Write about a “found family” who are finally able to get together again after a long time apart.

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“Magic coffee beans” by Phil Manders

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“Henry! . . . Wake up . . . Henry! . . . Wake up. Its morning, we need to go check.” Fresh dawn light, seized its opportunity and peeked in through a small gap in the zip. The sleep filled air inside the tent was an electric blue, as warm sunshine forced itself through the navy canvas. Outside, birds were in the final throws of another rendition of their classic, Dawn chorus. One by one, taking to the wing in search of breakfast. Bumble bees and butterflies, elegantly shared a morning dip in richly coloured, heavenly scented flower beds. Jun...

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“Time Heals” by Keren Cardoza

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I sat anxiously in my bedroom, every passing ring making me feel worse.It’s no use I sighed, then finally she answered: “Hello”? She greeted, sounding detached, distant. I swallowed: “Hi”. I smiled: “Amy”? She asked stunned. “How did you get this number”? “Sorry, it was on your Facebook page, I didn’t wanna invade your privacy, it’s just been so long you know”? I rambled, probably seeming pathetic but I didn’t care. She sighed: “I keep forgetting to change my privacy settings”. “Or remove my number altogether”. “I know it’s been ages, b...

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“Godesses” by Kerensa Rybak

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She wasn't always this way, and she has to remind herself of this fact each day as she pushes down her panic. It's become an unfamiliar existence; the mundane small lifeboats scattered in the tumult, made up of routine and normalcy, are now few and far between, and the sense of drowning is as tangible as the pills she takes to block out the day. He is always downstairs, and the rage and wallowing engulf the rooms of her beautiful house, she can feel it creeping up the stairs, and even when she is playing with her children, she is suppressin...

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“The Re-Opening Before the Re-Opening” by Deborah Mercer

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We will be delighted to see you at the Trafalgar Hotel for the Re-Opening before the Re-Opening. It had been done the old fashioned way, through the post, and with little cards bigger than a credit card but smaller than a postcard, that pointed to them being specially made. There were little blue and gold chevrons at the corner, and an artist’s impression of the Hotel. But there was also a little personal note, in Sally’s distinctive handwriting. Somehow you could never quite decide whether it looked untidy but was really neat, or the other ...

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“Mirrored Lies” by Sol Mondschein

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For as long as I can remember, I have always lived alone… My name is Aiko, I am a sixteen year old girl and I am currently attending Molden High school. My parents died in a car accident three years ago, I don’t have any siblings and I know nothing about the rest of my family. My dad had never been close to his parents since they disinherited him for choosing a wife they didn’t approve of. My dad’s family is from Japan, but my mom was from England and his family always thought that my mum wasn’t a good person. My mother on the other hand wan...

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“Lost andFound” by Sue Marsh

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Lost and Found Suzanne Marsh The days following my Aunt Toni's funeral, were hectic for me. Aunt Toni was the family historian; in other words the junk collector of the Martin family. My Mom, Jenny hated going through family papers; she decided it would be easier for her to have me do it. Aunt Toni 's desk was one of the last things I went through. Mom, had dropped me at Aunt Toni's while she finished several errands. I opened the big bottom drawer, where her files were kept. I went through the folders, most contained receipts that were olde...

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“ I am Found” by Melina Verhoff

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I've never seen the light of day. I'm not sure what the birds sing about. I don't know what the smell of oak trees are. The feeling of soft moss growing on the tall pine trees. The taste of wild berries. I have never seen the planet known as the Earth. I was born in a spaceship, a whole civilization of people who, too, have never been to or seen the lifeless planet. Since that day... I'm only 16 years of age. Now, I do have a family, however, the ship segregates each member by age. Little babies (newborn-2 years) Children (3 years-12 year...

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“Family Reunion” by Redd Herring

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“How much longer?” Hunter held the door handle to keep from sliding out of the seat. The truck lurched, flinging him toward the dash. He threw his hands up to brace himself, but he no longer had a grip on the door. Down on the floorboard he went.“Pothole!” Codey yelled. He threw his head back laughing.“Hilarious,” he glared at Codey and pulled himself up onto the seat. “This thing is a hazard, man! You never heard of a seatbelt?”“Way before this girl’s time,” he patted the dash. “She’s a classic.”“She’s a death trap! You should get rid of so...

