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A conversation over Christmas dinner brings up some old family secrets.

I was fighting for my truth, and that isn't a sin.

Telling the truth and being honest isn't always the easiest thing to do. During my Sophomore year I was going through some mental problems. I wanted to just tell someone about these issues. However, I was too scared to tell someone because of the fear of being labeled as a crazy person. I didn't want anyone to think that I was just some sort of deranged lunatic that should be locked up in a mental institution...

Contracted by the US Government for her experience in virology, a doctor is told she must keep quiet about what she discovers. She makes another call. **This is a short story for the #HomeBeforeDarkContest and will not be expanded. Cover image by Benjamin Suter from Pexels. Designed by Shiloh Walker using Desyner.

Most people now a days are quick to judge a book by only its cover upon first glance. One of the oldest sayings that I can remember is "Don't judge a book by its cover" Growing up I never knew that even though I truly agreed with that saying I now more then ever would cherish it. As I watch so many children struggle with mental illnesses and know deep down inside that they are just children trapped inside their own minds and not the monsters they are perceived to be.

(#HomeBeforeDarkContest)Hunter Smith lives in a small close minded town just out side a big city. When that cities pride parade starts up, people visit his tiny town not knowing how the people take the LGBTQ community. Can Aiden Murphy help show Hunter his true self?

Have you ever known you were in danger, but found that no one believed you? How hard would you fight to be heard? PLEASE NOTE: This is a fiction story for the #HomeBeforeDarkContest. All events are fictitious and in no way depict actual occurrences.

The truth hurts. We all know that much to be true. But can the truth do more than that?

Detective Wiles figures out the truth about the death of Uncle Morty.

What happens when you promise to keep a secret? You promised to not tell, but you're worried. What do you do?

In a small town, young people disappear without a trace. There are a few bones on the outskirts of the city. When the phone rang late at night and a whoy replied that he should search his Friends locker, I found a trace of the missing children. I will find the truth.

Her parents are gone, but why? What happened? Did they leave her? Did something happen to them? She needs answers.

This is the journal of Ezra Keen. He has something to say. And hopefully, it will set him free. This work is for the Home Before Dark writing contest - that in mind this entire writing is completely fictional and is not based on true events. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

this is my story about the time i had to tell the truth.

Jaymes Madison needs to get to his younger sister and spend time with her before college. Will he escape certain punishment or will he be forced to break his promise and call for a rain check?

He told me he loved me but I still couldn't keep his secret. Submission for the #HomeBeforeDarkContest "In 500 words or less, tell us about a time you stood up for the truth. Share your harrowing tale, or come up with a fictional story where honesty prevailed."

In this world full of plastics, most creatures choose to join the bandwagon. Azure chose to stay where she is to survive the hurdles of the cruel reality. Incidentally, she met Acadia who wants nothing but to have those beautiful wings to fly. Would they choose the beautiful lie or the ugly truth?