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Write a story about someone who’s famous for something they never actually did.

Posted in Character on Oct 26, 2022

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“David: Giant Killer” by Frank Chavez

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David: Giant Killer I hear the crowd outside, chanting, “Saul has killed his thousand but David his ten thousand.” I look over at Michal. Pretty, doe-eyed Michal. And Johnathan...beautiful...sad-eyed Johnathan. They wave and urge me to step out on the balcony, let the crowd see their hero. David. David the shepherd. David the musician. David the giant killer. I sigh and step through the curtains…and into the late afternoon sun. A slight breeze flutters through my hair, tugs at my tunic as I look down. Below me I see a sea of faces extendi...

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“Five Days of Highs and Lows” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

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August 21st, 2008. The happiest day of my life. A summer storm washed away the countryside as I drove your mother to the hospital. Her contractions were steady, and the incessant rain clouding the windshield filled her heart with fear, the fear that lives in every mother when the safety of her child is at play. You were still on the cusp of birth, but she was very much a mother already. She had always been. “Slow down,” she repeated. “I swear, Tyler, if you drive us into a ditch in the middle of nowhere, you better learn how to deliver a bab...

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“Bloodlines” by Jaimee Choi

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It was a May 3rd same as any May 3rd I had known in my 13 years. I had begged Mother to let me go to school, to be normal. I had even faked an oral report to try and get out of it, but Mother insisted she had already gotten this and every May 3rd cleared with the school board. She always got what she wanted. “I just don’t even know why we have to go see Gerry. We just saw him last year, I’m sure he’s not gotten around to much in the penin-- pentent-- in jail.” Mother glanced at me, mostly side-eye, not wanting to give me the ...

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“The Samaritan” by Eric Mock

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Okay, time to meet a superhero, Sara thought. She looked up the gleaming, glass  60-story skyscraper before her. She had just stepped off the bus in front of the office of The Samaritan.  She still couldn’t believe her editor had given her the assignment. Once a year, every year, The Samaritan picked one news agency to do an exclusive with him. And this year he picked The Pacific, and The Pacific had chosen her. No matter what magazine did the story, it was usually a fluffy piece about how great The Samaritan was. And she couldn’t...

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“Rumors, Murders, and Me” by Nataleigh Sandberg

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Karron had always known Angelica as the smart type. She would never do anything stupid- she was the kind of girl who would do some adventurous stuff that wasn't dangerous. Like white water rafting. Okay, that was a little dangerous, but it was beside the point. She wouldn't jump off a building. She wouldn't drink alcohol. Angelica was a sneaky good girl- she was a bad girl who never got caught.Everything began a few months ago. The Gang was strolling through Pawling High School, preparing for a big history test about foreign wars. Kaleb, who...

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“Magic Muggle Food Contest” by Amita Bhat

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 “But you absolutely must enter! I shall certainly do so. It should be quite enriching.” “Corelia, be you sick in the head? An entire meal? With no magic? That cannot be possible!” “What folly!” Corelia sighed. Boys could be so exasperating. She and her three friends, Leonardo, Bartolommeo, and Angelo had been bickering for several minutes as they walked down the cobbled streets from their sorcery lesson. Their magic teacher, the most learned wizard in all of Italy, had presented them with a new challenge: to compete to prepare a delici...

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“A Hero of Something Else” by Kk Nelson

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Akatha stared at the portrait looming over her. Her amber eyes were sad and longing. Turning away after a moment, she studied the rest of the room. It was filled with portraits, busts, and statues of heroes, the ones people read about in history books. She walked to a picture of a fairy. She wasn't the type of fairy we on earth imagine, small, playful, and pretty. She was a warrior with many scars, and she stood taller than Akatha. She gave her life fighting for justice. Akatha, who fought along side her, did not. She turned around to her po...

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“Music On The Road ” by Fall Write

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Am D Gsus C...."One step I'm soaring,Two steps I'm roaring,Three steps I'm living,Four....AmFive....D",Liv just finished his new song composition and now practicing it to perfect his guitar chords. This is the last song of his album that is going to be released by the end of the month. He composes all of his songs in all of his albums and just one of his greatest pride in the industry."Your album is magnifique! It's very musique country. Except the third song of the album which you said was your last to finished, it sounds musique pop to me....

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“Fortune In Moldova” by C Davis

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Cameras flash. I smile. My hand is sticky with sweat as I reach for Igor Dodon’s hand, the president of Moldova. As we shake hands, reporters shout, pushing their own camera operator to the front of the crowd. I stand feeling very aware of what I am doing with my arms as a man in a crisp tuxedo marches to the podium holding an award made of glass. The award flashes as it catches the glare of the sun. As I am presented the award the camera’s click more violently. A few minutes later I am amid the crowd, questions firing from every direction, ...

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“Norah's Home” by Emily White

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“Norah, are you done unpacking?” her mother calls from downstairs. Norah lets out a groan. As her mother mounts up the stairs, Norah braces herself for her mother’s scolding. When Mrs. Blackwood reaches the upstairs foyer, she nearly has a heart attack at the sight of her nine-year-old daughter’s room.  “Norah Marie Blackwood, we have been in this house for three whole days and you haven’t unpacked a single box! Your brother Evan already unpacked all his stuff the day we got here!” Norah rolls her eyes. “Yeah, because that stink-face ...

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“The Fallacies of Lady Justice” by Anastazia Rudolph

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“What would you like for your last meal?” The guard’s typically menacing voice had taken on a softer tone, almost one of pity. He stood just outside the heavy metal door, a slot open in its face so he would be heard. Aside from that, a small window near the ceiling was the only indication that the outside world continued to exist. “Apple pie, please. Some ice cream with it, if you can.” “Flavor?” “Vanilla. Just vanilla.” The slot snapped closed with an echoing click, cutting off the cell once more. Terrence Crawford was left alon...

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“THE WARRIOR” by Gurumoorthy Narasimhan

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                                      THE WARRIOR Abberley. A beautiful village near Worcester from where I emerged and developed as one of the experts in archaeology in U.K. I remember vividly the early morning walks I had with my father ,the tall and strong man in the village, working as a teacher of history in the local school for higher studies. ...

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“The Early Show with Jeff Weber” by Z N

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I am not a good person. I wouldn’t say I’m a bad person, but I’m definitely not a good person. And I most certainly did not save that kid’s life. Three years ago, a video of someone saving a kid from drowning went viral on twitter; everyone started referring to the unknown hero as “the de-suffocater” - I know, probably not the best sounding nickname, but not all internet users are czars of nicknaming. The guy in the video looked uncannily similar to me, so one night my drunken self decided to start commenting on posts about the matter, claim...

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“Somewhere at parallel world - Asher” by Pragya Pun

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normal'thinking'''speaking'' *Thundering and raining*              ‘‘It is continuously raining today. Heavy flood is the result of it. It is said today comet is going to crash through our earth. And don't know when would this rain stop. Please stay at home there is going to be some kind of big disaster today and it is said that there is more chance that comet would crash somewhere at lidtrai park. So please be safe at home.‘’ Someone is calling me, ‘’Oh, it’s Faust....

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“Life Turning Point” by Anne Benita

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                  LIFE TURNING POINT Charles was an energetic young boy who loves to learn a lot. He was born to a family who followed strict values in life. Being in a military family, he had no interest in doing service to the nation. But he measured the values in living a good delighted life. But he doesn't concern about anybody else in life.  That was an autumn morning, he was packing his things for his college picnic. But his father and moth...

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