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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.

Posted in Character on Oct 26, 2022

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The Everyday Life of Me, I Guess

Submitted to Contest #36

December 31, 2019tuday me and dady went to momys hows. i dont think dady and momy love eech othur enimore. momy sez sumtims pepl dont werk owt. i miss momy at hom. January 1, 2020crismis wuz fun and i got a barby and a bakeng set. dady is guna help me bake. i want a baby sister. at leest i got a girl dogi. her nam is lucy. dady sez that lucy is a maltipoo. she is so cuet. January 2, 2020tuday we had browniz. i made ecstra for momy. i no momy likes browniz. she sez that she likes my browniz the best. i like dadys browniz the best. h...

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The Attic

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   March 17 2029The girls looked out the window. It was raining heavily. They could see the fat drops striking the glass then sliding lazily down the pane. But thanks to the triple glazing, which muted the sounds of the storm, Dina spoke to her little sister without needing to raise her voice. “Tanya, I don’t have any virtual lessons today, do you?”Tanya slid the last of her peanut butter covered toast into her mouth, chewed thoughtfully, then replied, “Funny but I don’t think I have either, I’ll just check my diary....

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This Castle

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March 1446My tutor says I must write of my life every month for a year, and then reflect upon it. Probably to make me ashamed of my inability to learn what he teaches.I did not tell him that in a year he will probably not be my tutor anymore. He is lucky to last a full month. Father and mother keep changing my tutors. I believe they think it will make me smarter. I get the impression that I am not very smart. That is what all my tutors have told me, and what they tell my parents. But all they will teach me is etiquette and history. How can I...

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Winning Again

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Theme: Glimpses of a person’s life.Characters: Edward Lavender:grandfather                                                                              &nbs...

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Memory Loss and a Pen

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The harsh white lights burned holes into the back of his head. A low buzz from a machine caught his attention. A CRD, he recognized, which meant he was in critical condition. A nurse hummed quietly, replacing his IV.  “He-hello?” The nurse jumped back and stared at her patient who against all odds, was alive and speaking. She examined him, checked the various feedback from the machines, and swiftly glided to the intercome. “The doctor will be here shortly.” She explained in a disinterested tone as if the small shock from his consciousne...

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10 Years of Emma's April Fifth

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April 5 2005My mommy bought this cool thing for my birthday today! It's called a jernul or sumthing and is just for me! Mommy says I can write about my day in here but i dont know what to write so i will just put cute stickers of hearts on it! Bye, bye!!-Mommy's PrincessApril 5, 2006Today was my sixth birthday and I had a cute princess theme party! Some of my friends from school came! Jennie always wears pretty stuff to school and today she came in a dress that was beautifuler than me, but i don't care because i wore my pretty birthday outfi...

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My generations

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15th January 20008.45 am.I never had a habit of writing a diary. But today I couldn't hold back because I met the most wonderful and beautiful woman in the park. I never expected to meet her when I left my house for a quick jog. I have been visiting the park for quite some months, but I have never seen her before. She was wearing a black tracksuit, with a grey headband around her blonde curly ponytail. I thought I was an introvert for all along my 20 years of my life, but today I proved wrong. I gathered courage and initiated the conversatio...

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Like Father, Like Son

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Tuesday 19th August, 1997My name is Matthew Cook and I am ten years old. Today is my birfday and my dad gave me a notebook to do my writing in. I want to be a writer when I am older and an adult, so dad says that I need to practise all of the time and so I am going to start by writing a dairy.Today we went to the beach for my birffday birfday which was fun. Even though my sister has to come as well and she kept crying bcos she is a baby. It was sunny and we had ice-cream then we had pizza when we came home.I live with my mum and dad and sist...

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I Paint Stories with Stars

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Record 1 I am painting with the stars. Shaping these words I’m writing with the giant orbs of light. The galaxy is my canvas. I am writing to document my adventures. There are big, beautiful globes below me. One is colored in shades of green and cerulean, with pretty white mist swirling on its surface. I tried to float towards the globe. Tried to touch it. I instantly recoiled. The globe was cold to the touch. The ones next to it were similar shades of red. One sizzled at my fingertips. The other was filled with pungent gas.I am lonely. ...

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Life Goes On

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May 10, 1957My baby girl was born today. Everything went well. There weren’t any complications. Sheryll and I have decided to name her Ann, in honor my mother. It’s sad that little Ann won’t ever know her grandmother, but at least Sheryll’s parents are still alive and healthy. Ann will still have a pair of grandparents to enjoy. And she will be spoiled rotten by them for sure, since she’s the only grandchild. Well, baby’s crying. Better go check that out. What a great day. I’m a father. I hardly can believe it.11/13/38Mom’s funeral today. It...

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Decades

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1950It is nice here and they’re very kind. Miss Marshall the headmistress is strict but fair the other girls tell me, and she gave all of use new girls a special talk in her study, with tea and buns. I would have preferred lemonade but of course I didn’t say so. After all I’m a big girl of 11 now. I knew I was going to come to St Anne’s Academy. Mother and Father (I’m doing my best to remember to call them that at least in front of the other girls, rather than Mummy and Daddy) told me last year. There’s onl...

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Illness through the years

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My Dear DiaryHi me from the future! I just got this cool diary and I’m going to try and write you messages for future me (you) to see. I don’t really know what I’m going to say but I will write whatever is on my mind. 4/12/2015Hey, I don’t really know what I’m writing but everything lately has been absolute hell, my dad passed away and my mom’s getting sick, I have no friends but I want to write out everything that’s happening because I don’t know what else I can do to cope, I’ll write whenever something mildly happy happens although I ...

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I See You Ceiling Fan

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September 15, 2071 ‘Sleep has always been a personal failing of mine. It is not normal to stare at the ceiling for hours on end, eyes somehow not tiring of watching the white ceiling-fan overhead. The cyclic motion does not bring pause, it does not bring respite - they say counting sheep helps - you don’t know how many times I have heard that. But if the ceiling fan can’t put me to sleep, then sheep have little chance. The beeping doesn’t help either. It’s constant but it is not consistent. Every day something new, every day a different...

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I Started My Period Today

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Sunday, November 20, 2011I started my period today. 4 days earlier than last month. This is day 2 of my 3-day cleanse and it's going okay. No weight loss yet. Would love to weigh 110 pounds by Christmas which is a little over a month away. Started roller skating again so we'll see. I mostly feel disgusted with myself for not working out consistently over this past year but with my mother living with us, it's been a real challenge for me. Looking extremely forward to the day when she moves out!Thursday, January 12, 2012I started my period tod...

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What we've been through

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Dear diary,                                                                            20//17//2018It is the first time I ever take up keeping a diary, so it’s a pretty big...

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