Write a story about an ordinary person speaking truth to power.

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“Of flowers and teenage confessions” by Nils Tremel

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It was an absurd number. Back in his mind, he had always suspected that the amount of letters he had written during his presidency was more than the “average President” (whatever that was supposed to be) wrote, but looking at the note that his assistant upon his request to quench his curiosity had given him with the total amount of letters written by him, he nonetheless was stunned, shaking his head visibly in disbelief as he was sitting at his neatly organized desk, his favourte pen next to a letter in his dimly lit office.These letters tha...

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“Water Elemental” by Brian Barrott

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Water Elemental After my encounter, I learned that throughout the recent history of the west. Men wearing dresses with an aversion to women, children, and family, have instructed the general population on morality and religious belief. Moreover, these people promote a system of religion that bears no relation to western etiquette, literary references, culture, customs, phonetics, geographic similarity, or climate. Correspondingly, any objection to Christianity’s Ad Hominem Fallacies, is met with the classic “Tu Quoque Fallacy” (Who are you...

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“Truth to Power” by Rich Conti

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Truth to Power The temperature was almost sixty degrees, sunny, with a light breeze. A perfect day to get arrested, Babette thought as she parked her car, hurried across the road, greeted Naomi, and eagerly waited for more people to arrive. She felt certain she was ready this time. Her hesitation and anxiety were gone, probably because she had been honest with Gregory about what she planned to do. Although Gregory had watched the video she made of the civil disobedience arrests last Good Friday, his image of protester confrontations with...

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“The Message” by Robert Vucsko

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‘Speak your heart. If they don’t understand, the message was never meant for them anyway.’ - Ashley Ormon Everything in the forest around him was still and quiet. Birds flitted around the branches, a few small mammals rustled through the undergrowth, but not a sound made by any man was heard. He approached from the southeast, careful to switch his route to avoid discovery. For almost a month, he had managed to keep his location secret. He watched the entrance from a kudzu shelter. He could observe the entire area and would wait...

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“Hemley’s Choice” by Troy Lane

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Hemley lowered the hood of his black cloak so his forehead disappeared, the sign of respect demanded by law when in public. His hands tucked out of sight and his beautiful face blurred out in darkness like the hundreds around him. One could no longer tell whether passing another Man, Woman, Zaikai, Anjel or any other amazing soul that lived in these lands. All were subdued under the black veil of anonymity, wandering in a sea of hoods moving in waves like the old oceans used to. The Mackeyes were always watching even if they couldn’t be seen...

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“The Truth Unspoken” by Joshua Chung

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In the Kingdom of Cazoo, nothing was fair and there was no justice. Merchants from other places would come here to sell illegal things and exorbitant stuff that would only cost a few dimes and nickels in other places. The priests would trick devoted people to donate a lot of money for the Church, but that money was never actually used for the expenditure on the repairs of the Church. Rich arrogant guys would convince pretty innocent gals to come with them, only to have sex and then dumping those gals. And those cases were not eve...

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“The Magic Square” by Pina Bastos

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Mary was alone in the living room late at night, her favorite series on tv had just finished. She saw all the seasons of it and she felt lonesome without those characters now. Mary was thinking of a new series, but not now. It was like saying goodbye to a friend and making new friends instantly. No, she must feel the loss of these characters, she must get accustomed to their absence before getting to know others. Some characters live with her forever, like the ones from Madmen, some of Game of Thrones, Spiral, Bloodline, and others. Some wer...

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“The Tree of Misery” by Ramon Martensen

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Once upon a time, there was a kingdom with a king who didn’t seem to care all that much. Some of the very old people remembered a time when he was there for them when he was trying to make things better for everyone, but those times were long gone. Nowadays he just spent his time all the way up in his tower, far away from the people he was supposed to serve. And every evening, when the sun went down, the people saw him sitting there, all alone. They knew that the lonelier the king became, the more worries they would have. A lonely king is ...

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Write a story about an ordinary person speaking truth to power.

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✍️ 68 stories

“Of flowers and teenage confessions” by Nils Tremel

“Water Elemental” by Brian Barrott

“Truth to Power” by Rich Conti

“The Message” by Robert Vucsko

“Hemley’s Choice” by Troy Lane

“The Truth Unspoken” by Joshua Chung

“The Magic Square” by Pina Bastos

“The Tree of Misery” by Ramon Martensen

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