Start your story with a character taking a leap of faith.

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“Cold feet” by Joanna Jameson

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I stared, for what seemed like ages, into the water.I gulped. The bottomless pit feeling reappeared, making my stomach feel all queasy yet again. My knees started trembling as if I was trying to dive into the vast Pacific Ocean, not into a six-foot deep swimming pool in my neighborhood.I observed Mom silently edging me on. Do you need further incentive, my mind scolded me.A leap was all it took.*No matter how many friends you have, there is always that one companion who quietly, uncomplainingly, wipes away all your tears, bears all your fury...

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“Beatrice” by ✰ 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐞 ✰

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Your mother said it was stupid, this excursion of yours, this leap of faith. She said you would go broke; you would live the rest of your days in poverty. You disagreed. She swore never to give you a penny if you run into financial problems. You were alright with that, for she never helped you anyway. After packing your luggage, you left and never looked back once. Your mother was right, of course, your precocious idea wasn’t so glistening ...

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“ A LEAP OF FAITH” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

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I could already disclose to it will be truly difficult to write in this scratch pad while this moronic transport is bobbing everywhere on the interstate, yet I must arrangement with it since I have effectively been riding this thing two or three days, and I must discover something to do with my hands, also my psyche, while these unlimited miles and unlimited hours continue to move by steadily. I am headed toward start an entirely different life in a totally different spot, so I figured it would be the ideal opportunity to begin composing a d...

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“The lier's mind” by Collins Jerry

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As I wash traces of my tears on the bathroom sink,I know they won't be the last, but at least the new ones will find a fresh face and this one's will be different because they won't be for the world,they would be mine, because I have chosen me.I enjoy their anticipation as I watch the stretch of their faces,a smile, everytime I tell them a lie that they will come to believe, and I don't mean to say that I have some psychic gift of knowing this,it's just that the story I tell them, was one I had already told myself time and time again till I ...

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“A Matter of Perception” by Ravi Srivastava

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A Matter of PerceptionThe intercom buzzed. It was a call from the tower guard.“Sir, Mr Mohan Kumar is here to see you.”“Mohan Kumar? Do I know any Mohan Kumar? Give him the phone, let me talk to him.”“Uncle, I am Mohan, Raman Kumar’s son. You used to call me Micky. Do you remember?”“Oh, Micky? Yes, yes, I do remember you. Well, come up. I am on the sixteenth floor.”Mohan Kumar was the son of my late cousin, Raman Kumar. Till about thirty years ago, all of us, brothers and cousins had lived in a joint family, but then all of us went out to di...

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“Love Me Tender or Just Plain Cooked-to-Death!” by Pam Steadman

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Love Me Tender or Just Plain Cooked-to-Death! By Pam Munson Steadman If there’s one topic that bores and irritates me enough to want to viciously hurl dried out and grizzled breasts (not mine… the chicken’s) against the wall… it’s “COOKING.” I used to be so ashamed to admit that I never enjoyed cooking...or baking. Nowadays, since I'm much older, it doesn't bother me quite as much. Although, one would think that over so many years of marriage I might have learned a thing or two. Nope. Nada. Most of my f...

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“The Lives We Leave Behind” by Kayla Mosley

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“What about your job?” “What are you going to do with your apartment?” “How will you make money?” “This is a crazy dream, not an actual life plan.” This was all I heard when I told others about my plan. No one believed in me. According to everyone else quitting your job, breaking your lease, and buying an old camper van to tour the open roads to become a writer was an insane pipe dream. Not an actual plan for your life. Their words cut deep. More than anything I needed some encouragement before I set out on this long journey. But wherever I...

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“City of Books” by Brooke Whitney

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The cursor blinks in front of me. I didn't know what to write about, and the story was due in 20 minutes. Slowly though the idea came to me. My hands started to fly across the keyboard typing furiously. I didn't stop until the 20 minutes were up. Finally I laid my hands down on the keyboard to read back over it. It was my life, with an ending I didn't even know was going to happen. I started to notice it when I was watching tv. I would notice the girls more than the guys. I would go over to a friends sleepover party and they would be talking...

