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

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“A Letter to You” by Jennifer Garcia

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Imagine going to the beach. You’re the only one there and you can see every little detail in high definition, the first thing being the blue of the sea, with contrasting streaks of white hemmed along the edge crash to meet land. Imagine the moment it hits the dark wet sand, hear the rush of it creeping towards you, only for it to be pulled back home. Under your feet you have the hot and soft sand decorated with broken shells and colored glass. You bathe in the sun and take in the formula of smells that you can only get by the ocean, deep bre...

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“It All Started In October” by Andrea Padilla

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“I dare you to kiss me.” I let my nerves wander all around my insides as I anticipated his answer. Without much hesitation, James starts to get up from his laid down position on his couch and approach me. My eyes widen and I start to squirm in my recliner. “Hey, wait a second what are you doing?!” I shout. He pauses in front of me but doesn’t make a move to touch me. “I’m going to kiss you.” He said threateningly. I try to repress the feelings of excitement that surfaced when he announced this. No matter how much I wanted it to happen,...

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“#FailedFirstLove” by Tenzin CHando

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It was a slightly cool summer's night in Toronto, which was very compensating for dreadful scorching afternoon. The Brensten's, a family of 5 came back to their home after spending the afternoon with their friends. They had celebrated their annual group barbecue at Centennial park. After packing and cleaning up, they got ready for bed. The parents Kenzi and Eric headed to their bedroons to quickly change and just settle in their room. After freshening up Kenzi walked to each of her children's bedrooms; Colette, Giselle, Flynn. Yes, Kenzi gre...

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“It Was Never Home” by Ashley Workman

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Part 1 Three years and this is how it ends. Three years and this is how it all falls apart. If I had been paying attention, I could have heeded the warnings and kept my heart intact... “I’m going to need you to step aside for further processing,” the Border Patrol Agent uttered emotionlessly. My heart was already racing after going through what seemed like the inquisition. I walked over to a chair with my luggage in tow and sat down. I tried not to look like I was uncomfortable but there were so many things raci...

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“The Man with the Flower” by Amy McMahon

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“Vámonos vámonos!” My host father cried, clapping his hands at me and the two Danish girls he was also boarding at his house in Cuzco, Peru. “She will not wait!” And he rushed us out the door into the waiting taxi. My host father, let’s call him Papi, was hardly around. He worked very often, very long hours (although not as long as his wife, I noticed, who then came home and did housework). It was an eventthat he was taking us out—even on my first day, he had delegated his son to pick me up and give me a tour. He had taken an ...

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“Loss Leads to Love” by A. L. Tippett

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I was twelve when my world was ripped up by the roots. My parents had decided to move nine hundred kilometres north from a bustling city right next to the beach to a rural property that was an hour away from the nearest ocean. The promise of having enough land to have my very own horse kept me from complaining too much. We had moved around a lot throughout my childhood as we lived on a yacht for two years so I wasn't afraid of change. However, I was sad not to be starting high school with all of the friends I had made in our last four years ...

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“Loving Myself Enough to Leave” by Kara Stevens

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Broken heart-- I’ve had it more than once in my life. The days and weeks and years run together, causing a stream in my mind to cycle like a whirlpool. They never stopped, until I met my love. It was unexpected. I had run through the same cycles, which I had learned over the years, beginning by force. My ex never loved me; he used me like he did. But I was never me, except when I talked to myself like I was insane. The me I was forced to be did not know what to do, only what to fear. Though I never felt that fear until...

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“For the Love” by Claudia Jerome

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She was my favorite person, my sister. One of them, considering she isn't my only sibling or the only person I know. She is just up there on my list, my first best friend. My sister and I have a funny relationship. We get along pretty well, used to hang out a lot. Even in school people thought we were simply best friends who did everything together because we look nothing alike. We are so alike but also so very different. She's Country, I'm Rock 'n' Roll. She seems more calm and I feel like I'm fiery. Different styles, different taste in men...

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“A Prayer Beyond the Grave” by Eunice Amero

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“FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW” by Jim Newcombe

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“If you don't call round for her,” said Marco, with his usual braggadocio, “I will.” It was the winter of 1991, and we stood beside a railway line that ran beside a secret footpath that led to Devil's Ring, a circular tree-haunted ditch in what was then an uncultivated territory of Sinfin Moor. “You won't,” I said, “you wouldn't dare.” “Just watch me.” This challenge grated me, for although I was reasonably strong among the boys of our school year, there was that chance that Marco was stronger, and...

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“RESTLESSNESS” by Chaya Parmessur

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Part 1 : Where do broken hearts go? It was a miserable October evening in London, I was running to catch the underground but I could hardly see anything in front of me, not because of the heavy rain but my tears would not stop, not yet anyway. I was as shocked as the people I passed who stared back with pity, sympathy or whatever emotions my tears had stirred in them.Me – this strong headed, hard-hearted woman working with my male engineering colleagues, how could this be happening to me?It was pathetic really, I could see my...

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“Broken Things” by S. J. Sims

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He promised me a childhood. He said that if I got good grades and stayed in school he would buy me a high school ring by my 16th birthday. I stared down at him, his face like wax and feeling like frozen chicken. I was 15 and my Dad was dead. The funeral was a blur. Everyone cried, hugged, and held on for far too long. I moved from one moment to the next, waiting to get home to Florida. The airport was packed with nervous energy. It was after all two weeks after 9/11. If I'm honest about the whole ordeal I would say that my world felt l...

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“Unconventional Unconditional Love” by Unknown User

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My life started the same way as so many others… Full of hopes and dreams, of love. Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to go? Dreaming of the day when your person finally arrives… Just wanting to feel alive? Is today the day… No, all the pieces aren’t in place yet. You keep hoping, wishing for the right one to find you. So you keep living in the mundane, sometimes trying to catch anyone’s attention. Is anyone looking at me? Do they see me ...

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

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✍️ 58 stories

“A Letter to You” by Jennifer Garcia

“It All Started In October” by Andrea Padilla

“#FailedFirstLove” by Tenzin CHando

“It Was Never Home” by Ashley Workman

“The Man with the Flower” by Amy McMahon

“Loss Leads to Love” by A. L. Tippett

“Loving Myself Enough to Leave” by Kara Stevens

“For the Love” by Claudia Jerome

“A Prayer Beyond the Grave” by Eunice Amero

“FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW” by Jim Newcombe

“RESTLESSNESS” by Chaya Parmessur

“Broken Things” by S. J. Sims

“Unconventional Unconditional Love” by Unknown User

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Write about a secret that you’ve never told to the person you love.

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