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“Not Worth It” by Writer Maniac

Trigger warning: Suicide, death Things to do before I leave: 1. Hug my mother. Say I love you to her, even if I don’t mean it, because I won’t. She never loved me. She always loved her other children more than me. But she tried, I’m sure she tried to love me. It is my fault that I’m so unlovable. It’s my fault that I was always so moody and depressing, that talking to me was more of a chore than a pleasure. I didn’t deserve the same love that my siblings always got, I...

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“Ode to a Gummy Bear Graveyard ” by Rhondalise Mitza

to my pillow Free verse poetry Floating like dead feet against the shore Wraps seaweed around your legs Pushes you deeper into your bed And you wish you had thicker blankets Thicker pillows Thicker skin. Your friends Love you They Put no one above you But sometimes you wonder if they’d love if they knewThat you killed your betta fish when you were nine&n...

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“Top Ten Places To Wait For Your Owners” by Rinnie Leigh

One: right where they left youIt’s a wonderful, quaint little spot, a lush, fragrant stretch of grass and white clovers, sunny and warm and right by the roadside, so they’ll have no problem seeing you when they come back. Besides, right here is where their scent is the strongest, on account of how they left you your favourite plush blanket to wait upon, as well as your food and water bowls, heaped with dry food and your favourite biscuits. It’s more than they usually feed you at a single mealtime, which means it’s one of the...

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“Those Who Showed Me the Way” by Maya -

𝐓𝐞𝐧My best friend, Emilia, taught me to always stay true to myself.I met her on the first day of first grade, in the bustling highlighter-yellow hallway outside our classroom. Our backpack hooks were adjacent to each other, each with a laminated frog sticker above it displaying our names.The rest of my classmates stood in a circle around her, giggling and staring at her without attempting to make their teasing discrete. After a few moments of confusion, I realized they were laughing at...

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“Your Black Pen” by 𝕜𝐞𝕟𝐝𝕣𝐚 𝕤𝐭𝕠𝐧𝕖

Warning: There’s one guy who’s gay, so if you’re uncomfortable with that, feel free to leave. Thanks :) Ten - Lukas Lukas was a nice guy. You sometimes look at him in class, and thirty percent of the time, he glances and smiles at you. He’s too innocent. One morning, you were early for school. Your mom had a business meeting, so she dropped you off at seven ...

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“Believer” by Scout Tahoe

Top Ten Things to Believe in This Year #10 Santa Claus Do you believe in Santa Claus? I don’t anymore. I used to think he was this kind man with big hands whose smile was pale and stretched lines into the moon. My childish thoughts shaped this man who drew snowflakes and birds into the sky like a coloring book. But that was ended for me when my grandmother let those three forbidding words slid...

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“Top Ten” by BRoOkE HAs A COwBoY HAt

My Top Ten Reedsy BFF’sDisclaimer: I want all of you to go check out these people and follow them and give support and read their stories because they’re all WONDERIFIC and so deserve it. Also, almost everything that I wrote goes for each and every one of these people, so if you’re one of the top ten and there’s something you wanted me to say that I said for someone else, let me know or please remember that everything goes for everyone. If that makes any sense at...

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“Fingers Crossed, for 2021!” by Akshaya ✨

2020 Mapped out:Goal #01- January- Make this a fantastic new decadeI can’t believe this. This is the start of a fresh year. A year that is the very first of a whole new decade! It is something almost the entire world has been anticipating. I’m on top of the world right now. I need to follow every last resolution of mine this time. Whatever happens, this decade is going to be different, and I can feel it in my bones. Let’s make it a better decade in a better world!Goal...

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“Things My Mother Collected” by A.Dot Ram

Things My Mother CollectedA list by Dr. Alex Caldwell1. PerfumeSome women have their signature scent. I thought my mom did, but it turns out that maybe her signature was her variety. There they were, three glass bottles, three little jewels sparkling on a polished silver tray on her worn white dresser. I thought I knew my mom. I thought the perfume in the short, fluted bottle, golden flowers and Swarovski crystals adorning the dome of its lid, was her scent—an ephemeral, flowery sillage, ligh...

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“My New Year Resolutions” by ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯

Title: My New Year Resolutions By: Haripriya Author's Note: Hello everyone! I hope that you're having a great Thursday and a lovely Christmas Eve! I hope you enjoy this story! Number #1: Learn how to knit: I have always been wanting to learn how to sew/knit because the idea of making your own t...

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“STRANGE HAPPINESS” by Amel Parvez

1) She took a deep breath, taking in the odor of that place. This was her favorite place in the whole world, she would give anything to come here. She could feel her body getting relaxed in that environment.It was just the type of her place. The place of peace and tranquility, where no one will disturb you. There would be no place anywhere where you will find this much calmness and coziness. The silence filled her ea...

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“2020” by Coco Longstaff

The top-ten events that happened to me in 2020The whole world, including me, started to suffer from an infectious disease called Covid-19 and extreme lockdowns were enforced. My friends, family and I all panicked because for the first time in my life, we were going to experience online learning and the parents were going to have to deal with it. Thankfully, we are not aware yet of one of us having the virus.I had online learning for 3 whole months. It took time, but I got used to it and made a new routine at home for ...

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“Falling Petals” by Maya W.

***Trigger warning for suicide at number 5 and death at number 9.*** “Flowers. I remember fields of flowers, soft beneath my heels. Walking in the sun, I remember someone. Someone by my side, turned his face to mine. And then I turned away, into the shade.” 1) Zinnia - “The zinnia flower has several meanings including thoughts of friends, endurance, daily remembrance, goodness and last...

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“top ten mistakes you'll never make” by 𝔼𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 ✳🏳️‍🌈

I want you to be my therapist. Yes, you. I don't care what you look like, what you think, or who I am at the moment. All I want is your guidance. Eventually, you'll ask me a question. You like doing that, thinking it'll lead somewhere. Maybe to the cure? Maybe down the rabbit hole. I tell you each little fucking detail, all in chronological order, all raising my hidden insanity higher and higher.

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“The 10 Reasons I Prefer My Dear Dog to a Man ” by Martha Louise

Today, I am going to write about why I prefer to love my incredibly loyal, adoring canine instead of a man. The reasons are many. He doesn't talk.1. He doesn't talk. My beloved terrier does not ever bring me down with his words. He doesn't complain about the weather or tell me that I shouldn't wear bright orange shoes with jeans or that he should wear dresses instead of sweatpants. He thinks I'm beautiful just the way I am.Men are always trying to control ho...

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Write a story in the form of a top-ten list.

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✍️ 116 stories

“Not Worth It” by Writer Maniac

“Ode to a Gummy Bear Graveyard ” by Rhondalise Mitza

“Top Ten Places To Wait For Your Owners” by Rinnie Leigh

“Those Who Showed Me the Way” by Maya -

“Your Black Pen” by 𝕜𝐞𝕟𝐝𝕣𝐚 𝕤𝐭𝕠𝐧𝕖

“Believer” by Scout Tahoe

“Top Ten” by BRoOkE HAs A COwBoY HAt

“Fingers Crossed, for 2021!” by Akshaya ✨

“Things My Mother Collected” by A.Dot Ram

“My New Year Resolutions” by ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯

“STRANGE HAPPINESS” by Amel Parvez

“2020” by Coco Longstaff

“Falling Petals” by Maya W.

“top ten mistakes you'll never make” by 𝔼𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 ✳🏳️‍🌈

“The 10 Reasons I Prefer My Dear Dog to a Man ” by Martha Louise

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