Write about someone who decides to make their own version of something old.

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“Radio” by Elijah Cooley

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Jabari inclined his face toward the radio and listened to the soccer game. He could see it all in his mind's eye… the Players lining up on the field, each taking their positions. The yell to start, the kicking and running and everything swept Jabari into it. Oh, he wished he had a radio of his very own, so he could listen all day. “Jabari! Time to go!” his Mama called. Jabari got up from the radio, Yared, his best friend, following. “Great game, huh?” Yared asked. Jabari nodded. “Did you hear that goal? Basically ripped a hole in the net!” J...

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“Pompadour ” by Maurice Jones

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The whole thing begins when I step out of the shower and stare at myself. Through the steam and fog on the mirror I can see it, my hair. It’s long and curly. I haven’t worn it this long since I was about twelve years old. I’m currently in my early forties, so this look was a long time ago for me. Then the memories start, both the good and the bad. When I was a child, I spent countless time watching my dad comb his hair in the mirror. My father wasn’t a vain man, but he cared about how he looked. He liked to be groomed, and he liked...

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“REMNANTS OF MEMORIES” by Catherine Erwin

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What’s that in the corner? Dusty and scarred, the chest fit right in with the rest of this horrible, messy, and disgusting job. As I looked around the dingy basement and still saw piles and piles of yellowed papers, rusted tools, plastic bins, never opened bargain store knickknacks, broken pottery, and rodent droppings, this was a welcome distraction. My sister Connie and I had moved my Mom out of this old house as it was a physical challenge for her to remain. Hoarding tendencies and years of dog hair buildup were now ca...

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“Trench town” by Robert Barr

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Trench Town I am sitting in a circle of five Rastafarian Jamaican men. I felt no threat. Wow! So much has happened to me in the last six months. As I sat there, I became the participant/observer I had read about in many journals. I watched everything intensely. The men were expressing strong positive non-verbal's. In Trench town, there were the smells in the gutter, the cooking stoves, the sounds of someone making love in the next room, the cries of children, reggae blaring from the corner boom box radio, and the occasional gunfire...

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“Another Success for Herbie Wright” by Ann L

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Herbie Wright stood before the tiny, toothpaste-spattered mirror in the small bathroom connected to his small office, staring into his own eyes, repeating his positive reinforcement phrases the requisite ten times each to make sure he got his morning off to a good start. “I am a superstar. I can make miracles. My play is a success.” Proper mental preparation was, he knew, the key to his success in a very, very difficult line of work. Herding cats was much too easy a description for Herbie’s job. It was more like trying to catch, contain, ...

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“The Donut Problem” by Alex Kamczyc

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Ricardo did not fit in the harness. Like, he really didn’t fit in the harness. “I thought I told you to cut the donuts out of your morning routine,” Julian said, fighting to keep the anxiety and frustration from poking their ugly heads out. “I did Mr. Julian.” “Like hell you did. This whole ending doesn’t work if my Willy Loman can’t fit into the harness.” Julian could hear his voice echo on the large stage housed in Allen Theater, the main performance space located in Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Julian turned his back...

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Write about someone who decides to make their own version of something old.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 36 stories

“Radio” by Elijah Cooley

“Pompadour ” by Maurice Jones

“REMNANTS OF MEMORIES” by Catherine Erwin

“Trench town” by Robert Barr

“Another Success for Herbie Wright” by Ann L

“The Donut Problem” by Alex Kamczyc

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Start your story with someone vowing to take revenge.

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