Write about a character who always wears a mask (physical or metaphorical).

Posted in Angst on Oct 26, 2022

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“A Quiet Night at the Bubble Bar” by Ezra Garza

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Content Warning: There are guns, violence, and minor cursing. It is by no means a serious reading about these topics though, just dramatized with these aspects. ___ It is those who are left in the background whose stories scream the most. And, yet, are never fulfilled. *** It is a quiet night at the Bubble Bar. The bartender rubs the almost pristine towel against the unblemished wooden counter for the thirteenth time. There have been no new orders from the couple in the back and no one has ventured through the doors since 7 (it is...

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“Yorick's Return” by Brian Merrill

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I’m the guy with the black trench coat and the half face mask who’s famous line: “You must pay the rent!” adorned so many peep shows, medicine bits and arcade parlor skits that the passé face schtick became the ridiculous—finally wangling into cartoon history as Snidely Whiplash sans mask. That sad persona was pitted against an equally absurd buffoon nemesis/hero, Dudley Do- Right in the early days of kid vid. If that were not enough, a filmic comedy followed. Dudley should ...

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“Unmasked” by Charles Inkman

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Masks By Charles Inkman I sighed, taking a deep breath, calming my nerves. Tonight was the big night. I had everything prepared, everything planned out. The decorations were in place, the musicians had been selected, the speakers chosen. Everything was almost perfect. Simple dandelions would line the stage adding a sense of playful youth, but gentle enough not to detract from the main spectacle. All my tools were laid out beside me, my brushes, my powders, my lucky shell and my paints to bring the last, and most important features to life....

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Write about a character who always wears a mask (physical or metaphorical).

Submissions are closed

✍️ 48 stories

“A Quiet Night at the Bubble Bar” by Ezra Garza

“Yorick's Return” by Brian Merrill

“Unmasked” by Charles Inkman

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story looking down from a stage.

Begin or end your story with “Well, that was dramatic.”

Write a story about a character practising a speech in front of the mirror. What are they preparing for?

Set your story backstage at the theater.

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