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“He Did It...” by Sarah <3

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He did it. He actually did it. He jumped off. I didn't think he would actually do it. But he did. What is happening? I work for the police force in a small town in Oregon, right near a small mountain range. I see this type of thing every once and a while: we get a lead on someone for illegal activities, we chase after them, they find out we are, they try to run away, they take a leap of faith, they escape. But this time it was different. When Sam, the head officer, told me that we had to capture a world-famous spy, I thought it would just ...

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“Naked truth: Here is the mansion of glory killers” by Philip Ebuluofor

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I should have been in this personal platform for months now, nothing cripples good luck, blessings and destiny like self doubt, procrastination and fear. For sure, there are all enemies of positive change and progress. Even reading most of the advice that the so call Gurus gives in some platforms were nothing but heading down ward to your ruins. Yes, I say it with authority, some of these self made gurus are destructive agents that have led many to their ruin. They make you to start doubting yourself, Point you toward wrong choic...

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“The Ladder” by Gerald Daniels

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I spoke to them with the calm of experience, but it didn't help me much. The fact that I had done it before was no guarantee that I could do it again. When the moment came I feared I would have to confront the depths of myself once more, throw caution to the wind and thrust myself forwards without any thought for my own safety. It might be my last leap of faith, or it might not. It was largely down to a question of luck. I walked along the trench, the st...

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“Make Me A Match” by Gracie C. McKeever

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I wiped my palms over my denim-clad thighs, anxiety growing and surprising me with its intensity. I hated to admit that I was sweating this meeting, but I was. “So, what made you want to hire a matchmaker, Nate Collins?” Geneva Malone, CEO of Malone Matchmakers folded her hands on top of her large mahogany desk and leaned forward, one perfectly shaped eyebrow inquisitively arched. My entire body heated, Geneva’s penetrating gaze like a laser beam searing right through me. I hadn’t felt as on the spot since standing on stage during the sec...

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“Mountains can be moved” by Lerato Moeketsi

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She began by aiming at the top. Primed with determination, armed with a lifetime's expertise, plus a potential employers list compiled from a well known Five Stars Hotel, Peggy set out to offer her executive services to the upper echelons of South Africa’s Hospitality industries. During the first hours she didn’t even get to give her name to a hat-check girl. Whenever she called, as soon as she mentioned employment she was dismissed with a curt headshake at the door. In the next half dozen places, reinforcing her persistence she at least got...

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“Being Me” by Asha Iyer

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It was an announcement no one had expected to come from a teen who was riding the high-wave of an uncommon achievement. Topper. 100 percent. 600 on 600. And then the startling statement. It was as if a bomb had been dropped amidst a carnival. ‘Pure Science. That will be her choice,’ dad had said to his colleagues the day the exam results were declared, and they had all nodded in unmistakable admiration for me. The choice was barely a surprise to come from someone who had a perfect score in the subjects that their children struggled to p...

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“An ordeal in faith” by Lavina Punjabi

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"An ordeal in faith, she named her first story in the diary. It was her new diary. She was a regular writer and religiously filled the pages of her diary.Penning down her ideas, she began narrating her own story. She wrote -“A string of faith is enough to stride over the oceans of turmoil…”“Do I have a right to live my life on my terms?” This is the vital question that governs my life. I have been all throughout living my life for others – my family, my relatives, my friends……‘My’ though was not in essence connected to ‘Myself’.I won my...

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Start your story with a character taking a leap of faith.

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✍️ 151 stories

“Cold feet” by Joanna Jameson

“Beatrice” by ✰ 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐞 ✰

“ A LEAP OF FAITH” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

“The lier's mind” by Collins Jerry

“A Matter of Perception” by Ravi Srivastava

“Love Me Tender or Just Plain Cooked-to-Death!” by Pam Steadman

“The Lives We Leave Behind” by Kayla Mosley

“City of Books” by Brooke Whitney

“He Did It...” by Sarah <3

“Naked truth: Here is the mansion of glory killers” by Philip Ebuluofor

“The Ladder” by Gerald Daniels

“Make Me A Match” by Gracie C. McKeever

“Mountains can be moved” by Lerato Moeketsi

“Being Me” by Asha Iyer

“An ordeal in faith” by Lavina Punjabi

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story that spans a month during which everything changes.

Write a story where one person is trying to say goodbye but keeps getting interrupted.

Write about someone who is always looking toward the future.

Start your story with an ending and work backward toward the beginning.

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