Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways.

Posted in Teens on Oct 26, 2022

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“Story 1” by Emma Berhorst

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I woke up to my alarm beeping in my ear at 8:30. This morning I didn't get to wake up to my husband lying right by me. He usually works the night shift at the New York City Fire Department but this morning he got called into work due to his fellow fireman out being sick. I get out of bed and open my curtains. Today is a dreary day. Lately as I’ve been opening my curtains the sun beams in and fills my room with the sun rays. I flip on the TV in my room and turn to the news channel to see what has been going on in the world. As I am faintly li...

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“Opposite Side of The Same Coin” by Ay Silva

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It always irked me that we had such drastic opposing opinions - as close as we were there wasn't much we could agree upon. I liked my hair short, and she liked hers long. If I wore a tracksuit, she'd definitely wear a dress. Though we always found some sort of a compromise and that's how we've managed to live in our little chaotic bubble that we call a friendship. The one thing we do agree on is that we love each other, no matter what.On the first day of the year I sat beside her, Anna, staring into the mirror. She had such smooth long legs,...

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“Vietnamese Spring Roll” by Prachi Pati

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The world around them moved at a lightening speed, but they had remained still for nearly a year now. Now the stillness felt loud and suffocating. What Aditi wanted, no, needed, was a break from her life. Oh no, not the grim sort of break. But the kind of break that would give her a chance to escape the rut her life had become. All week long she thought about it more and more. And today, she was going to tell Raj what she wanted to do. She was sure he would be elated. She felt happy, like a bubble floating in the air, for the first time i...

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“The Orb” by ILARIO UDINESI

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The city of Cerea was on the brink when the orb landed. The Ordosi were widely despised because they did actual work -- it was work or starve. The Landosi, on the other hand, were despised because they didn’t work -- they had plenty to eat. Their wealth came not from ingenuity or invention, at least for many generations, but age-old privilege. The situation clearly was unsustainable and a rebalancing was in order. Blood was in air. Then the orb dropped from the sky and landed in the middle of the market square. ...

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“Repentance for Your Sins” by Rach M

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The man stared at the crumpled sheets of yellowing paper with fiercely glinting eyes, the frown deepening upon his features. That damn bitch found a way to do it again--to make his life a living hell! It was bad enough she was retiring, and now, this. He was being laid off. Effective immediately. The quaint little bookstore on the corner of Fletcher's street was bankrupt. Its doors were closing, its employees terminated, and its manager was retiring. He flung the note aside, raking his fingers through his hair, ...

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“In the Shadows” by Grace Hendricks

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Joseph woke up, shades of grey and black consuming his bedroom. His old mattress made a loud creaking noise as he sat up, the old springs tired of the weight they’ve had to bear. He couldn’t help but wince. His eyes began to focus on the left wall of his room. His room was very empty, there was only his bed and a few dusty boxes in the corner, but nothing more. Joseph told himself he liked it that way, but he barely knew anything about himself anymore. He glanced from his bed to a picture hanging on his gray wall. He had dr...

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“Love that conqueres it all!!” by Didrika Haldar

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Love. A word so powerful that bore the brunt of desperation and heartbreak. That can have emotions resurfaced. Love not only is the strongest feeling of all but also the genre explore by the greatest authors of all time. Two people in love are like the plant and the sun, each utilising the other to the fullest and yet those emotions between them, that energy proves all other historic love tales left unexplored by the most typical of all people. But the greatest relationship of all is missed by authors of all time. That is th relationship of ...

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“Walls” by Iya Octavio

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It was midnight. The moon was full and the breeze, silent and chilly, blew through the innocent walking down the streets below. Lawrence stood by his bedroom window, big enough for him to fit, and high enough for him to meet an ungodly demise. Apparently, it has all come down to this. Him in a dark bedroom waiting to be found, his associates have left and gone, and the only person that still seems to care is the one that is after him. He never thought that it would end with such violence and with so much pain. He never thought that life w...

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“New Year's Resolutions Suck” by Charlotte Hawkins

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January 1st As the final fireworks of New Year’s Eve toppled over into New Year’s Day; Rosemary, Samantha and Julia poured another glass of bubbly, toasting to the year ahead. “What are your New Year’s Resolutions?” giggled Rosemary, tipping her drink in her lap. She was significantly drunk, but that didn’t stop her. “The same as they are every year”, announced Julia, “find a first edition of Pride and Prejudice, and become unbelievably rich – and stop biting my nails – that’s been the same since I was 13.” Samantha rolled her eyes “Come ...

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Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 84 stories

“Story 1” by Emma Berhorst

“Opposite Side of The Same Coin” by Ay Silva

“Vietnamese Spring Roll” by Prachi Pati

“The Orb” by ILARIO UDINESI

“Repentance for Your Sins” by Rach M

“In the Shadows” by Grace Hendricks

“Love that conqueres it all!!” by Didrika Haldar

“Walls” by Iya Octavio

“New Year's Resolutions Suck” by Charlotte Hawkins

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone who has finally managed to succeed at a long-standing New Year’s resolution.

Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.

Start your story with one character making a vow that they never would have made the year before.

Write about someone who doesn’t remember their past — and doesn’t want to.

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