Format your story in the style of diary entries.

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“Change” by Cassandra Ryker

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Dear Diary, No. That sounds ridiculous. I sound like I’m in middle school or something. How about I call you Di? Why did I pose that as a question? As if you could even respond? Maybe I am crazy. Di- Hello, it’s me. As always. Sometimes. Maybe. Well this is off to a great start. Forget it. It’s not like anyone but me will see this and judge me. Future me will just judge past me as if future me has a leg to stand on because past me is still a part of future me and not a separate entity. Ugh. This is getting confusing. (Also: that rhymed!) ...

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“What Is This That Stands Before Me?” by Jonathan Sadler

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April 23rd, 1858 - 16th Day on the TrailThis morning, I rose to find a sinister boil protruding from the left side of my neck like a grievously threatening mole poking its head out of the freshly-thawed spring ground. Bessie was able to trade half a box of our ammunition to a neighboring wagon for some slippery elm powder, and immediately set to work preparing a poultice with cornmeal. This was laid on a small piece of fabric and thus applied to the boil, until the heat from the cloth had dissipated into the skin. This method seemed to be ef...

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“Mom's Voice” by Eugenette Morin

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June 25th, 1988 Dear Diary, As you know, I moved out last week and it's been tough. Mom really made it look so easy but ... well, let me tell you about growing up and Mom. She's always been there, sometimes too much, as you are aware, dear Diary but ... I mean, ok ... I guess, it ain't always easy, it ain't always hard. But, there ARE times when you wanna hide under a floor, or a rock, whichev. True, it’s not always sweet-smelling strawberries, and it’s not always complicated cactus. Sometimes everything is peachy, the day is bright, you got...

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“I'm Not Crazy” by Travis Hitchcock

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It is the 20th day of the month of January of the year 2017. It’s my birthday, but I treated today like any other. Turning 21 is supposed to be a big event. For me, it is just a milestone of survival. Nothing more. I was chuckling to myself earlier. Chuckling is not one of my main pastimes. I remembered how I started this diary to document my growth as a human being before life was a bleak scrap for survival. It is no longer about grown. Stagnation is now a perfectly acceptable outcome. My chuckles were about how things change, e...

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“The Real Hitler Diaries” by Mark Linsky

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The Real Hitler Diaries Author’s note: For those not old enough to remember the 1980’s, one of the most astonishing events of that decade was the discovery of diaries kept by Adolph Hitler. Stern Magazine, Newsweek and the Sunday Times in London all planned to serialize and publish and were prepared to hand over millions of dollars to the man who found ...

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“Dear diary” by F.O. Morier

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Dear diary, I don´t know what day it is today, and frankly, I don´t care what day of the week it is. I´m looking for a sense of relief. Can I find some here, on these virgin papers of yours? A long time ago I set aside my creative dreams to become something else. I lost myself in that process. And now, here I am a collapsed star. How I long to return to a realm of beauty and magic. It´s not too late, is it diary? To allow my imagination free reign. My path has been difficult to navigate. It was littered with thwarted dreams and silenced musi...

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“Lessons From My Mother” by AshleyAnn Barnes

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March 6 Dear Diary: I should be reading for my evening class, but I can’t concentrate. I think I fell in love today! I saw him from across the quad while I was walking to class. He is tall and handsome, with blonde, surfer boy hair and a smile right out of a magazine. I could see his blue eyes all the way from where I was standing. He looked like Prince Charming! We made eye contact. I smiled at him and he smiled at me and ooooh! It was just like out of a movie. He was with his friends so he didn’t approach me and I didn’t dare approach...

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“Lost in Suburbia” by Alex L

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Alex Lape(Warning: Contains themes of Teen Pregnancy)Lost in SuburbiaWednesday, August 12 2009Today was my first official day as a Freshman in High School. Everything started off a bit slow, ya know, they dragged all of us down to the auditorium for some boring ass three hour Orientation. It was pretty standard; one of the track coaches Mr. Donkey (and I’m not kidding - that’s his real name) started ranting of about how the school’s so excited to have us, how we were now “part of the family”, and how if we followed the Six Pillars of go...

