Your character has always viewed the past with rose tinted glasses. Write about what happens when they’re finally confronted with the truth.

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“The Truth of it All” by Missy Lynne

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The truth of it all is nearly unbearable. The simplicity, the ease at which it all unraveled was tortuous. Piece by piece my heart was broken. My mom’s illness had taken a toll on all of us. Watching her slowly deteriorate. Losing one ability after another. And the whole time she kept innocently and sweetly inquiring, “when will I feel better?” And it was a fair question since the doctor’s had not prepared us for anything else. We would do the radiation and the tumors would shrink. Easy peasy. But...

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“Green” by Ashlee Wood

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I guess I had let myself believe it was “our little game” to help hide the fact I knew something was not right. Or maybe I really did believe it. The game had felt right at the time. Like I was a part of something special and secret. Just me and him, our little secret. And, he had chosen me. So, maybe I had believed him. He would never hurt me! He loved me! Even had it progressed from a game to more...I remember looking forward to seeing him after school. Thinking about him all day because I loved him and he was my very best friend. I would ...

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“Pink” by Jade Perry ™️🐍

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Pink is her favorite color. It has been since the age of sixteen. She couldn’t exactly tell you why. Why she’d rather have playful pinks instead of bland blues or purposeful purples. Some days, she thinks it’s because it makes her feel youthful and forever rosy. How just by looking at the color, her heart blushes like her teenage self with a crush. Other days, she swears it’s because it makes the simplest things livelier. That it only takes a single coat of watermelon polish to transform broken brittle nails. That no other color can liven de...

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“Tinted Glasses” by Panda Havens

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It's a sunny day. Barely a cloud in sight. Our character was roaming the streets of Dollenville, a small town which was not that well known to the outside world. The people walking by paid no attention to him. Some even avoided him. He was just too..happy. The town was not the best place in the world. There were barely any laws. People were getting murdered, kidnapped, or robbed around every corner. Yet anytime you striked a conversation with him, he always found a way to look towards the bright side of things. ...

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“Autumn” by Ilexis Pereida

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Autumn used to be my best season, full of change and excitement, and especially being within your warm embrace. But that’s all changed now, as I still remember the day, a brisk fall morning, with dew still residing on the grass almost as if it were trying to speak to me, warn me for what’s to come. If we only had limited time, I would spend it with you. My days, filled with your laughter, and kind touch. If only these crevice-sized details allowed us to trigger deeper connections upon our days here. I had always considered myself to be a ful...

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“Fit to Print” by Eric Holdorf

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Fit to Print “Who was on the phone?” Beth asked as Bob. “It was Paul. Sara is leaving him. She connected with an old flame from high school. This guy found her on FaceBook, and just that, like she’s leaving him. She said he’s focusing on her and living life. She said Paul’s taken her for granted too long.” “That’s too bad. I always liked those two, particularly Sara,” Beth said. “You’re not on FaceBook a lot, are you?” Bob said, an...

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“Shattered” by Cassidy Gray

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Sun dances on my eyelids, and I don't want to open my eyes. Birdsong lulls me to a drifty sort of space, softly, slowly. I give a soft smile as I- “BAM!!!” My door swings open and my eyes are peeled open by a five-year-old sitting on my chest. Soft yellow curls fall on my cheeks and tickle my nose. I hide my face in my hands to avoid any more little-sister-harassment while I peek through my fingers at the clock. The hands point to eight in the morning and I sigh. “Listen, little lady! I say as I tap my sister's nose, You've made me lose pr...

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“Past Imperfect” by D. Jaymz

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The future is the past guided by the blind, ignorant of the present. —Anonymous Looking in the mirror, I see a distorted mug, eyes, vacant piss holes, cried through most of the night, a mouth that droops down to knobby knees, with a nose redder and brighter than Rudolph’s on a stormy night. I drown in nightmares jingling in my brain as they rattle and clink and make a gurgling noise deep in my bowels, nostalgic memories churning, buried deep in the composting heap of maybe were. Little haunting horrors, bite-sized morsels that I worked so ...

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“Nostalgia-Confronting the truth” by Sakaram Puddoo

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Nostalgia Confronting the truth I am Mario Hubin,son of Mr and Mrs Caldicks. After my secondary studies, I left Mauritius at the age of twenty for Toronto to study engineering. I left behind my fifteen-year-old brother named Ben and my five-year-old sister Angela.. Four years later I got graduated. I was lucky to get a job in a Canadian firm. Having worked satisfactorily and efficiently, my firm lengthened my work permit. When I turned twenty-seven, I made the acquaintance of a Canadian lady. Two years later we got married.in the presenc...

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“Crossroads” by I Jones

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"I'm pregnant." The pause that followed felt like several hours. "What do you mean, pregnant?" Mel rolled her eyes. "Well, there's pretty much only one thing that could possibly mean." Jamie was silent for another minute as he processed this information. "I just mean... are you planning to keep it?" It wasn't a hard question for Melanie, but nonetheless, she paused, moving her eyes down from his face for the first time since she came in. "Yes." She swallowed hard as Jamie raised his eyebrows. She had anticipated this ...

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Your character has always viewed the past with rose tinted glasses. Write about what happens when they’re finally confronted with the truth.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 25 stories

“The Truth of it All” by Missy Lynne

“Green” by Ashlee Wood

“Pink” by Jade Perry ™️🐍

“Tinted Glasses” by Panda Havens

“Autumn” by Ilexis Pereida

“Fit to Print” by Eric Holdorf

“Shattered” by Cassidy Gray

“Past Imperfect” by D. Jaymz

“Nostalgia-Confronting the truth” by Sakaram Puddoo

“Crossroads” by I Jones

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a character who yearns for something they lost, or never had.

Start your story with the line ‘Back in my day…’

Write about two characters’ different perspectives of the same past event.

Start your story with a character looking through an old family photo album.

Contest #120

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