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Submitted to Contest #269
When I was just a year old, I was given a stuffed animal panda bear for my birthday from my father. It wasn’t anything special. Yet in my eyes, it was my most valuable belonging. I named him Daddy Bear, because as a one year old, you don’t know what a real name is. I took him everywhere. I slept with him every night. He was always so happy to come with me and snuggle. He was good at snuggling. My father wasn’t home most of the time. He worked in the Navy, which demanded a lot of his time. He had to leave and work in Japan for two years...
My mind wanders to why the world is how it is. Why adventure and curiosity are prohibited. These things should be a part of everyone’s lives. Everyone overlooks them, these simple minds, not wanting to know more and experience more. The ring of my doorbell pulls me away from the dishes I was washing. At the door, I peek quickly through the peephole to see my best friend, Ian, who I was expecting to arrive five minutes earlier. The door swings open and I rush him into the house. “Alina, what the heck!” “Shh!” I hiss. I pull the curtains shut ...
Submitted to Contest #245
“Altair, go get ready. And make sure you wear your proper clothes,” His mom calls to him from the kitchen where she feeds his little brother, Comet. “Okay, Mom,” Altair complies. He has never been one to linger or disobey. With a skip in his step, he heads up the stairs of their colorful, lively home. Altair’s mother adores plants, everything about them. He has to weave around them on his way to his room as pots full of brilliant green plants with flowers in bloom line the hallway. Altair loves his home and everything about it, unlike other ...
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