Write a story about a character who takes nothing for granted.

Posted in Teens on Oct 26, 2022

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“Time Goes By” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #106

Time is something that you can have too much of or too little of. Time is always there and you never notice it until you run out of it and need more of it or you have too much of it on your hands. Zana wished that she could put all the time she needed into a huge container, an unbreakable container and when she needed more time she could take some out and when she had too much time she could put it all back in. Her container would have all the pictures of her family and friends framed around it as a reminder of time and to make time ...

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“The Woman in the Mirror” by Tanya Smith

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The Woman in the MirrorBy: Ireland LoreleiSitting looking out at the deep, blue ocean. Watching the waves break against the shore. I set there for what must have been hours in complete silence. I had gotten lost in the waves, or maybe I had gotten lost somewhere in the deep blue sea, but I had gotten lost. Ironically, I had gotten lost in thoughts, while I felt like I was lost in life. Time was passing me by. It was like I was just floating through the days. Like I was sitting on top of the clouds looking down and not even recognizing who I ...

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“So Many Questions” by Maryam Gholami

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-Are you still my husband? - Of course I am. Have we gone to the court? Did we divorce? -No! - So why do you ask repeatedly? You question me this way. -How can I be sure then? I cannot take it for granted. Can I? He looks at you again and hugs you. That makes you sure for some moments. You promise yourself not to ask so many questions even if you are not sure. Even you have doubts. You smile at him. He is late for work. He goes out. You don’t work today. That is a good thing not to do. You have talked to your mother and you are about to go t...

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“He Found Beauty in Everything” by Valerie Preston

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He found beauty in everything. Ever since she could remember he could look at a plain stone he had picked up from the sand and lovingly exclaim “Would you look at the colour in this one” as he held out his hand to me. I would of course agree with him and he would be happy. His bedroom was full of ‘stuff’ he had collected. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say, and in the case of James, it was true. All along his window sill were sticks, small and large. Just plain old sticks to me but James insisted ,once dried out could be made into...

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“Linda Lou” by Karen Lankford-Carnes

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Linda Lou By Karen Lankford-Carnes “Good morning, Ladies, it’s my turn to talk about a Godly woman that you have known. I wrote the whole story so I wouldn’t start crying. I think I might anyway. Grab some coffee and carbs and let’s settle in.I hope you enjoy this.” ~ If you’ve ever known someone who was so optimistic about everything. Optimistic ad nauseum, then I’ll see you and raise you my cousin Linda Lou. That was her honest to God, legal, given name. Her brother? Donnie Lee. I guess it’s a southern thing. Sure I like to see people h...

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“The Shade Tree” by Harley Racer

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With work gloves on, he used the short-handled shovel as a cane. She held tight to the one-and-a-half inch diameter trunk to keep herself upright. The sugar maple was no more than three years old and no taller than she. They were over-dressed. Both in style and for the weather. The day was balmy and thick with the high summer sun. He wore dress shoes, brown pants, a tucked-in buttoned-up checkered shirt and a brown cardigan. His driver’s cap shielded the sun from his bald head but sweat still made his glasses slide down his nose. She ha...

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Write a story about a character who takes nothing for granted.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 21 stories

“Time Goes By” by Marcia H.

“The Woman in the Mirror” by Tanya Smith

“So Many Questions” by Maryam Gholami

“He Found Beauty in Everything” by Valerie Preston

“Linda Lou” by Karen Lankford-Carnes

“The Shade Tree” by Harley Racer

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Start or end your story with a character noticing the beauty in something they've seen hundreds of times.

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Write a story about a character who’s secretly nobility.

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