Write a story about someone seeking forgiveness for their past actions.

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“Scraps of Light” by Barbara Nosek

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Scraps of Light I’ve never had to grapple with a problem of this magnitude in all my 64 years. And I see no way out. Nothing in my experience has prepared me for solving anything like this. Friends, siblings, children, have about as much chance of getting me out of this as does my beautiful Himalayan cat Dulcy. I know they would try if I told them what was threatening to tear my life apart. But I haven’t. The truth is I’m more than a little ashamed of letting myself even get into this awful mess. It’s noon now and the bright sunshine invadin...

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“Unexpressed Love ” by Jevante Paige

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"Hi, Jey, what's up?" That's the last thing you said to me. Anything else after that couldn't count because it was no longer you. The days I would visit you in silence, just there waiting for a doctor to tell me anything new. I was new, newly confused, newly responsible, and Newly a voice. Your voice, I didn't know what I was doing. One moment, I was twenty-six. The next, I was spending my days in a hospital room. Sifting through years of paperwork and medical records. Trying to understand. You weren't able to speak much, and honestly, I cou...

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“Hickok” by John Harvey

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HICKOKByJOHN HARVEY1418 W. Touhy AveChicago, IL 60626312-623-7841 Cell773-973-3091 HomeJedhar525@att.net HICKOK Bad is a concept of finality.Good is something entirely different.Change and growth swirl around good – even if it rarely happens. Sometimes it’s hard if impossible to see.For example, my father was a Methodist clergyman. My mother acted as his church assistant, played the piano for services and was a Lay Pastor. My younger brother and older sister sang in the choir and help...

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Write a story about someone seeking forgiveness for their past actions.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 93 stories

“Scraps of Light” by Barbara Nosek

“Unexpressed Love ” by Jevante Paige

“Hickok” by John Harvey

🌟 Similar prompts

Your character gets everything they ever wanted — only to realize the true cost.

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Start a story with someone receiving a message from their past self, warning them of the consequences of their actions.

Center your story around a character’s attempt to escape a bad situation that inadvertently leads them back to the source of their problems.

Contest #268

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