Write about a time when a broken heart led to something you’d never have expected.

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“The Hidden Eden” by Heidi Hoard

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It was January 2013, when I boarded a plane, and flew to North Idaho to be a caretaker for a small homestead. As the airplane made it's way more north, the landscape started showing me my possible future.Looking out of the window from my seat, beautiful log cabins, and barns, and many recreation vehicles, for snow, and for trail riding came into view. I started seeing snow, and lakes, and beautiful trees. As I watched all of this, I was very sad. I longed to have something like that in my life. Then hope filled me about new possibilities. I ...

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“Remember Me as Inscrutable ” by Tilly Tiason

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The air was crisp, with ice frosting around the curved edges of grave stones. I staggered far into the graveyard, losing myself in the depression state of what impacted on the life of people. I remember the sound of crumbling leaves beneath my soles as I pattered through the cemetery. I wandered aimlessly through, purposely getting lost. The funeral was a yard away; my feet were weighing me down like two bars of cement chained to my ankles. I never stopped to give a speech of our time together; I had lost my scribbled note at a cafe, forgett...

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“A Little Time with Frank by Joe S. Thomas” by Joe S. Thomas

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A Little Time with FrankByJoe S. Thomas Frank was dog tired as he punched the time clock for the umpteenth time. He had worked at the same paper plant for over 30 years. It was Friday. He looked forward to going home, avoiding the wife who seemed to hate everything about him, grabbing his fishing gear and heading to his honey hole. Yes, that was the plan. However, things just never seem to work that way for Frank. He pulls into the long, rutted out driveway that his wife has been bitching about for at...

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“Dear Andrew ” by Abby Michel

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Dear Andrew, My name is Abby, but you know that already. What you don’t know is just how hard and fast i’m falling for you. And deep deep down, I know that it may explode in my face like a barrel of dynamite, but hey can we enjoy the spark before the ignition? Here’s the thing, I am not supposed to be this into you. What past experiences have taught me is that falling leads to heart break and heart break leads to cruelness, which leads to more broken hearts. And I’m not a stranger to heartbreaks or cruelness. I’ve fallen for many before you....

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“We Are Crew, Not Passengers” by Ay Jay

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“Ok, now Logan. What is the first moment we remember with Logan?” I leaned into the table, my elbows digging into the polished, glossy wood. The giggles coming from around me were punctuated with glances over at a short boy with light skin and shaved hair that sat at the opposite end of the table from myself, pursing his lips at the attention as he had done for years. There were ten of us, all seated around the table on benches, in a cabin nestled in the middle of Jawbone Flats, Opal Creek Forest. It was the last field trip for us as a...

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“The Field Trip” by Amya Leak

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The entire sixth grade had been crammed into two buses. Buried under coats and scarves meant to protect us from the November chill, we grew warm and sweaty in our sardine-packed rows. I loosened my scarf and pulled at my collar, but I would have to remove one of my many layers to feel any relief. I had sat next to Allison, my best friend, in hopes of spending the ride talking with her. But she was only interested in -the very uninteresting- Zach. I couldn’t understand why she seemed to like his company over mine, or why it made me so jealous...

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“She Had Seen Him, Wanted Him, But He Couldn't Be Had” by Amelia F

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From the moment I met him I just wasn’t quite sure. The moment my friend went and got his “snap”. It basically started out as a joke, he was just a guy who had his stoned friend introduce him a “single and ready to mingle”. That was just one of the signs that getting involved probably isn’t the best idea. Well screw it, he’s a guy, I’m a girl so I’ll just talk to him. Gain his trust but as far as feelings go, that just can’t happen. We’ve only seen each other twice in person, both times at competitions. Band competitions, oh yeah, don’...

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“diamond heart. ” by Elina Rindle

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She had been bruised and broken. Her hopes and dreams shattered on the floor beneath her. She had been fighting, holding on to the broken pieces of glass, she once used to call her heart, until they slipped beyond her grip. Blood was running down her fingers but she couldn't feel the source of the pain that caused it. Nothing but the ache she felt inside of her chest. Nothing but the hole it had left. She had fallen to her knees. The sharp glass was drilling itself into the soft skin around her kneecap, but she wouldn't feel ...

