Write a story where someone says, “Everything is changing.”

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“Dew of God” by CoCo Lee

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CW: Gore, death, mutilation, depictions of assault, violenceThe Governor's hands shake with delight as he scribbles onto the slab of paper the plans for the new Church. His little piece of charcoal barely suffices for the massive plans shaping in that pinhead of his.He stays up until the break of dawn, a streak of sunlight floods into the musty wooden room. Daylight dancing across the finished architectural plans.The Governor clasps his hands together, a shy smile forming across his small face, "At last, the people of my town can praise our ...

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“Finding Contentment ” by Alissa Williams

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I am fifteen the day she dies. I press my hands to the wound in her stomach, trying in vain to staunch the steady stream of crimson. The thick, metallic scent hangs in the air, staining every breath with the taste of blood. She lifts a trembling hand and places it ever-so-gently on my cheek. "Lyra," is all she says, her voice pinched tight with pain, but the look in her eyes tells me what she won't say: she isn't going to survive this.A sob forces it's way out of my throat, my vision blurring over with tears, and press my hands even harder i...

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“Elf #1 Reporting ” by Kimberly Walker

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Elf #1 ReportingEverything has changed since the Abacus, the first calculation instrument we used in this workshop. I realized how slow and unreliable it was. It evolved into the hand-held calculator and the modern-day computer. I know many think IBM built the first computer but here is how it happened; please keep this quiet.We elves invented the device that you all call the BlackBerry in 1790. It made it much easier to record and track inventory, from the looms to a pair of jeans or the tree to the rocking chair. Like you, we also used it ...

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“Everything is changing” by Rya Johnson

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‘Do you know what this means? Everything is changing and you are going to have to grow up fast.’ Mom irately states. ‘And this is just the beginning. You are only 21 , haven’t finished school, unmarried, and now pregnant with a biracial baby by that asshole! Seriously? Have you told your father? What am I suppose to say to your grandparents! They will NEVER accept this. God I don’t even want to hear my dads response.’ She groaned as she threw her hands in the air in frustration. ‘And an abortion is out of the...

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“Correction” by Laurel Hanson

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Correction“Are you sure you want this item?”Christine stared at the question blinking on the white screen. She’d never had this particular page pop up before, and come to think of it, she wasn’t at all sure she wanted to buy her son a pair of pizza socks. Sure, they were funny, but were they comfortable? Upon further reflection, it struck her that footwear decorated with cheese and pepperoni wasn’t that clever after all.“Thank-you, Amazon.” She clicked on the blinking ‘No’ choice and continued her online browsing, searching for just the...

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“A Monster at Midnight” by Julie Squires

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Twelve-year-old Caleb Prescott was afraid to go home.All he could think about was what his foster father was going to do to him when he got there.He stood motionless for a long time. Until the neon sign of the pizza joint across the street turned off, signifying the late hour.And Caleb knew it was now or never.Snapping out of his hypnotic trance, he looked down and was surprised to see the aluminum bar of his mountain bike between his knees; he’d been straddling it the entire time. His grip on the handlebars felt stiff and achy.&nb...

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“Amy's Gift” by Cassie Gibson

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Amy turned slowly, gracefully in her white dress - her blonde hair cascaded over her shoulders and her eyes sparkled with malice. ‘Isn’t this perfect?!’ She squealed, ‘I think this is it, it’s ‘the one’’ she described the air quotes with her manicured nails. Alicia smiled gamely and tucked a strand of hair behind an ear ‘looks great on you,’ she bit back ‘…everything does’. Amy stared adoringly into the mirror, her eyes crossed paths with Alicia’s and there was a strange clouded moment where they seemed to be looking through one another. ...

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“The Natural Machine” by John Merino

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The foul breath of technology choked everything. Sunlight was the color of urine from bad kidneys, and every day was lived underneath the churn of the new engine. Fumes spilled from East to West, oozing over California and then reaching down through the length of the Pacific in a striated arch, until the winds of the southern hemisphere caught them up again in a sharpened line of clouds that skewered the whole of South America like a rusted fishing hook, pushing into the continent at Chile and poking out at the border between Uruguay and Bra...

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“Crocs and Bunny Slippers” by Race McKee

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Crocs and Bunny SlippersA Foray into Online DatingbyRace McKee Recently divorced, and feeling the need to put a few evil memories behind me, I took a job on the other side of the country. A headhunter reached out at the right time and convinced me it was time to go get my high-tech ticket punched so I bade farewell to the moving truck in Virginia and hopped a plane bound for the Left Coast. I found an overpriced apartment in Silicon Valley. I immersed myself in work, joined a gym and made absolutely zero friends. I was ...

