Write a story about a person longing for family.

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“The Light of Gary” by Harmony Rose

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Darkness. Complete darkness. That’s all Emma Brown saw during her life. No, she wasn’t blind in any way. There just wasn’t anything special about her life. She was just Emma Brown. However, her birthday was rolling around the corner. This year, she wished for something special. Emma had wished for a family. Everyday, she passed houses full of children running up to their moms. Warmth. Happiness. Emma wasn’t sure how a family worked at this point. She didn’t have one. Emma had wanted the warmth of a hug from a mom. She wanted love and a home....

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“A story about a person longing for a family” by Joanne Phanh

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It was a beautiful almost fall time of year. The air was crisp and the leaves started to fall. We were taking the eldest off to college, and very proud. She was extremely excited looking forward to growing up and being adventurous. The youngest was starting off in high school. Nervous and a little frightened of the new enormous new school the town built.We knew our family life would change forever. A few short days later there was a wind storm. No rain just a horrible wind storm. We lo...

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“A Family To Call My Own” by Jessica Wheeler

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Alarm blaring in my ears, I slowly roll over and turn off my alarm clock. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I stand up and start getting ready for what today will bring. I feel good today, like today could be one of the best days I have had in a while. Today I think I will get to join in on the family fun. For once, I won’t get stuck at the house alone. However, I know that realistically it will probably be like every other day. I am just a foster kid that they are taking care of. They don’t spend any extra time with me or let me join in...

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“THE DILEMMA BETWEEN MOTHER AND MOTHERLAND” by Manisha Aggarwal

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CHAPTER 1 –THE HOPEThe day is January 15th, 1998, read the side wall calendar in the military quarters. Major Veer felt a plethora of emotions when he saw the encircled date on the calendar ‘January 17th’. He went down the memory lane, recalling the saccharine bond he shares with his baby sister. He envisaged his younger self in his late teens, dressed meticulously in his school uniform holding the hand of his younger sister, his doll who was about 4 years old then. He relished how astonishingly endearing she looked in her grey tunic, white ...

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“Carlotta (Desert Queen)” by Jay Kasperbauer

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Dear Reverend,In your entire life if you never experience true love or if you find yourself questioning love or the strength of your love for someone else, please read this letter. Its contents are entirely factual, I assure you. I have probably overshared many details but it is my best effort to explain things this way so that you can see that I am genuine and candid and so that you can understand the exact details, as best I can describe them, of how I found love (or how love found me). After presenting the information, I will discuss the ...

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“Happy Endings Require a Sacrifice” by Alicia Gilliam

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I am here to testify that what happened in Oakhill was no dream, nor even a daydream, but a mingling of hot imagination and cold reality colliding into a thunderstorm of story-telling that took even Juliet by surprise. This is her story.It all started on a typical Thursday afternoon at the close of 7thperiod English.“Due Friday: Three-page original fairy tail”Juliet winced at the spelling error on the blackboard. She had a few choice words, but her eyes dropped to the collection of buttons on the backpack sitting at her feet. “Be nice. Be ni...

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“Atakpamé” by Temilade Adetona

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Raged. The ofttimes silent sea threw its many berserk waves against the mammoth timbered ship, roaring as though an untuned choir. Moon was silenced, clouds staged a coup. The enslaved multitude swayed side to side bellowing chants of appeasement to Yemoja - goddess of the many seas. "Yemoja ooo, Alagbara... " they yelled. Sea fell quiet, Yemoja seemed pleased. The bestormed seas rose many heights hoisting the troubled ship soon smashed against a souless, arched islet. Land was mashy moist. Half buried by the umber sand, Ola, a child captive...

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“First Meeting” by Jen V D

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My whole life, I had waited for that day to happen. And how beautiful the day itself was, now that I’m looking back at it. Of course, that morning my head was full of other things. Worry and excitement, and emotions I couldn’t name yet, so I wasn’t focusing on the world outside the car. But even though I didn’t watch it, there was thick growth on the hedges we passed. Sunlight landed golden on the leaves. A rare cloud sat in a wide sky. My memory stored it away for years and I can look at it now.I was going to meet my dad. I was five ye...

