Write a story that includes someone saying, “It’s not fair.”

Posted in Middle School on Nov 1, 2022

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“It's Not Fair” by Cindy Joyner

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That's Not Fair It started out as a day that I would describe as entirely and contently fair. Fair weather, a perfect sixty-two degrees with no clouds in the sky and a gentle breeze blowing. I ...

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“A year in Heaven ” by V JHD

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All I want for Christmas little Brother, is one last day with you. I’ve wondered what we would do on this day, if we actually knew it would be our last together. I would not sleep a wink; I would tell you everything I left unsaid. We would talk of all that’s happened since that one and final day. I would show you the things I have done to keep you close. You could read all of the letters I have written you with no where to send them. I tell so many stories to the kids so they never forget who you were.You would hold ...

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“Times are a changin'” by Becca Fox

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“It’s not fair!” I groan and push the backgammon set off the couch. Thin brown and white tiles clatter across the dusty floor. “That’s the sixth time you’ve beaten me today!” I leap off the couch and push past my boyfriend to the quiet of the balcony, breathing in the sweet evening air. I love dusk in Tel Aviv. The sky turns purple and the horizon glows. But I hate losing. I’m tired; I’m pissed. And I’m really, really bored. ~~~ It’s been nine months since shit went very, very wrong. One silent, wicked cyber-terrorist attack and the worldwid...

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“When it rains, it pours” by Dee Wes

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Sharp pain crackles across Evelyn Brooks' frontal lobe as she attempts to open her eyes. Today, twenty-four years ago, she gave birth only to experience a mother's worst nightmare. "Be better off dead," she utters to herself.Her breath is foul. Her stomach threatens to erupt.It feels horrible to feel horrible. "What a silly thought.""Will it ever cease?"Is it even possible for her to feel full rather than empty? Can she experience ease, instead of needing to fight to live life? How can she win, if she is always losing? "It's n...

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“Dear soul number 001AABBH” by Keva Epale

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Here, I am sitting on my bed and venting at invisible forces that I believed were fighting against me and my evolution. Progress is the word. I had been working hard and pushing forward in all areas of my life. I would even state it is the quest and truth of my being on this planet. The forces of the day were a team of divine beings I had acclaimed as my Divine team. For months, years, a lifetime I had been praying to a powerful Father, creator of heaven and hell. I had been navigating from the religious education I had received to my fall...

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“becoming untethered” by Angel C

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(note: contains sensitive language)The light in the dim kitchen seemed dusty and grainy. It hung like a film between the two women. It seemed almost tangible, as if they could run their hands through it like swishing through a puddle. Like it was sticking to the sides of their windpipes, their lungs, with every inhalation. The kitchen was hot, too. A midsummer, late-afternoon heat. As if someone had switched on an oven, and left the oven door cracked.Someone was yelling in the road below the window. Someone peddling something, probably. Stic...

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“Losing Color” by Margo Harris

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“It’s not fair,” he wails. “Life isn’t fair, Lucas,” I tell him, irritated by the echoing cries bouncing off of my classroom walls. “I want to color too!” The sobs continue. “Lucas, look at me.” He stops staring at the floor and does as he’s told. “Crying is not going to solve this. I want you to try to compose yourself. Do you know what that means?” He shakes his head, no. “To compose yourself means to calm down and stop crying after being upset about something. Do you think you can do that for me?” He sucks in a big breath and ...

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“The Home Wrecker” by Bettina Karpathian

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The college was started back in the day when educational opportunities for women were limited. It had grown over almost a century into a venerable institution with a Gothic style campus dotted with majestic oaks. Several buildings on campus were named after Ellie’s wealthy family who were prominent donors. Ellie was a large, short-sighted girl who wore this inheritance awkwardly. She was self-conscious about her weight, not particularly academically gifted, her innate kindness hidden under shyness. Lily and I were scholarship girls. My famil...

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“Privilege” by J Stephens

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Angeline Lovelie Laguerre was born on Christmas day, 2019. She was a blessing who arrived magically, four weeks before her mother, Marie, was due. Four weeks before her father considered his daughter would make her first appearance. As such, while Marie Laguerre delivered a healthy, baby girl at a hospital near their new home on Long Island, Louis Laguerre was stuck waiting on a subway platform in downtown Manhattan. Having taken a position at one of the city’s preeminent medical centers only a month prior to provide medic...

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“Johnny... Johnny the Norwegian” by Nicolae Dumitru

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Johnny... Johnny the Norwegian Motto: Any resemblance to some real characters is not accidental at all! Johnny was a „boy's boy”, in the current sense of the expression. In fact, he was a man in the prime of his life, struggling with all his might to make his way in life. Married young, he already had a child a few months old, which motivated him, once again, to fight for the well-being of his family. Being a...

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“Nonprophet.” by Caroline Douglas

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She picks her nails at the breakfast table, trying to pick away at the blood and dirt under her fingernails – or maybe just pick away at whatever part of herself she can. Of course, this task is almost impossible, every finger broken in various places, varying degrees; but still, Chaya has never been anything other than determined, an optimist at large. Once, when she broke her finger before – a work accident – she told her mother, who dismissed her concerns, not out of malice, but in a motherly way that s...

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“It's Not Fair” by Judith Robinson

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"It's Not Fair!" The statement "it's not fair" is used by many people today. We have political and social unrest, war, and a pandemic. The rioting following George Floyd's death was the worst in the history of Minneapolis. This incident involved George" s arrest, which ended in his death by police. Too many incidents between African Americans and police show a total lack of respect for the person's civil rights. Dozens of people were killed or injured, and thousands of businesses an...

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Write a story that includes someone saying, “It’s not fair.”

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✍️ 72 stories

“It's Not Fair” by Cindy Joyner

“A year in Heaven ” by V JHD

“Times are a changin'” by Becca Fox

“When it rains, it pours” by Dee Wes

“Dear soul number 001AABBH” by Keva Epale

“becoming untethered” by Angel C

“Losing Color” by Margo Harris

“The Home Wrecker” by Bettina Karpathian

“Privilege” by J Stephens

“Johnny... Johnny the Norwegian” by Nicolae Dumitru

“Nonprophet.” by Caroline Douglas

“It's Not Fair” by Judith Robinson

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with a couple sharing a cigarette in a parking lot.

Write about a character with questionable morals.

Write a story where the law plays an important role.

Write a story about a character who is trying to become a better person.

Contest #158

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