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

Posted in Middle School on Oct 25, 2022

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“Me, myself and Anorexia” by Fresh Start0

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27 years and I've never eaten rice. or cherries. or Starbucks. I have 543 brands I don't eat from anymore. but I chose these ones because they were the top three.I'm anorexic, congratulations to you if you guessed right because you get to eat the pasta I'm trying to eat right now, from Brilla, which is No.67 on my brands-that-i-shouldn't-eat-from-list. being anorexic is boring and wet. literally. (it hasn't stopped raining since last week). I'm trying to eat more but I just can't.my doctor says to try harder.my therapist says to try harder.m...

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“A Hero ” by Alex Rogers

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Once upon a time, there was a young man who lived in a small village. I met him at the bus stop near my university. There he was, a young gentleman in a T-shirt. He had nothing in particular to catch my attention. At that time, I was waiting for a bus to go back home as soon as possible because I needed to write an academic essay on “The Natural Environment.” To be honest, I did not know how to start it. There were fears of failing the course and negative feelings in my mind. My situation is “like a meaningless pebble on the road, bound...

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“Dive” by Rani Jayakumar

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She looked back for the last time, her heart thumping in her chest. And then she jumped. She felt the wind on her face as she fell, the breeze hitting her with a thousand needles, dragging her hair upward. She wanted to close her eyes, her arms splayed out, letting the world rise to greet her. To forget it all, and just stay here, like this, as if nothing had ever changed. But she also wanted to see every single moment. So she peeled her eyelids apart, the light squeezing between them, the wind streaking tears that rose onto the ...

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“The Mountain Secret” by Michael McGee

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My secret was something I hoped would never be openly revealed. It was amazing. Flying freely through the skies. The wind whisking through my body. Only at night did I emerge and fly through the vast world. At first it was scary. I feared myself when I discovered what had been done to me. It was a terrible event. One that still haunted me to this day. I was one of many. A child taken from their parents. Dragged to a facility of unknown location. Tests were performed daily. Everything from academics to mental strength in the face of adversary...

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“Copse Valley” by Daniel Harris

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He stood before the pile of his wife’s cooking and poked some onto a fork, then after pulling a fly off the end with his teeth he spat it in the direction of the setting sun. The fly did not move as it hit the ground, there was a good chance it was knocked out.The man listened intently for irregular sounds, tonight could be the night they were in town, he’d sworn to make them pay.“Somethin’ on yer mind Bruce?” Asked the lady dining with him.Bruce scratched his moustache and withdrew his gaze from the yard “Jes expectin’ trouble.” He said.&nb...

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“An Unwanted Patriot” by Sunday Chukwu

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I solemnly, sincerely and truthfully affirm and declare that I will bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic…I will use my best endeavour for the preservation of peace and apprehension of offenders against the peace.. I told you that if snakes were to lose their dreadfulness, women would use them to bind their hair. I also told you that when the hand stops giving, the mouth stops creaking, and the intestines start growling. It is thirteen Septembers ago — You stood straight, your head filled with patriotism, your belly swelled by...

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“Leap of Faith” by Emery Starshine

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Rei inhaled the deep ocean air, the wind whipping her hair around. The salty scent of the ocean filled her nose. She was going to prove her worst enemy wrong.She looked around, wondering if there was going to be anything that could maybe save her if she did something wrong. At least, if the whole thing she was about to do was doable.“I’m going to do it, and no matter what Monika says,” she told herself. Rei found it hard to believe. It wasn’t her type of thing, jumping off a really high cliff and possibly falling into the ocean to her death....

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“Faith is Love” by Amogh Bodhi

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It was a beautiful adhan, an evening call for prayer! This is a small town with only one mosque. The calls for prayer are herd at every street and corner of the town. There are people of different faiths in the town, for Muslims adhans are calls for prayer and for others they serve as time reminders. Out of five adhans, the first adhan in the morning helps me to get up, and the fourth in the evening reminds me of cooking time. I went to the kitchen and looked for the vegetables and the elephant’s foot caught my attention. I held it and...

