Write a story about someone dealing with family conflict.

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“ The College Affair” by Beverly Hudson

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It was Wednesday night, church night. Lynda Childers was short with fair skin. She had an average feel about her, with blue eyes and short blonde hair. She wore clothes that were stylish and fit her well. At the last minute, her husband, Jeff Childers, decided not to attend.Jeff was of average height with dark skin. He had a feeling of importance. He had dark brown eyes, and wore suits because he was a college professor. Lynda and her 3-year-old daughter, Lilly, attended the service together. As the members of the chu...

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“Walk a Mile in My Shoes” by Stephanie Ricketson

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“Meet us for dinner.” “Who is us?” “The family. We just want to talk. Try to help.” “Sure. Where and when?” The details were given, and Shayla agreed to be there at the appointed time. A rock sat in the pit of her stomach as she considered what the topics would be, and how her family could “help”. Her hand shook as she lit a cigarette, staring off into the distance, her mind racing. After a couple of calming drags, she ground the cigarette out under her worn boot heel, got in her car, and headed towards the house she was staying for the nigh...

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“The Hard Stuff” by Chelsey Martin

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As a child, I never realized what went on behind closed doors, especially after I fell asleep or was sent to bed. I always thought my parents were the made for each other, soul mate kind of love. I found out just how wrong I was when I approached the last year of middle school.I was about to turn 14 when everything went to crap. Early in the year, my mother needed a surgery on her leg. She had a lot of pain in recent months, and quite a few falls, and it was deemed necessary to fix her leg so she could be pain-free and back to working in no ...

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“Blue Jeans” by KerrieAnn Pope

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I hear the crackle of tires over gravel and Dad’s heeler, Blake, barking up a storm. Mario looks up at the big, navy truck climbing our driveway. Windows up, little blue dog in the back. His eyes drop down to the pot of chili on the stove. He stirs the chili, sets the spoon down, wipes his palm on his new pair of blue jeans. I grab some shredded cheese from the fridge and sigh, “Too bad we don’t have some gallo pinto, huh?” He flashes me a bright smile. “I like chili, too. I do not want to be too Costa Rican yet.” He pulls a gallon of sweet...

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“He Married a Narc, She Stole His Life” by Steve Kaye

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The small room was filling up on this very warm, and humid July South Florida morning. Old friends and family from New York had arrived at Palm Beach International Airport on the same flight without knowing they were heading to the same destination.The backroom saw the family standing by Maddie Gibbs, draped in black and for the first time in Dean’s memory, with no jewelry.As the Rabbi looked on, he lifted his head and said, “It’s time.”The family slowly walked towards the front row and sat on the pristine, shiny bench with the Rabbi standin...

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“Mrs. Bailey's Tomato Soup and Roast ” by Clara Rosemary

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It was a frosty, winter, afternoon and all seemed to be well in West Point, the small, suburban, coastal town of Boston. None of the housewives were feuding over whose apple lattice was the finest, none of the working men had been laid off and none of the children who roamed the streets, in the hope to play with others their age, were scraped or bruised. Mrs. Bailey was thinking about this exact thing while cooking her family dinner.Smiling as she stirred her soup, she called her children, Emmaline, Alice, and Richie down to set the table. "...

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“Megan's Escape” by Regina Arnold

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It was an unusually cold, snowy March in southeastern Nebraska that year, three months before James would graduate from high school. 12-year old Megan asked her brother, “Do you like him?” 17-year old James replied, “No, but Mom does. Do you like him?” “No. He scares me.” And so it began. Her life of being cherished by her mother, brother and grandparents would turn into an inescapable fear that would surround her for six more years before she could leave home. James would escape right after his graduation. Catherine had di...

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Write a story about someone dealing with family conflict.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 82 stories

“ The College Affair” by Beverly Hudson

“Walk a Mile in My Shoes” by Stephanie Ricketson

“The Hard Stuff” by Chelsey Martin

“Blue Jeans” by KerrieAnn Pope

“He Married a Narc, She Stole His Life” by Steve Kaye

“Mrs. Bailey's Tomato Soup and Roast ” by Clara Rosemary

“Megan's Escape” by Regina Arnold

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Write a story about someone discovering something new about themselves.

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Write a story about a character struggling to decide how to handle a problem that is morally gray.

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