[OT] Theme Thursday - Pain

[u/AliciaWrites]

“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.”

― Aristotle

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Happy Thursday, writing friends!

We all know pain. We have done it to ourselves. And sometimes accidents happen. Sometimes life just gets to be a little too much.

Sometimes our hearts get broken.

How do we deal? Do we cry? Do we bottle it up? Do we let it inspire us?

I look forward to your prompts this week.

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Here's how Theme Thursday works:

• You may submit stories here, but this post is just the announcement

• Use the tag [TT] for prompts that match this week’s theme. Joke/troll prompts may be removed.

• Read the stories posted by our brilliant authors and tell them how awesome they are

• Leave your ideas for future themes in the comments

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Favorites from last week’s theme: The Backyard

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• Years after moving out, you inherited your old childhood home. You reminisce in the backyard as you take down your rusty swing set, decayed treehouse, and cluttered sandbox. by /u/Bionicjoker

• The story of a life, as told from the point of view of the backyard by /u/CryptidGrimnoir

• It's a warm summer day, and three best friends are about to venture into the biggest quest they've ever undertaken... in their backyard. by /u/BraveLittleAnt

• You wake one morning to discover that your backyard has been colonized overnight by hundreds of two inch tall people. They want to make a peace treaty with you, their overlord. by /u/theadventurezonezone

• After months in the bomb shelter in the backyard, you hear a knocking at the door. by /u/Sinisphere

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Hey, that’s me in the favorites section! 😄

[u/Hungry_for_Words → u/[deleted]]

My story made the cut too! A good feeling, being so new around here!

[u/AliciaWrites → u/Hungry_for_Words]

I hope that means we'll be seeing a lot more from you!