100 days of stories
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100 Days of Stories – Day 100: HIS STORY
The writer disappeared four years ago after a defamation case left him scarred. His character had been annihilated. All based on a lie. His mother always told him to never chase down a lie. At the trial, she whispered in his ear, “Let her lies dig the grave for her.” The truth prevailed. He was…
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100 Days of Stories – Day 99: SOMETHING BETTER
Daniel lost his job last week. His mind hasn’t been in a good place. The rent’s due next week. The dog food container’s almost empty. Bills. Bills. Bills. How will he manage? Frustrated, he slumps over his breakfast when it hits him: He wanted a new job anyway. His dog’s actually allergic to his food.…
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100 Days of Stories – Day 98: ANYMORE
I received my first journal at eleven one Christmas. I’ve had several since. Over thirty years’ worth of thoughts, feelings, experiences, regrets, and confessions are inked on the pages of my diaries. Every few years I flip through a few entries to see where and who I was at the time. Sometimes, I don’t recognize…
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100 Days of Stories – Day 97: TO SEE ME
Looking at myself in the mirror used to be a challenge. I couldn’t see me because I saw what everyone else thought. Kids teased my fair skin, wavy hair, and gray eyes. They called me confused. Some said I was a white girl trying to be Black, while others said the opposite. Too light to…
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100 Days of Stories – Day 96: PRAYER CHANGES THINGS
Charlie has a decision to make. As a teenager, his parents called him rebellious. His teachers said he was a disruption. No one had hope for him, so he lived life on the edge. As an adult, Charlie doesn’t maintain relationships well. Hops from job to job. Sleeps on couches and in cars. Bad choice…
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100 Days of Stories – Day 95: FOR GOOD
She had done it. Finally. Whitney packed her entire life in a suitcase and duffle bag, tossed them in the trunk, and hit the road. She has no idea where she’s going, but where she’s been is no longer serving her. There’s more to the world than the claustrophobic city she was born and raised…
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100 Days of Stories – Day 94: THE BLUEST SKY
Miguel stares at a picture of him and his wife at the beach on their honeymoon. His wife of sixty years passed away a few months ago and Miguel has had trouble coping. His mind has slipped several times. The doctors warned the kids it could be dementia, but his daughter knows he’s just missing…
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100 Days of Stories – Day 93: WHAT IS REMEMBERED
He sits at the computer screen watching his therapist. His eyes follow as her finger moves from side to side. Right to left. As he recounts a reoccurring experience from his childhood, his body reacts. He feels the crotch of his pants grow warm. His eyes no longer on his therapist’s finger movements. Embarrassed, he…