Write a story that includes someone saying, “You’ve got this.”

Posted in Dialogue on Oct 27, 2023

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“Ivory Rock” by Rose Lind

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Sensitive to first nation people.Land RightsTo my son.The spirit is calling...I cannot lie, but you can! You can lie due to culture. You can lie to yourself, but I cannot. The land belongs to the people who are true owners, its not land rights, it simply belongs to the true caretakers.He said, "Love has hate, hate has love," You love something enough to hate what you do not want and that is natural!So I allow the ancestors to write, trapped from the cultures of their life wanting freedom through this wounded healer.I allow the spirits to lau...

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“E. B. White and Me” by Patricia Holland

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Every struggling new writer who has just earned a B.A. in English or a M.F.A. in creative writing needs a dose of the career advice E. B. White once gave me. He had very definite views on how to write—what to write about—and how to get it in print. As a very junior twenty-year-old researcher/writer at the National Geographic Society, I had an L-shaped office nobody else wanted because it held two desks. A scratched and worn brown desk sat in ...

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“I can't save you” by Tomisin O.

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After knowing each other for half our lives, we were still unsure of what to call each other. Mama said one of her uncles had a son in his second marriage, and divorced the boy’s birth mother, whom Mama had grown to love and trust with all her heart. But we never understood, really, so we didn’t call each other “cousin’’ as we were told.Just “friend”.We were only one year apart, so I visited their home every other summer for ten years. Mama had to work in the summer, and I didn’t mind the two-day trip. He lived in the countrys...

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“You Got This” by John Steckley

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You Got This I pride myself in being able to adjust to new situations. It comes from the experience growing up of moving from place to place. My dad was a professional athlete, a hockey player in the NHL. Although he was a good goalie, he seems to have been traded every two to four years throughout his career, and of course that meant a new house in a new city, and my having to change the hockey sweaters that I wore to school to avoid getting into a fight. While I did not want to go through such shifting in my own career, th...

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“The Journey Within” by DeMia Bullock-Smith

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Once upon a time, in a quaint little town, there lived a young woman named Emily. She had always dreamed of becoming a renowned artist, but self-doubt often held her back from pursuing her passion. One day, she stumbled upon a flyer for an art contest that promised a life-changing opportunity for the winner. With a mix of excitement and trepidation, Emily decided to take a leap of faith and enter the contest. As the deadline approached, Emily found herself overwhelmed by the enormity of the challenge. Doubts crept into her mind, whispering...

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“Fateful Results” by Madeline Honig

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Emily glanced at the analog clock hanging on the wall. It was time. She shut the book in front of her and made her way to the front door almost tripping over her roommate’s black cat. “Roger, why are you always in the way?” She grabbed her overloaded keychain hanging on the key hook, her purse and jacket from the chair she had put out the night before. She could not afford any mistakes this morning. She headed out the door, locking it behind her before approaching her white Camry parked on the street.&...

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“The start of the Journey: Abigail and Sarah” by Aseret Franco

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Abigail stood tall and firm with a sword in hand, ready to impart her powerful teachings to her apprentice, Sarah. The young woman was eager to learn the arts of battle, and Abigail couldn't be happier to teach her. The two stood before a vast forest, where serpent shifters were known to lurk. "Now, Sarah," Abigail said, her voice confident and strong. "The first thing you must know is that serpent shifters are fast and dangerous. But they are not invincible." Sarah nodded, her eyes fixed on Abigail's every word. "The key to defeating the...

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“Song for Joshua” by Susie Reid

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“You’ve got this!” Kira heard the words reverberating through her mind. That’s what Joshua had said to her at the beginning of this wondrous journey. The thought of what lay ahead of her thrilled and scared her at the same time. She looked out at the audience through the side curtain of the stage and sighed. This had been Joshua’s dream for her. Her brother, her mentor, the one who believed in her above all others had always been there for her. They had shared a close bond. The fact that they were twins had made that bond even more close. ...

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“You've Got This” by McKenzie Ryann

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“You’ve got this.” My mother whispered it into my hair, her arms wrapped tight around me while I lay there, tears streaking down my cheeks. My chest felt like it had been blown apart, leaving small pieces of my heart scattered around me, too damaged to fit back together. I knew that I needed to leave. I suppose I’d known that for a long time, the truth had sat like a stone in my stomach longer than I wanted to admit. I’d never been able to bring myself to do it before. I had no other options now though, I needed to walk away. “How co...

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Write a story that includes someone saying, “You’ve got this.”

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✍️ 54 stories

“Ivory Rock” by Rose Lind

“E. B. White and Me” by Patricia Holland

“I can't save you” by Tomisin O.

“You Got This” by John Steckley

“The Journey Within” by DeMia Bullock-Smith

“Fateful Results” by Madeline Honig

“The start of the Journey: Abigail and Sarah” by Aseret Franco

“Song for Joshua” by Susie Reid

“You've Got This” by McKenzie Ryann

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Start your story with a student on their first day of apprenticeship.

Write about a character who has a love/hate relationship with their mentor.

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Write a story about a character who finds guidance in an unlikely place.

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