365 Short Stories (yearning)–Week Twenty-five

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Yearning motivates most characters in stories. What does the protagonist want? In these stories, the main characters want relevance, love, escape, recognition, connection, and more.

Week Twenty-five


“Mother of Hope”, by Laurie Baker, NarrativeMagazine.com

The teaching experience becomes a learning experience for a newly minted college graduate grappling with the entrenched cultural values of a religious community and a third world country.

“Mostly I was just bent on makin...