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Write a story from the point of view of three different characters.

Posted in Character on Oct 26, 2022

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“Ineffable ” by Celeste Segreto

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Cora Fires were blazing, children were screaming, and demon bats were flying everywhere attacking anything that moved. I gathered as many human children that I could and attempted to rush them inside to hide in the basement of the human school. The terrifying creatures flew overhead, bit, clawed and scratched. I tried to shield the little ones as they pulled at my long green hair.  How did a gentle nymph like find myself in the middle of a magical war. Well a few years ago when many forests started to burn I knew that I had to do some...

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“The day the mountain died” by Kurtiss Limbrick

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The Day the Mountain Died   It was just me and Lillith on the farm when the mountain split and started spitting fumes. I was in the fields, tending to the spuds, plucking flowers and cropping the rats from between the rows the way them chimpanzees sift through each other’s fur for fleas when the ground started to shake and I swear to god I heard some ancient creature scream before all of a sudden the sky was as dark as night. It was a hot day in the middle of August. The sun was obnoxious, full of itself and glaring down at us. The ol...

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“Can I Get A Witness? (**TYPO: BINDED = BLINDED)” by Tricia Shulist

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CAN I GET A WITNESS?Detective Terry Waits drummed her fingers on the top of her desk. She wasn’t angry, so much as frustrated. Witness statements. They were the worst — always notoriously unreliable. But more so this time. It wasn’t the statements that were confounding her, but the witnesses themselves. They were an unconventional group, to say the least.“So, what do you think? Anyone lying?” asked her partner, Carlos Ito. Ito was the junior partner, and he valued Waits’s take on most situations. ...

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“ExperiMental” by Vickie Kap

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U needs to get out of here alive. Time is running out and U has no one else to trust but himself. He has to do whatever it takes to escape this prison.“You hear that? You were right, okay? I can’t do this! Just let me out of here!”U screams into the cement ceiling, his words echoing back around him, surrounding him in hopelessness. He knows that the other can hear him. He just needs them to listen to him. Like they did before.“I can’t do this! At least not alone. You know that we used to be a team. Hell, we were like one organism. One body, ...

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“ Dinner For Three” by JOY DEEP SAHA

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  Dinner For Three By JOY DEEP SAHA It was six o'clock when Breanna heard her mother's phone receive a text message while she was sitting on the kitchen bench.  "Mom, I bet it's a dad!" Breanna jumped up from the couch, the books spilling in front of her. She had wondered what story her father would read in one of his funny voices when he put her to bed at ...

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“The Fourth Mamoru” by Penny Polendina

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*sequel to On the Brink of War*      Matriarch Aloina Asi, daughter of the imperial Asi Clan of Hanei, thought herself to be a fairly reasonable person. She listened intently and without bias to the pleas of her citizens that came from all corners of their nation, and made swift and effective decisions in the face of danger. Her popularity amongst the common folk was fairing excellently, as well.      However, breaking into the Rainforest Sanctuary, standing before the Kiniro Pond witho...

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“Does Anyone Even Know Anymore?” by Oliver Paradox

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Ame"It's hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it."― Nicole Richie⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧⪧Ame paced back and forth, tossing the powerful ring that she had confiscated from her irresponsible companion into the air. Tension filled the empty space, adding extra awkwardness to the silence that had materialized after the recent argument. Finally, Joss took a breath and broke it."I never specifically said that this was a good idea!""Then why did you help her do it?""It was her plan, not mine!...

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“"And whose fault was that?!"” by Rumeysa Mert

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CarolShortly after the ding sound, the familiar stinking smell of Mom’s cheap shampoo filled the air; they were behind the door but the odor was so strong it passed every obstacle. Mom always used that shampoo because it was even cheaper than soap. Mom made us use it too; I always hated it, it made my already itching head feel like a dozen bees stung it. Maybe it was a mistake.I tried to shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen… And I was to blame… I arranged this…Soon they were knocking on the door. Even though we were ...

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“The Wash House” by Peter Larsen

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2020 The auctioneer licked his lips. Down to the last two bidders. He stood to make a killing on the commission- a little more spruiking should do the trick. “Ladies and gentleman, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to secure a piece of local history.” A murmur of anticipation rippled through the crowd. “This property was owned and occupied by one family for almost 100 years. It has been lovingly cared for and is a time capsule of life as it used to be.” He waited for the gravitas of his speech to sink in to the assembled throng. Peopl...

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“It is just the beginning of our story” by Muffin Hill

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When I first left my home for school, that was the beginning, of our encounter, of our cutest story.After graduating from community college, I was so excited to get rid of those crazy and naïve boys who thought they were superior and cocky about everything. They were actually just stupid and liked bullying girls for nothing. Out of excitement and dreams of an academic world, I went to a city that is white dominated and only speaks your language. I thought I could be living good there. I went to the University that seems kind and offering me ...

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“Kisses and Axes” by Racheli Berkowitz

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 Most people don’t anticipate meeting an axe murderer right when they walk into their home.  It would be a rather strange meeting, mused Alice, as she wrestled with the doorknob. Strange, but not unexpected.  Well, not to her. There wasn’t much she didn’t expect anymore.  Said axe murderer placed a pale hand on her shoulder before her bright pink flip-flop shod feet could even touch the floor of the small entranceway. Surprised in spite of herself, Alice lurched forward and stumbled into a chokehold.  “Ah…she falls ...

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“Green Rivers” by Anne Perry

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1.             The best thing about being in Branson, Missouri, ordering "Green Rivers" at the drugstore. The counter boy would squeeze fresh limes and add sugar, a thick green syrup, and soda water. It would get frothy, and I’d sit up with my legs wrapped around the red stool feeling proud I knew what to order. Back then, anyone who came in for a Coke or a shake seemed ignorant. Me and my sister and brother would stay in that store for hours, drinking our Green Rivers and wishing...

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“For Everything, There Is A Season” by Trina High

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TW: miscarriageI awaken when the cock crows, as I have for the last sixty years. Before rising, I stretch my limbs, hoping to alight without pain. The soft 'tick tick tick' of the wall clock accompanies the cricks and cracks that are the hymns of my legs and arms. Jonathan used to joke that we sounded like breakfast cereal when we'd get out of bed. The thought brings a bittersweet smile to my lips, and I ready for takeoff. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, I silently count in my head. And I'm up. One small step for m...

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“The Meet Up” by Dorcas.T Muselemu

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I know meeting them isn't going to be easy, I wish I didn't have to do this but I know it's the right thing to do. I have always been okay being alone, never needed anyones help. I looked out for myself my whole life and meeting them wouldn't change a thing. I stare at the clock and it's 10hrs in the morning, I am just from taking a shower. The meeting is at 12hrs in the afternoon, I have always been punctual and I must arrive at least an hour earlier. I don't really know what to expect but it's better to get it done with once and for all. I...

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“Street Cleaners” by Martin Cambridge

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As the priest walked from one side of the church to the other, he nodded at the statue and silently offered thanks for being the priest in this church, even if it was only in a poor town in a poor country. He had been at this church for six years, but it was quite a comfortable living, in spite of the town being far away from the regional capital. He knew he was lucky and that there were many poor people in his town, but he did not have to worry about this, as his mission was far higher - to save souls. Although the town ...

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