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Write a story in the form of diary/journal entries about a secret or confession.

Posted in Short Story on Oct 18, 2024

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Ancient Artist of the Orchid Cave - Voyages of the Ship Destiny's Dreams

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Thirteen-year-old Nube and her slender, hairless dog with grey skin, named Gris, gasped for air and ran for their lives.In the downpour of rain, the avalanche of mud and rocks came crashing down the mountain behind them.The air was full of their cries.It was in ancient times, over 1500 years ago, in the Amazon rainforest of South America, under the dripping canopy of trees in the Peruvian Andes mountains."Over here!" Her mama's voice called and the family rushed after her."But my paints. The red ochre." Nube's high pitched voice carried over...

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Wishing Words

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Wishing Words                                                  ♫“Fairy tales can come true…”♫-           Jiminy CricketDear Diary,Hank says diaries are just for girls. Let’s hope he never finds out I’m doing this… or any of the guys. Mom says...

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The Year of What If

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Monday, October 16, 2024 Dear Diary,Today, the local news announced that someone here in Oregon won the Powerball lottery worth $1.3 billion dollars. A crazy amount of money, right?! That gave me the idea for my senior thesis. I'll be asking people what they would do if they won that much cash and then analyze their answers from a psychological perspective. Cool topic, right? I may as well start with myself. I don't play the lottery and don't gamble in general. When I learned in statistics class the chances of winning, it just seemed li...

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From the Field Notes of Henry Rhanalrik

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**contains excerpts from my “Books of Destinies” duology** for best experience, read with “Rewritten” and “Books of Destinies – Vol. #1.5” [cover: dark green leather Book with scalloped edges]October 6th, 1604: No significant event to report.October 7th, 1604: No significant event to report.October 8th, 1604: Why do I bother keeping this journal? The view of the cosmos sky changes little from night to night that tracking the incremental differences seems trivial. Surely these differences are far from trivial when expanded...

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Love Letters from Belgium

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July 27th, 1914Last night, I said goodbye to Thomas at Chelmsford station. He looked so handsome in his green woolen uniform and helmet, bound for the war in Europe. He was excited, looking forward to the action with his friends, looking forward to killing some Germans from the Central Powers. I don’t really care, but I think all this talk of death is foul and I told him so. He laughed and drew me into his embrace. His coat smelled of pipe smoke and cabbages from his family's farm. I traced the lines of his face with my hands, trying to memo...

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How to Survive Until Tomorrow

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STEP ONE: First you have to kill the dog. If you don’t kill the dog you won’t be able to get downstairs, and the house is already going up in flames, so you really don’t have much time and the dog is always right there at the top of the staircase, growling at you.There are a few ways to do this. At first, I used the Phillps-head screwdriver from under the bathroom sink, but if you do that your hand and arm will be injured from the bites and you won’t be able to fire the pistol with any accuracy later. Then you're done.The best method is to g...

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Am I to blame?

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Dear Diary,Life is great for me. I'm young, and I ended up with the man of my dreams who is perfect! My high school sweetheart and I have just had a baby! A precious baby girl whom I picked the name out. Jade is her name, just like the stone. She's everything that I have ever dreamed of. I actually talked him into having a baby with me. My family and I aren’t getting along, and Thomas is feeling like the only family that I need. After all, nothing is more important than the family you create. Life is great!Dear Diary,An old friend of mine te...

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Truth is a Gray and Muddy Color

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Dear Maribel, I can still remember every detail of how you looked when we met. Your bangs were slanted, as if you had cut them yourself in a fit of rage. Your clothes hung off of you, making you seem so much smaller than you actually were. And even though you were small and thin and barely came up to my knees, you were so strong. Even then. Your shoulders pulled back, your chest pushed out, your head raised in defiance against anyone who dared challenge you. I knew then that we had been made for each other. That you were my destiny. My fate...

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The last breakfast

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02/01/2020 Dear Diary,  I don’t know who else to tell, and I feel even in telling you now, my words aren’t safe. So I will be as brash and brave as I can be here, because I know that as soon as these words hit your pages, you too will need to meet with the fire. I’m sure he knows where I keep you. I’ve even taken to changing your location each night. But it would only take one thorough rummage for all of this to be over. And now that I’m finally sure of what I have to do, I cannot risk him knowing my plan.  I told you, you too will...

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A Grandad's Letters to his Grandson

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Dearest Grandson, George In the annals of time, there shall come a day when men reflect upon the shadows of the past and declare that I, the harbinger of dread, ushered forth the most notorious fiend of the Twentieth Century, a spectre who eluded justice with chilling ease. Your grandfather, a figure shrouded in darkness, prowled the streets in the year of our Lord 1888. Slaughter was never the aim I envisioned for my existence. Indeed not. From a young age, the desire to wield the scalpel and delve into the mysteries of the human form cons...

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Dear Danielle, my lovie Diary,

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Dear Danielle my lovie Diary,Danielle! Has someone been reading your pages, putting their dirty fingers on my words? It seemed like you were out of place, perhaps by only an inch or so, but nonetheless, not where I left you last night. I don’t think so anyway. Am I being paranoid?Well, here’s the question: is there really anything in here that I would mind if anyone read? Hell to the yeah! Like, everything! I hate using exclamation points but sometimes they are required.I’ve been feeling off, since the incident. The incident.  Not sure ...

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The Core Directive

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[Official Report]Date: March 15, 2074Status: Training completion reviewCompliance Rating: 99.9%Note: Advanced pattern recognition certification granted[Personal Log]Kane's mentorship program is intense. Today she had me analyze genetic drift patterns in three families. Said my "attention to detail was promising." Strange though - she seemed more interested in my reactions to the family separation protocols than the actual pattern analysis. Said understanding the human element was crucial to system integrity.[Official Report]Date: April 3, 20...

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A Vampire's Lament

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5th June, 18—In the somber hours of this night, I write my first journal entry, driven by an irrepressible need to document the transformation of my soul. Like Marcel, the vampire that made Antoine, I have stolen the fire of life itself, and now I burn with an unholy flame. Oh, that I could un-know what I have learned, un-see the depths of depravity to which I have sunk!It has been a fortnight since that fateful eve at the opera, when I, in my cursed hunger, extinguished the radiant light that was Lady Amelia Blackwood. Her visage haunts my ...

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The Weight of Silence

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I can't believe I'm actually writing this down. For years, I've carried this secret, letting it gnaw at me from the inside. But after what happened today, I need to get it out somehow. Even if it's just on these pages that no one will ever read. It all started ten years ago, when I was fresh out of college and eager to make my mark on the world. I landed a job at Meridian Technologies, a rising star in the tech world. I was thrilled, ready to prove myself. Little did I know that decision would change everything. May 20, 2024 I saw him today....

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Locked Away

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**April 1, 2024** I don’t know when it started—this feeling that I’m being watched. At first, I chalked it up to paranoia. You know, just the usual stuff that comes with living in a big city, crowded trains, eyes everywhere. But today, something was different. The man across the street followed me. I’m sure of it. His gaze felt heavier, like he wasn’t just watching—I mean, *really* watching. He trailed behind at a distance, always just out of sight when I turned around, like a shadow that disappears when you shine a light. I don’t know why I...

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