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“To Learn and To Live” by Ted Villamarzo

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Idyllic. Everything was bright and in clear focus. Everything was sprinkled with colors around the gentle plain. The colors come from tiny but numerous flowers forming clusters. The each flower cluster had a clearly distinctive area. See: Yellow flowers, Purple flowers, Bright Green Flowers, Red Flowers, Blue flowers vying for space in the green and yellow-green grass. In the distance were the green hills and farther on were the blue, purple, and dark mo...

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“The Defenestration of Innocence” by Andre Bertolino

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Andre BertolinoMy co-workers told me that N.Y.C. was under attack but I did not find their claim to be credible. Events are after all, only things that happen untimely or out of place. They were discussing it as if it were just another one of those things that happen in the city, one of those things that New York had a way of doing every now and then. It assailed you with an image so difficult to wrap your mind around that you had to shake your head in disbelief. These out- of -the ordinary days happened, and re-happen...

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“A conference” by Ella Jane

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Change. That is something I know well. Change is something that throws me through a loop. Change is hard and uncomfortable . Change is something necessary in some cases. Change can be a choice. Change can be enforced. I have always been chained to something. Always restrictions to my messy life. Lets start when I was younger. I did whatever I wanted when ever I wanted. I had no accountability to anyone. I roamed the streets looking like I was working them. This is normal though, right? Mom was gone and on drugs. Fights broke...

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“The Kusum Factor” by Dhiraj Duarah

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Just a day left for Manju to start for his first job. To be precise most awaited as he will be with someone special. Looking at his cellphone Manju saw its 12:01 a.m. He really needs a sleep. Trying to conquer the saturated flow of emotions is not letting him sleep. He could hardly sleep for 4 hours yet the day demands for a good sleep. Being the first day of his job its not a good thing to start with. He felt things are running out off the track. Still loading the positive vibes he continues. He took bath , puts on the best pair of clothes ...

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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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“Molly's Diary ” by Kate Maciorowski

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September 25,2017Molly, that's me. I guess you could say I've struggled with the idea of my life. I've never been close to my family and experienced a crap ton of abuse from "friends". And thanks to all of those soul suckers in my life, I'm struggling with self harm, severe anxiety, and anorexia. Granted there's more that's wrong with me but ya know. It's just easier to talk about how many fingers I have than freckles. If that makes any sense. Anyway I'm gonna try and update you on my progress. If there is any.No crap given,MollyDecember 18,...

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“Metamorphosis” by Sisi Turner

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Had I not thought of one day where I wished to perish. The feeling of heaviness in the soul, my mind's transparency in the least. My fingers pick a dandelion in hopes to inspire a dream of obtaining everlasting beauty and a life of delicacy. Caressing the surface, I too see something radiant, something real; an object beyond the droplets of space and time created in the hands of man. But its liveliness, its yellow vibrancy fades too soon as it hangs limp in the balance of my fingers. A flower so open and filled with vital energy, lies...

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“Change....scary....or beautifully messy? ” by Stephanie Kluttz

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Change....scary....or beautifully messy? Change. The word itself incites a wave of fear. Or, is that a wave of precaution? A wave of excitement, unfurling over a sea of emotions? One can only pick their personal response to that word and in turn, receive the consequences of action or inaction. Voiced or unvoiced, change happens to everyone and everything. A penny does not simply continue to shine like brand new mined copper, unless perfectly preserved with no story to tell. Change must happen. Stories must happen. People must happ...

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“Scratched Memory” by Shahan Shamim

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A storm of ash descended from the charcoal skies, turning the town below into a grotesque garden of black. Only the faint kindles of fire held within the oiled cages of iron lampposts gleamed in the bleak ash. Black were the uniformed houses and streets of Hidora and black was the sky above and the earth below and black was the stale viscous river that ran through the belly of Hidora. From the tender warmth of his confines, did Horace Eden see the ash blanket the ground with a gentle touch. To his eyes it appeared as a shadow seeping into th...

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“Written Thoughts” by Fox Hunter

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IntroductionI’m going to start from the beginning. This story is written from the heart, may God use these hands to write something beautiful. One letter, hope, and love. Just to be willing to take that risk to be with him. And I know one thing, this risk is worth it.Love, Shannon… ....Part 1: My Diary (wish I had one :()Dear diary...At first, it didn’t really mean anything. I just grabbed it off the shelf. It said: “Father’s Love Letter.” Yes, sounds silly...right? I didn’t know. And I’m going, to be honest. I don’t remember how old I ...

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“Renewed” by Bea Coleman

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“The children; did they take the caterpillar? I don’t want Tabby getting to it,” Henry muttered, watching from the couch as Tabby scuttered off of the seat next to him. She took a place on the floor across the room, curled up with her tail tucked neatly between her paws. Lola put down the towel she was folding and sighed. “No, it’s on the kitchen table. Henry, it’s your nephews; they’ll be over again sometime soon, and I’ll make sure that they take him home.” “Damn it, Lola. I told you to make them take it today. Go put it outsid...

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“The Color On The Other Side Of The Fence” by Melinda Bunker

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Mary gets in her car, she slumps over the steering wheel and begins sobbing uncontrollably. How could Ian be gone? He had just been here two days ago. Mary’s mind flashed back to two days ago when she was in bed waking up to her husband kissing her forehead. Ian put his arm around Mary’s waist and whispered in her ear, “Wake up, honey. I gotta go to work.” Mary sat up in bed and Ian handed her a cup of coffee. “I gotta go but I wanted to say good morning and give you a kiss before I left.” said Ian. He kissed her softly and got up to leave. ...

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“What I Did” by Jaxyn Ross

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It was the first day of school. The first day of a new life for me. My name is Anita , and today I am going into 10th grade. A few weeks ago my mother lost her job, and my dads work was closing out. We had already been struggling enough, but when this happened it was the final straw. We couldn’t afford to live in our house anymore, and we didn’t have enough money for food. We were going to move. My whole life I’ve been here in this city , I had friends, I had school, and I had a community. Now we are moving to some small town a few hou...

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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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Write a story about change.

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✍️ 164 stories

“To Learn and To Live” by Ted Villamarzo

“The Defenestration of Innocence” by Andre Bertolino

“A conference” by Ella Jane

“The Kusum Factor” by Dhiraj Duarah

“Change Rising” by Kathy McIntosh

“Molly's Diary ” by Kate Maciorowski

“Metamorphosis” by Sisi Turner

“Change....scary....or beautifully messy? ” by Stephanie Kluttz

“Scratched Memory” by Shahan Shamim

“Written Thoughts” by Fox Hunter

“Renewed” by Bea Coleman

“The Color On The Other Side Of The Fence” by Melinda Bunker

“What I Did” by Jaxyn Ross

“Justice or Revenge?” by David Goldsmith

“The Field” by Adrienne Woods

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