Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.

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“A normal day on the job with Mrs. Anderson” by Noir P.

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"Alright, Miss Anna was it? How can I help you today?" A woman sat with her legs crossed, her blouse barely fitting over her bosom, tight slacks hanging just above her ankles. Her crocodile print sandals were ugly enough to gag at, but her client paid no mind. This time things would be different. This time she would turn her life around. Mrs. Anderson adjusted her cross shoulder bag, pulling out a lip gloss from within the depths of that horrid flowery pouch, the leaking perfume scent rising out into the air, flooding Miss Anna's nostrils...

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“Morte” by Ayame Owen

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` Ivy was a motivational speaker, but she wanted to do more with her life. All she did every day was wake up, go to the venue, and speak about something. All of her speeches were the same. "Do you have this issue? Well do this, and believe in yourself. Please buy my book." So boring, and so repetitive. She just wanted change. So she started a business. This business was to help people forget about there old, boring, miserable lives, and help them create a new one. She posted an ad online, and waited. About three days later she had her firs...

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“Moving on” by Brandon Hone

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Trigger warning: sexual assault, suicidal ideation The rose tumbled from her fingers falling with her tears down below. How could he have done this to her? She had been nothing but loyal and had loved him with everything she had. What’s even sadder. It had happened a year ago. A year ago when she had come home to find another girl. A year ago when she discovered that her husband had been cheating on her. A year ago when she had given him the chance to choose her and work out their problems and he shattered her heart instead. Standing on the ...

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“Promise of a New Life” by Rebecca Power

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tw: sex trafficking With a gentle nudge, the door creaked open, revealing the mess within. John wrinkled his nose. The overpowering stench of cheap perfume only made it worse, a poor attempt to disguise the smell. Taking a deep breathe of the stale, but far superior, air in the corridor, he stepped inside the dingy room. Bare except for a bed, it was typical of any ‘hotel’ in this part of the city. The peeling wallpaper glowed a shocking red beneath dim fluorescent lighting, whilst the hideous decorative carpet attempted to hide numerous sta...

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“Karma” by Jacob Gottlieb

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It was a hot, sultry day and my parents and little brother were crowding into the blissful coolness of an air-conditioned church. It was my first time attending, and I can distinctly recall the throngs of people pressing in on me from all sides, threatening to crush me with their titanic size like an ant beneath a shoe. But the anxiety passed. A few moments later, after most of the desperate crowd finally managed to escape the simmering heat lurking ominously just outside the church’s open doors, a sight of surreal magnificence c...

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“Life and Death” by Aurora F

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"Please, it's not my time yet!" People tell her that a lot. But it is, and what can they do about that? She's not who they think, though. They think she's Death, and she can't blame them for that. No, she really can't blame them. She looks like what people must think Death looks like- dark, long cloak, sorrowed eyes- but she's quite the opposite, really. When she comes for the people, the ones who beg for her to go, leave them for a few more years, she never knows what to say. It's not as if she actually can say anything, though...

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“UPHOLDING HANDS” by Folasade Shuaib

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The winds had started to blow , and the cloud was getting dark, Jane jumped up from the couch she was relaxing on and looked through the window, oh not again, she thought aloud.i have to get to Rose house before it rains, she picked up her bag , Simon, I'm off to see Rose Jane shouted across to her brother who had stuck both ears with an earpiece listening to his favorite song from his iPhone, she ran out of the house shutting the door behind her. Nooooooo, Rose shouted as she gets up suddenly, everywhere ...

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“Claudette” by MERCY NOAH

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I never thought that my passion to help others would lead me into a job wherein I did same, but indeed this is where I landed and for the past 30 years, I have been helping others be better than what they ever expected to be. The reality is that we carry a large suitcase around filled with all the bad memories, traumas, things we have been told that chip away at our self-esteem, our image, our self-worth and even though we try to remove these items from our suitcase we tend to put more in. We cannot seem to leave this suitcase behi...

