Write a story about someone walking through a park on a spring evening, told only through internal monologue.

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“A Day in May” by Cynthia Maj

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I look at the clock and see that it is 1:45pm, and I realized that I have not left my house in two days. I glance outside of my kitchen window and see that it is a beautiful spring day. It is too glorious of a day to stay indoors so I make a plan to do something. I do not like to be alone for too long, I need to get outdoors and just be around people. I remind myself that it is really loneliness that I am trying to escape, and the repetition of days that can slowly drive someone crazy. I have friends that I can call and chat with but I'm alm...

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“The Walk ” by Donna Golladay

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"Oh snap, the pavement is still damp after that shower we had earlier this afternoon. Better be careful my clumsy self doesn't slip and fall. Remember the bathtub incident? Because the firemen sure didn't.""I think I can walk one mile in less than ten minutes, although today I feel like I'm moving with concrete shoes. I will still calculate my steps; I didn't spend all that money on a SoFit watch for it to collect dust." "I'm seriously tired of gray days, we've had four in a row now. When will the sun come back out? I need to work on m...

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“Shame” by Violet Wald

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Why am I always putting up with this? What an embarrassment would it be if someone, especially someone I knew, saw me with unkempt hair in my pizza-stained hoodie and pyjama bottoms! Not to mention my bleeding lips. Fortunately, the dim light in the park won’t reveal the traces of another fight with Marcel to occasional joggers. I won’t even need to cover the scratch on my cheek with makeup tomorrow before work. Home office is not that bad after all. If Marcel could tame his temper at times, it would even be bearable.Why are people complaini...

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“A walk through Central Park ” by Heidi Fitzsimmons

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Ahh, my annual tradition of an evening stroll through Central Park ...... oops, watch that puddle.I do wish that Mary would walk with us on these beautiful nights, through the park, but I guess the chill in this night air is simply too cold for her old bones nowadays.So it’s just you and me, Charlie. You really do love our special walks, don’t you good boy? I’m truly grateful that you are still so spry!I sometimes wonder if I’m the only person in the world who can walk through Central Park and see something different each day.I have to say t...

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“Should I tell them?” by Robert Faulk

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Should I tell them?I walked through this park more than a thousand years ago. I remember the street; it ran where Gartenstrasse runs today, and I lived in a house beside the public baths. How beautiful this place is in spring. Yes, it’s almost as beautiful as it was then. I love that golden rain tree! But, I wonder, is the picture in my mind real? Was there a well where Gartenstrasse 18 stands today? I remember drawing cold water from that well, but perhaps not; I might be crazy, but it’s so real. I’m eighty, maybe more. I’ve got severe arth...

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“An Internal Treatise on the Notion of Spring” by John Settles

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I could never figure out what joy there is to be found in spring. Sure, I could probably understand from a child’s perspective, all the vibrant colors, the birds and the bees fluttering about, the excited invitations to come play with them and roll around in the dirt and mud, kicking up God knows how much pollen to invade the noses of everyone around them. Yes, all of these things are wonderful for a child, they are living what people call “their best life” in that moment. To think that being in such a populated park filled with so many...

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Write a story about someone walking through a park on a spring evening, told only through internal monologue.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 141 stories

“A Day in May” by Cynthia Maj

“The Walk ” by Donna Golladay

“Shame” by Violet Wald

“A walk through Central Park ” by Heidi Fitzsimmons

“Should I tell them?” by Robert Faulk

“An Internal Treatise on the Notion of Spring” by John Settles

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