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When Jake Punched his Bully Writers’ Cramp |
When Jake Punched his Bully Writers’ Cramp 28 When Jake Lee was in middle school He was a classic nerd Awkward with glasses And a speech impediment. He was bullied every day By Jim P. Until one day, He surprised everyone He saw red and punched Jim out in front of the school. The teachers looked the other way They knew he deserved it. Jake Lee learned a valuable lesson The only way to deal with bullies Is to stand up to them. Jake and Jim never became friends And lost touch. Many years later They reconnected on Facebook Met for lunch. They did not need to talk About the past It was all forgiven by then. Jake Lee and Jim P Finally reconciled Almost 40 years later. Based on a true story. There is a new prompt up over at "The Writer's Cramp" - write the best story or poem before 11:59am WDC time tomorrow, and you may win 10,000 GPs! " WINNER AND NEW PROMPT - DUE TUES OCT 4" NEW PROMPT DUE 16 hours 32 minutes 20 seconds October 3 is Blue Shirt Day - in observance of World Day of Bullying Prevention. People wear blue shirts to stand up against bullying. The Jewish high holy day Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) begins the evening of Oct 4. Yom Kippur offers a chance for people to make amends and ask forgiveness for wrongs committed during the past year. Write your STORY or POEM about a character who seeks forgiveness from someone they bullied. |