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“Out With The Old, In With The New” by Jon Robles

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Jonathan Martin sat at his office desk at Agape Counseling Services in a moment of reflection. He thought back to how far he had come with his life. He thought back to how he grew up in foster homes, unhappy and bitter. His mom (Elizabeth) is a former model. In her youth, she was tall and statuesque, with olive skin, dark brown hair and almond brown eyes. She had legs for days. His dad (Paul) is a former pro football player with a dark secret: he regularly indulges in adult content and is a serial cheater. Jonathan was the result of a one-ni...

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“It's all over😘” by Wisdom Emmanuel

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InspirationReedsy competition. AboutWrite about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind .________ CHAPTER ONE Things seemed better________________________ It’s all gone. Yes, it did at the right time. Am not distressed anymore. Never would I. Crazy I was.The dark sparrow pierced, dark crowds; even when I had seen it but to no prevail.Life lied hopeless.&nb...

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“AfterLife” by Anna Dominique

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Trigger warning: suicide Do you know what happens when you die? Not just you know “dying” but rather the act of ending your life because it was too much or you are just done with everything? I mean..What do mortals call that act? Ehrrrm…. Yeah! Yeah! Suicide. Anyway, it turns out that God was so saddened by this act of hatred towards His most precious gift to mortals, which was life that He had given those who committed this sin a second chance. Instead of letting them burn to Eternal Flame called Hell, those who d...

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“Living the Dream” by April Mohn

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“There is this ad in the newspaper for people who want to leave their old lives behind and start fresh, I thought about checking it out for the 10th time.” I said to my friend Candace. The only friend I had left. “Oh I heard about that ad, Are you actually considering it?”“Yeah, I mean why not? I barley have anything left, It seems like my world is never going to change around.” I said with sadness.“Am I barely anything?” She asked with a hint of bi...

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“Passionate Nightmare” by Writing Enitan

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He couldn't help wake up terrified, sweaty and shaken, like he does every time he's had an hectic day, which is five days in every week, but the rest two days are not left spared either, they are just not as terrifying. He jumped off the bed in a hurry to get ready and leave as if being chased out of his house. For a successful therapist with many renowned books authored by him and awarded for, he sure lives in a house far too quiet and calm in style; and for a young, handsome, well fit man at 28, his relationship status isn't amusing either...

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“A Little Nudge” by Tom L

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Trigger warning: suicide “Hello.” Sam knew the voice. He heard it when two policemen showed up at an apartment’s door to tell his mother that his father was never coming home, and he’d heard it in the days and years following. It was a languid itch that started in his chest and nestled in his forehead, an itch Sam had tried his best to ignore. In another life, a first love had told a younger Sam that she loved his laugh - she could always pinpoint him by the way the sound filled a room, like a rolling ocean wave captured in a bottle. ...

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“Changing someone's past and future all at once” by Me Minez

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Sandy has been helping people for many years, she loves to help others out of hardship. Others in relationships where they are in serious danger. In situation they are not able to get out of on their own with out putting their family in jeopardy. She has safe homes she brings her clients to arranges their stay as well as their travel to where they may re-establish themselves. She really loves her job although she is very secretive about her life. Not only does she help people but she has a small shop down town coffee and pastries. Sand...

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Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 246 stories

“A normal day on the job with Mrs. Anderson” by Noir P.

“Morte” by Ayame Owen

“Moving on” by Brandon Hone

“Promise of a New Life” by Rebecca Power

“Karma” by Jacob Gottlieb

“Life and Death” by Aurora F

“UPHOLDING HANDS” by Folasade Shuaib

“Claudette” by MERCY NOAH

“Out With The Old, In With The New” by Jon Robles

“It's all over😘” by Wisdom Emmanuel

“AfterLife” by Anna Dominique

“Living the Dream” by April Mohn

“Passionate Nightmare” by Writing Enitan

“A Little Nudge” by Tom L

“Changing someone's past and future all at once” by Me Minez

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Write about someone who has finally managed to succeed at a long-standing New Year’s resolution.

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Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways.

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