Write about an animal who changes a person's life (for better or worse).

Posted in Kids on Oct 26, 2022

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“The Revelation” by Bushra Siddiqi

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If we want to learn about love, care and compassion, then we must learn lessons from nature. Humans are undoubtedly superior beings, who are equipped with unimaginable powers of producing eloquent speech and thought. Most importantly, we have the ability to ponder and reflect on our past actions or work towards our goals that our hearts desire. While Ms Noura Hamid was lost in her stream of thoughts, she came to a sudden realization that we share so many things with our living beings which exist in the conscious world! This little haple...

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“"No Mo' Dogs"” by Danielle Jauregui

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Riley was a mangy mongrel and my very best friend. It might come as a surprise to you, but I feel I learned more and gained more form Riley’s passing than from Riley’s life. My parents weren’t your typical parents who try to sugarcoat things. They didn’t tell me about some magical farm up in the sky, how Riley was in a better place or any b.s. like that. They were Catholic people, don’t get me wrong, but animals? There’s just no way that there’s room up in heaven for all the animals to go, too. So they didn’t pretend like they thought there ...

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“Hayley” by Wesley Wu

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“Oh my God I’m going to miss you soooooo much!” Said the girl, throwing her arms around the boy and hugging him tightly. She kissed him, straight on the lips. “I’ll miss you too, Hayley,” said the boy, arm around his girlfriend’s waist. He opened his passport again and scrutinized the boarding pass sandwiched between the second and third page, eyes scanning for the gate number. C13…, his eyes looked up to the black sign hanging above him, with fluorescent lime-green dots arranged into a combination of characters: C13. Looks like I’m in the r...

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“Land of the Mid-Night Strays” by Rocky Hirajeta

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Nantahala, at over 530,000 acres, was the largest National Forest in North Carolina. Every year, thousands of nature-enthusiasts visited to touch what the Cherokees called “Land of the Noon-Day Sun.” Four main trails wound through the wilderness of old-growth forest, mountains, rivers, and wildlife; smaller paths extended, tangling through the land, but the trails could only go so far.At least once a year, Elena Worthing, with her father Harvey and her little brother Nathan, made the hour-and-a-half-plus drive from their home in Asheville. T...

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“Sixty Days with Scott’s Sheepdog Named Megan” by H.R. Hall

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Megan pounced into my life in need of love and an urgent haircut. Her coat was so long that her eyes were hardly visible, and it was remarkable how she bounced around without tripping on her tangles. When the friend of a friend was headed to a rehab program, he needed to find a temporary home for Megan. I had just quit my job when I saw his post on social media. I always wanted a dog, but my busy work schedule and commitment issues got the best of me. Scott would generously pay someone to watch Megan for sixty days, and with the end of sixty...

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“Blondes have more fun” by Anna Forsyth

Submitted to Contest #41

Sunny likes to eat cat poo. Or goose poo. Or any kind of faecal matter that she can sniff out really. But that doesn’t mean she should. Still, you try stopping that eighty-pound pile of golden fluff and bad thoughts from doing anything. Yeah, exactly. Sunny is a dog that cannot be cajoled or guilted or instructed to do anything but that which she chooses to do herself. My parents like to call some walks ‘Sunny’s Choice’ where they let the leash go slack and have her choose the route they go. I remind them that everything about her entire exi...

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“You'll Never be Alone” by CJ M.

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Hi, I'm Kai. Meet my friend, Alexa. I have been friends with Alexa since the incident. She has never talked about the incident, so I will stay by her side. I am not an ordinary human. I am actually not a human at all; I'm a fox. Yeah...a fox. Alexa and I are close and she knows that she can talk to me and I will listen. "Alexa, are you okay?" I ask; she has been locked up in her room all day. "Yeah, just go away Kai," she says through sniffles. "Okay, sorry." I say before walking away. "No, I am sorry, I'm just stressed. That moment; it...

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Write about an animal who changes a person's life (for better or worse).

Submissions are closed

✍️ 232 stories

“The Revelation” by Bushra Siddiqi

“"No Mo' Dogs"” by Danielle Jauregui

“Hayley” by Wesley Wu

“Land of the Mid-Night Strays” by Rocky Hirajeta

“Sixty Days with Scott’s Sheepdog Named Megan” by H.R. Hall

“Blondes have more fun” by Anna Forsyth

“You'll Never be Alone” by CJ M.

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