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

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“One Hundred Twenty Seconds: It's the Only Difference” by Cheryl Martin

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Exactly twenty-two years to the day I was born on his birthday. December 31, 1991. My dad, Alexander Daikos Galatas I, entered the universe on December 31, 1969. Not only were we born on the same day twenty-two years apart, but we were also nearly born within the same two minutes. But, we were afforded a tad more distance. My dad was born at 11:29 PM and I came into the world at 11:31 PM. Yes, we shared the same birthday almost exactly. Only one hundred twenty seconds separated us. Two people, divided, yet locked in perpetuity by o...

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“Following my missteps” by Glyn Harding

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Dear Reader, I was attempting to take care of my lawn which is generally a lost cause during the six dry months of Summer. The cell phone in my pocket rang. It turned out my daughter, having freshly graduated from Louisiana State, had found employment near me in California. Apparently, the hiring company was in immediate need of her services, and she was required to report for work within a few days. That meant she was obliged to travel by air. And so, the basic reason for the telephone call emerged. Could ...

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“Leap of Faith” by Samuel Kraus

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On this Sunday evening, Carter County’s impressive modern indoor swim facility was closed to the public because First Baptist Church was hosting their annual poorly named, “Wet for Christ” family pool party. The pulsing buzz of the facility’s lights was dampened by refrains of “How Great is our God” pouring out of the sound system. Dry parents talking about their wet children were occasionally interrupted by a “No running,” from either of the soft-faced lifeguards hired for this post-Vacation Bible School event. Above, standing at th...

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“Culinary Dreams” by Alexa O'Hare

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One of the hardest things that I had to face in culinary school wasn’t something you’d think. It wasn’t the struggle to learn how to break down a whole fish or language barriers introduced through french recipes. The hardest part of culinary school was telling my mother and dealing with her trying to run me down and attempt to convince me to drop out. My mother is the owner and founder of Diamond Coverage, an insurance company that’s made its way to the fourth best insurance in the country. It was founded when she was 25 and practically fr...

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“Stealing Fire” by Annabeth M

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His parents had to have known his name would curse him. Even he, admittedly not the not the most educated in the field, knew Greek Mythology had famously barbaric endings—suicide, torture, that one woman turning everyone to stone. But he’d been born soon after the death of his mom’s sister, and she loved myths. So when he came along, his parents paid her tribute, naming him Prometheus after the Titan that stole fire for humankind. “You know Prometheus gets his liver ripped out every night right?” He asked his mom one night when he’d h...

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“The power of words” by Ivana Scott

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My dads are always busy, leaving me home alone to my own devices which many may think that it’s great and you could go crazy, or the total opposite and it is more boring than going to watch a football game that your friend dragged you along to and you know nothing about; however for me it’s neither, I spend my time studying and working out, training to become a fire fighter like both of my dads. Whenever returning from station 37, which was the one they worked at, daddy ruffles my hair saying ‘How is my little firefighters day g...

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“Trapped” by Varian Rain

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Cells are boring and bland, does a TV hurt anyone? A little entertainment besides counting the dotted acoustic ceiling could be good. In fact, Simon Barlow had quite a few suggestions to enhance the stay of prisoners, for starters, maybe a rug. The floor was quite cold when you took off your shoes. Not like I just stepped out of a shower cold but like I just stepped in snow and ran around the house cold. Before she could think of the next suggestion, the door smashed open, “Shoot, this is not the control center,” Duh. — — — Gloria Barl...

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“An Ode To Eldest Daughters” by Hi There

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Disclaimer! Trigger warnings: emotional abuse, traumas of an eldest daughter, words like ‘r!p’ and ‘scr@tches’. These are all the trigger warnings I have found so far, if there are some I have missed, please inform and educate me about them. Enjoy the piece!If there was someone in this vast universe that I would offer my tattered heart and love to, it would be the eldest daughter of families. The job description for the girls who lost the birth sequence roulette is neither short nor sweet. It requires us to force back reluctant tears wh...

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

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✍️ 38 stories

“One Hundred Twenty Seconds: It's the Only Difference” by Cheryl Martin

“Following my missteps” by Glyn Harding

“Leap of Faith” by Samuel Kraus

“Culinary Dreams” by Alexa O'Hare

“Stealing Fire” by Annabeth M

“The power of words” by Ivana Scott

“Trapped” by Varian Rain

“An Ode To Eldest Daughters” by Hi There

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