Write a story about someone sticking to a course of action even when it’s clearly wrong.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 26, 2022

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“My Father's Sin” by Lorretto Wain

Submitted to Contest #94

The night air is disturbed by a cracking sound. It’s like a wet tea-towel being slapped onto a work surface. And then there is silence. My Dad will never forgive himself.I’ll never forgive my Dad. But Donnachadh Brophy has forgiven him already. Dad and Brophy are brothers-at-arms. They were serving Royal Ulster Constabulary officers at the height of the Troubles that plagued Northern Ireland. Everyone in the Force knew Brophy and O’Driscoll. They were so closely intertwined that they became like a pair of scissors. ...

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“Unpolished DIamond” by MR Football

Submitted to Contest #94

Unpolished diamond “A very important piece of Italian culture, a gold cardinal's ring, with a large, red ruby, valued at over $ 2 million, was stolen from the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. Responsibility for the robbery was taken by the Cociaretto Mafia, the oldest and one of the most dangerous mafia gangs in Italy, founded all the way back in 1787. It is one of the biggest robberies in the history of Italy. This event found our city totally u...

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