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“The Change” by Batool Hussain

It happened near the end of summer, which is when I guess a lot of changes take place. The three of us, Mickey, George, and I were out at Mickey’s family camp on the lake, swimming and doing our best to forget that we only had two more days before we went off to start our first year at college.The sun was hot and white that day, but the lake was dark and cool. Mickey and George were swimming close to the dock, splashing water at each other, but I was far away from them, almost in the middle of the lake, feeling the cool ...

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“The Traveler Wife” by Yves. ♙

I miss her; I imagine she misses me worse. It’ll be years until I hear back, and years until she hears me, and I’ll be listening to a recording already years old and the real her will be on Earth alone. I keep myself sane with math; I send her how long she’ll have to wait with each message. You’ll hear from me again in six years. I love her. When I left we were both twenty-six. It was insane; a l...

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“The Unfairness of Wanting to be Fair” by Roshna Rusiniya

Growing up in a middle-class Indian family as a dark-skinned woman, my story wasn’t much different from that of other women, especially those who were brought up in rural areas. We were made to believe that the amount of melanin in our skin determines our worth. People would ask, “Are you drinking too much black coffee?” or “Are you spending a lot of time in the sun?” The answers wouldn’t have mattered anyway. They were just rhetorical questions to re-emph...

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“Winds of Change” by Vj Hamilton

A young man, his head full of easy, random thoughts, cycled to his friend’s house. He rang the doorbell and heard the muffled tones of Winchester Cathedral resounding within. No answer. Pat – pat – pat. Drops of rain began to speckle the concrete stairs and his T-shirt. He leaned back and squinted skywards. The low elephantine clouds threatened a major dump. He peered inside, looking for movement on the other si...

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“The Avian Misunderstanding ” by Sreedevi Mahapatra

Far away from the city , there was a garden with varieties of trees. The garden was named as ‘Pakhi Van’(which means bird forest) since it was home for a variety of birds. Every bird had a specific tree to nest and stay. There was a sedge of cranes, a parliament of owls, a flutter of sparrows, and a murder of crows and also other birds like bee eaters, grey pigeons and of course a few peacocks....

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“Mistakes” by Mehak Aneja

Wouldn’t it be amazing if we get to undo our life’s biggest mistake? This story is about a girl who got the opportunity to do so but the consequences weren’t that great.... It was a cold morning of the month of December. Everyone in the college seemed to be very anxious including me, after all, today we were going to find out that who will get the scholarship to the ...

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“B.L.E.A.C.H” by Kelechi Nwokoma

Black. Female. Doctor. Black female, female doctor, black doctor. . .Black, female doctor – that’s what I am. I’m a doctor, I’m a female, and I’m black. Is that too much for me to be?Black. That’s the first thing that hits you when you see me – the only thing you can think of. Whether you’re Caucasian or Latino, Asian, or even African, that’s the first thing that comes to your mind. Not that I’m a doctor or that I’m a woman, but the conspicuous, and to some, the disgusting color of my sk...

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“For The Change” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

The war had come to an end. Not the war they fought against racism wherein they had buried religion amongst the dust of colonialism and pushed themselves to the breaking point. It wasn't the war of ethnic tribalism as was prevalent in Nigeria that passed through nineteen sixty-seven and ended in nineteen seventy in which a group of people from the south decided secession was better for all their brothers who had been killed in the post-coup violence. No, that war was fought in a wild display of selfishness and power...

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“Dear You” by 𝐿𝒶𝓉𝒶 𝐵

Can you live in a world where you have to look a certain way to be liked? Dear You, You have to have a perfect face. Preferably blue eyes and blond hair. You have to have a perfect body. Not too skinny, but not too fat. If you’re too skinny you look like you’re starving, and trust me that’s not cute. If you're too fat nobody's going to think you’re pretty. You have to think like everyone else. Don’t be different, that's too weird. Love, Society

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“What is True” by Rhondalise Mitza

A loud thunking woke her up at four in the morning, but she stepped out of bed calmly, as though she was awoken by the same rude noise every morning. It was loud and hollow and wooden and hurt her ears. That was true. She walked to the edge of the bedroom and stood at the open window, a quiet breeze whipping sea salt peppered hair up and around her face. There was tea sitting across from her rumpled sheet bed, breat...

