Write a story about change.

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“Change” by Abby S

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Age 20:Thursdays were always the best. If you thought otherwise, the kids would tease and torment you, because Thursday was pizza day. I remember going to school on a Thursday, with my Captain America lunchbox that my mom had bought just the day before. I put my lunch box in my cubby, and went on with school as usual. Then, lunchtime came. All the kids gathered in the cafeteria and as I looked around, I realized that I was the only one who had a lunch box. I was so embarrassed, I walked out and hid in the bathrooms until lunch was over. I lo...

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“My Second Hunger Strike” by Ronda Everson

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The first hunger strike I encountered was in Romania right after the Romanian revolution. I had worked behind he scenes to resolve the strike. I seem to have a very soft heart that just can't stand to see people suffer. In the first one, my friend, the man who was in the hunger strike, had won the right for people not to be put out of their houses into the streets. I was involved because I had figure out how to make the strike come to and end and make things work the way my friend wanted because I agreed with him. You can do things peacef...

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“The Interview” by Steve Dolby

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(1721 Words) THE INTERVIEWWell, they must have liked me, I thought breathing in, trying to reassure myself, and failing. “You have been shortlisted for a second interview.” The letter began, all stiff formality embossed and dripping with hope. I had never attended a job i...

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“Crooked Smile” by Dita Basu

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“Silence!” Screamed the judge pounding his hammer.The hum in the courtroom died down to pin-drop silence. “He killed my baby. He killed my seven-year-old grand baby, my lord… an innocent child… That police officer…” A piercing voice shrilled. The elderly Black lady on the podium in salt and pepper curls screamed at the top of her lungs pointing to a police officer. The tall, blond officer in uniform, Anthony Winker, looked at the judge, then to the audience in the courtroom.“Your police shot my baby, sir. He tells lies......

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“An unsavoury epiphany” by S S Mukharjee Madivada

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An Unsavoury Epiphany “Anthony Fauchi is an incompetent moron!” bellowed Dr. Karthikeyan. Once he starts deriding someone, it was not a pleasant sight or hearing. I always cringed inside when Dr Karthikeyan does that. Well Mr. Fauchi can’t hear him now, I thought with a grim satisfaction. Dr. Karthikeyan went on: “He himself funded the Chinese for the research on viruses affecting bats and now he is destroying the economy of the entire planet just to benefit his friends in the vaccine lobby. And there will not be any vaccine for this go...

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“Chicken Boy and the Banker” by Madisson James

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He was there again.Why didn’t somebody do something about this kid? He’s been hanging around this street for over a month now.It was getting kind of creepy.I crossed the main street and headed for the business office. It was 8:05 am. I was early-ish. I avoided the eyes of that kid as I walked through the glass doors. He was always begging for something and there was always that thing in his hand. It’s a shame that these people are allowed to roam on these downtown streets.The office was cold. It was always cold lately. I was always cold. I s...

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“Embrace Me ” by Nour Too

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Embrace Me This is Alaska. Not that Alaska-country you might be thinking of, but it's me—Alaska. My dad wanted to name me Alex, and my mom insisted it should be Alaska, the place from which their love story has started. I'm their first, so that explains everything. I'm a boisterous girl. Not only that, but I like to rebel sometimes (correction: most of the time). With my parents I am just Alaska—Alaska the cute child, Alaska the polite, Alaska the ambitious. They are as if living with another Alask...

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“What Happened!” by Annie Ruhangakiza

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"Honey why do you look so upset?" my mother asked. "I'd say I'm suffering from writer's block but this isn't one of my usual stories. So I don't know how to describe my current self." I replied "Hmm." " Its just that I've been staring at the cursor blink for over twenty minutes. And I still don't have what to write for my essay due next week" I continue as I smack my forehead. "What is it about? I suppose they gave you a topic to write about?" "Yes, it is about Change." "Honey I think you are over reacting. That's a pretty easy topic." ...

