Write about a person trying to see something from another’s point of view.

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“RavenWolf” by Samuel Bowen

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"The winds of winter guard my home, swirling and surrounding me in a shield of nature itself. No beasts hunt in the rifts of the mountains, save for the Jötnar. Thus, with the tales of giants, no man dare venture here. My home between stone is the only haven on the edge of Midgard; defended by the chaos of nature and the fear of myth. No man could find me here." The Norseman sighed. "I did not prepare for guests, young Valkyrie." The Norseman sat at the back of the cave illuminated by the curling flames of a campfire. His fa...

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“Alessia’s New Friend” by Graham Kinross

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With a tray of her mother’s lasagne in her hands Alessia walked through Cagliostro to the home of the new guy in town. The painted houses of the town were known worldwide for their beauty, a rustic remembrance of Italian coastal villages on Origin. People hadn’t been kind to the new guy. They were suspicious people. When she thought about what children at school has said about the blind man she was almost ashamed of her town. She had to remind herself that it had welcomed Abdul after his flight from genocide. The people of Cagliostro kne...

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“When Shadows Fall” by Elizabeth Camp

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In a stone-lined tunnel beneath a city that has long since faded to dust, a woman in a hooded cloak and a man in a fine silk tunic reached the bottom of a long flight of stairs and stopped to catch their breath. Well, just the man's breath, really. The woman, whose name was Vera, wasn't winded at all. After a minute, the man's breathing quieted, and he rose to his full height and strode over to Vera. "Thank you ever so much," he said, a grin lighting up his face. "For a minute there, I didn't think I'd make it." When she did not respond, ...

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“MIsguided Honor” by Maura Lynch

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The bailiff announced his entrance. "Hear ye, hear ye, the Circuit Court for the County of Washington, Ohio with the Honorable James E. Blanc presiding, is now in session." Judge Blanc sat down and looked at the man in front of him, draped in chains and an orange jump suit. The chains were to restrain the convict, to protect the Court, the public and of course, himself, the Honorable James E. Blanc. On his desk was an overflowing file, stuffed with pleadings, letters, pieces of evidence. His law clerk logged him on to the court wide system, ...

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“My Mother's Mother” by Mary Fate

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I’d had spent my week here at grandma’s house with the same routine. Eat. Feed the chickens and their cute baby chicks. Watch her feed the mother cow. Go home. Do my thing. So, today I’m gonna sneak out of the house and explore the area. I have never gone far from nana’s house and it has been so boring lately. “Ali, lunch is ready!” Lola shouted from the kitchen. I shouted back “Coming down already!” “I’ll go to the market later. Do you want me to buy you something?” I thought for a while, and then I remembered something. “Can I go with yo...

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“The Other Side” by Jenny Grinwis

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You could have been a stranger, lying there, livery and inert. Yet, I know it was you; almost everything about you was familiar; known. The frame of you was the same: strong features, high forehead, wise eyes and gentle gaze; wide shoulders always ready to carry my world, but your long arms always loving, rested empty, listlessly, at your skeletal sides and your jaundiced skin hung on your bones, your face, drawn and gaunt, bearing the mask of an insidious cancer subduing its host. Your dark hair, always so perfectly slicked back – regal and...

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“Guardians” by Chris Dawson

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Thomas sat in the dingy dinner waiting for his mark. The dinner was mostly empty, save for a couple of late-night truckers and insomniacs with nothing better to do. Thomas sat in a booth near the far right corner away from everybody else. The bright red upholstery made his arms stick to the booth every time he laid them down so he wrapped them together in front of him on the table. From where he sat he could see whoever came into the dinner before they could see them and he also had a good look at all the red-eyed patrons of the dinner in fr...

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“I HAVE A VISION ” by Mahita Ghattu

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“Five years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon of light of hope to millions of negro slaves...” My mother said, lowering her voice, and finally stopping. She looked away from the notepad that read-- Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream” speech. I was fast asleep. My mother kissed my forehead and got up from her chair. She looked back at me and shook her head. Then she frowned. She opened the door, and closed it, quietly, in an a...

