Start your story with “Today’s the day I change.”

Posted in Teens on Oct 25, 2022

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“Umbrella ” by Josef Schabell

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TW: vulgar language Today’s the day I change. I can’t take anymore shit! She looks up from her screen and stares off into the void of a grey wall. The flickering fluorescent bulb overhead casts its glow- the only light down here. She rubs her temples. How am I still in the basement? The clock has a few more notches to count off before she can leave. She’s kept the same routine thus far; once the hands reach the four and six mark she can sign out and turn off her screen. She stands and stre...

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“Changeling” by Edward Savage

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Today is the day I change. I can feel it, deep down in my very being, today is the DAY! I can’t tell you why I think that. It’s not a knowing, it’s just a feeling. A feeling that finally it’s here. After all this time spent slumbering, the awareness of everything around me veiled and distant, the spark of life, of self, diffused, almost non-existent, after all this time, the metamorphosis, the transformation is nearing its final stage, its completion. Something that begun - I’m not sure just when, several days ago I think - is over. The c...

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“The Book of Jacob” by M C Antonucci

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Today’s the day I changed. Standing in the desert with blood on my hands and evil on all sides, I changed, but it was too late to save my soul. My name is Jacob Cooper, and it’s my belief that God’s purpose for me on earth was to be a cautionary tale for all that followed. I believe it’s too late for me, but it’s my hope that those that follow will benefit from my m The day my wife, Joy, and I were reborn as Christians was one of the happiest of my life. Both of us thought of ourselves as God’s warrior on earth. They fought every day agains...

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“Miles of Looping Change” by Lydi B

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Today’s the day I change. I need a shift in my current path, and I’m running out of time. She’s jogging around the corner through a curtain of drifting oak leaves. In a few seconds, our eyes will meet. Our time together plays through vibrant flashes of memories. *** When I forced my aching knees onto the park trail that morning, I didn’t know I would pick up a passenger. A sweet voice called to me, just as I rounded the fountain. I turned to the young woman filing in beside me. I had seen her many times, walking the mile loop just like...

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“Change Brewing” by K W

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Today’s the day I change. The scorching Colombian sun warms my face. I soak in every last ray. I feel it tinting my cheeks a brilliant ruby red, but I don’t mind at all. The landscape is green for miles, and the hills roll out to eternity. The sky is crisp blue all year. The people who live here take pride in their blue sky. This is the only air I’ve ever tasted, but I can’t stay here. I take one last look at the wilderness. I try to remember every last leaf on every single tree. I paint myself a mental picture of the river that twists and ...

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“I Will Do It One Day” by Valerie Preston

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How many times have I heard those words ‘Today is the day I change?’ They haven’t always been said in just that particular way….there’s been ‘It’s ‘D’ day for me today’ or “This has to end and today it will’ or ‘I will really try hard this time and succeed’ or ‘I’m in a good head space now so today I start!’ It has been said so many times and in so many different way and for so long. It hasn’t worked. To be honest I don’t believe it any more. Everyone knows it has failed, or rather SHE has failed. She knows, I know, the children know, every...

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“Commuter” by Daniel Holt

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Trigger warning: violence Today’s the day I change. I am weary from marching through the endless drudgery that my life has become. I wake up in a house of people who don’t really see me, who don’t know who I truly am. Maybe it’s better this way. Maybe it’s better to remain in the shadow of my life and not face the uncertainty of acceptance. This is better than rejection, after all, right? “Good morning, sweetie,” she says. “I hope you slept well.” I hear her voice and smile. I say something in return. What was it? Did I tell her I loved he...

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“Sean, Jasper and Rian” by David Ajala

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“Today is the day I change” I looked for any reaction from my one person audience but Rian barely even moved, her nose remained firmly buried in her book. “Are you even listening to me?” I asked her. “Nope” I deflated a bit but I couldn’t blame her. I had said it over a million times but saying was the easy part. I actually had to do something about it. And that was the difficult part. “You know maybe a little positivity would go a long way. How does anyone expect me to change if my closest friend doesn’t even think I can?” Rian sighed...

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“A Workers manifesto ” by Kentric Coleman

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Todays the day I change, I have been in a dark for sometime now, constantly be-raiding my self on what haven’t been accomplished. All of the failed projects all of the dreams I let drift into an abyss never to be seen again…no more, no more feeling less than no more putting myself down god gave us the capabilities to accomplish ever goal we can envision so what’s stopping me? Somewhere in my journey I became so insecure about the abilities god gave me I started to believe I had none, todays the day I change. Maybe if I say that enough I...

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Start your story with “Today’s the day I change.”

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✍️ 54 stories

“Umbrella ” by Josef Schabell

“Changeling” by Edward Savage

“The Book of Jacob” by M C Antonucci

“Miles of Looping Change” by Lydi B

“Change Brewing” by K W

“I Will Do It One Day” by Valerie Preston

“Commuter” by Daniel Holt

“Sean, Jasper and Rian” by David Ajala

“A Workers manifesto ” by Kentric Coleman

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Write about a character, animal or human, who is reborn as something totally different.

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Set your story during a sudden change of season.

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