Southwestcontest Stories

My entry for the #SouthWestContest! Lisa's best friend, Isabelle decides to surprise her with a vacation to her dream destination, Palm Springs. Lisa plans to take all the pictures she can of the beautiful sights around the area, but traveling to a new place proves to be pretty intimidating for her. Can a kind stranger help her out?

I've been to Uganda twice, and each time has left an imprint on me. I learned the meaning of community, contentment, and hospitality. My soul was imprinted by Uganda, and my shoes stained by the dust of Mbale.

Mia was just a 16 year old trying to make it in the world,but her life has gone upside down. Completely miserable. Under the bridge,Whatever you'd like to call the life she got. decided to go to New York to try somewhere she won't get cursed on.. Just when her life could get so much worse,she runs into a boy who was perfect. The boy with brown hair and green eyes. Never had she known that this trip would change her life and her future... *The cover doesn't belong to me! It belongs to their respective owner!* Made (Estimate): ♤ 2020/2021 ♤

Kirishima and Bakugou are going on vacation Read to find out more

A traveling student encounters the generosity of a passing stranger while making her way in an unfamiliar city.

Southwest writing competition. My entry

Annie was recently dumped by her long term boyfriend Jay. She was going through a tough time and decided to travel to get away and recover. A minor set back and a kind stranger helped her discover not just a new way of traveling but a new way of living.

One nervous first-time flyer finds himself drawn into the story of a fellow-passenger.

Aurora Mason has always been one to put others first, even when it involves hurting herself. She aspires to be an author, but pushes her books aside whenever someone needs her. She leaves her laptop open one day while she is out to take a phone call...

Macy hated flying. Everything about it, including the destination. She would have preferred any other form of transportation. Will her kindhearted seat mate change her mind?

A short story in which Mellissa Maddison, a young melanin skinned beauty experiences a heart warming kindness while traveling to the United States for the first time on a scholarship. She travels from her city, Nassau New Providence and meets the open-minded and closed minded folks of the United States.

A girl embarks on a self-healing journey from country to sea to celebrate the life of her younger sister, whom she lost all too soon. On the anniversary of her death, the girl sets out to go night snorkeling at her sister's favorite place on earth-Catalina Island, just twenty miles off the coast of Los Angeles. Along her bittersweet journey, she encounters an older woman who both encourages and gives her the strength to let go. In doing so, the girl discovers that her sister will always be with her. *a southwest contest short story

Ashlyn is 17 years old and she's being off to stay with the father she never knew existed. She's had a troubled past and her mother can no longer deal with her antics. Will she stick with this Bad girl rep or will this move be the start of New Beginnings.

Wattpad and Southwest® are launching The Southwest: Storytellers On The Rise Writing Contest! Let's reflect upon what has been at the Heart of Southwest for 50 years - kindness - by sharing the moments of kindness, passion and discovery that travel brings to all of us, as we reconnect with the people and places we love.

Wandering high desert roads and looking for rocks. The solitude is beautiful, but an afternoon visit with a local presents a whole new perspective.

With the start of spring vacation and the excitement of the vacation she'd always dreamed of Kara hoped she could finally get over the heartbreak and stress of school and broken relationships.

The Southwest: Storytellers on the Rise Writing Contest TOP TEN FINALIST • • • A submission for The Southwest: Storytellers on the Rise Writing Contest hosted by @SouthwestAir Prompt: "...[s]hare a fictional story that sends your character to a destination where an act of kindness in a travel experience leaves a positive impact on their life." Word Count: 994 words • • • Tagline: It's challenging, but not impossible to find home hundreds of miles away. Logline: The narrator attempts to adjust to the new life hundreds of miles away from home.

-ˏˋ an entry for the wattpad × southwest contest ˊˎ- ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ while waiting for a delayed flight on their separate ways to a funeral and a wedding, a girl meets a boy and finds an unexpected bond...but are they destined to just be a fleeting missed connection, or something more? [note: wc = 998. also, full disclaimer, this is 100% fiction due to the fact that my most interesting irl airport experiences consist of things like that one time i got stuck sitting next to a guy who spent the entire flight trying to hit on a girl who was literally flying to visit her fiance, or when a guy stole my phone charger and made me almost miss my flight.]

Young Kennedy describes her first experience on an airplane and the advice she received that has carried her through life. (Photo credit: Kornél Máhl on Unsplash)

University students Pernali and Sebastian finally get the chance to go on a trip abroad, but life is always confusing when you struggle with anxiety. She thinks she's supposed to have it all figured out and know exactly what she wants to do or who she wants to be. The tropical Jamaican air, a special trip to a nightclub, and finally getting the chance to speak to her longtime crush Sebastian, she realizes traveling might have changed her life forever...