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“Letting Go” by Kate Winchester

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**Trigger warning: suicide ideation** I need to have a meeting with you today at 3:00, Paul had written in his email. He did not elaborate any further and his email was left unexplained. Jill glanced at the clock. It was only ten. How was she going to make it until then? Paul was her boss’s boss. He was the head honcho, the big cheese, or whatever you want to call him. It was uncharacteristic of him to email her as he didn’t interact with her often. She was merely a cog in the wheel and he was the ...

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“Capuccino Cups” by Elise Volkman

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cw: mental health, traumaWhen I tell Doc about it, I tell her nothing dramatic or out of the ordinary happened that day. Nothing at all. One moment, I was sweeping the floor in front of the till during a lull. Next thing I knew, I was rocking back and forth on the ground, sobbing. I don’t remember why. I just remember Claude, holding me and rubbing my back, helping me calm down. I don’t think we even knew each other’s names. I remember his well now. I remember writing it in Sharpie on a white paper cup. Claude had walked in that day expectin...

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“How do you explain that? ” by Lily Rebecca 🐰🐾

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"How do you explain that?" "You can't" I stare at the body on the ground. Did we really just go through all that? The rain pelts down, soaking us to the bone. I shiver and let my hands drop to my side. I put my arm around Anya. We have gone through heck. She pulls away and wraps herself in her arms. I don't blame her. I would be pulling away too. My mind races as I realise what we have done. We managed to stop a criminal mastermind at the age of 15. Imagine what we could do when we're older. We could accomplish great things. But I don't know...

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“Jack's Rose” by N S

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At 2:20 a.m. on that fateful April 15 of the year 1912, the British ocean liner, the most famous ship of the era and perhaps even till date, The RMS Titanic sank into the North Atlantic Ocean, not very far from its destination. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck the iceberg about two and a half hours earlier. The so-called unsinkable ship had finally sunk. Who on earth doesn’t know this? But very few know how this incident changed the lives of thousands, people who died, people that were related to them, an...

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“Our Escape” by Naduni De Silva

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The escape was harder than I ever though it would be. the slightest noise around me made me stop on my tracks and reach out for the dagger that was hidden in my coat. I was never a fighter. I just accepted whatever the life gave me and thought this is the way things should be. I could see the reflection of the river and to my disappointment it was totally melted. The only way for me is to go around the river to the other side but it is riskier than getting across the river. There are guards everywhere around the river waiting to catch those ...

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“𝐴 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝐶𝑢𝑝 𝑂𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑒” by 💖♎ℂℍℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝕐 ℍ𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕄𝔸ℕℕ♎💖

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***Trigger warning*** Active shooter***It was early. Shane was not ready to face the day. She glanced over at her phone knowing it would quiet soon. Laying there in silence, she questioned how she become boring. The phone rang again. “If it weren’t for my ringtone" I would throw that damn thing,” she said to no one. It played the intro song of Sons Of Anarchy every time it rang. Again her phone silenced. She didn’t know long she laid there, but she did know that her phone went off 12 times before stopping. “Oh my God,” she exclai...

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“Blood Sisters” by Rexy Rexy

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There was a noise of chattering in the corridor. Then the door of the student accommodation burst open by a fierce gush of the cold wind bringing the snowflakes inside. ‘Come in, quickly, and close the door after you!’ Ying said in a hushed tone. ‘Ling is still asleep, be quiet.’ ‘Not anymore.’ Ling replied in a weak voice, she looked pale. ‘Well, good. We just came back from the canteen. Let me see.’ Ying climbed up the ladder of the metal bunk bed. She rubbed her hand together furiously and put one hand on Ling’s forehead. ‘A fever i...

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“Sisters Are As Sisters Do” by Iona Cottle

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There was nothing about the two girls that, from the outside at least, was the same. Roxanne was tall, athletic and loud, whilst Wren was short for her age, and though she was always smiling she rarely laughed. One drank the spotlight, whilst you forgot the other was in the room. The only thing that connected the two girls was that they arrived at the school at the same time, but as they were in different years no one noticed. During the school day their paths rarely crossed, and if they did no one spotted the smiles they saved for each ot...

