Write about a character who’s expected to follow in someone’s footsteps.

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“In my Father's Footsteps” by Melinda Madrigal

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For generations my family has upheld a time honor tradition of service to our country. We have lived up to this legacy for as long as I can remember and it all began with my great grandfather during the First World War and has lasted until my time. This time honor tradition of service to our country is one that I respect with my whole heart. I give thanks everyday to my great grandfather and to all the members of my family for the enduring sacrifices they have made. But I ask the question. Is this the right path for me? Throughout the ye...

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“Selkie Sweet” by D.G. Fitzgerald

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Connor settled on his couch at the end of a long day. Not that he didn’t like his work in the library, he loved it. A little peace and quiet was just what he needed in his job. Just sometimes, the peace and quiet could drag a little. It also made times when it was disturbed even more jarring. If he had to have the same conversation with Miss McPherson about her late return fees again… Still, going down to the beach before coming back for the night had helped relax him. He’d always loved the smell of the sea, the sound of the waves crashin...

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“The Legacy of Jonny Ferron” by Chelsea Mckinley

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Chapter 1: Death’s door Lorne Ferron’s life changed drastically the day the mafia head, his father died. The life he originally had planned for himself, all his dreams, could only be dreams now. As the only heir and the only male in his family left besides his deceased father. Lorne was left with no other choice. Lorne had just turned 23, two years of his life partying at college had come and gone. A new life of business and living up to the legacy his father made lay ahead , a winding road with the only end ...

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“Tom” by Hen Neralany

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Ten-year-old Thomas Edwards, whom we will call Tom, remains very still in his seat, trying to keep attention away from him as much as possible. Perhaps, even make his existence in the room smaller than the object recently laid in the centre of the sitting room. He doesn’t know why he was called here nor does he know the woman standing in front of the fireplace. “It’s-it’s. . it’s a gift! To repay the k-kindness you’ve shown my husband. . .” stammers feebly by the lanky woman to Tom’s parents. Tom anticipatingly looks across from him in ...

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“WHEN JEREMY FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN” by Mark Edmonds

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WHEN JEREMY FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN Jeremy was born into a fabulously wealthy family. His father, Kenneth, had leveraged his newspaper publishing inheritance into the dominant publishing and television empire in the country. He was a brute.Brutality ran in the family. Jeremy’s grandfather had also been a brute to his son and that was how Kenneth understood bringing up a son should be done. Jeremy’s life eventually became a bizarre spectacle of a son battling to win his father’s love and respect. It was an ordeal on show for all the wo...

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“Push Harder” by S.C. Maverick

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Jordi Le Dion was a 5’5" senior attending Stony Bridge High. Her hair was blond with two blue streaks in the front, and her eyes were green. She played basketball, as a guard, and she was good. Her father, Mack Le Dion, was the head coach at a high-end college, over 1,000 miles away from Jordi's high school.Mr. Le Dion had also been a very accomplished high school basketball player in his day, breaking three school records at Stony Bridge High.Pound, pound, pound. The empty gym echoed with this redundancy over and over, at 6 a.m. Jordi ...

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“The Key” by T Frances

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Logan grabbed his key from the pocket of his black dress pants and slowly unlocked the door. It clicked open, and he pushed the door ajar inch by inch, wincing at the creaking sound it emitted every few seconds. He tiptoed inside and closed the door with even slower movements. His efforts at subtlety were futile, however, as his girlfriend Meghan woke up every time he came home late. Logan started to think that she was really up waiting for him to come home, and just pretended to be asleep when he got there for dramatic effect. The bedroom l...

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“Steps on the Mountain” by J.D. Volpe

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The great stone slab shifted into the earth with a heavy drum, fitting into the grooves as though it had always rested there, nestled against the mountain. Dried clay churned out from beneath it, small rocks scraped its underside. It groaned, stilled, and settled. The man released his grip, wiped his palms, peered down at the long gray stone. Beads of sweat shimmered across his dark forehead, sinews bulged from his forearms, breath filled his lungs, escaped, and caught the breeze. “One more step,” his voice resounded--deep, sonorous, ...

