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Write about someone grappling with an insecurity.

Posted in Narrative on Oct 26, 2022

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“Where Thoughts Cannot Speak” by Marina Savva

Submitted to Contest #114

You stumble over yourself. You have the correct thoughts, all lined up in order of most to least important; the words playing on your tongue, itching to jump out. You know what you want to say, you feel your mouth open, about to voice it but that’s when it all shatters. Any dreams you could have possibly had about having a normal conversation run for the closest window to catapult themselves out of. Then like a wave of trauma, the stuttering comes. The shaking of the leg. The darting of the eyes. You had a trail of thought y...

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“Second Best” by Sue Brown

Submitted to Contest #114

I was five years old when I became my parents’ second favourite child. And this came as a complete shock to me. I had been loved and cherished for five years, I was the centre of their world. The arrival of this squalling, red faced interloper turned my world upside down. Where I once had my mother’s full attention, now she was always busy. I was told to be quiet, don't disturb the baby. The baby! My brother, Michael, the longed for son and heir. I got that message from the very beginning. I wa...

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“Someone who understands” by Dionisia Lampadariou

Submitted to Contest #114

TW: loss of a loved one Just like its residents, the corporate glass building had a talent for grabbing attention and fulfilling needs: it was now reflecting the scarlet sky, spreading the beauty of a second, misplaced sunset in the buzzing city. Still, in the heart of November, the red and orange palette offered merely an elusive hint of warmth. Mimicking the couple of executives standing near the bus stop, he had covered himself head-to-toe, leaving only his eyes exposed to the cold. He was shivering underneath, but the avenue...

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“Breast Cancer Journey” by Shawna Du

Submitted to Contest #114

Watching my hair fall out in clumps wasn't the worst part of getting cancer nor was the surgery that took my left boob. It was the aftermath. I wondered if losing a breast meant that I wasn't a real woman anymore. Would my husband still find me attractive? Thankfully, I didn't have to worry about that for long. My Honey was great and a few days after my surgery he even admitted to having sexy dreams about me. And get this, in his dreams, I was wearing negligee but I had a mastectomy. I was shocked by this heartfelt confession, but he expla...

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“Life Goes On” by Caroline Warui

Submitted to Contest #114

She had been bent over the bonnet of her car for ten minutes, her back facing the storefront where he was standing. Her slim legs draped in tights, an inverted v-shape, disappearing into a blue denim dress shirt.He knew her. Ariana. She was in one of his classes. She sat in the front row almost two meters away from him and had said nothing to him the whole semester. Barely even acknowledged he existed.He always felt slightly nervous when near good-looking girls, because of his stutter. With Ariana's flawless oval face, framed by jet black cu...

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“Ruby's Partners” by Brian Janko

Submitted to Contest #114

Ruby never thought she would love dancing, but she was going to the dance studios, nightclubs, and restaurants more and more. She was going out three or four times a week now. The dancing was Latin and very physical. That was no problem because she worked out and was in good shape. But moving her body to the music while counting the beats and working with a partner — all this was new to her, and she sometimes felt inadequate. Ruby wanted to meet someone, too, but thinking about that made her sad because her relationships always seemed t...

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“First Day” by Lin Darroe

Submitted to Contest #114

First Day “Well!” my mom shouted with glee, as she clapped her hands, “today is your first day of Kindergarten Indiana”! She looked far too excited and sounded a little too eccentric. I sat there at the breakfast table with crossed arms and an untouched plate of peanut butter and butter on toast . “Cmon!” she said “Let's get you dressed in your new outfit!” I slid off the hard kitchen chair and meekly responded ,” Okay , Mama.” I was not excited . At all. I was missing my dad and also my little...

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