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“This City Will Burn” by Abigail Cooper

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“Everything,” Eden began, heart pounding in her chest. “Everything is changing.”She took a tentative step backward, dangerously close to the ledge. Piercing peaks rested underneath, whispering for her to just jump. It would be easier if she were to end it all now, instead of trying to talk some sense into this lunatic.He stood right across from her, an annoyed scoff escaping him.“Right, yes, and you expect me to believe that?”His voice was deep and crass; venom dripped from his words like a maddened snake, preparing to strike its victim. It ...

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“Everything is Changing” by Sherri Stites

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Juniper opened the door just enough to see who had knocked. She didn't have a peephole but wished she did. It would come in handy on days like today. The last thing she wanted was visitors. She was in no mood for chit-chat. All she wished was to be left alone. To wallow in self-pity. That's one reason she moved so far away from town. She wanted to be left alone. "Hello, I'm sorry to bother you, but, uh…you see, I ran out of gas, at least, I think that's the problem. Anyway, I wondered if I could, uh, ...

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“Breathe In” by Susan Williams

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“Breathe in…pull in from your core, another breath. Deeper now. Release it slowly…exhale through the mouth. Let all your negativity, self-doubt, and stress go, set it free. You are strong and you are amazing. And another breath in, this is a cleansing breath, hold it, four more seconds, and slowly let it escape, relax as you exhale, lowering the shoulders, good. Rotate your head and neck, slowly, stretching side to side. And reverse directions…one more time, then into position for Sun Salutation,” Jason’s d...

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“Beauty Queen Brushoff ” by April GIBSON

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“I’m worried about Annabelle.” The matter-of-fact statement was discharged into an otherwise silent room. Its recipient, a salt-n-pepper-haired gentleman in his early forties, was intently glued to the computer screen before him. “Yeah…” came his slow reply. “Yeah. She’s had to leave all of her friends. She knows no one here. She has very little interest in getting to know anyone. She has very little interests for that matter--” The woman, clearly Annabelle’s mother, stopped her pacing and ranting to stare directly at her husband. “Par...

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“The Contest” by Mackenzie Littledale

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CW: ableism, abuseThe Contest“What do you think the new director will do first?” Lisandra asked, as she stowed her purse in her locker in the spa’s breakroom.“As long as he doesn’t change the add-on menu, right?” Chevelle said, next to her.“He can’t touch it!”“You’re the add-on queen, girl.”Just as Lisandra flung her hair with pride at her earned title, a new voice began talking.“Everything is changing,” Mark announced as he entered the breakroom on his first day as spa director. He was the only one in the room in a suit jacket. “For the bet...

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“The Choices We Made Again And Again; A Poem That Only Ends When You Let It” by P. T. Golden

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Chronicles multiple years of mass shootingsThe choices we made again and againTen bodies hit the floorEight more the week beforeOn the job, or out buying foodAll it takes is to die, is a bad moodAt the movies, in your churchesIt all started with a purchaseA gunFor funOr defendA friendEmotionLeads to motionTwitching fingerIs the bringerOf deathAnd bereftBlack and brownHit the groundLives cast asideIn a hellward slideSociety on a pathLead by wrathThoughts and prayers for the deadBut we must defend our leadIt’s our right to own the gunThat took...

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Write a story where someone says, “Everything is changing.”

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✍️ 59 stories

“Dew of God” by CoCo Lee

“Finding Contentment ” by Alissa Williams

“Elf #1 Reporting ” by Kimberly Walker

“Everything is changing” by Rya Johnson

“Correction” by Laurel Hanson

“A Monster at Midnight” by Julie Squires

“Amy's Gift” by Cassie Gibson

“The Natural Machine” by John Merino

“Crocs and Bunny Slippers” by Race McKee

“This City Will Burn” by Abigail Cooper

“Everything is Changing” by Sherri Stites

“Breathe In” by Susan Williams

“Beauty Queen Brushoff ” by April GIBSON

“The Contest” by Mackenzie Littledale

“The Choices We Made Again And Again; A Poem That Only Ends When You Let It” by P. T. Golden

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about two old friends meeting for the first time in years.

Write a story about someone coming to terms with how different they are from their younger self.

Write about someone whose desire to constantly improve something borders on obsessive.

Write a story about a brilliant scientist making a startling discovery.

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