Write about someone who’s so obsessed with a goal that it leads to the destruction of their closest relationship.

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“Just Give it up” by Sean Green

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Just Give It Up By: Sean Green Nick was a 35-year-old man with dreams of becoming an internet personality. His wife Lillian had the same dream but gave it up when she turned 30, she realized that they would never make it big. Lillian also knew that she was going to have a baby, they needed to take care of and work to support their child. Nick did not want to give up this dream, he wanted to make a living on YouT...

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“You Don't Understand the Feeling” by Griffin Griffiths

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The house is decrepit and seemingly abandoned. I approached cautiously, with Charlie right behind me. My gun was loaded, and my finger on the trigger. My backpack weighed down on me, and my feet ached from the day’s journey. I think we had traveled about twenty miles today. I had even had to carry Charlie part of the way here. We had to get as far away as possible, but the sky was grey, and the clouds looks heavy. We couldn’t get caught in the rain. Charlie had become so skinny, and it wasn’t just because of the lack of food. We had finally ...

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“In the Name of the Father” by Paula V. Fernandez

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“In the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit, Amen,” Eugene repeated along with the rest of the St. Ignatius congregation, moving is right hand from his forehead, chest, left shoulder, right shoulder. “Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord,” said Father Mark. “Amen.” “Amen,” Eugene repeated along with the congregation, lightly bowing his head in deference to the Lord. Unlike most members of the church who filed out of the pews in steady waves right when the mass ended, Eugene always stayed a little bit longer to con...

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“Lilys bad descions” by Caitlyn Mundwiler

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Of course, her best relationship is with her mom, her mom was the only family she has at the moment. Here's a little backstory: Lily and her mom had loads of extended family until one night. Everything was going good, they were having a party with over 100 of their family members. The party was just a regular night until Lily's mom's sister exposed the one secret Lily's mom kept from her daughter. You see, three years ago Chala(Lily's mom) was on a vacation away from lily with her new boyfriend, Lily's father was gone since her birth and Cha...

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Write about someone who’s so obsessed with a goal that it leads to the destruction of their closest relationship.

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✍️ 154 stories

“Just Give it up” by Sean Green

“You Don't Understand the Feeling” by Griffin Griffiths

“In the Name of the Father” by Paula V. Fernandez

“Lilys bad descions” by Caitlyn Mundwiler

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Write about a character who everyone thinks is guilty of something terrible, but isn’t.

Write about someone trying to atone for a mistake they’ll never be able to fix.

Write about two people who know they’ve made a mistake, and one of them wants to tell the truth but the other wants to lie about it.

Write about a character who’s so afraid of making the wrong choice that their indecision ruins the very thing they were hoping to keep safe.

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