Write a story about someone finding acceptance.

Posted in Character on Jun 14, 2024

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“Faded colours” by Dunja Inajetovic

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“We have to go, Fatima. After what happened, we both know we can’t stay here! It isn’t safe anymore.” He whispered, barely breathing.“No, we can’t go. We built our lives here. Kenan, Bosna je naš dom. We can’t leave our families behind. We can’t leave our home behind. We can’t leave our country in a state like this!” She whisper-shouted in the dark kitchen.For once, I didn’t wake up to the bombing, the cries of nightmares. It was majka’s and babo’s arguing in the kitchen next to my room that woke me up in the middle of the night. “It’s not o...

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“As long as I can” by Jessie Mavery

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Tears sting my eyes as I stare vacantly at the red streetlight above my head. The sky is already a dark shade of gray as the night approaches. The light turns green and a wave of people pushes me forward. It would annoy me, normally, but today I’m glad someone else is propping me forward, as my legs can barely function at this point.I've been walking for over an hour, heading nowhere, and this part of town is not familiar to me. Most shops are closed for the day, and the few restaurants and cafes are eerily empty.A sudden wave of exhaustion ...

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“All That's Left” by Jesse Glover

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What makes a house a home?It’s the little things. The keepsakes, the mementos, the kitschy things we bought from your favourite antique stores – that lampstand in the shape of a swan you laughed at me for loving, the old watercolour of lilies on a pond you insisted on hanging. It’s the photos we put on the fridge. Matching sweaters at Christmas, the summer at that resort near the beach. The Polaroid of you in a Freddy Krueger costume at our first Halloween party we hosted. Red cups scatted, half full, Joe and Zoey kissing in the backgro...

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“At Wits' End” by Steve Krysak

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A stream of hot tears showered the linoleum floor, washing away a layer of grime at Robert Dey’s feet. His socks and sandals were damp, and his oversized Hawaiian shirt billowed as he convulsed, hunched over, in the old steel chair. Another half dozen mustard yellow padded seats formed a semi-circle around Robert, occupied by the sympathetic faces of other middle-aged men. Sobbing and an oscillating fan were the only sounds to echo off the exposed beams of the church basement. The air was humid, like stepping off a plane in a tropical desti...

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“The Bird's Feather” by Casper Voogd

Submitted to Contest #255

In the midst of an unending void, a white bird fluttered silently, its glowing feathers reflecting the faint, silvery light that filtered through the darkness. The bird was a small beacon in the oppressive darkness, its gentle glow casting a soft light around the girl standing beneath it. And wow, what was she ugly. A face you have seen many times before, a face masked by fear. The bird took a look at the girl and fluttered towards her. It dived through the void like it has done many times before, hoping for acceptance. As it neared her...

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“Wings of Change ” by Jen M

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On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 5:46 PM Jen M <meehan.jen@gmail.com> wrote: If you were to find a butterfly that hadn't yet emerged from its cocoon, they say that the butterfly would never fly if you tried to assist them in breaking through the cocoon. There are many reasons for this, mostly because the wings need to flutter and struggle against the force of the cocoon to fill the wings with blood. Without the struggle of the emerging butterfly, the butterfly lacks the strength to fly and embark on her new journey in the world. Without this se...

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“Never Too Late” by Nicole G

Submitted to Contest #255

The year 2004 was a great year for Marshall Jeffries–you could say he was on top of the world, or the fashion world, at least. A show–as he would forever call it afterwards, The Show–hosted by a famous supermodel had, despite all odds, crowned him the first-ever winner. With no formal training in fashion, and always an underdog, it made for great television. Congratulations, they said. You are the future of fashion, the next wunderkind. And sure, it was great for a while. He shuffled through old photos he had developed at Duane Reade of hims...

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“The Limits of Magic” by Grayson Chilcote

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Tirisa wandered the forest, using the high canopy the trees provided to shelter her from the endless rain. She had been traveling for weeks now. She couldn’t tell where she was, she just remembered which way took her further into the forest, and which way took her back to the ruins of her village. The Durthai had stopped pursuing her only a week in, leaving her to eventually die in the forest, alone. But if the stories that the people in the village told were to be true, then she wasn’t truly alone in this forest. In fact, she couldn’t...

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Write a story about someone finding acceptance.

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✍️ 98 stories

“Faded colours” by Dunja Inajetovic

“As long as I can” by Jessie Mavery

“All That's Left” by Jesse Glover

“At Wits' End” by Steve Krysak

“The Bird's Feather” by Casper Voogd

“Wings of Change ” by Jen M

“Never Too Late” by Nicole G

“The Limits of Magic” by Grayson Chilcote

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