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“Under the Maple Tree” by Daniel E Gagné

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For as long as Rusty could remember, Trigger was always around. Trigger was a yellow Labrador retriever that Rusty's parents had since before he was born. Rusty would play everyday with his best buddy. When he was a toddler, his parents told him that Trigger would follow him around their small suburban yard. They didn't have fences but Trigger knew the yard and would make sure Rusty never went beyond the property line. He would gently nudge Rusty back if he went too far. As Rusty grew older and went to school he would spend the afternoon...

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“The Last Time” by Angela Turon

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Her porcelain hands are cold and lifeless as her shell of a body is on display for all to see. Wispy brown hair as dry and brittle as meadow grass curves around her ears. Studs of the deepest red decorate her lobes. How did it come to this? She thinks to herself, what went wrong? She had been so full of life and laughter, and a future brighter than the stars. But now here she was, nothing but a reminder of who she was. "She will be missed," she hears friends who were really not her friends in the audience, accepting condolences like free c...

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“A Quiet Room in the Dark” by Brett Larson

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Paul Dawson woke up late to find that the sun had not risen. He checked his bedside clock again. It read 11:45 am. Light should be coming in through the window. The street lights should have turned off by now. Paul closed the gap in the blinds through which he had seen the outside world. Ok. So it was 11:45 in the morning, but the sun was still not up yet. Perhaps there had been a daylight savings time change? Of course, he would be the last to know about it. He peered out the window again. Darkness. A strange blank space opened in his mind,...

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“Inspecting the End of the World” by Scott Dutkus

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I.22 Apr 1996, the Day I saw Death for the First Time: The bouncing never stopped as the bus hurled along the dirt road, dotted with rain-soaked potholes. At least that’s what I thought since the bus windows had curtains pulled across them so we couldn’t see outside. But since the floor of the bus had holes, I saw very wet mud splatter up every few seconds, in symphony with a jolt. I looked around at my colleagues and saw some of the same nausea I felt. Although I could handle bouncy rides, and even liked roller coasters ...

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“I am dying” by Michael Aldieri

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I am dying. As are we all. From the moment of conception we, each of us, climb thru life only to begin a descent toward the inevitable. Death. For the last 66 years I have never before experienced the feeling of dying and, at first, I was terrified. Now, I’ve accepted the conclusion of my own demise and am only afraid of how those who love me will. I do not have any disease which can be identified as a physical illness however. No, it is a mental one, or so I’ve been told. Depression: a feeling of such immense sorrow as to cause phys...

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“Defacing Monuments” by Sequana Whiteside

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Written by: Sequana D. Whiteside CW: Death, Suicide, Depression, Abandonment “Defacing Monuments” THE PROPOSAL No one tells you how much jadedness can make you an actual danger to society. Sure, many comic books may hint at the possibility of a broken heart being the true cause of a villain origin story, but I’ve never really been into fantasy. No one told me that recklessly unhinged distress caused by your first true love’s heartbreak can create within a broken well-intentioned person the perfect storm of disillusionment and desperation. A...

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“More Often Than Not” by AURORA ALEJANDRE

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Tracey wasn’t necessarily afraid of death. But whenever he fantasized about it, it wouldn’t have gone like this. If Tracey had the choice, he’d have gone out on his own terms, like those cool heroes in the movies who had huge martyr complexes. They always died doing what was right- usually in some big explosion or taking a bullet for their love. It was… almost beautiful, dying in your own way and knowing when it was coming. If and when he had to die, the perfect scenario would’ve been defying authority. Protecting someone from having to ...

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“The Last of the Glory Days” by Jonathan Mccarthy

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The sun broke through the trees and streamed bands of gold in through the tent window and into Jay’s eyes. He tried to turn over but the direct sunlight was making his head hot. ‘I just need to get up and get going’ he thought as he tried to find a way to get comfortable on his old Army cot. He hated that cot, because it always smelled of mildew from years of storage up in the rafters of his garage, but he hated sleeping on the ground even more.As Jay sat up he felt the blood rush from his head, making him a little dizzy. “I drank too much l...

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“Speculum Free” by Parker Threet

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It’s chasing me. A little person with wings. And I’m terrified to death. Everywhere I go he’s there, watching, hoping to catch my attention and I just can’t afford to find out what they want from me. I’ve been outrunning it for months now and I’m not sure how much longer I can hold it off. No one else sees it, so I fear it may not be of this world. Something from beyond. Perhaps I can escape my fate long enough to catch some nice disease and die by my own accord. If I die at the hand of something unreal then what will my friends and family t...

