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Write about someone finally making their own choices.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 26, 2022

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“One Wolf Under The Moon” by E.C. Nickelson

Submitted to Contest #95

One wolf under the moon. Vienas vilkas po mėnuliu . That’s what I am. My mother was appalled when she found out. On the night of the full moon, she had caught me eating a chicken in the barn. To her utter shock and disbelief, I was a lycanthrope. “Vilkolakis! ” It was the one word known throughout the entire town of Esteras. The cry of werewolf, no matter the language spoken, was one that would bring the entire town running to anybody’s aid. Pretty soon, the yard was as bright as noonday, filled with pitchforks and torches. By the time ...

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“My Own Life” by Shouku Nishimiya

Submitted to Contest #95

All my life I was told what to do. I was told what to say, how to act, even how to dress. It felt like my life wasn't mine to have. It felt like I was being controlled. I felt like a puppet. My father would hold shows for kids in the neighborhood. I was always the star of those shows. The kids would gather from here and far just to watch me and my family perform. My name is Tiny. My name suits me because, as you can guess, I'm small. I was my dad's favorite out of my many brothers and sisters. My dad would take me anywhere. Well, he ha...

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“The Lock Box” by Cindy Calder

Submitted to Contest #95

She sat stoically in front of the blazing fire, her face a mixture of emotions that ran rampant as she stared at the small lock box before her on the massive walnut desk. It was his desk and his lock box. She barely wanted to touch them less alone be in the same room with them, but she had no choice in the matter. She had a responsibility to confront what lay within the confines of the box. She was not used to making decisions or choices for herself, but here was one she absolutely must pursue. What secrets would this loc...

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“The Seasons That Weren't” by Judah C

Submitted to Contest #95

The scent of flowers never left her mind even when she was surrounded by the scent of despair. No one would willingly choose to live in the underworld but she was never given any choice. She was tricked into eating seeds from the underworld and was bound here for half a year. The other half she spent with her mother who hovered over her and wouldn’t let her move unless she was also by her side. Persephone was tired of having everyone else decide her fate. She missed the times where she could freely frock the meadows on her own. Now, she is...

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“Finally Happy” by Taz Baz

Submitted to Contest #95

The day started out great. Aribell woke up to the smell of fresh pancakes and her boyfriend's smiling face. She had smiled back, but couldn't help feeling a little upset. Unfortunately for her boyfriend, Aribell was a lesbian. If she could choose, she would be dating her best friend, Cam. But her parents were anti-LGBTQ+ and wanted Aribell to date boys. Aribell loved her parents, so she did everything they said. Her parents were the ones who picked out Dave for Aribell. She hadn't had a choice. Sure, Dave was great. He was nice and gave ...

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“The Ice Cream Truck” by Andrew Sweet

Submitted to Contest #95

The man before me is gaunt, as though he hadn’t eaten for a week or more - not what I expected from an ice-cream truck operator. Sunken cheeks make his face seem long, but not taught. Skin hangs in folds like molten wax dripping down the sides of a candle. His teeth struggle to push apart those flaps as he exposes what must be a smile, showing the only part of him that seems consistent with the mental image I’d developed. Those teeth are yellow and brown and black, which are way too many colors for someone’s mouth unless that person spends a...

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“Le Pneu Michelin” by Kelly Burmeier

Submitted to Contest #95

Tw: abuse, child abuse.I retract my fingertips into the sleeves of my puffy, silver coat. An easy feat, as I still haven’t quite grown into it these past three years. It’s a crisp Sunday morning in late fall. In Oklahoma, autumn mornings are nearly winter and yet autumn afternoons blaze with the heat of summer awakened by a thousand fireworks on the Fourth of July. My palms and my ribs are damp with sweat — from my nervous fidgeting or the turning of a cool morning into a hot day, I don’t know. I don’t take off my coat. It makes me feel like...

