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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“Where Would I Be Without You” by LJ Jennings

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Dear Diary, I don’t know how to tell you this. I feel like I can’t type the thought out, can’t even form it in my mind. But I have to tell someone. I haven’t written to you in probably decades, not since my teens when you were a flowery journal with a lock, and I doodled pictures of horses and cats inside the front cover. My entries then were all about surviving teenage angst and loneliness, raging against rules and unfairness and homework, avoiding bullies and responsibilities. Now you’re a plain untitled document and I’m a plain m...

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“Glenn is coming” by Marija Rozman

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Sarah is aware that giving her patients a habit of daily journaling can develop their coping skills as well as keep track of their mental state easier for her. Journals are read and organized for each patient individually. Brian was the last one whose sheets she needed to put in order for this week.Daily diary sheet, October 23rdPsychiatric CenterSubject: Brian I decided to write until my head can still think somehow clearly. I sometimes wonder if this is the „real me”. Anyway, I have to hurry because I don't think I hav...

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“Tick Tock” by Deborah Sanders

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Sensitive content regarding mental health, grief, and suicide.Dear Diary,I was twelve years old when I last kept a diary. It had a green spine, a flowery cover, and a little lock and key. I found that diary last year, up in the attic. It was in a bag, in a box along with some other remnants of my childhood, including the “Fabulous Five,” also known as my bedtime buddies: Big Teddy, Little Teddy, Black Kitty, Dainty Dolly, and Puffy Penguin. For most of my childhood, they shared my bed. My favourite, Puffy Penguin, had the pillow s...

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“Since Alonzo” by J. R. Cooper

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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024My closest companions are the guilt and shame that follow me around like a dark cloud, storming over the wreckage of my life. I’ve never had the chance to do more than dream about what everyday experiences would be like if those parasites had never been coded into my DNA. I’m the descendant of generations ravaged by misery, and that same misery claims my peace constantly, never offering a sense of relief. That turmoil consumed the person I used to be, chewed me up, and spit me out. I catch glimpses of...

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“I Loved My Mom” by Vi Bisky

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September 12th Sometimes I curl up in the bathtub just to feel closer to her. I scrub her down here, once every two days or so, all the humps and knobs of her spine where sickness has spread, gray skin flaying right off the bone. Without any teeth or muscle to speak, her wails are just baby cries, nothing but garbled vowels: Awh-ee, awh-ee, like a door on broken hinges. Sets my damn teeth on edge. She knows it, too. She always knew what her voice did to me. That’s why she screams, even now. Even like this. I don’t think anyone wants to...

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“Dear Diary” by Mae Hudson

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Friday 27 October 2012 Dear Diary, Fridays are supposed to be fun, right? Then why was today the worst day ever? They announced my ex-best friend's death today (she died in a car accident), THEN her NEW best friend was giving me shit about it.Like, bro, it's not my fault that little rat died, okay? And yes, she was my best friend, even if she was a little rat. So, you're probably wondering why I think Stacey Clarke is - was - a little rat. Okay, I'm going to stop saying that, because, you know, respect to the dead and whatnot. So, Stacey and...

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“Dear Diary, Today I Killed a Man” by Thomas Jackson

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October 25th, 2024 The smell differed from I expected. When I go deer hunting, the smell is rancid and musty. Like old cheese. Sometimes it’s like burning rubber. Mr. Wilkins was pungent. It was strong, but had hints of rotting fruit. It’s still in my nostrils. I tried washing my clothes, but even after a second cycle, it was still there. I burned them in the forest. For six weeks I have been talking to Mr. Wilkins about his past - check that…had been talking about his past. His broken family and the never-endin...

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“Dear Abby” by Lili Erika

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Dear Abby, I see him in my dreams. His face appears, brown dreaded hair and soft eyes staring down at me; when I’m in the grocery store, the park and now when I shut my eyes. Every man over 6 feet, every worn leather jacket, every 4runner I see causes my heart to seize. It takes me back to the pure moments - of inexplicable laughter, hours spent cooking, minds read with a single glance. But these hallucinations also take me back to that night - of darkness, verbal ammo fired, the line disconnected. I know what I have to do, but my hands tre...

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“The Surprise Birthday Party” by Ellen Talboom

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Day 14 Sat I think you are a genius. To keep this birthday party a total surprise. This is the way, by writing as a journal entry in the notebook and no talking about this at school. Total surprise. So, 14 days to plan this. Signing off. I put on my hoodie, grabbed the notebook, leashed up Clarice, who was ready to go for her walk, and out we went. I checked my pockets, whoops... back home. Clarice was confused. She didn't get to do anything. I grabbed the doggie bags off the porch table. Ok, now for your walk. Clarice and I walke...

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“Food Seeking” by Angela Adams

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January 1st 2026,Most people start the new year with resolutions but I’m starting this year confessions. First, I have been sharing my food despite the rules against it for the past few weeks. Second, the mess that the world is in…everything it’s all my fault.Well, The EMP wasn’t my idea.I knew JD wanted my food as soon as I heard the crack…hunger is the only reason anyone breaks in anywhere since the Megabot overlords took over.Sure enough, before I could blink he had his weapon on me “ I’ll ask one more time! Which thumb do you w...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 70 stories

“Where Would I Be Without You” by LJ Jennings

“Glenn is coming” by Marija Rozman

“Tick Tock” by Deborah Sanders

“Since Alonzo” by J. R. Cooper

“I Loved My Mom” by Vi Bisky

“Dear Diary” by Mae Hudson

“Dear Diary, Today I Killed a Man” by Thomas Jackson

“Dear Abby” by Lili Erika

“The Surprise Birthday Party” by Ellen Talboom

“Food Seeking” by Angela Adams

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Begin your story with someone either being followed or following someone else.

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