Write a story where the law plays an important role.

Posted in High School on Nov 1, 2022

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“Ian and Suzanna” by F.O. Morier

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The faint trail in the monotony of the landscape seemed weaker than ever. The wind picked up and brought a cloud of dust with it. -"Suzanna!" a man's voice called. She shielded her eyes and peered down the deserted path. -"Suzanna! Why don't you answer me? Are you sleeping?" -"I thought I saw something on the road." she replied without turning her head. Her voice delivered something of a sadness. She had a nice figure, irregular features, but not without a certain piquant outline. Suzanne had lived there since she was a young girl, and...

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“The Girl” by Elena Semones

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It was early October. The high school was hosting the homecoming dance in the gym. After the homecoming dance, the students got together to keep the party going in the woods behind the high school where an old mansion sits. The old mansion belonged to the founding family of this small town. It has been abandoned for years. It has been kept up by the historical society at the high school, which is run by a descendant of the original founding family. This year was different. It was usually warm, with the high 80s during the day and mid-...

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“Diet Right” by ER Castaneda

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TW: eating disorders In 2057 in America, with the introduction of “Diet Rite,” obesity was proclaimed illegal for anyone over 18. Anyone deemed obese under current guidelines was arrested, convicted, and placed in jail until they were starved, force fed “Diet Rite,” or a version of the two. Because obesity and the associated health care risks became a huge burden on the healthcare system, Congress voted to make obesity a crime. It wasn’t lost on the American people that many members of Congress held a stake in the Di...

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“No Contest” by Gloria Bartone

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"No contest, Your Honor."Whoa! Hold on! No contest can have a multitude of interpretations. Does it mean there is no question that I did it? Or does it mean I didn't really do it but don't want the hassle of an argument with the police? Or does it mean well, I probably did do it but you can't prove it. Of course, I equally can't prove I didn't,so we both lose here. Or maybe we both just win. Does it mean I just don't want to be embarassed by a write up in the local paper, especially when I just started a job with corrections ? There are so m...

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“Love Is A Killer” by Joseph Registrato

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Love is a Killer Two cops huddled in a dingy backroom finishing up reports on what they agreed had been a suicide, but then the best friend of the deceased called and said she was responsible for the death and wanted to be arrested. The younger cop said, “She’s lying. There is no way she lifted her best friend up onto a table saw, of all things, switched it on and somehow pushed her into the blade. It’s not even physicall...

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“Binkie's Boardwalk” by Zoe Tribley

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Binkie’s Boardwalk The morning after, everyone was still here but not as how they came. Jynx was nestled in the left cup of someone’s bra, flung awry and dangling from the ceiling fan. Due to an influx of runaways lately, him and Nesta came late and shot back the liquor early. He was an orange tabby, mewling in his sleep, and Nesta was a pale rat snake, beginning at the couch and ending behind the granite bar. The line of her body was a golden em dash, her patchwork of scales stretching with every drowsy sigh. Across the wa...

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“Home Grown Dilemma” by Kevin Alphatooni

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There’s something about the Carolina sunrise that makes people stop, look, and appreciate nature’s beauty by observing the diverse colors painted in the sky. Not AJ. Just as he was starting his shift, he received a call about a disturbance in the boonies and nothing ever good happened out in the boonies. After filling his stainless-steel tumbler with fresh coffee, he hopped in his patrol car and drove out to investigate. Normally, he would have treated this as a routine check, but he didn’t receive the&nbs...

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“The Perfect Witness” by Kate Kilbee

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The boy saw everything from his cosy den inside the hedge. He'd found it months ago not far from his own street. He liked to sit there out of sight. School meant taunting, bullying, a gang of boys who were relentless, violent. "Your mother would sleep with anybody. She's a tart. Does she do it for money?""Don't be stupid. His mother's too ugly!""She probably has to pay the men!"This was followed by lots of rude looking gestures and pointing.The taunting would be followed by lots of laughing, pushing and shoving between the bullies. Then...

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“To Balance the Law” by Kylee Kalgren

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The Law demands balance. Just as every spoken word requires a breath, and as every movement needs the tremor of a heartbeat, so to must the Law be paid. - The Book of Law They say the Crow moon always brings bad luck. Ara had never believed that. Her ma often told her luck was something you make for yourself. If you weren’t strong enough to make your luck, you weren’t strong enough for the world. The Law had a ruthless sense of balance. Be strong and live. Be weak and die. But now, Ara would have believed anything you told her...

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Write a story where the law plays an important role.

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✍️ 24 stories

“Ian and Suzanna” by F.O. Morier

“The Girl” by Elena Semones

“Diet Right” by ER Castaneda

“No Contest” by Gloria Bartone

“Love Is A Killer” by Joseph Registrato

“Binkie's Boardwalk” by Zoe Tribley

“Home Grown Dilemma” by Kevin Alphatooni

“The Perfect Witness” by Kate Kilbee

“To Balance the Law” by Kylee Kalgren

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Start your story with a couple sharing a cigarette in a parking lot.

Write about a character with questionable morals.

Write a story about a character who is trying to become a better person.

Write a story that includes someone saying, “It’s not fair.”

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