Manolis Kokogiannakis

“Hope,Life,Joy Part 2” by Manolis Kokogiannakis

I woke up with a start, the dream still vivid in my mind. Oral’s words echoed in my ears, “Hope, Life, Joy.” I knew I had to carry on the mission my father had started. The tree of peace created by one magical leaf, planted from my dad, stood tall and proud, a symbol of resilience and hope. But the threat of the cloaked men loomed large, and I couldn’t let them destroy what we had rebuilt.I gathered the people of our city, sharing the story of the magical leaf and the importance of protecting our home. We formed a council, dedicated to prese...

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“Expectations” by Manolis Kokogiannakis

Submitted to Contest #154

“We’re running out of time.” 1 hour ago: “Ok mum,” I sigh as I go down to get Billy who is playing in the fields with his friends.  “Billy, mum says to go back up cos’ dinner’s ready.” “But…wh.wh.why…No,” Billy whines, which makes his friends giggle quietly(you don’t want to get on the bad side of Billy). “I will tell mum,” I reply quite sternly. Billy finally agrees and comes back up to our small nest where mum has worms ready. In an instant Billy complains that we always have worms (we do not). In the end Billy finishes al...

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“Hope, Life, Joy” by Manolis Kokogiannakis

Submitted to Contest #124

Where have the days gone? The days when I will run outside, into the pile of leaves. The different colours of leaves represent multiculturalism that we had. I will jump into the pristine pool. It represents the health of our world. And my parents...well, they contribute to our lives, each day and night, each dawn and dust, each lunch and dinner, all the time. But now...where have the days gone? Now all I see are ashes, flames, and a polluted sky. Barely anyone lives here, only about 60 people. It is hard to imagine the city we used to live...

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“The Man With One Mask, But An Immortal Mask, Unless...” by Manolis Kokogiannakis

Submitted to Contest #123

Have you heard of the Man With One Mask? Here is his story.As I was scrolling through my class’s social media platform, we coded, called Classroom. Yes. Just Classroom. I was so annoyed when our teacher told us that we should call it Classroom, it is so trite. Anyways, today someone named the Man With One Mask, posted a comic, but it was a comic with no pictures, only words. Here is what it said.“Hi, I'm John.”“We know your name John!”“What did you say?”“WE SAID WE KNOW YOUR NAME IS JOHN!!”“What?!”COMMENTS:Harry: Who’s John???Robert: He used...

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“Goodbye..., Liar, The Sign To Isengard (Three texts) :)” by Manolis Kokogiannakis

*These three stories combined together.Goodbye…I had no idea this would happen, let me explain, after I relaxed myself after that month…1st of MayIt was a casual day, I was walking to work, when a man wearing a business suit came to me and showed me a velvet coloured origami cube, also an azure tinted origami bird. He explained to me that I needed to land the bird onto the cube. I tried for half an hour or so and finally got it. I was hoping for money, but instead he gave me a box, clad with gold and patterned with a glorious wave. Inside th...

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