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Write a story about a character who always repeats themselves.

Posted in Character on Oct 25, 2022

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“Repeat After Me” by Anneliya Lydia

Submitted to Contest #101

She was magnificent to look at, surreal. Her coloring: so vibrant. Shades of life seeped from her like water from a sea. As water is simply a subset of the larger body, so color seemed to originate from her. She even seemed to glow, like a halo around an angel, the earth around the sun. She was lovely, beyond imagination. Until you heard her voice."Why do you keep her?" I used to ask my grandmother. "She says the most horrible things.""She does," my grandma would agree, "but she is simply repeating what she was once taught... let's teach her...

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“I Haven't Forgotten You” by Alex Chensworth

Submitted to Contest #101

June 10, 2003My love,I went for a walk in the park today and was contemplating many rather philosophical aspects of my everyday life. Although I know this is the part where you'll start laughing to yourself and thinking of all these rather dramatic scientific solutions that completely deface the majority of beliefs and thoughts I have, I know that my words are very enlightening! Oh my, what would you even do with yourself if I never told you of all my "radical" explanations for "simplistic" concepts... Anyways, one thought led to another, an...

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“"I'll climb the tower"” by Sarah Desouza

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Once there was this rather stupid eleven year old boy. Every one thought so! People thought he was dumb!He was bad at most things the other children were really good at! He didn't like studying. In fact he didn't like school at all! He loved bunking school and going fishing with his friends.In spite of all these things he was a dreamer! He thought he was smart! No one else thought he was!One day he happened to watch a movie in which a man climbed a tower. He was very impressed by it. So he decided he would do the same! There was a tower near...

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“Third Time's the Charm” by Emily Thompson

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“Parsley… thyme… dried ginger… bay leaves… oregano…” Elias read the list of spices to pair with sage from a cookbook next to the stove. “Parsley, thyme, and oregano. Parsley, thyme, and oregano. Parsley, thyme, and oregano.” He wiped his hands on his apron, leaving a slight residue of olive oil and flour on the charcoal fabric. A strand of dark curls fell in front of his eyes, causing him to push the hair behind his ears. He ran his hands through his hair a second time to make sure it was all pushed back, and once more to smooth it all out. ...

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“Say again” by Kathy Landes

Submitted to Contest #101

    I had been placed in the position of Ward aid at the county mental institution. The facility actually took care of 2 counties, a geriatric population, and juvenile population so it was a rather large psychiatric campus. This was my work relief job that I had to maintain in order to receive any of my social services benefits such as food coupons, rent voucher, utility voucher and clothing allowance.     You see at the age of 18 I had been caught stealing food and had to go to court. I was assigned a...

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“Filibuster Thruster: Ridiculous, Held Hostage by Spastic Word Vomit.” by A Raye

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Now, before you take a part in the following ramblings with me, let me introduce myself. I am Triple Lexxx. That is a legitimate nickname that other humans call me, thanks to the adoration of my boyfriend, who bestowed upon me a nickname that can either be for a porn star or a wrestler. I am neither. I love my boyfriend. I really, truly love my boyfriend. Sounds cliche, sappy, gross, romantic, and all of that jazz, but I tell myself this multiple times a day. Sometimes, I say it because I look at him and my pupils dilate, my heart...

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“Natalie” by Cliff McElrea

Submitted to Contest #101

“Hi, I’m home.” I glanced around as I entered my apartment to see if Natalie was in sight. No one. I listened for activity in the bathroom or bedroom. Nothing. I put my briefcase on the coat closet floor. As I swung the door closed I called out again, “Are you home?” No answer. “Jiminy Cricket!” It’s what my grandfather always said when something unusual happened.It’s unusual that she wasn’t home by now. Her habit was to go out as little as possible which meant a couple of hours a day to do research. She didn’t know if she was being watched ...

