Write a story that includes the line “my lips are sealed.”

Posted in Adults on May 26, 2023

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“The Secret Promise” by Peanut Raccoon

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TW: bullying, slight physical violence, insinuated abuse, mental illnessGossip has never been an activity that I have particularly enjoyed, having been on the bad end of that sort of thing, I've always tried to stay out of it. It effects my life to this day, and I don't think I could ever do that to another person.One classmate in particular, Tracy Julica. She was the worst for it. Some would even say she was the root of the issue. Get on her good side, and you might as well have a force field around you, protecting you from every bad rumor ...

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“Our Lips are Sealed” by Rudy Greene

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I always loved the G0 Gos. Their song Our Lips are Sealed became my mantra or at least a modified version of it. I hated gossip so when anyone asked me for dirt about an acquaintance, I’d answer with my lips are sealed. I loved that the song became a big hit in the eighties. The Go Gos were considered the first real girl group because they sang, and they played their own instruments. I always wanted to dispute that claim. What about the Runaways? The girl groups of the sixties were also special. Yeah, the Supremes, the Shirelles, the Ch...

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“Oh, What A Pity.” by Tracy Brown

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Title: Oh, What A Pity. Description: Boys Girls, Women, Men And everyone we know Seems to drift away just a little bit That's life Nothing last forever. My dear love, what a pity. I know. I know. I mean, It’s like watching a movie or reading a love novel, we never know what comes next. Sure, we read the description, and we know a thing or two about the book that later becomes a movie, the actors and actresses, and how well they all seem to play their roles, but we the viewers don't alway...

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“Bound to Evil” by GW LeCroy

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This story contains kidnapping, violence, gore, and tobacco use. The rain beat hard against John Dyke’s black umbrella as he meandered down the dark, slick sidewalk. A plume of grey smoke puffed from between his lips and out of the big, oval nostrils of his bulbous nose like a dragon’s warning, daring anyone brave enough to test him and see what would happen. No matter the occasion, trailing a suspect inconspicuously or not, Dyke always had a Nub Connecticut cigar gripped firmly between pursed lips, its embers casting his features in a low o...

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“Strangle the Wrangle” by Hamzah Malik

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Have you heard of Wrangles, and their wretched ways? You most likely haven't, because their very existence has been kept a hushed secret for thousands of years. But that ends today. Wrangles are creatures of the mind - they do not exist in our physical realm, you can only meet them in your thoughts. Wrangles are responsible for millions of petty arguments, countless fits of rage and even a bloody handful of wars. You see, Wrangles are spindly, seething demons with elbows so sharp that even the wind gasps when it sees them. Wrangl...

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“This Will Cause a Kerfuffle” by Harriett Ford

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I couldn't have been more flabbergasted if Bigfoot had lumbered up and asked me to be his partner on "Dancing With the Stars."Listen up, Sonny. I know I haven’t gone berserk because my head is still right here on my shoulders, thankfully with my neck in between.You will probably dismiss this tale as a lot of malarkey and shrug me off as one of “those” people I once called knuckleheads and nincompoops. I want you to promise me your lips are sealed. If this gets out, I'll be branded as an old fuddy-duddy who is senile, however, I’m going to te...

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“The Weird Book” by Abby C

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“JENNIFER! If you don't get that homework done, you aren't going with us to the movies tomorrow.” Jen hurried to hide what she had just brought into her room from her adventure in the woods. It was some book, very big, leathery and it looked, well, ancient. Her mother rushed up the stairs to go check on her. Jen brought out her homework and pretended to be working on it, just in time before her mother walked in to see she was in fact working on the homework, 8th grade English to be exact. Jen didn't actually need to study for English ...

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“The Minion's Grail....” by Julie Grenness

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WTF--"With The Family". Janelle was ready for the family vacation. She was holidaying with her husband Jack, the jokester. They were driving to the Lakeside Holiday Inn. Janelle and Jack were not planning on a second honeymoon. They were taking along, in their large car, their five daughters, and her late mother's old apricot poodle, Beau. Janelle and Jack's daughters were a geographical lot. Ranking in order of age, they were as follows. Africa, aged 12, ( really born 40 years old); Georgia, 9 years old; Nevada, aged 7 years, Savannah, now ...