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“Girl Meets Soldier” by Anastasia Skripnik

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TW: abuse, war, death, mental illness, swearing.“America is fucking stupid, man!” shout the guys in my squad over the noise of our APC driving to the border. “They just eat and get fat and don’t work!”“All they do is make those stupid Hollywood movies!”“Right!” spits the older bearded one who looks like a bum.“And they’re all about some stupid stuff or those… gays!”The armored personnel carrier erupts with laughter at the mention of gays, and I give a nervous smile to show I am on board. The conversation continues.“Our greatness, our power a...

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“A LEGACY OF LOVE” by Julia Corliss

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The sky was heavy with snow clouds, and it had already snowed a lot. Eight-year-old Careena stepped off the school bus, and glanced at the sky. Her galoshes sank into the snow as she swept the bus stop scene with her eyes. Her heart lurched. Lucky wasn’t there to greet her tail wagging. Her faithful Lucky was always there, but not today. Where was he? She felt like someone had kicked her in the stomach. Panic struck. She clutched her lunchbox and clambered through the snow steadily making her way home as quickly as the snow would allow, whic...

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“Mother's day” by Katheryn Johnson

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I heard the phone ringing, in my gut I knew it was my sister."Hey sister, what's up""Can you be here tomorrow." She asks." I can be there after work." I say"Well sis, you might want to come as soon as you can.""Why sister?""Sis, it's best if you're here."We both sat in the longest silence of our lives, until finally she spoke."Moms tumors came back cancerous, and this time the doctors can't reach it."We've been waiting a while for this news, except it was supposed to be good news. I'm speechless, yet a million thoughts raced through my mind....

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“What Lies Beyond?” by Billie Jo Dess

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As she looked out into the night sky, Jillian absorbed the vast expanse of blues, oranges and other colors as they blended into the darkest of color and the edge where the stars had began to show up one by one. It was like a canvas that was split in two, where half was partially day and the other half had faded or was gradually fading into the inky black of night where the stars sprinkled in the night. She had begun to take those moments and really appreciate them, not only the sunsets, but sunrises and even the days and the birds in the air...

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“Fearless” by Jeannie Labelle -Potvin

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I’ve faced death in my life.The first time I remember, was the day my maternal grandmother died.She was 47, and I was 7. Months. Inutreo.You might say, “Well, that is sad but hardly a big deal. After all, you weren’t yet born. It really isn’t possible that you could remember her.”“Ha!”, is my reply.Here is my memory of that day.It is May the 29th, 1949. I’m peacefully contemplating my day. The routine has been reassuring and quite gentle. My mother is humming to herself, getting ready to go out to her beloved garden. Someone knock...

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“I Guesss We All Have To Face it Sometime” by Valerie Preston

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She sat on the park bench with her long hair blowing all over the place in the wind, feeling dazed. She pushed it back off her face and held it in her one hand while trying to get her bag open. The zip was stuck again ‘how many times have I meant to sort that zip out?’ she thought. Then just as the metal teeth connected and the bag opened, it fell onto the grass in front of her. “I’ll get it love” a kindly old lady said to her, bending down and picking up the big leather bag “It’s so awkward when you’ve only got one hand”. “Thank you” she sa...

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Write a story about someone facing death for the first time in their life.

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✍️ 88 stories

“Under the Maple Tree” by Daniel E Gagné

“The Last Time” by Angela Turon

“A Quiet Room in the Dark” by Brett Larson

“Inspecting the End of the World” by Scott Dutkus

“I am dying” by Michael Aldieri

“Defacing Monuments” by Sequana Whiteside

“More Often Than Not” by AURORA ALEJANDRE

“The Last of the Glory Days” by Jonathan Mccarthy

“Speculum Free” by Parker Threet

“Girl Meets Soldier” by Anastasia Skripnik

“A LEGACY OF LOVE” by Julia Corliss

“Mother's day” by Katheryn Johnson

“What Lies Beyond?” by Billie Jo Dess

“Fearless” by Jeannie Labelle -Potvin

“I Guesss We All Have To Face it Sometime” by Valerie Preston

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