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“Justice or Revenge?” by David Goldsmith

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It was all the same. Since his grandfather's time nothing had ever changed. The way people looked at them when they walked in a store. The stares of disgust when they would pick up an item. How dare they want to read a label. Don't they know exactly what to buy so they can get in and back out of the store?He decided he was sick of it. All his friends were too. They started meeting on Friday nights Matty's house. Ideas and dreams for the future were the topic of discussion over dinner. In time the group grew too big for Matty’s small room. So...

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“The Field” by Adrienne Woods

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The day was unusually warm, the earth damp with sparse patches of half-melted, glistening snow. The small greeneries that signal springtime were just beginning to push through the soil. Two children skipped through the field, laughing and giggling with simple joy. Their kites, brightly hued and spinning high above their heads, foreshadowed the coming season. Their parents followed lazily behind, arms linked, exchanging contented smiles at their exuberant sons. The field was spread out before them, a vast playground f...

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“Racism and Ignorance” by Valerie Preston

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Racism and Ignorance My Mother was a racist. I have a feeling that her parents were racists too and I just supposed they had passed it down along the line. She wouldn’t admit to it but I did hear her talking to her mother on the phone when I was young a couple of times and I got the idea that my Grandmother didn’t like her new neighbours as they were black and not her sort. Even though we had never had black friends or even knew any people with different colour skin to us, I knew what my mother’s feelings were towards black people. And I ...

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“Change Rising” by Kathy McIntosh

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My mother bent to pull the bread from the oven. I inhaled the yeasty deliciousness while I noticed that she rose more slowly than she had in the past and she winced from what she called her “creaky, cranky knees.” “You’re filling our freezer with food, Mom. Thanks.” I patted my stomach. “Good thing we can take walks every day.” “I’m loving our walks together. Even if we’re spoiling your dogs.” She smiled. “Not that they weren’t already prima doggies.” She began to slice a loaf of sourdough she’d made earlier in the week. “This loaf’s not ...

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“THE CHILD'S STORY-BY CHARLES ” by SHIFA IQBAL

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Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveller, and he set out upon a journey. It was a magic journey, and was to seem very long when he began it, and very short when he got half way through. He travelled along a rather dark path for some little time, without meeting anything, until at last he came to a beautiful child. So he said to the child, "What do you do here?" And the child said, "I am always at play. Come and play with me!" So, he played with that child, the whole day long, and they were very merry. The sky was so blu...

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“EVERY CHILD IS PRECIOUS” by DEEPAKSHI JINDAL

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It was just another normal day when everyone went about doing things according to daily routine. As the clock struck three, Sunidhi looked at it and headed to the kitchen to do her routine work. Scooby ran to the door as the doorbell was ringing .It was Swadheenta unexpectedly at the doorbell. Sunidhi opened the door and wondered to see her daughter after a very long time as she studied in Jammu University. Swadheenta surprisingly asked her a question,” How are you here my doll?” Swadheenta managed a faint smile and said,” I was missing you ...

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“JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED AND SOME THINGS To KNOW About LIFE” by Ibrahim Muhammad

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A young teenage boy lived with his parent in a small town known as Seattle. They were so poor and coulv hardly pay the rent of their small apartment nor could they afford their daily expenses, they coul not pay for their son's school fees and as a result he was not able to go to school. Raymond decided to look for a job so that he could pay his school fees. He searched and searched and searched for a job but it was not easy to get finally on a faithful Monday after one month of searching for a job he finally got a job, he got a job in a Cafe...

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“Learning and Changing” by Nancy Doan

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“Grandma?” “Yes, what is it dear?” “I am learning about the United States’ history for the year 2020. Can you tell me what happened during that time?” My granddaughter asks with curiosity and a little sadness in her eyes. “My, it’s been a while. Well, Vanessa, I was twenty-one years old during that time. There was a lot of things happening during that time. First, the coronavirus was spreading like wildfire. From China to Italy to the United States the virus came until the whole world declared the situation as a pandemic.” “Wow, when did the...