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“Finding Change Through Thoughtful Conversation ” by Dawn Mandzik

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Finding change through thoughtful conversation, this is my story. Laytonville, California is a small town four hours north of San Francisco situated along Highway 101, twenty miles east of the Pacific Ocean. One gas station, one general store, one dentist, one video store, no traffic light. The landscape is quite beautiful, golden California hills covered with golden poppies and roaming cattle. Sometimes the landscape is covered by ocean fog or sometimes covered by snow. Sometimes the high summer heat and lack ...

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“CHANGE YOU SAY?” by P. Jean

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Write a story about change (in reference to current news)As we all know, the world we currently see around us is divided, angry and flawed!It screams for CHANGE! CHANGE! But…. HOW? WHO? It really is a simple answer! Each person must be accountable for their actions! Every person taught from childhood the old logic. For every action there is a reaction! Do good, you get good, Do bad and you get bad. No question of gender, race, religion, position, wealth! ...

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“Changing The Way I Tie My Shoes” by Eric Deitch

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There is a reason I tie my shoes. Of course, outside of Velcro and boat shoes, we all have to tie our shoes. I tie my shoes with a purpose. The fact is that our shoes are one thing that holds us up. They keep us stable. They keep us strong. I am well aware that many people judge us by what shoes we wear. We can be rocking some Yeezy’s, or Air Force 1s, or a square-toed polished black dress shoe. We get judged by our decisions. The Yeezy’s exhibit a modicum of wealth. AJ’s show some old school respect. The square toe just is you are too old s...

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“It's the year ....” by Cassidy Nolan

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It’s the year 1619 and the first Africans have been seized by British colonies, bought and traded to work under their noses. Their labour is going unrewarded, and the Europeans forced millions of these black men and women to be their slaves, working endlessly on tobacco and rice plantations. Money is all that drives this need for slaves. For centuries this goes on, as economies failed and the rich grow richer from the sales and trading of said slaves. It’s the year 1788 and The First Fleet, a ship filled with British convicts has arrive...

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“No Justice, No Peace” by Temnit Meshesha

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I stood in the middle of the road in disappointment. I surveyed the street in what was left of the destruction. There was a barricade of police at the end of the block, cars with severed parts flipped over, and businesses on the block battered up with wood, leaving the rest without armour, up in flames. The street was a perfect divider of the uproar. With damage on one side and the other yet to be as fermented. I didn't want to choose between either side though. I shouldn't have to. I came here for a peaceful protest and that's what we’...

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“Olive Faye ” by Journey Mohn

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She was new in town. She was a dreamer, a listener. She walked with her eyes shut and her face tilted up, letting the wind blow wisps of dark brown hair out of her face. She would sit out at night, staring at the stars and humming a soft tune to herself. She played the guitar on the street corner, usually folk music that hadn’t been played in centuries. Olive Faye. That’s what her name was. I don’t know how I found out. Probably from the rumors, from the talk that spread around town. A strange name for an equally strange person. And in...

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“Making Change” by Angel Brookins

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Today, I'd like to talk about how stories can and do change the world. A good example of this is shining on the streets of the world, as protesters line up day after day to stand up against the tyranny of an abusive mentality in the police force. George Floyd's story matters. Just like the stories of countless others, it's a tragedy. We may not hear them all, they may not all register with us or strike a chord in our hearts, but these stories have been playing out across the globe since the dawn of humanity. When there is power to...

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Write a story about change.

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✍️ 164 stories

“Change” by Abby S

“My Second Hunger Strike” by Ronda Everson

“The Interview” by Steve Dolby

“Crooked Smile” by Dita Basu

“An unsavoury epiphany” by S S Mukharjee Madivada

“Chicken Boy and the Banker” by Madisson James

“Embrace Me ” by Nour Too

“What Happened!” by Annie Ruhangakiza

“Finding Change Through Thoughtful Conversation ” by Dawn Mandzik

“CHANGE YOU SAY?” by P. Jean

“Changing The Way I Tie My Shoes” by Eric Deitch

“It's the year ....” by Cassidy Nolan

“No Justice, No Peace” by Temnit Meshesha

“Olive Faye ” by Journey Mohn

“Making Change” by Angel Brookins

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Write a story about solidarity.

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