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“Late Arrival” by Ken Coomes

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Robert paced back and forth, scowling at the tiled floor in the train station. Martha sat on the bench defining one side of Robert’s path, trying to concentrate on her knitting. Sam sat beside his mother, looking at his watch every two minutes. Robert stopped in front of his wife and lifted his flinty-eyed gaze from the tiled floor to the large clock over the ticket counter. It showed the time as 11:01 p.m. Part of the reason the station was so empty. “Where’s the damned train?” he growled, looking from the clock to his wife. “They’re supp...

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“THE RECONCILIATION” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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I am the vice president of a food product company and I am also the chief of sales. I travel extensively and was on my way back when the plane landed at an airport en route for attention. It was already 7 in the evening and we were scheduled to take off again at 9 in the night. By that time the covid lockdown was imposed and I was stuck at the airport. I called my wife Rita and told her of my predicament. The next morning carrying my small handbag, I found my way with great difficulty from the airport to the city. Hotels were shut. I was won...

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“Good While it Lasted” by Ethan Jarmush

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Elisha found himself standing in front of the door to the tavern. But he could not bring himself to enter. From the inside, he could hear everyone having a good time. Finally being able to engage in revelry after a decade apart. But what would they think of him? How would they react to choices he made since their parting? “Pull yourself together man.” He whispered to himself. He wasn’t afraid to commit the most dastardly crimes all those years ago. He shouldn’t be afraid to see the closest thing he had to a family. Elisha took a deep breath ...

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“Kaylynn’s Discovery” by Melinda Madrigal

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Kaylynn is a graduate student at Columbia University. Kaylynn has a strong love of the past and all the wonders it possesses. Kaylynn's love of the past has her majoring in history. Kaylynn's last project was about the Civil war and Reconstruction, now her next assignment is one that she loves and has a strong connection with. Kaylynn's assignment is writing about her family history. Kaylynn doesn't know much about her family history. Her parents especially her mother does not like to talk about her family history. Kaylynn's grandfather di...

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“Yellow-Footed Pigeon” by Isaac Alex

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Content warning: suicide The sound of pigeon beaks knocking my window frame woke me from my sleep every morning, but for the past few weeks, I slept longer than usual because I had been dreaming about Mariam. I didn’t know why. It was strange because I hadn’t seen or heard from her in close to twelve years. Then suddenly I got a call two days ago from my father that the whole family was getting together because Mariam’s husband had just died. He said she was devastated and needed us to be there for her desperately. Even though she was only a...

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“GETTING-TOGETHER” by Olabanji Aliu

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I.“Yeleee, yele!” someone shouted in the tense and unmoving traffic.We have been stuck for the past thrirty minutes after leaving the hotel. I had been with Nife, my new Sugar baby, I went on practicing the lie I would offer up to my wife whenever she asked where I had been. She wouldn't believe me but neither would she know the truth.I strained my neck out to see whom it was. I looked around knowing fully well the person would call again.“Yele! Oko Basira.”I grinned.No one had called me that in ages and I haven't seen or heard from Basira s...

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“Stone Walls, Iron Bars” by Tanja Cilia

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Hey, you, out there; you think you know everything there is to know about incarcerated women. But you are grossly misinformed. Just because you watch re-runs of Locked Up, Orange is the New Black, Wentworth, or Prisoners, you can’t even begin to know what life is like behind bars in a women’s prison. Each of us has a different story. Oh yes, the dramas about favouritism, butches and Nellies, and physical and psychological violence do exist. There is torture, there are murderers, there are thriving back markets for necessities, and there...

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Write about a “found family” who are finally able to get together again after a long time apart.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 100 stories

“Magic coffee beans” by Phil Manders

“Time Heals” by Keren Cardoza

“Godesses” by Kerensa Rybak

“The Re-Opening Before the Re-Opening” by Deborah Mercer

“Mirrored Lies” by Sol Mondschein

“Lost andFound” by Sue Marsh

“ I am Found” by Melina Verhoff

“Family Reunion” by Redd Herring

“Late Arrival” by Ken Coomes

“THE RECONCILIATION” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“Good While it Lasted” by Ethan Jarmush

“Kaylynn’s Discovery” by Melinda Madrigal

“Yellow-Footed Pigeon” by Isaac Alex

“GETTING-TOGETHER” by Olabanji Aliu

“Stone Walls, Iron Bars” by Tanja Cilia

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Write about someone who decides it’s time to cut ties with a family member.

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Write about two characters who’ve gone through something so intense they now feel like family.

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