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“SOS Roger” by Dillon Trinh

Submitted to Contest #95

    Douglas Sutton arrived home, a nice house outside of Fortworth, but the stress was already infecting his brain, he just got off a meeting of The Ruined Castle Branch Company, well, a defunct company. Mr. Sutton requested a donation appeal for Roger since he was now out of service and needed a major overhaul, but the company wanted to use a modern steam locomotive, or at least, commission a brand new steam locomotive. That didn’t go so well, and after a very heated argument with name-calling in both Roger and Mr. Sut...

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“Take the dog with you while you're at it.” by Vincent Guillemin

Submitted to Contest #95

“I really don’t mind, it’s up to you honey”. He doesn’t even look at her, not even make the effort to stop reading, sheltered behind the fortress of his newspaper. The black and pristine coffee table stands between them looking impassable as if it were some sort of forbidding ocean isolating the two of them, continents apart. Her long knitting needles forms a cross on her lap, the unfinished work dangling limply and grazing the floor. She just sits here on the armchair, glowering at the prints, hoping for spontaneous...

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“LITTLE MISS PRINCESS” by Hannah Marriner

Submitted to Contest #95

from the day I was born my parents told me I would rule as Queen one day. And my Parent’ names me. If you haven't noticed, I was born as a princess and my parents wanted me to marry A prince, become Queen and start a family with my  Husband. My parents Lavender and my dad Zane from a young age they tried looking all around to find a prince to be my future husband and they still haven't found a prince for me yet to be my future husband. I don't want to be Queen, I want to be free to do whatever  I want. and there are two things my p...

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“Plans for my future” by Richard Hawkins

Submitted to Contest #95

If you are like most people. Your parents had plans for your future. My parents planned not only my future but every step of the way. I was not a rebellious child I would conform to what I was told and accepted my parents guild to everything I did. The problem with that is when it is time to decide for yourself. I felt like I had been a robot programmed to do only what my parents deem acceptable. We belong to a tribe. The wisdom of our elders is cherished above any outside knowledge. Our Chief is very old but still in sound mind and body. ...

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“Shattered Glass” by Colleen True

Submitted to Contest #95

My entire life has been spent atop a pedestal encased in glass. Like an animal in an exhibit, I am on display for the world to see, watch, and judge.  I suppose that comes with being the heiress of a business empire. Every step I take is followed to ensure I never fall from the pedestal's edge. All my words are criticized in the case they echo and frighten my audience. My actions are examined lest they cause a break in the glass.  I can count on one hand the number of times I've been left to decide something for myself. First, I ...

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“Royal Nightmare” by Taylah G

Submitted to Contest #95

TW: Death and imprisonment.I lay in bed. Shivering. My face was freezing, and my toes felt like they’d fall off. I had my duvet pulled tight over my shoulders, my cheek grazing the soft material. I was supposed to be warm under the thick, comforting blanket, but I was chilly.Reluctantly, I opened my tired eyes. They scanned my surroundings. My usual castle bedroom. I reached a shaky hand over to my bedside table. I gripped my phone tightly and pulled it under. The metal was cold and hard, slowly warming as the heat from the blanket flooded o...

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“Surprise” by Drei Etsocal

Submitted to Contest #95

Amelia sat in her office chair and started her work. A couple of tables away from her, she can already hear murmurs about Christmas.She sighed on her table with her elbow propped on it supporting her head. 'What do I give for Christmas again?'As she worked on her papers, she listed down things she could give and to whom.'First off, for my manito/manita, I think I'll give a good bath towel with a personalized coffee mug. After all, I have no idea who will have it.'Every five or more minutes, she would write down what she would give to people ...

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“When Two People Decide” by Shalom Aranas

Submitted to Contest #95

The tip of the sword is like my pen on linen paper. I write in haste every detail of how love dies.The angel gives birth to the daughter of a monster, the vampire she loved. He died in battle and so, his friend, the Vampire of Ogrencisi followed her up the Balkan Mountain to kill her and take the baby as his ward for twenty-one years and shall marry her. She stays at a convent and after giving birth, the clouds occlude the sun, a sign that the vampire has arrived.I write, the pen scratching on paper like bird’s feet scratching against the sk...

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