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“Rae's Diary” by Raizel Michelina

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8th September 1997 I cannot write much today, but dear Diary, she's here, she's finally here! My darling darling baby was born today. She's perfect, even better than I imagined her. And she smells so good, I can't stop smelling her! I'm still dozy after the anesthesia and my fingers are trembling right now, partly from happiness I guess. Okay, I've gotta go now, Love, Rae 26th December 1997 Yesterday was my baby's first Christmas. Poor kiddo, she still doesn't know what to make of those shiny lights and baubles , but I swear she enjo...

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“My Friend, My Companion” by Sangeetha Narayan

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October 18th, 2021 Not sure how to start this. Should I go Dear Diary? It sounds silly but that is exactly what this is going to be. My very own diary, my journal, my thoughts, my life...maybe someday, my memoir. I want to remember this day forever. The day I decided to teach myself to write. Again. Writing makes me feel alive. Just read an article where the author says ...Writers write. Doesn't matter what they write. Just put the pen on paper and keep it moving. Or just keep typing away on a computer or your phone. ...

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“Hey God” by Annette C

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Good morning God, 03/20/2017 Today is a beautiful day. The sun actually woke me up, lol. Mitzy was lying beside me purring like usual. I think I’m going to wear something to welcome in the spring and pair it with my new Gucci bag. Spring is in the air. Bye, write you later xoxo Good evening God, ...

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“Madabaladun” by Samuel Bowen

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TW: This is meant to be Lovecraftian Horror. It describes a very unwell state of mind along with the vague elution to drug use/misuse and is written to be disturbing. November 1st If I am honest, there is no starting point that truly began the madness I have seen. Every fiber of my being denies the terrible need to record the events that have taken place, and yet my sanity begs for a fragment of reality to confirm the horror that will forever haunt my memory and mind. No one should know, and yet if not, then my torment is but doubled in aban...

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“Thumbs” by Jae Turngren

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Friday, March 11, 2022 During today’s Visit They explained their plan. They want me to visit my cousin Paul, remove his thumb, and bring it back to Them. They want me to take off Paul’s thumb. His thumb. I told them I would never do that to Paul but they seemed not to hear me. They just kept explaining how I could wrap a rubber band around it after he was asleep, and if I wrap it tight enough under the joint I could get his thumb to fall off. Why do you want his thumb, I asked Them. We need a Thumb, They said. Paul has two of them. So do y...

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“My Dear Diary” by Dmitriy Galashin

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Dear Diary, Today we went to see Alice. She is in bed. I think they don’t allow playing there. She is lying in bed all the time. They cut all of her hair. She is bald now, like uncle Gregory. He is balder, I think. Mom said this is to get Alice healthy again. We will play then, and her hair will grow back. Dear Diary, I am still alone at home, and Alice is in the hospital. It was quite a battle today. LEGO soldiers took over the City of Dinosaurs. They are smart because they went there when many dinosaurs were away,...

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“Finally Free” by Ruth A

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May 8, 2010 I ran away from home today. Again. This time I’m hoping to get far away where no nosy good-doer can scoop me in their front seat and take me back to mama. Mama has cautioned me several times to stop leaving. She hasn’t beaten me yet for doing that but I know this time if I make it back, she will. She got close to it the other time. I could tell from the way her eyes twitched and her teeth clenched when she muttered “STOP DOING THAT”. I’ve been doing this since I was nine and I’m two months away from turning eleven now. Who...

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Format your story in the style of diary entries.

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✍️ 53 stories

“Change” by Cassandra Ryker

“What Is This That Stands Before Me?” by Jonathan Sadler

“Mom's Voice” by Eugenette Morin

“I'm Not Crazy” by Travis Hitchcock

“The Real Hitler Diaries” by Mark Linsky

“Dear diary” by F.O. Morier

“Lessons From My Mother” by AshleyAnn Barnes

“Lost in Suburbia” by Alex L

“Rae's Diary” by Raizel Michelina

“My Friend, My Companion” by Sangeetha Narayan

“Hey God” by Annette C

“Madabaladun” by Samuel Bowen

“Thumbs” by Jae Turngren

“My Dear Diary” by Dmitriy Galashin

“Finally Free” by Ruth A

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Write about a character sowing seeds for the future (literally or figuratively).

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