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Write about a character, animal or human, who is reborn as something totally different.

Posted in High School on Oct 26, 2022

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“Her Majesty's Cat” by Soraya Munawari

Submitted to Contest #118

Patrol began at twilight, after every sconce on the walls and every fireplace had been lit to start to warm these cool stone halls. Dinner would be served shortly, but first, to rouse from a seemingly deep sleep where he had actually been sentry beside his Royal Mistress' throne. A languid stretch, the graceful arch of his back, as he ignored the sneaked glances and single open amused stare sent his way as he slipped out of the main audience after another long day of holding court. He felt smug, for none other could get away with behaving ...

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“David” by Michael Regan

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I once stood here tall and proud. Supplicants from the world over came here to do me homage. But, the world has changed.My name is David and this is my story.I was conceived on a commission by Agostino di Duccio in 1465 in the quarries of Fantiscritti. Master Agostino had taken over a commission from Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello) to carve a statue of for the roof line of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo). I was to be one of twelve statues of biblical heroes commissioned to adorn the cathedral.Scarpellini (quarry ...

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“Missing” by Chris H

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Trigger warning: Self harm, PTSD Numb. She was scared for only a few, fleeting moments. Every second felt like an eternity but there was no pain, everything was numb. From her observations the difficulty for her to draw breath had increased by 20.65 at this interval, with diminishing returns with every breath onward. There was no more pain, no fear, barely any coherence in thought and as it faded away into oblivion Sam thought she was sorry. Sorry for what? No, to who? Something was missing.  The moment the memory ended, Sam replaye...

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“A Selfish Squirrel” by Max MacRae

Submitted to Contest #118

The world I lived in before was hard, but in a different way. Rushing to find the next coffee shop to fuel my belly with the next double latte and danish. Climbing the ladder at my job while kicking it down for those who were climbing behind me. Not giving up my seat to the poor old lady on the subway because I found it easier to respond to emails while sitting. It was cut-throat out there in the big city and I loved it. Not much room to wait for the next bus or worry about someone else's feelings.That was the life I had built and I got ther...

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“Malcontent” by A. Kettler

Submitted to Contest #118

Who was Oliver Hamilton? Of course, he is I, I found myself remembering vaguely as I rode the same trolley I did every morning. The same trolley, in fact, that everyone from the Enforcer housing block rode on their 6:15 commute to work. I stood tall and straight just as everyone else, wore the same black suit as everyone else, and wore the same featureless white Mask as everyone else. And, just like everyone else, I didn’t bat an eye when the man standing just three feet away from me began to convulse and collapsed. The Contentment did that...

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“Reincarnation” by Mark Griffin

Submitted to Contest #118

Michael, an 11 year old child, couldn't see anything properly. He was lying down on something hard, and it looked like he was in a room of some sort. But he couldn’t be sure. There was black everywhere, as if there was a dark veil between his face and the outside world. He thought he heard… sobbing. He couldn’t feel almost anything. Was he… dying? He probably was; he could hear a heartbeat monitor beeping away now and then. “Is this what dying feels like?” But he couldn’t feel anything. It was like dying in a dream. He felt his eyes flutter,...

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“Retranslation ” by Elijah Sage

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Yvette Belange was 23. Her mother, Dora, looked out the window in the library room. This is how an afternoon after school normally went. But today, both of them felt it could be different. ... Dora, 49, looked at her daughter and saw her husband, maybe even an enemy. It wasn't like it was 10 years ago. Heck, even 5. Things had gotten harder. Dad left for another woman 4 years ago. He didn't want to be with "an aging mother hen and a daughter who couldn't be independent." As he put it. WTF had they done with all of their time? Didn't 4 ye...

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“A Cat’s Cage” by Vincent Paiement Désilets

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A Cat’s Cage            Whisky taps the window with his paw. It's still there, the invisible barrier that keeps him inside, trapped, that separates him from the animated and lively world flowing before his eyes. Outside, dogs, squirrels, birds, other cats all live their lives. They see things Whisky will never see, taste things he'll never taste. They have access to scents that only come to him in their faintest form, like a hallucination, buried under the smells of moisture and trash ...

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“Sea Glass and a Polarized Star” by Skylar James

Submitted to Contest #118

CW: SuicideThe line that separates the ocean and sky is distant. It’s a soft blue event horizon that grows darker with the night, to the point where there is nothing left but a vortex beyond the cold sand. Space and time and fate feel insignificant at that moment as Ash continues to watch that glistening void swallow the full moon’s light. She listens to the receding tides as they coalesce into great waves, to the water hitting the sides of her docked boat, and watches the moonlight roll over the surface until it ebbs away, as though devoure...

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“PAPER WINGS” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #118

 PAPER WINGS Tommy  stood softly, comfortably curled up on the high red armchair, where he had taken an afternoon nap…And as if he was enjoying it, sunk in that delicious softness, something that made his moustache tremble for emotion and contentment. There was no one at home, neither the dark faced woman nor her terrible little girl, nor that very big man , who came every now and then to visit them. Ah, that there, that very big one, with his big belly and his big ass ( butt), he always chased Tommy from the ar...

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“The Fig Tree's Love” by Lily Donovan

Submitted to Contest #118

Cormac was a toothy old Irish man, living in the French countryside with his young daughter Fayette. His wife, Félice, had recently passed on to the other side due to birthing complications. The child was a stillborn. There was no money for a funeral with a cobbler’s salary, so Félice was buried down by the stream where she played as a child, and their son, Jean, was bundled up with her. His name meant “God is gracious”, but after the tragedy Cormac began to question just how gracious God really was, or if he was even there at all.  Wh...

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“Reborn” by Kryste Andrews

Submitted to Contest #118

TW Description of death REBORN by Kryste Andrews   The leaving occurs without regret or grief, her death anticipated, all preparations in order.   Twenty Still Living gather around the place of her leaving, their arms extended, palms up in confirmation of Jesse’s purpose, the moving of her SPIRIT to its next phase. Jesse cherishes their ritual, their sanctioning of her return to a reality beyond the mirage of earthly existence. Soon enough, she will return to earth with proof of the Real World for all to see and hear. Her huma...

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