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“A Genius's Brain” by Muffin Hill

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I can never understand how the mind of a Genius works. The moment I pumped into you and had you in my sight, I knew instantly that I hit a jak pot, because now I can ask you about anything about being smart. You came from a military family in England to Canada at the age of two. Ever since you were here, you had never thought of a life without the Army, as both of your parents were Veterans who served in world war two as communication technician and army officer. Ever since you were here, you helped in the farm as a farmer during your summe...

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“The Mirror and me” by Maryam Gholami

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Are you Maryam? No, you are not. Definitely not. You are only a picture of me. I know that. I have many pictures of me in my cellphone. I have many selfies in Facebook. You are not even a picture. You are some kind of imagination of my face in the mirror. Do not look at me like that with those eyes. Even those eyes belong to me. Do you agree? Do you if you or other virtual stuff were not there in my life, I could not even know how I look like? Do you think now I know? Is that it? Is that the only responsibility you and all the pictures in th...

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“Life as Hayley Williams” by Desarae Driggers

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I remember since the age of four I would often think about wanting to live a different life. I was in quite emotional pain and longed nothing more for happiness. This is when I developed depression although at the time I did not know that. At this time in my life, my family was living together but had already grown apart. There was domestic violence and abuse in the household. I went into foster care two years later. In the second grade, at recess I would stare at the house across the street from the school. It was a blue little house a...

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“Nature” by Leeav Quaoar

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I have had enough.The thought of staying alive has been crawling onto my body, stabbing my skin until it bleeds, and nevermore I wish to see more of the world that keeps on betraying my beliefs and feelings.I have lost appetite for this thing called “life.” Surely I am contented enough to die; when someone says they are content, I scorn them, for contentment is not supposed to be subjected to life, but subjected to death.If you do not wish to die, you are still dissatisfied, so to speak. You want to see more of the world so your satisfaction...

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“Villain” by Eurus T.

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Only after I killed him I realized that I needed him.His name was no longer causing horror in people’s eyes, it was just another word and not a hush. Now we could walk in the sunlight without fear, people were dancing in the streets with joy and I wasn’t even able to walk without a hand touching my shoulder as if they couldn't believe I was there and wanted to make sure that I survived, that this is all over. Some were bending on their knees crying, praising me, holding and kissing my hands while I was standing there emotionless. It was eith...

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“And then he saw her...” by Steven Kaye

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And then he saw her...As the couple came down the hill to their favorite beach, they rounded a bend ,stopping in their tracks. This was their last day on the island and they spotted something they had not anticipated. Hundreds of spinner dolphins were observed at the very edge of the bay. They could tell the species because they were flipping themselves high in the air up and spinning their thin bodies in a 360-degree arc. “Quick honey,” said the man’s wife. “You swim so much bett...

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“The Joy Mission” by Michelle Gregory

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THE JOY MISSION Lauryn stood at her kitchen sink, looking out the window, filling the coffee pot with water. This was the first pot of coffee she and her husband would share in their new home. Jeff was upstairs getting ready for his first day of work since being transferred for his job at an architecture firm. He would have a long drive into the city so they were both up early. The sun was just peeking over the horizon in the distance and Lauryn thought how lucky she was to be able to watch the sun greet her every mornin...

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Write about a person trying to see something from another’s point of view.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 92 stories

“RavenWolf” by Samuel Bowen

“Alessia’s New Friend” by Graham Kinross

“When Shadows Fall” by Elizabeth Camp

“MIsguided Honor” by Maura Lynch

“My Mother's Mother” by Mary Fate

“The Other Side” by Jenny Grinwis

“Guardians” by Chris Dawson

“I HAVE A VISION ” by Mahita Ghattu

“A Genius's Brain” by Muffin Hill

“The Mirror and me” by Maryam Gholami

“Life as Hayley Williams” by Desarae Driggers

“Nature” by Leeav Quaoar

“Villain” by Eurus T.

“And then he saw her...” by Steven Kaye

“The Joy Mission” by Michelle Gregory

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Write a story from the point of view of three different characters.

Write your story from the perspective of a side character.

Write a story that switches between first person and third person point of view.

Write about a character who can suddenly see through another person's eyes — literally.

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