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“Everything is Beautiful !!😊😍🥰” by Harshini Jivaratnam

“Good morning students”“Good morning Miss Sophia”English! There are other subjects I like too but English definitely tops my list. I never get bored of it and am always ready to study it. I also love Miss Sophie’s teaching. She’s like another mom to me at school. She is serious during teaching yet she is a woman with a great sense of humour. Even some teachers feel envy of her and her envious popularity among students!“Today, we are going to learn on ambitions and career. So, each one of you have...

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“Galaxy-Gina-Galaxy” by Brooke D. <3

June 5, 2018 Hi, my name is Galaxy. Yes, I meant to write Galaxy. My name really is Galaxy. Gaaaaalaaaaxyyyy. It's because my mother's name is Star, but my father's name is Matt. Everyone I know (except for Mother) has a normal name. Even my dog! His name is Brody. Why couldn't I have at least a semi-normal name? Like, Stella or something? So, it's still galaxy-themed, but not actually Galaxy. When you look up my name, it says it's a boy name. But I'm a girl. That's super annoying, too, because t...

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“I Cannot Believe we still have to Argue that all Human's Deserve to Matter” by Lynn Penny

Change happens everywhere, every day, and it is powerful.In my personal opinion, the development of new technologies is the most significant change to happen: new ideas, new materials and new usages. Technology has brought new discoveries, allowing us to travel farther than the eye can see, and arguably, the most fabulous thing it has done is to give us access to the truth.In almost every person’s hand is a phone, a gateway to more information than a single mind can handle. Anyone can capture events aro...

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“Chasing dreams is changing life” by Anjali Malik

"this is not the way how I want to live ,this is not the way how I want to feel it anymore",one day I woke up and said this to myself. I looked into the mirror and really wondered myself that how am I living? I thought "my life is without any motto where I am just left with killing my childhood dream and what I expected from my life never got that. I am just living a life killing my innerself and taking breaths without happiness." I sat down recalling my childhood memories . When I was 5 years old I saw a police officer as a cheif guest i...

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“Your Forever Friend; Part Two” by Tvisha Yerra

Six months before “Your Forever Friend” “Kush! A little help maybe?” I call to him. He looks up, and frowns. “With what?” Kush immediately goes back to his textbook, flipping another page. I roll my eyes, would it be so hard to actually make eye contact? “Just come here,” I whine. Kush looks up once again, and purses his lips, but gets up anyway. “Okay…” Kush leans over, figuring out what exactly I need help with. “I'm so tired. I need some fresh air, do you mind joining me?” I put the s...

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Write a story about change.

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✍️ 181 stories

“The Change” by Batool Hussain

“The Traveler Wife” by Yves. ♙

“The Unfairness of Wanting to be Fair” by Roshna Rusiniya

“Winds of Change” by Vj Hamilton

“The Avian Misunderstanding ” by Sreedevi Mahapatra

“Mistakes” by Mehak Aneja

“B.L.E.A.C.H” by Kelechi Nwokoma

“For The Change” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

“Dear You” by 𝐿𝒶𝓉𝒶 𝐵

“What is True” by Rhondalise Mitza

“Everything is Beautiful !!😊😍🥰” by Harshini Jivaratnam

“Galaxy-Gina-Galaxy” by Brooke D. <3

“I Cannot Believe we still have to Argue that all Human's Deserve to Matter” by Lynn Penny

“Chasing dreams is changing life” by Anjali Malik

“Your Forever Friend; Part Two” by Tvisha Yerra

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