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“A MOTHER'S GIFT” by Bobbie Wigginton

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It was the night of what would have been my mother’s 55th birthday and I was in my kitchen washing dishes crying my eyes out that she wasn’t here to celebrate. I could no longer call her or hear her voice wishing me a Happy Birthday as my birthday is 4 days before hers. My heart was aching and I could not find any relief from the pain. Only to bow my head and sob uncontrollably.Mom was so full of life that even in her sickest days, she would say to us never give up hope. She had a smile that would go for days and to look at her you couldn’t ...

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“Wishing Upon a Shooting Star” by Renae Schwemmer

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Rejection always burns, stinging your pride, and reassuring your insecurities. I remember clearly that feeling in high school when my crush of three years rejected me on Valentine’s Day my senior year. I had never imagined how that embarrassment would feel being told someone wasn’t interested in you the same way. I just wanted to go home and cry into my pillow, wallow in my own heartache for a guy that I placed too high on a pedestal of what I thought I wanted. The cool guy, the popular guy who caught the attention of all the girls we hung o...

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“Lost Girl's Odyssey ” by Dakota Red

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We’re laughing, singing to the radio, and watching the mountains fly past on either side. There’s five of us squashed into the same vehicle, but we’re happy. We don’t care if our voices are loud, and terrible. Peter smiles at me, with that innocent smile of his, and I know that there is no greater joy in this life than to love and be loved. Then his hand strays from the steering wheel to rest in the space between us, and suddenly my mind curls in on itself as I remember a scene so parallel to this one. It began when she broke hi...

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“When heartbreak turns into growth” by Helena Bosch

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After being cruelly rejected by the person I had loved since I was 12, I decided to stop looking for love. I spent a lot of time with friends, mostly guys who were older than me. I became some sort of little sister to them, they protected me, took me to parties appropriate for my age, made me laugh, helped me with homework…Soon, I became very close with one of the guys. Incredibly smart, an incredibly talented musician, weird, funny and gorgeous. He was simply the right person for me. When I look back to my diaries, I actually cringe because...

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“We choose our own path” by Alex Ferguson

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“Tell me why you’re here.” The woman in front of me looked like Mrs. Claus, minus the cheer.“Because I have to be,” I said shortly. She knows exactly why I’m here.“You know that’s not what I mean, Sam. What events lead you to my office today, take as long as you need to collect your thoughts, then proceed.” She eyed me over her spectacles, chained around her neck to keep them from getting lost. Do old people lose everything that’s on their head, or is it just grandmas? I took the opportunity to look around the small room, filled with inspira...

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“The person you want to be” by Kristin DeLong

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I stared at the picture yesterday, Eagles Super Bowl parade day, February 8th, 2018. It popped up on Facebook as my memory from two years ago. I can feel my happiness leap off of the computer screen and attack my current state of existence. The day to day seems to pale in comparison. Well, to be honest, I think everyone would think the same thing. It isn’t every day that you meet a man online who is your best friend and your deepest love. It isn’t every day that you move across the country to live close to him. It isn’t every day that your n...

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“Silver lining” by Yvonne Albers

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By Yvonne Albers – South Africa I sat there with my mouth partly open. The shock of the words that were coming from his mouth stung like nothing I had ever felt. Was this happening to me here in front of all these people? The scene he laid at my feet made the breath disappear from my lungs and the tears burning down my cheeks. I was numb and speechless to what I was experiencing at that second in life. All I could do was reach for my bag between my legs and slowly remove myself from the restaurant. Only for him to lean over and tell me ...

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Write about a time when a broken heart led to something you’d never have expected.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 58 stories

“The Hidden Eden” by Heidi Hoard

“Remember Me as Inscrutable ” by Tilly Tiason

“A Little Time with Frank by Joe S. Thomas” by Joe S. Thomas

“Dear Andrew ” by Abby Michel

“We Are Crew, Not Passengers” by Ay Jay

“The Field Trip” by Amya Leak

“She Had Seen Him, Wanted Him, But He Couldn't Be Had” by Amelia F

“diamond heart. ” by Elina Rindle

“A MOTHER'S GIFT” by Bobbie Wigginton

“Wishing Upon a Shooting Star” by Renae Schwemmer

“Lost Girl's Odyssey ” by Dakota Red

“When heartbreak turns into growth” by Helena Bosch

“We choose our own path” by Alex Ferguson

“The person you want to be” by Kristin DeLong

“Silver lining” by Yvonne Albers

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