Write about a parent who sees pieces of a family member’s (or their own) personality in their child — whether that brings them comfort, terror, or something in between.

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“A Fine Creation” by SJ Hunter

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That October would mark seventeen years since his passing. Marie could always remember the exact day he’d died because it fell on the 30th, the day before Halloween. CVS and Home Bargain had been ransacked of their multi-buy bags of fun sized Smarties, Mars and KitKats. Momentum, the gym that faced Morningside Park was advertising ‘Spooktacular savings’ for new members, and the smoothie bar the backed onto it had joined in with ‘Stake through the heart’ blood orange shakes and ‘You give blood a bad name’ Virgin Daquiris. Paper ghouls had bee...

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“The Home We Built” by Leanne Huang

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Note: This is an excerpt from a book that I am currently writing. Hope it makes the cut!February, present day Hello, love. It’s me. Your Adam. And today, darling, is my birthday. I know you know. That’s why I’m trying not to be too melancholy. But I miss you more than ever. I sigh to ease the heaviness in my chest as memories threaten to overwhelm me. My hand unconsciously closes upon the book that has given me the strength to last after you left me, one unforgettable Saturday evening. I lift my eyes towards the h...

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“The Devil's Seed” by S Clare

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It started with the eyes. He was so sweet as he played on the floor with his blocks and his wooden airplane and his toy guitar, babbling all the way. Ba ba ba ba ba. I watched him from the bay window as I sipped my morning tea. The sun spilled in in warm, thick billows and I relished the peace of that morning. It wasn’t a particularly rare morning or a morning that I had reason to think wouldn’t happen again but it will cling to me for the rest of my days, swimming in my blood and hiding behind my heart. I thought I was imagining thing...

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“Closer than Home” by Gabrielle Sullivan

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Laying there contemplative of everything I've ever thought about, I'm Jessica my son's name is Garrick, he's 16. Garrick is a special boy but I see the terror in his heart. It confuses me how Garrick can hold so much destruction in his thoughts. I mean, I know how his dad used to be and all but I thought he was going to grow up and be a normal boy, it seems like I thought wrong. His dad, my husband had to leave us when he was 3 it's been 13 years but without knowing how to control his power isn't even going to be the most difficult task reg...

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“Generations of the Soul” by Susann Brewer

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I am an addict in recovery who mothered three children I love very much. I have two daughters, ages nine and five, and one son, age eight. My children are being adopted as a decision I made to give us all the life GOD intended for us to have. Prior to this decision, I could see the characteristics I possessed being heavily displayed in my children frequently. These characteristics include but are not limited to anger, sadness, and intelligence. Terror overwhelmed when the anger reared it's ugly head in my children. All three of my children...

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Write about a parent who sees pieces of a family member’s (or their own) personality in their child — whether that brings them comfort, terror, or something in between.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 20 stories

“A Fine Creation” by SJ Hunter

“The Home We Built” by Leanne Huang

“The Devil's Seed” by S Clare

“Closer than Home” by Gabrielle Sullivan

“Generations of the Soul” by Susann Brewer

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