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“Blue Chips & Juice Cup” by P.J. Lowry

Submitted to Contest #101

She watched from a distance as the two people walked slowly to her part of the park. A man was walking there with his son, holding his hand the whole time. It seemed so odd to her as the boy was rather tall, looking to be in his early teens and yet he was holding hands with who seemed to be his father. When they arrived, the man finally released the boy’s hand and let him go, but he never stayed more than ten feet away, and often got closer if he felt the young man needed help with something. He was a total helicopter parent, even coaching t...

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“What's Underneath Timothy's Groundhog Conundrum” by Elizabeth Heffernan

Submitted to Contest #101

Honestly, Timothy is what we call "a lost cause." Every morning he would have his mother wake him up, bringing coffee to his bedside table, flipping on the light switch, and gently whispering "goodmorning Timmy" as she did so. To this, Timothy would reply with a groan, flipping over in his bed violently, shoving a pillow over his eyes. His mother would then dutifully exit, so as not to disturb her precious prince, returning an hour later to complete the same routine. This time, however, Timothy would normally sit himself up, rubbing his puff...

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“Nuts and Bolts” by Penny Polendina

Submitted to Contest #101

     “My life is paused when you’re not here.”      “Excuse me?”      Lukas looked over at Marigold in surprise, who was sitting on one of the crates, looking down at the ground. She had arrived at Theater Club half an hour ago, and had done nothing in the time that passed. Cinder had long given up trying to convince the girl to help make the props; Marigold never spoke and she never did anything to help. She always showed up, sat somewhere, and always stared at t...

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“I Am Nothing Less than Fully Human” by Ariel I

Submitted to Contest #101

It is during the spring that what haunts me most seems to reach its peak. I feel as though my body is shutting down as the pollen infests my senses. My eyes swell, and it is so difficult to see color even though my pupils grasp onto everything it searches for. I can smell nothing sweet in the air despite the many flowers that decorate the horizon, but my favorite flower, the orchid, that sits in the front window of this wall-less room is wilted, unsavable. Weren’t orchids supposed to be the most resilient? My sense of taste is dulled, and so...

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“Eagle Eye ” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #101

A little boy no older than 10 and his mother stood with the boy's father as the boy's father lay wasting away on his deathbed. "Son...Everything happens for a reason. Remember that" were his father's last words. A young man no older than fifteen years old watched as his family's bakery was consumed by flames. A lightning bolt struck the thatch roof, igniting the wood and straw. "Everything happens for a reason" the young man whispered to himself. By the time the thunderstorm had subsided, the bakery was completely destroyed by the lightni...

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“Fun Begins at the Circus” by Sharlene Addison

Submitted to Contest #101

It's our girl's night out. We've decided to do something new and exciting. There is a circus in our little town and it has afortune teller in the midst. None of us believe in having our future told. We are all Christians and the Bible tells us we are not to seek out this type of person, for no man knows the future except God. We're meeting at the local steak house for some good food before we head out.Entering the restaurant, I see our group has started to arrive, "Hi, Laura!" She jumps up to hug me full of smiles and excitement. Helen is th...

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“Lianna's Special Gift” by Laurie King

Submitted to Contest #101

Lianna was a quiet girl, who most people thought wasn’t very smart and was very shy. But, in reality, she was one of the smartest kids in her class of the 7th grade. And, she was shy, but she would talk to those kids who talked to her, and to the teachers who asked her questions. She got teased a lot because she repeated things, but it was her way of remembering the “important” things, like: people’s addresses and phone numbers, her friend’s birthdays, what time her favorite TV shows were on, and when her best friend would be coming over to ...

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“Introducing Hax” by Allen Wilkinson

Submitted to Contest #101

“It’s too dang hot to get up!” Hax Gillespie’s morning call to arms rang out.  The first sergeant would nudge Hax with one boot and the rest of the men were up in a flash.  Hax, however, preferred to continue his repose. “Come back when breakfast’s up.” The sergeant would haul him bodily to his feet and throw him toward the others’ formation and he would grumble his way into line.   The same thing happened every morning because Hax never gave up.  It was seldom that he shut up, either. “Yeah, Grandaddy Hax was qui...

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