Write about someone fighting to keep their city neighborhood the same.

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“Bev Beaver and the Havenport Pier ” by Katherine Zito

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The most successful of Beverly Beaver’s old high school classmates from one of Havenport’s five public high schools were eager to leave the city for New York, Philly, Boston or DC in search of a fresh start; a recovery from Havenport drama. Havenport often felt like a small town in a big city, and Bev had certainly been adjacent to teen hijinx. Drinking on the pier, a boy Bev knew cheated on his boyfriend with his rival for the valedictorian position. This was a fatal blow to the girls’ friendship and resulted in a refreshed hatred, culminat...

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“The Fight Against the New Highway” by Ella Eichel

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This is supposed to be sometime around the nineteen-fifties, but some things may not be historically accurate and I am still getting better at writing. I did my very best though, and hope you enjoy: The Fight Against the New Highway. It was a dark, dreary day and a bitter-cold wind blew with swerling gusts. A fog rolled in from the East, settling over the subdued city of Miaret. There was an eerie silence over the city. Although the city didn’t usually get such harsh weather, the silence was normal—it had been for a long time. Jasmine star...

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“Reminiscing Heroics” by Rachel Luckow

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Local Cop Killed in Gun Fight. The article's title had read the situation loud and clear. Manitowoc was changing. People were gathering together, in the sense of hate and a whole, new "You are on your own" attitude. Especially with the fears of new gang fights going on, between the Southern Slackers and a new-forming gang among the lakeshores of Lake Michigan. The counts of murders, heists, gun threats, and break-ins were growing. After a total of about 10 years of records over records of these situations, people have been starting to feel...

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“SAVING THE GARDEN CITY ” by Nirmala Nababsing

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SAVING THE GARDEN CITY There is a brisk knock at the door. Devi is at her work desk busy surfing on the web. She is a middle aged woman, with slightly greying hair with an austere appearance. She is slender and about five and a half feet tall. She has an unsmiling face and an aloof posture, enough to disconcert anybody. She immediately puts her laptop aside, walks to the hall and opens the door. A young man is standing on her doorstep. He is holding a notebook and has a brown satchel on his shoulders. He look...

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Write about someone fighting to keep their city neighborhood the same.

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✍️ 34 stories

“Bev Beaver and the Havenport Pier ” by Katherine Zito

“The Fight Against the New Highway” by Ella Eichel

“Reminiscing Heroics” by Rachel Luckow

“SAVING THE GARDEN CITY ” by Nirmala Nababsing

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a major city that your character has a love-hate relationship with.

Write a story that takes place in the same building but in two very different time periods.

Start your story with the line, “That’s the thing about this city…”

Write about someone fighting to change their city neighborhood for the better.

Contest #85

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