Write a story about someone dealing with family conflict.

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“Little Lost Lizzie (or The Boy Who Wanted to be a Hero)” by Nick Dalrymple

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Little Lost Lizzie or The Boy Who Would be a Hero Little Lizzie, Joe, Pat, Barb and their mother had to move to the Poor Farm because their daddy had to go to war and they needed to be near those that loved them and could help take care of them. Now, if you know anything about poor farms you might think living at the Poor Farm would be a sad thing for four children, but you would be wrong. The Poor Farm was wonderful for these children because their grandma and grandpa ran the poor farm and Aunt Helen and Emma lived there too...

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“DAUGHTER REBELS Contest #29” by RADIUS HAVWAALA

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“I curse the day I was born to a sucker like you,” a young girl named Cheelo shouted in real rage. She swirled her eyes about like some angry actress she had seen in Telemundo.Twisting her eyeballs into tiny slits she glared at her father with a face burning hot with passion; while allowing her rumpled hair to bristle like grass in a strong gale. Her left hand stuck majestically on her waist, as she stabbed her right forefinger into the big man’s face. Jutting her mouth out like the beak of a chicken, she poured out her ang...

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“A Regretful Need to Forget” by Michaella Hynes

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I lie on the damp grass, slowly waking with the rising sun. Head throbbing, I stumble to my feet, wobbly at first, but then I gain my balance. Bare foot, in next to no clothes my body trembles from the cool wind brushing against my exposed skin. Memories from the night before are as vague as the earliest years of my existence. The very few things that I do remember fill me with an endless sorrow that I want nothing other than to once again forget. I am not too far away from my home in a neighborhood my new friends refer to as a nightmare of ...

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“The Split” by Zane Lee-Briggs

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“Zane, I need you to be ready to leave when I get to the school. I have something to tell you.” I heard my mother’s voice through the phone. She sounded serious- urgent. A mix of both solemnity and trepidation. It was concerning. The last time I heard her speak this way was the time she told me that my grandfather died. I was doing my homework when I got that call. I immediately dropped everything and prepared for my mother’s arrival, fearfully awaiting whatever my mother had to say to me. When she got to the school at 6 p....

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“Jake takes a Stand” by AR Corson

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Jake Harvey climbed up the rusted fire escape to the rooftop of Ol’ Fisherman’s Wharf. He pulled out a six-pack of beer that he had purchased with a fake I.D from his backpack and took a seat on the ledge, letting his legs dangle over. This was his quiet time, a place where he could escape all the chaos in his life; his only piece of heaven in his very own private hell. The sunset lit up the sky in fiery hues of orange and purple and he knew he‘d have to return home soon. He hated it there. After he swung back a couple of beers he star...

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“Th Real Life ” by Laura Acuna

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The Real LifeBy Laura A. So, this is how the story begins. About a month ago, I was in a wonderful, long-term relationship. My boyfriend, Tim, and I had been dating exactly one year and one month and I assumed everything was going so well. Tim and I were talking about getting married and maybe even starting a family together, but I was very much wrong. We had moved into a pretty decent apartment together seven months ago, and had multiple plant babies together. Things were going well and there seemed to be no problems with how we both ...

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“Glitter in my veins” by Ruth Owota

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My mother and my elder sister were arguing about something again. Most of the things they argued about were very insignificant but probably as a result of the emotional stress inflicted on us by the economy, coupled with deaply seated anger and frustration, temper easily fled across the walls of our small bungalow, tantrums were blown at the slightest chances and before you say Jack Robinson, something that started out as a harmless banter had turned into a full fledged argument. I wondered what they were arguing about this time as I pulled ...

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“Pulling the Veil from Mama's Eyes” by Christina Manis

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I was in my teens when I realized my mother may not be who I thought she was when I was younger. She was the most generous, thoughtful person I had ever known, and in fact, that stands true today. But, there were things that didn't add up to the person she appeared to be and as I got older, it seemed to get worse.I began to notice that small things people said or did were taken out of context to exaggerate stories Mama told. Most of the time this was done to make her seem like the victim, other times it was to make her seem like a bad ass wh...

