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Nineteen-year-old Stella must overcome her fear of horses to save her reputation as a Grove Station Farms riding instructor.
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Hey, guys! Curses and Blessings is a short story I wrote based on my horseback riding experience at Grove Station Farms. It's a bit out of my comfort zone, for I do not write too many stories like this, but I wanted to try. The inspiration came when a horse almost kicked me in the farm's paddock. I was scared to be around horses for a few months after that, but I found a way to overcome my fear. Sometimes, the best way to overcome fear is to fight fear itself. To this day, I still love horses, and I wanted to write a story about them.
Stella was the name of one of my first riding instructors. The story originated from an idea I had in middle school that I wrote down. I looked back at it and decided to try the story again as a more experienced writer. The premise is the same, but now it makes more sense, and the lesson is a little more fleshed out. This piece is short, yes, but I think it's important for anyone suffering from PTSD. I want my readers to understand that you must find a way to move on and live the life you're meant to live. There will always be bumps in the road; you must find a way over them.
I struggled a little bit with the "telling" aspect of this story, so I'm wondering if I can have some thoughts on how to fix that. I know a lot about horses, but I think I went into too much detail. Of course, that may just be me, but I would love it if you guys could give me some suggestions on improving it!
Curses and Blessings is dear to me. I hope that I can share my joy of writing it with y'all. Enjoy!
- Victoria/Viktoria
Please do NOT plagiarize this story! It means so much to me. I've worked very hard on it—just FYI.
P.S. The chapter numbers of this story are written in Southern slang because it takes place in South Carolina. Have fun learning Southern slang!
Wattpad Accolades
🥉 3rd place in the Guilded Raven Awards 2021 Short Story category.
⭐ Featured on @ContemporaryLit | Contemporary NA/YA Reading List (January 27th 2023).
⭐ Featured on @ShortStory | Short Shorts Reading List (November 6th, 2024).
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