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“Ghost Boy” by Lauren Carlyle

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Wednesday, October 9th Dear diary, I met someone new today. Someone very extraordinary. “Tell us again, Ghost Boy. Why’s your hair white?” “Yeah, Ghost Boy! What’s wrong with ya, huh?” “And your eyes! What’s wrong with your eyes, freak?”I heard the voices while I was walking up Perian Road, to the great big bridge over the river. I wanted to examine the bridge for any sign of trolls or other creatures that might be living underneath. I hadn’t thought I’d see anyone there, but I could hear yelling and jeering all the way from the bend in the ...

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“Erosion” by Nusayba A.

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Erosion doesn't necessarily have to be physical. The real, painful erosion is of the emotions, literally being stripped off of them and you are hurled into the hands of the frigid and the dark; no source of warmth. . . .The "L" word was cursed to him and undefined. He never experienced what the other blessed beings called 'love' ; he knew he could never win it. They say love comes with a price - but isn't that for those with the ability to pay? Johnny - 'Little Johnny' as he was called - never possessed a single silver coin that he could fee...

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“Family, Lost and Found” by Kathryn Mcfadden

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Family, Lost and FoundLike an irrepressible, unremitting disease, it’s time for another family reunion. In the case of my relatives, it should be called Family Fight Night because everyone knows this event will end with people flying through the air, trips to the emergency room, screaming children and destroyed property. We find a new location every five years for this ruckus because no reputable establishment will let us back for a repeat performance. The invitation announces that the "20th Annual Bleeker Family Reunion...

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“Roza's Case. ” by Amichee Sin

Submitted to Contest #7

On majority occasions; mainly in this human dimension, children would be born into a family. Sometimes with a loving one, sometimes one without any; although, many don't know, there is a few people who have none. This is going to be about one in particular, their name being Roza. This young maiden, which was created in year 1640 was born without one. Roza would long for the feeling of having a family, her creators couldn't care less for her well being. In fact they were disappointed of her, she was supposed to be a warrior. Going into b...

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“Daisies” by Ciara D

Submitted to Contest #7

I wait for their visits, hardly able to think of anything else all week long. Every week, Saturday afternoon at 3, they gather to see me. I often wonder what they do with their mornings. Does my daughter have a long, lazy morning with her husband and her own children? Breakfast in bed - stacks of greasy toast, lukewarm tea and Peppa Pig playing louder than the screaming of her youngest son? I was never one for wasting away a Saturday. My mornings were spent walking, at the farmer's market, weeding the garden. Has my husband picked up these r...

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“Homesick” by Alex McBride

Submitted to Contest #7

“Are you moping again?” Andrea called from the hallway. Louise heard her shuffle past the couch but didn’t turn over to look at her roommate. A bag of chips crinkled in the background. Louise kept clicking the remote to scroll through the list of shows. Her arm was starting to fall asleep but she didn’t have the heart to move.“Here, scoot over.” Andrea nudged at her feet. Begrudgingly, Louise curled up into a ball to accommodate her. “What’s wrong?”“I miss home.” Louise felt like a child admitting it for the thousandth time. She was barely a...

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“The Forest Boy” by Anthony Eriksen

Submitted to Contest #7

Alex was always alone. His parents died when he was very young. He lived in foster homes until he was five. He ran away from a bad foster parent and went into the woods. Ever since, he's lived in the woods learning to survive on his own. He's now fifteen and he longs for a good family. Even though he doesn't know what a good family is, he wants to find out.Now, he lives in a small cave and hunts during the day. One day he goes farther than he usually does. He hears a small noise close to him and, thinking it's an animal, gets ready to attack...

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Write a story about a person longing for family.

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✍️ 44 stories

“The Light of Gary” by Harmony Rose

“A story about a person longing for a family” by Joanne Phanh

“A Family To Call My Own” by Jessica Wheeler

“THE DILEMMA BETWEEN MOTHER AND MOTHERLAND” by Manisha Aggarwal

“Carlotta (Desert Queen)” by Jay Kasperbauer

“Happy Endings Require a Sacrifice” by Alicia Gilliam

“Atakpamé” by Temilade Adetona

“First Meeting” by Jen V D

“Ghost Boy” by Lauren Carlyle

“Erosion” by Nusayba A.

“Family, Lost and Found” by Kathryn Mcfadden

“Roza's Case. ” by Amichee Sin

“Daisies” by Ciara D

“Homesick” by Alex McBride

“The Forest Boy” by Anthony Eriksen

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