs and Cabbages” by Alana Bates

Submitted to Contest #61

Our car pulled into Aunt Juno's road. Dad tutted and grumbled under his breath. Mum turned round to me and the baby. "Now kids, we won't be too long, okay? You just behave yourself and I'm sure you'll have a great time with Juno" Dad grimaced. We got out of the car. I made sure I remembered my bag which had all my essential items in it. We followed Mum up the little path to the door of the house, and I hid behind her skirt as she rang the doorbell. The door was flung open immediately and there stood the massive Juno, taller than my Dad, wear...

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“Water filter” by Arathi Raghuveer

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It’s an unforgettable bond between me and a small kid who I know past many years. Now he is an adult but a tiny memorable gift I gave him is being kept as a treasure. I was just thinking what he could have done with my toy which I gave him many years ago. The story unwinds a whole lot of emotions behind the tiny gift which I gave him. A village amidst the back drop of a hill, with a water body as a source of water to the whole village. A few hundred houses with a landlord to rule the village, this was the scenario of the village. I was bo...

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“GOLDEN BANGLE” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Raghuram was waiting at the lounge of Hotel Solitaire, a famous five-star hotel in the city. He was waiting for his colleagues to assemble there for Brunch. It was an official meeting and was generally being conducted there every quarter. While a few had already turned up, some more were yet to join. He was very particular about punctuality. Unfortunately, others took it casually. Even if it were to be a get together just for eating, it was an official meeting. His assistant Subhash generally used to handle such meeting and eating. But he ha...

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“A Locket's Lifetime” by Zoë Westlund

Submitted to Contest #61

As the sun made the horizon its bed in the distance, its golden tendrils stretching out over the trees and buildings as if it was trying to hold onto the daytime for just a bit longer, the grandmother smiled faintly. She could never tire of this sight, gold-dipped sunsets that she could observe from her porch.            She was sitting in her rocking chair, ever the cliché, and she held her locket to her chest as if to say, Can you see it dear? Can you see how the sky bends to make way ...

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“Toy Story” by Vanessa Kilmer

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Wendy moved a lot. Not like any kind of body movement, or dancing, or even a walk in the park. She moved her household, her private domain, her pad. And with each move, to each new neighborhood, she lugged around belongings as old as her babyhood.  A caramel mohair Steiff bear from the 1950s, matted and waxy. A wooden baby doll crib on plastic wheels with lambkin decals on the end panels. Cardboard books bound with metal rings written in German about guardian angels and Cinderella. A pale pink music box that once played Brahms' Lullaby ...

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“Legacy Avenging” by Raina Banerjee

Submitted to Contest #61

During this lockdown, my husband and I were mostly confined in a suburban villa in the States, though we were 100% percent Indian in every way but had jobs abroad. He, as a genetic scientist and me as a chartered accountant. Our children Priyanka and Aslan were growing restless too as they couldn’t go out of the house to play with their friends. Almost 24 hours either the gaming console or television screen would be blaring. My husband, who was not in support of playing video games extensively or watching TV so much, decided to put a stop t...

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“Oh m-eye” by Random Person

Submitted to Contest #61

It's a starry night, with luminescent stars lighting the sky. Just ten minutes before the clock strikes. Many emotions swirling in the room, happiness, anxiousness, and many more. Kids filled with excitement jumping around, the elderly reminiscing all the old times, and the parents proud and excited, with it ready. But what is it? Our family has a tradition passing down a favorite toy to the next generation, with only the eldest being able to receive it. Nine more minutes until its twelve, oh how I'm excited, what could it be? Could it be a ...

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“The Sock Doll Generation” by Robin ✿

Submitted to Contest #61

Colin opened his eyes. As daylight passed through him, he could feel a flash of fire touching him. Colin sat up, and looked through the window. The giant sun had just placed attack on Colin. And this usually happened to everyone during summer. And Colin just forgot it was summer. He got up of bed and did his daily routine, then sat for breakfast. He had just had breakfast when his tiny mother said, ' I have some work for you to do,' Ugh. He always had work to do, but it didn't mean he had some talent to say that. Anyway, helping was better t...

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“Passing on the Love” by Sandra Wheatley

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                                    Passing on the Love                                   By Sandra Wheatley   Mum wanted to wait for the letter from the school, I wondered why my Nan called her Ho...

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“Grandma’s game of imagination” by Sonia Tzimogianni

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Grandma was in the room with her sick granddaughter. She was there to look after her while her parents were at work. As she watched the little girl sleeping, she got into thinking about her life..Looking at all the beautiful toys and this attractive playroom she went back into her own childhood, to the days when she was living in a small house without all these modern amenities. She always felt a little bad about her past, mainly due to the fact that she grew up having a very poor life, in contrast to other people she knew. But she was never...

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“A mermaid to love” by Holly Jaite

Submitted to Contest #61

 To throw away or refurbish and keep? Starla sat on her black and purple mermaid scale comforter holding a mermaid doll in her lap, it was the kind that lights up and sings and could be used in the bath tub it even changed color in the water. The problem with it was paint was coming off from wear and tear, and the hair was frizzy from sitting on out on the self for so long. Since she is going to move out soon, she needed to downsize most of her old things had been donated or her mother put away, but this one toy was speci...

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“Chu-Chu” by Alex Lynn

Submitted to Contest #61

CHU-CHU To Iain, and his Uncle Jack I never forgot the moment when I first met Chu-Chu. I was four years old and visiting Uncle Jack and his family with my parents. Or, rather, we were visiting Auntie Maggie and her family – Auntie Maggie was my mother’s sister, and she was married to Uncle Jack. Or whatever. I loved these visits because I loved Uncle Jack. I particularly loved his collection of toy soldiers. Uncle Jack  collected toy soldiers from cereal packets, you know how they would include them as a priz...

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“Captain Danger” by Antony Barlow

Submitted to Contest #61

Roy turned his phone’s volume to silent due to persistent complaints from others at the table and watched the trailer again. He sighed and shook his head before switching to a film review article. He scanned the page and one sentence in particular leapt out at him. "Topher Hevatt absolutely smashed the role of Captain Danger, surely dissolving any disappointment from fans that Roy Fields was not offered the chance to reprise the role". Roy locked his phone and buried his face in his palms. He felt a soft hand on his shoulder and after sn...

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“Life” by Oletta Nwogu

Submitted to Contest #61

I looked down at the old rusty box I had wrapped up my important belongings and there it was.... life, I hadn't seen her in so long, she got me nostalgic. The first time I ever held her in my hands I was so young and afraid of the world, she was beautiful and her colorful stripes had lost its glory over the years. Mom once told me I was just as strong as I had made life out to be but I was in doubt of the veracity of that statement until now. One would wonder why a little girl would attribute such strength and virtue to a toy but life meant ...

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