Write about a character looking for a sign.

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“Bad Habits” by Sofia Isabelle Bautista

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Procrastinating has always been a bad habit of mine. Even in making big decisions like this, I’d leave it to the last minute. I looked at perhaps the thickest books I’ve ever seen stacked on my desk. Algebra, calculus, trigonometry - most people get dizzy just thinking about the numbers and equations that fill up the pages of these books. Even I am tired of memorizing each and every formula that the math lords have bestowed upon us. The semester is ending but I still haven’t decided if I really wanted to change my course. My father was a pro...

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“The Sign” by Barb Leedom

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The Sign Jack Saunders couldn’t find the darn sign he’d made for the protest. How could that be? Just yesterday he’d toiled with markers and contact paper and wooden slats and Oaktag to make the sign. This morning he was to carry his sign of protest in the back of his car covered by a tarp to the corner. The corner was crucial. He’d not designated the corner. A woman named Nancy Chopin had told them via email she hoped it was satisfactory to everyone. They’d be peacefully protesting at the corner where the entrance and exit to the highway wa...

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“Confusion” by Freesia Arete

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I sat on a park bench looking at the two different acceptance letters. One was to study medicine at the top university in the country and the other was for art college. I could feel my heartbeat as I let out a shaky sigh and looked to the sky. What should I do now? What path should I choose? Please give me a sign. I remember I was around five or six years old when my mother asked me ‘So, what do you want to be when you grow up?’ I was busy coloring, so I simply replied, ‘I don’t know.’ I had never thought about it. ‘Well, how about becoming ...

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Write about a character looking for a sign.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 153 stories

“Bad Habits” by Sofia Isabelle Bautista

“The Sign” by Barb Leedom

“Confusion” by Freesia Arete

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