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“The Sunset” by Rachel Jacobs

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I won’t be able to describe to you how painful it is to die. How agonizing a slow death is. One that passively marches toward you and you’re left to sit and watch. Your stomach rises into your throat in a burning fashion. The acid coats your esophagus. Flight or fight? No, you’ve frozen in your tracks as you stare ahead at a crumbling landscape. You were so terrified that you couldn't even shake in fear. You just stood there. The world is tearing itself apart in a menacing manner. The type you’ve seen in action-packed movies or read about in...

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“Death Cab Confessions” by Michael Jefferson

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The first thing Cliff Farren notices about the Director’s office is that everything is pure and blinding white. Looking at Margana, the Director of R.R. (Reprobate Renewal), Cliff’s thoughts turn less than pure. A striking beauty with platinum blond hair, Margana’s wide brown eyes cast a doubtful look at him. “When I was told I’d be seeing the Director, I was expecting some scrawny librarian with a hunchback, not somebody as stunning as Marilyn Monroe.” “Insincere sexist compliments won’t get you anywhere, Mr. Farren.” “I really mean i...

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“The Tale of Three Brothers” by Gregor Varga

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He came around nine o'clock that evening. It was very crowded and we did not immediately pay attention to him, which was odd, considering he was rather huge. He took up three chairs, you see. The first one to notice him was Zoro, our waiter. We gave him that nickname because he had a moustache and thick black eyebrows which, when one looked at him from distance, almost formed a mask. Anyway, he was the first one to gaze upon him. He came back with an order and, eyes wide open in disbelief, whispered that we have a whale in our midst. At firs...

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“Justice” by C. Charles

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Williams Daily Star May 29th, 1893Campbell Creek Saloon Robbed at Gunpoint, Two DeadBy Glenn JeffersonCampbell Creek, New MexicoThe Campbell Creek Saloon was robbed at gunpoint late Saturday night, leaving proprietor Wayne Duffy and an unidentified local dead.The perpetrators, numbering six, entered the near-empty bar with guns loaded and at the ready, instructing patrons to put their hands in the air.One patron testified to law enforcement that the aforementioned bartender attempted to draw a gun from behind the bar to thwart the...

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“A World at War” by Kaitlyn Wadsworth

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Long ago, there lived a little girl named Liesbet who had a secret friend called Greta. Greta’s family didn’t know about Liesbet. As a grownup, she didn’t tell anyone about her friend Greta because she had deliberately forgotten what had happened. The story came out when she suffered her stroke in her late eighties. Her long-term memories surfaced and became more crucial than the illusive short-term ones. She had forgotten why she had never told the story.To fully understand Liesbet, you need to know the tumultuous events that shaped he...

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“Arby's” by Ricky Nations

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It would have been an understatement to say that Imogene Simpson was an excitable lady. Excitable in an almost comical sort of way. She could take the most mundane topic and make it seem wonderful. Her facial expressions and hand movements helped to carry the lilt in her voice as the sugary-sweet Southern syllables came from her lipstick covered mouth. She was the perfect person for the Chamber of Commerce office in the small town of Claxton. Thomas had gone by the Chamber office to see if a paper, folding map still existed for Claxt...

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“The Good Side” by Kaelyn Henderson

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Trigger warning: mental health and substance abuse My life consists of four things: feeding, toileting, dressing, and cleaning. I basically do the same thing when I'm at work and at home. This will be my thirteenth year of working as a CNA. It can be very tiring, but I couldn’t see myself doing anything else. I like my job. I care for all of my residents through the good days and the bad days. Lately, there have been a lot of bad days. CNAs are often busy doing their duties, but when there's some downtime, there are three options that com...

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Write a story that includes the line “my lips are sealed.”

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✍️ 96 stories

“The Secret Promise” by Peanut Raccoon

“Our Lips are Sealed” by Rudy Greene

“Oh, What A Pity.” by Tracy Brown

“Bound to Evil” by GW LeCroy

“Strangle the Wrangle” by Hamzah Malik

“This Will Cause a Kerfuffle” by Harriett Ford

“The Weird Book” by Abby C

“The Minion's Grail....” by Julie Grenness

“The Sunset” by Rachel Jacobs

“Death Cab Confessions” by Michael Jefferson

“The Tale of Three Brothers” by Gregor Varga

“Justice” by C. Charles

“A World at War” by Kaitlyn Wadsworth

“Arby's” by Ricky Nations

“The Good Side” by Kaelyn Henderson

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Your main character has a secret superpower; the gossip they spread always comes true.

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