It's a literary fiction story about growing up.

Posted in Novel on Oct 26, 2022

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“The comforts of hearth and home” by Sara A

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On a dining table, in one Sunday afternoon, Michelle sat around two hundred fifty-seven pictures of her childhood. With a tea cup in her right hand, and a photo album in her left, a smile raised upon her face, it was the album of her and her older sister, Mary in Berlin, where times were much easier for both of them. She took a picture out of its place and looked at it closely, a picture of Mary kissing her on the cheek, in front of Berlin’s tan trees. Michelle has never forgotten Berlin, nor its air or trees, especially not the cold surroun...

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“ Earliest Recollections” by Boris Schwetz

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Earliest Recollections I got here too quick. I was born a premature baby. At birth I weighed less than five pounds. After I got here I planed to stay skinny because I did not like eating, it took time away from playing and being mischievous. To me this was more important than eating green stuff that tasted awful. My mother and my mammy would secure me in my highchair each day, three times a day. One would stand over me with a flyswatter ...

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“God`s Seed” by Oleg Kharchenko

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Once upon a time three kids, Andrew, Ann, and Arthur, came to their Grizzled Grand Dad with a long beard and husky hands for the whole summer. He lived in the forest edge in an old-time log house with a small field and a big garden in front of it. Day in and day out children ran around the log house, took care of their nanny-goats, picked cherries and apples, and went to the forest to gather blackberries. Children had fun, fooled around, and felt happy.But one day, while having dinner, capricious and snub-nosed Ann came out with, “Grandpa! W...

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“Love Story” by Benji SIlver

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Based on a true story I was eight when it happened, police showed up at my front door, coming to take me, my parents were dead, I realised later that that moment was the moment that I lost my childhood, all because of some person with a 40 S&W wanted what we owned. A few days later my uncle comes to pick me up, I didn’t even know I had an uncle. I didn’t want to go, but they said it was compulsory. Another week and I'm in another place far from home. A few years pass, and I feel so alone, no friends, no enemies, just a few bul...

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“Litost” by Shazia Parween

Submitted to Contest #14

I've made a mistake, I tell her without meeting her eyes. My eyes scanning my maths homework. So many mistakes there as well."What did you do?" She doesn't seem furious. Of course she doesn't, she doesn't know yet.Something, wrong, I reply slowly; with a long pause between those two words. I don't want to have this conversation. But I'm still trying. Because I know no other way to fix this. I don't know if I can, even fix this. But I need to try. And I am."It's break time" she shifts in her chair. I notice an eight instead of a nine in my an...

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“Ring Of Fire” by Jack Byrne

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We were in the queue for our free dinner tickets. A daily ritual for most of us. Sammo was behind me. "Going to the Parade?" he asked. "Yeah, chip shop then the park." "We can go to our house if you like?" Sammo was my best mate, but I ignored the offer anyway. "Pete, do you fancy that? Going to our's."What I fancied was Teresa Doyle. If I could see her in the Parade then fuck Sammo's. "What about your dad?" "He'll be out. Gets his giro today, so he'll be in the bookies." "Alright, but let's go the chippy first." &nbs...

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“Sacrifice” by Amy Tan

Submitted to Contest #14

A loud bang shattered the silence.In that moment, everything seemed to stop. The gunman stood still, his weapon raised and aimed at Jake. Jake was facing the other way, completely unaware of the bullet that was about to hit him. As little kids, we thought that growing up was all about going to bars and partying every weekend. Spending money on luxurious food and spoiling ourselves. Moving into our own house. Getting our dream job. What we never knew about growing up, was that it made us an entirely different person. Growing up changed our va...

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“A sparse story” by Lea -

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I can’t breathe, the weight, I can’t breathe. The crushing weight of it all. Only twelve years old and the world has decided that the quota for pain and suffering was to be filled this evening. This rainy stormy evening devoid of clouds. Time didn’t stand still, it became a crushing weight resting, gluttonously on top of everything. Always feeding vigorously on top of apt 4.Sounds grew louder, or was that the blood roaring in my ears. Hanging upside down from the four poster bed while my young child’s curls dragged on the ground. The noise, ...

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“Threads of Life” by Judy McIntosh

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I could never have imagined a more perfectly balanced life growing up. There was a constant parade of characters, laughter and little shows that wound it's way through our lives.My father was a published writer. He would spend months holed up in his vast library. Research books stuffed with scraps of paper were stacked crookedly everywhere.We were supposed to be quiet during these writing times and with mother, that was easy. We just carried our craziness outside.During the warm summer months, we would be in the backyard rehearsing shows. We...

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It's a literary fiction story about growing up.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 39 stories

“The comforts of hearth and home” by Sara A

“ Earliest Recollections” by Boris Schwetz

“God`s Seed” by Oleg Kharchenko

“Love Story” by Benji SIlver

“Litost” by Shazia Parween

“Ring Of Fire” by Jack Byrne

“Sacrifice” by Amy Tan

“A sparse story” by Lea -

“Threads of Life” by Judy McIntosh

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It's about a photographer, who is a rookie.

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And there's a twist! It actually all took place in the past.

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