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“Second Home” by HBR Patel

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'Are you sure about that calculation?' 'Yes, but the weather is not according to the report.' 'There is still 30 seconds to abort.' 'No, we have come too far to return back.' 'Let us not hurry, If we crash land then this mission will be of no significance.' 'Yes. and also we could lose our lives.' Instead of panic, the crew cabin began to laugh at their captain's sarcasm. Their training conditioned them to withstand any danger. The captain decided to take a leap of faith and continue the journey downward. 'Brace for I...

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“Enlightenment” by Robert Consiglio

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John McPherson had always feared this day, but now it has come at last! He would confront his irrational fear of heights and defeat it once and for all. Alone, unaided, he would leap into the unknown and confront the face of the divine. John looks out at the white, fluffy clouds and the glorious blue sky and feels a rush of excitement filling his entire being. The Cessna 182 is now cruising at 10 000 feet. The pilot, Jack Wilson, adjusts his baseb...

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“Control it, before it controls you.” by Vameerah Darren

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The day had started as it should have. As any other day normally had. I had training with Eleric, bright and early.“You need to control the power, before it controls you, Faven.”That's what he always said, I was rarely convinced. Waking up at sunrise every morning just seemed a little excessive to me. But he was the only family I had, and I trusted him with my life. So if he said to wake up at any ungodly hour, I would listen.Other than lack of sleep. My life was fine, perfect even, some would say. Or so that was what is seemed to be. Anyone...

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“Baby Steps” by Hannah Dominguez

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She can do it. She will do it. Aimee clicked the 'Submit' button on the screen. A pop-up showed, congratulating her on submitting her manuscript for the writing contest. She closed her laptop and slumped, breathing a sigh of relief. "Baby steps, baby steps.." she mumbled, though she knew that entering the annual writing contest of the city was no more less than taking a leap of faith. Yes, that was it. A leap of faith. There was no other adjective for what she did. She'd been planning on entering the competition for the pas...

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“The Proposal” by J.C. Martin

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She dragged a finger through the sand again, watching the valleys she was creating intersect then crumble. “Did you hear me, Sarah? I said, ‘Will you marry me?’” Jake swallowed and looked around, all of their friends were starting to wander off sensing the awkward tension and wanting to distance themselves. Sam was shaking his head, a silent attempt to deter Jake from further embarrassing himself. Sarah still didn’t respond and began poking holes in the sandy highways she had traced around her legs. Jake snatched her hand and she finally loo...

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“Tommy's Party” by Amanda Wisdom

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Be brave, Bright. Do your best. *** I consider me and Thomas artists. I like to draw, doodle, and paint. I love taking a moment, freezing it, rethinking it, and keeping it. It helps me explain the words I can’t say. Thomas, he’s a different type of artist. He’s a writer, plain and simple, and one of the best I ever knew. We used to have a little friendly competition on Friday nights. I’d stop by CVS on my way home from work, pick up a bottle of wine, Cheez-Its, and Haribo gummy bears (those were Thomas’s favorite snacks and they had t...

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“Why Not?” by Eric Hyzer

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They say divorce, moving, job loss, and death are the most stressful life events, and Todd Kent could relate because he had experienced them all; however, sitting behind the wheel of the U-Haul truck, gazing at his new residence through a bug-spattered windshield, he didn’t feel stressed but relieved. A sensation he supposed touched on inappropriate and disconcerting, considering the circumstances.“It looked better online,” he said aloud. The 1950s ranch house—fifteen miles out of Lexington, KY—had powder blue shutters, discolored shingles, ...

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

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✍️ 151 stories

“Me, myself and Anorexia” by Fresh Start0

“A Hero ” by Alex Rogers

“Dive” by Rani Jayakumar

“The Mountain Secret” by Michael McGee

“Copse Valley” by Daniel Harris

“An Unwanted Patriot” by Sunday Chukwu

“Leap of Faith” by Emery Starshine

“Faith is Love” by Amogh Bodhi

“Second Home” by HBR Patel

“Enlightenment” by Robert Consiglio

“Control it, before it controls you.” by Vameerah Darren

“Baby Steps” by Hannah Dominguez

“The Proposal” by J.C. Martin

“Tommy's Party” by Amanda Wisdom

“Why Not?” by Eric Hyzer

🌟 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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