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“Yasha’s Train” by Jimmy Burke

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It was the worst piece of news I had ever received during my whole highschool career. “Congratulations. You have hereby been accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point.” It’s weird though. Don’t most kids get happy whenever they are accepted somewhere? I think I know the reason. It’s because my dad went there. He always wanted me to go there and do everything he did. It’s been like this since day one. But I looked upon that letter with a feeling of foreboding and dread. My dad wanted me to ...

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“Stepping into my father’s shoes” by Ju Pru

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Blue marble encouraged me as I carefully lumbered down our showcase spiral stairway with my father’s heavy Father’s Day gift. I puckishly performed a quick jig and hopped over lucky stair 13, where the ugliest of the bronze gargoyles wickedly grinned from his frozen stance upon the banister.The beautiful blue marble stairway had been my refuge, my hideout, my playground as I grew into adulthood. Often, the staircase had appeared in countless architectural, fashion and home decor magazines. It’s where my mother was photographed, married and f...

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“The Flames” by Apollo Louidort

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The candle flickered with every wind that comes by, seeing the flame only makes my time here slower. Being told to become the next one was always the topic, become what's better, become what will bring you peace.Walking on the dark cold road, the street lamps slowly got blown away, even their flames were no match for the wind.I looked down at my candle to see it dancing with the wind, slowly I could see images of my family popping up. The flame shows the truth inside you, each time it dances for you, it shows how you feel, take in each dance...

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“Love and Magic” by Crystal Fay Coleman

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April 16, 1986 It was abnormally dark on the night Allis Cleary came into this world. The full moon could not be seen through the storm clouds that formed overhead. Even before the clouds appeared, Elisa Cleary sensed the storm that would ravage the small town of Salmon, CA where she lived. Elisa’s labor cries could be heard outside the hospital room and even two rooms over. She refused anything for the pain, even when it was almost too much to bear. Elisa wanted her baby girl brought into this world as naturally as possible. After 13 hours...

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“Off the beaten track” by Arvida Svenske

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During my childhood, nothing was bigger than my Dad’s footsteps. Everything seemed to shrink compared to it. His feet, often clad in the same woolie-socks all year around (even during summer, encased inside his enormous sandals), were no match for the other Moms and Dads at the soccer-practice or at parent meetings. You could always see which pair of shoes stuck out. They looked like something the gargantuan cats Hogne and Tovner, known for carrying the Norse goddess Freya, had dragged in. And I mean, his feet were a considerable, European s...

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“right on the precipice of something new” by Angel C

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(note: contains sensitive language, sexual content) I suppose I should begin with that cologne. Verdant and fresh, it very much is my first association with work, with professionalism. My dad used to splash a sheen onto his stubbly neck, early in the morning. Calvin Klein, it was. That smell, of grapefruit in a clementine sun, of skin scrubbed new in the shower, of someone ready for the world. That smell made my heart thump as a child. Beating and booming in my chest, it meant he was off to work. Off to practice dentistry. Away fro...

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“Follow in the right footsteps” by F.O. Morier

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Ida was the last born and the only one to be graced with life. The other five, one after the other, had slipped into the great silence, leaving an even greater silence behind. It had been painful to say goodbye and fold little hands over a heart that hadn't even been allowed to beat for more than a year. And Ida? Ida carried in her graceful self all the love, hope, tenderness, aspirations, and prayers that would otherwise have been bestowed upon six. Next week she would finally come home! It was a balmy evening in May and John and his wife M...

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Write about a character who’s expected to follow in someone’s footsteps.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 38 stories

“In my Father's Footsteps” by Melinda Madrigal

“Selkie Sweet” by D.G. Fitzgerald

“The Legacy of Jonny Ferron” by Chelsea Mckinley

“Tom” by Hen Neralany

“WHEN JEREMY FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN” by Mark Edmonds

“Push Harder” by S.C. Maverick

“The Key” by T Frances

“Steps on the Mountain” by J.D. Volpe

“Yasha’s Train” by Jimmy Burke

“Stepping into my father’s shoes” by Ju Pru

“The Flames” by Apollo Louidort

“Love and Magic” by Crystal Fay Coleman

“Off the beaten track” by Arvida Svenske

“right on the precipice of something new” by Angel C

“Follow in the right footsteps” by F.O. Morier

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