In the form of diary/ journal entries, write a story that provides glimpses into a person's life at different ages.

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“From Princess to Doctor” by Amany Sayed

12/2/2009Dear Diary,Today is my 7th birthday!!! Im so happy! Mommy got me a diary for a gift. Thats you! The cover is very pretty, it's all sparkly and has pink polkadots on it! Daddy got me a teddy bear. Its really nice too. Its fluffy and brown, so Im naming him Mr. Fluffers. All my friends in my class are coming to my house tomorrow to have a party with me. Mommy says that they will all bring me gifts too!Yayyyyyyy! I will talk to you about it tomorow. Bye!-Princess Alex12/3...

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“Tomorrow” by Riddhi Shedge

Dear Diary,Hi! I'm Amberly, and Mama just bought you from the store. I can't wait to write in you every day. Tomorrow is the first day of second grade, and I'm super excited. I'm in the same class as my best friend, Rose. Our teacher is Mrs. Laila. Everyone says she is very nice. Well, I'm going to sleep.Nighty night,AmberlyDear Diary,The first day of fourth grade was so amazing! Rose baked the whole class delicious strawberry cupcakes, and our new teacher, Ms. Eastland, bought these pretty ge...

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“R15-EN” by Joseph Ahart

-scanning memory card- //beginning system operations/(Storage backup_COMPLETE)/(Neural connection_COMPLETE)/(CPU analysis_COMPLETE)

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“Secret Diary! DO NOT READ!” by Ivy Spade

Wednesday, 2 June 1954 9:32 amOur baby girl, named Turquoise, was born EXACTLY one year ago. You are a beautiful girl, with fair skin, nice brown eyes and shiny blonde hair. Your first word was Mamma, and you have a lazy eye. You are the most lovable creature EVER! When you were 6 ½ months old you started crawling. You’re also very talkative (mostly babbling)! Every year, on your birthday, I will write in this journal until you are old enough to write by your self! I can’t wait till you start talking and reading!!! But ...

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“Dear Subconscious” by Harken Void

Date: June 2nd, 1991Time: 13:37;46Age: 39 seconds Dear Newborn I took the liberty of resetting your memories, knowledge, experiences, emotions, growth and all imprints or ‘stamps’ you might have received or collected prior to coming here. All your knobs have been dialed to zero, all scales calibrated, all bases for evaluation and differentiation erased. You are now a blank slate, clean and completely innocent. You are perfect.You may wonder why I have done this and who I am, and I...

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“Dirtbag” by Janet Inglis

Mum said I should start a diary.1st January 100Mum said I should date my entries.18th December 1992Mum said I should use the real date.Mum said I should write about things that happen to me and how I feel about them.Mum read my diary.I hate it when Mum reads my diary and tells me what to write.*****25th December 1992Santa (Mum

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“The injection of Dear Diary” by Laura Watts

“Are you ready?” This could be the moment that changed her life forever. This needle could kill her, or it could make her life worth living again. What did she have to lose? Sucking in a deep breath, she nodded, and the needle was jabbed into her arm. Immediately, her brain became alive, spurting out memory in a frantic flow of concept and purpose, like and ocean wa...

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“With love, Alicia Lorraine ” by Libby Carter

dear diarytoday mommy and i went to the park and got ice cream. it was funwith love, Alicia LorraineDear diary, I thought I lost you years ago. But now I found you so I can write in y...

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“Love, X” by Jessica C

Jan 28 1986Dear Diary, Mommy and Daddy gived me this diary for my birthday yesterday! I am 7 now! I had my birthday party and everyone came but Sammy L. Mommy said that he was sick but I don’t care because he called me the B word at gym class and that’s a bad word so I don’t like him anyway. Dana gived me a Get In Shape Girl ribbon and a book just like hers. It’s my favorite present because I want to be a ballet dancer when I grow up. Today at school we watched TV! I didn’t know they let us w...

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“Dear Diary: From a Young Girl” by Victoria Jayne

Dear Diary,Today is my birthday. I just turned 12 years old! My mom got me this neat notebook as a present and she had the great idea that I should write in it every year on my birthday! My mom is so smart and pretty. I can't wait to grow up and be like her!Besides this diary, Mom remembered to order my favorite unicorn cake from the good bakery on Main Street. That's the one that puts REAL CHOCOLATE inside the cake! Isn't that just awesome?! Mom even asked them to put this type of glitter we can eat on it! The glitter looks...

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“Animal Hunt” by Lauren Ford

December 25th 2019 Dear diary, It’s Christmas today but Santa didn’t arrive. Mummy gave you to me so that I could write down my sad thoughts. She said that it helps. I asked her if she had one to write in too and she just smiled and wiped a tear from her eye. I don’t know where she found you. Ben said she nicked you from another family who are staying in this horrible place too. I don’t think she did though. Mummy wo...

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“I am Janie Quinn” by Courtney Haynes

Dear Ada Lovelace,I know you’re wondering why I’m even writing you. You’ve been dead for over a century, after all. Well, Counselor Watkins says she thinks it’s best if I write a journal to deal with my thoughts as I adjust to this new place. And if I’m going to divulge such confidential information, it might as well be to the Mother of Modern Day Programming.We have a lot in common. Like your mother, mine has been embittered by my father not being around. Dinner always turns into these odd sermons abou...

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“Dear Dee(short for diary)” by Donyelle C. Leachman

3/23/1987, Monday, 12:58 p.m. Dear Dee, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!! I’m 10 years old today. Double digits! I wonder what my mom has planned for me today. Today is the 1st day of Spring Break and I am so excited. I would like to have some friends over for cake and ice cream. Or maybe mom can have a party for me at McDonald’s. She hasn’t said anything about it yet, but I hope we are gonna have so muc...

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“Never Take the Stars Away from Me” by Gabriella DiTaranto

December 28th, 1958Dear Diary, This notebook was given to me by my mother for Christmas to write down my favorite memories. I’m not really big on writing, but I guess it’s good to remember. My name is Nancy Harris and I’m 14 years old. This was a good year, I suppose. I started high school and made many new friends. ...

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“Spring to Autumn” by Sue Marsh

Spring to AutumnSuzanne MarshOctober 17, 1963Dear Diary,Today is my thirteen birthday, Mom gave you to me this morning. I hope we will have a long and wonderful friendship. I am freshman at Mount Saint Mary's Girls Academy. The summer before I had to read The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, one of twenty five books that were required reading.Perhaps I should tell you a little about myself. I am an only child, both my parents work. I have learned to play the accordion and the pi...

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In the form of diary/ journal entries, write a story that provides glimpses into a person's life at different ages.

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✍️ 138 stories

“From Princess to Doctor” by Amany Sayed

“Tomorrow” by Riddhi Shedge

“R15-EN” by Joseph Ahart

“Secret Diary! DO NOT READ!” by Ivy Spade

“Dear Subconscious” by Harken Void

“Dirtbag” by Janet Inglis

“The injection of Dear Diary” by Laura Watts

“With love, Alicia Lorraine ” by Libby Carter

“Love, X” by Jessica C

“Dear Diary: From a Young Girl” by Victoria Jayne

“Animal Hunt” by Lauren Ford

“I am Janie Quinn” by Courtney Haynes

“Dear Dee(short for diary)” by Donyelle C. Leachman

“Never Take the Stars Away from Me” by Gabriella DiTaranto

“Spring to Autumn” by Sue Marsh

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