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“Forward, And Sideways, Too” by Holly Fister

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Trigger Warning: War.Dear Casey,White and gray, this winter day, I’m beggin the sun to come out to play. Should I take up poetry? Okay, not one of my strengths. BUT, I have sewn enough scarves to stock my (ever stagnant) Etsy shop and also provide warmth for a third world country. Which is why I sent a whole box of them to a village in Afghanistan! I would have sent them to you and the guys, but I figured you wouldn’t appreciate the lovely shades of rose, violet, and turquoise. I read about their cold snap in 2019 and how they didn’t have wi...

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“Mother” by Keri Dyck

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Shayne twitched. His body ached all over, and his head was throbbing. His left foot was cold. Where was he? The smell of herbs, the sound of humming, the soft something he was sitting against… this wasn’t the camp. Where were the jests, the laughter, the smell of stale liquor?His eyelids were crusty, but he pried them open. He was in a large stone building. The humming was coming from his right. He turned his head carefully, and something wet fell off his forehead. Liquid dripped down through his eyebrows. He raised a hand to wipe it aw...

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“Mr Strong” by S. Athena

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My heart is pounding, my breath is coming out in short bursts and my hands are trembling. This is what happens when I think of him. So the story goes for most of the members in my group. The old lady called Lucy is no exception. She seems to be staring at me but her eyes are glassy, her pupils dilated; I know her mind is elsewhere, like mine was a few seconds ago. “So, what would you like to share with us today?” the group leader asks, looking at me. I know it’s my turn. I know I can postpone this no longer. And yet my memories of ‘that...

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“Pure Cinema” by Aimee P

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I lost my city in the light of day,Thick smoke, helicopter blades,Heaven and earth never moved so fast,you'll never know the fear your mama has... The city was coming down before our very eyes. There were about five of us running together, all keeping each other propelled forward by the backs of our jackets. I had Franchesca and Robbie’s jacket collars gripped tightly in my hands, my sweating palms making me dig my nails into the fabric out of fear that they would slip through my fingers. Nicol and Andre had their own grip on me, one ha...

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“The Bond” by Ayesha Hassan

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The Bond“You can come and see your mother”, the doctor said.I went in and saw my mother sinking fast, at the deaths’ door .Her eyes were closed, she opened it twice, looked at me, vague and pale. She didn’t &nbsp...

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“Take Things for Granted ” by Elaina Goodnough

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"Breathe. The fear, the anxiety, it will leave you, believe me, it will."I felt the tears fall down myface once more, creating trails of grief and memory. Were those really her lastwords to everyone as so many people had said? Or were they words that ended her time with us and preluded her time somewhere else, with someone else. The horrible, twisted part was that she didn't die.She just lay dead. Her heart kept beating but it didn't beat the rhythm of life, just the monotony of not-death. She wasn't passionate, she didn't have emotions...

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“The Miracle Trip” by Sreedevi Mahapatra

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“Ten years of marriage and no children”, what is the use of such a life?” Commented Ganga bai on her neighbour, wiping the running nose of her seventh girl child. Her anger vented on poor Kuni, her neighbour for denying a cup of sugar which often this fiery dragon would borrow but never returned. Kuni, just looked at Ganga with her huge doe eyes but didn’t utter a word. All these years she has been used to the taunts and jeers from her mother-in-law , relatives and nosey neighbours. It ...

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Write about two characters who’ve gone through something so intense they now feel like family.

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✍️ 190 stories

“Letting Go” by Kate Winchester

“Capuccino Cups” by Elise Volkman

“How do you explain that? ” by Lily Rebecca 🐰🐾

“Jack's Rose” by N S

“Our Escape” by Naduni De Silva

“𝐴 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝐶𝑢𝑝 𝑂𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑒” by 💖♎ℂℍℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝕐 ℍ𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕄𝔸ℕℕ♎💖

“Blood Sisters” by Rexy Rexy

“Sisters Are As Sisters Do” by Iona Cottle

“Forward, And Sideways, Too” by Holly Fister

“Mother” by Keri Dyck

“Mr Strong” by S. Athena

“Pure Cinema” by Aimee P

“The Bond” by Ayesha Hassan

“Take Things for Granted ” by Elaina Goodnough

“The Miracle Trip” by Sreedevi Mahapatra

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