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“YOU an I” by Jena Pisani

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YOU AND I I scream.you cry. We are lost in these lies. Sometimes we try, but it’s never for life. I might dream at night, but it all lacks light. The darkest of skies, keeping us tied. A shiver down my spine, as I meet your eyes.Words go &nb...

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“First by Charles Peschel” by Charles Peschel

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1.She was torn between an angered ego and morals in her dreams.She,She was never much in aiding mortals in their what she considered miniscule affairs."So what's changed?"Its been an eternity that she and humanity have been estranged; but now after so long and so much contempt she longs for some strange reason to shelter humanity with armored wings. It hurts inside to watch them as she remembered the pain of being a human being."Why Lilitu?You turned your back on them so long ago, why go back for forever youve been freed of their burdens and...

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“Self-Preservation” by Nolen Thornton

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Self-PreservationBy Nolen Thornton March, 1995Metairie, Louisiana Annnnd…so I kicked him out. Here’s how it worked. Jeff had finally come downstairs and I was sitting at the kitchen table, when he walked in and sat down across from me. We looked at each other for a few minutes, me wondering how the hell this had happened. What had I missed? I thought we were happy, and I was struggling to believe that he was having an affair with a woman in Las Vegas. I searched his face. Oh, please, L...

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“Forgotten and Tired” by Reyvin Marie

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The touch of his skin on mine gently woke me, his fingers sending shivers up and down my back. I tried to fight the sensation, forcing my eyelids to stay shut and my arms to stay still. All I wanted to do was move with his touch and find one more moment as we lay in the tent, free and calm. He had to work for my affection though, or he would never truly appreciate it. I don't know if it was a hitch in my breathing or the connection between us, but he heard my unspoken challenge and moved his lips across mine. The soft pressure was too ...

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“My Sister's Storm” by Elizabeth Guinn

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The music shifted from pop to rock, the old cd skipping around in the boom box so that its edges raked the sides. A light tap to the top set it back in the right motion, just like it always had, and an adult’s genuine grief was once again appropriated by my teenage angst into meaning something for me. The notes swayed back and forth across my attention span, plugging itself into the pages of the book I read so that the words of the author and the musician blended together in nonsense. I lost the meaning of both as soon as they each tried to ...

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“The Descending Cycle” by Jesse Bhullar

Submitted to Contest #29

Father often said “life is a series of cycles, there’s a swinging up to the top and there’s descent to the bottom. This is the only truth of life.” Father was a peculiar man. He gave us practically everything but thought nothing of it. Seemingly understood us despite not being there to witness it all. My little sister adored him and always tried to listen and apply everything she learned from him. “Look father! Look I can read this now!” She was very studious, unlike me. I only knew how to struggle and survive. For most of m...

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“Guilty” by Shaneka Murphy

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Not guilty. Not guilty. Not guilty. Not . Not guilty. Not guilty. Not guilty. Not guilty. Not guilty. Not guilty. Not guilty...... Guilty. "Oh, come on! Guilty again!?" shouted Juror 8, gripping the edges of the table, rising partially from his seat, peering over the top of his gold rimmed glasses, his forehead knotted and wrinkled, likened to a prune, bearing the pangs of frustration. His plaid shirt clung tightly to his large, round belly that hung slightly over the leather belt that held up his tattered blue jeans. By now he was...

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Write a story about someone dealing with family conflict.

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✍️ 82 stories

“Little Lost Lizzie (or The Boy Who Wanted to be a Hero)” by Nick Dalrymple

“DAUGHTER REBELS Contest #29” by RADIUS HAVWAALA

“A Regretful Need to Forget” by Michaella Hynes

“The Split” by Zane Lee-Briggs

“Jake takes a Stand” by AR Corson

“Th Real Life ” by Laura Acuna

“Glitter in my veins” by Ruth Owota

“Pulling the Veil from Mama's Eyes” by Christina Manis

“YOU an I” by Jena Pisani

“First by Charles Peschel” by Charles Peschel

“Self-Preservation” by Nolen Thornton

“Forgotten and Tired” by Reyvin Marie

“My Sister's Storm” by Elizabeth Guinn

“The Descending Cycle” by Jesse Bhullar

“Guilty” by Shaneka Murphy

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