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“The Basics Of Being ” by Jay Walker

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The human body is a fascinating organism. Filled to the brim with thick blood and bone, trillions of microorganisms feeding off of natural bacteria, and controlling it all is a pinkish sludge ball that is so complex one hundred percent of its functions cannot be activated by its host.. on the natural earth the makeup of the human body is dedicated to protecting the soul that binds beneath its rib cage, struggling and pulsing with life and intelligence. The soul is always pure, it is the body that poisons it. It did not take a detective to gr...

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“Eduardo & Andy” by Mike Thompson

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21st May, 1982 The soldier lay hidden among a jagged, tangle of sea-scrubbed, grey-green and sodden lumps of spiky tussac grass. Somewhere behind him the first subtle changes in the sky heralded the onset of daylight. He was on the northern edge of the sandy beach, desperately searching the jet-black sea in front of him for his comrades. The previous day’s storm had passed, although the foam-flecked waves still had the power to show their anger at his insolence, in being at that place at that time. He’d been there for a consid...

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“None, Ceres” by 🌹 🥀

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“Mom, what are you doing here?” I whispered as I look around our school’s waiting shed, hoping that I will not encounter any friends or acquaintances. I murmured thanks when I saw none. The students and some of the parents are also leaving the school area, maybe because of the threatening cyclone. “Didn’t I tell you not to fetch me?” I rolled my eyes as I stared at her sorrowful eyes.“I just missed you, my daughter. You’re not visiting me...” She wiped the little tears that escaped her eyes.“I didn’t promise you anything... What is this...

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“Change Takes Time” by Riley K.

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It was the beginning of first grade: “I met a new friend on the playground today. His name was Julian. He had pretty dark skin and cool hair. We played for a while and met Sabrina. She said her grandparents came all the way from Asia. I think that’s pretty cool. Her snacks looked really good and she seemed nice. Hopefully, they’ll be my friends for a long time cause it’s really fun to play with them.”It was second grade:“It was Multicultural Day today. We got to bring in food and talk about where we came from. Each class was in charge o...

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“A Chance” by Zekia H.

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“Ember!” A voice screamed at the woman lacing up the boots of her armour. Ember looked up; her crimson eyes swept the area and saw no one. Ember sighed as her gaze returned, and she continued with her boots. Despite the lack of a presence connected to the voice that sounded, Ember did not seem not surprised. “Don’t Ignore me!” The voices thundered, “you can’t go through with this!” “Then, what do you suggest?” A soft but firm voice answered back. “Ember, two wrongs don’t make a right…” A silence descended in the tent. “If you go th...

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“ The Untold Story” by Ian Rutledge

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The whistling sound of the bombs slowly woke the village of Tongali. Then came the explosions followed by the combined shouting and crying of adults and children. Some covered the ears of their children while others fled into the surrounding woods. Amidst all the chaos, two children, brother and sister, not older than 7 and 13, were frantically trying to pull their mother out of a burning house. They tugged and tugged with no avail, it was a useless struggle, but they were determined. Eventually they succeeded, but their mo...

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“Changes” by Kathleen Osborne

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CHANGES When did this happen? Staring at the stranger in the bathroom mirror. I said to the person in the mirror, “Well, when did this happen? You certainly can’t be me, you look nothing like me. You’re old. You’ve got those lines around your eyes and mouth. O.M.G. your hair isn’t red.” Turning away, I walk into the bedroom and find my sweetheart, Lovey, of 44 years putting his clothes on. My love for him is still full of passion, glowing like a flame in my heart.; He looks old now. He has a potbelly like many men his age. His belt for his...

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Write a story about change.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 164 stories

“Justice or Revenge?” by David Goldsmith

“The Field” by Adrienne Woods

“Racism and Ignorance” by Valerie Preston

“Change Rising” by Kathy McIntosh

“THE CHILD'S STORY-BY CHARLES ” by SHIFA IQBAL

“EVERY CHILD IS PRECIOUS” by DEEPAKSHI JINDAL

“JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED AND SOME THINGS To KNOW About LIFE” by Ibrahim Muhammad

“Learning and Changing” by Nancy Doan

“The Basics Of Being ” by Jay Walker

“Eduardo & Andy” by Mike Thompson

“None, Ceres” by 🌹 🥀

“Change Takes Time” by Riley K.

“A Chance” by Zekia H.

“ The Untold Story” by Ian Rutledge

“Changes” by Kathleen Osborne

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