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Write a story in which a certain food makes your character travel back in time.

Posted in Character on Dec 8, 2023

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Chicken Katsu Memories

Submitted to Contest #228

Hawaiian chicken katsu, Brian was thinking, as he stood with anticipation in the food truck line at the Pure Aloha Festival in Las Vegas. This particular food truck was boldly named “No Ka ‘Oi” or “The Best” in Hawaiian.Brian traveled from Hawaii to attend this festival in search of the perfect Hawaiian chicken katsu. He was particular with his chicken katsu and wanted to see if the chicken katsu from this truck was really “No Ka ‘Oi” or just meh. He has traveled to California, Oregon, Washington state, Utah, Arizona, and now Las V...

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"A Slice Through Time: The Chrono Confections Odyssey"

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In a small town nestled between rolling hills and whispering pines, there lived a peculiar baker named Amelia. Her quaint bakery, "Chrono Confections," was known for its unique treats rumored to have magical properties. One sunny afternoon, a curious customer named Alex entered the bakery, drawn by the whispers of time travel hidden in the delectable desserts. Amelia, a woman with an air of mystery about her, welcomed Alex with a warm smile. The scent of freshly baked pastries wafted through the air as the bell above the door chimed. Intri...

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It’s Easy, Just Get Cheesy

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Loretta Cibo opens her suitcase. “Okay, let’s go over our equipment. Pepto Bismal, Alka-Seltzer, Ex-Lax.” “Check,” Sam, her husband, replies. “I got some barf bags just in case.” “Hide those. I don’t want to look like an amateur.” Sam and Loretta believe their quaint general store in Leap Frog, Idaho is a culinary treasure that needs a unique product or two to become everyone’s favorite food store. Entering the crowded convention hall, Sam and Loretta are instantly overwhelmed by more than fifty extravagant booths displaying their exoti...

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Honey

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HONEY By Emily Lozano Today, I’m going to my grandmother Rosa’s funeral for the 5th time. As I lay in bed with my little dog Rico, I think over the choices I’ve made in my life. Death makes you do things like that. I think about my grandmother’s life, too. She was fierce, funny, joyful, and wise in the way only years of experience can make you. She gave advice, “as required from grandmothers,” but always ended it with a gentle “Bueno, everyone makes their own choices. Do what makes you happy and brings you peace.” She was my rock whe...

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Sarma

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It seems like the spirit of Christmas has changed over the years, or is it me? People are cranky and rude, and gatherings are more challenging to organize. Family and friends have moved away to more affordable areas of the country, so getting together has become a hassle. Stretching oneself so thin that when you finally catch up with said family on Christmas, you are too tired and can barely keep your eyes open. I always wish the holidays would hurry by. Not when I was a kid; I lived for Christmas and wished it was Christmas every day. What ...

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Mother is the world

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Hi mom, how was your day at work today? At school our teacher tried to have us write a story and put it online and see if people like it. I thought maybe me and Marie could work on it together. Do you think it would be ok if she stayed for dinner? "Sure sweetie, but we were going to go out to dinner". Is that okay with Marie? I don't know, I will go call her. She is wondering where we are going to go? We are going to Rally's. Mom, Marie says she is on her way over. We have to start the story.As I left the kitchen to open the front door my br...

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Eternal life

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ETERNAL LIFE Jill Gilbreadth boarded the plane at LAX to her visit to the holy land. She so much wanted to visit the birthplace of Jesus and where he ministered during his life. Her flight took 6 hours , but she made it to Jerusalem and checked in at tge Double Tree Inn. A much nicer Inn in modern days than when Joseph and Mary were trying to stay in an Inn , yet there was no room. Plenty of rooms here, tho.  She decided to walk to the town center and look for a good place to eat. She found an outdoor plaza with several eateries. Sh...

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Time Travel

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The delicious aroma of roasting pork took me back to a week before my eldest daughter’s birth when something happened to change the course of my life forever. My father came to assist me. My mother had died from an unexpected stroke five years previously. I’d wanted Dad to move in with us, but he felt he’d deprive us newlyweds of precious alone time. Just as well, because we moved to a sleepy village about an hour and a half away soon afterward, as my husband undertook a huge project that would take approximately a decade to complete. &nbs...

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Lucky to Be Here

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I know I’m lucky to be here, but I keep having to remind myself. Like repeating it often enough will somehow make it true. The computer screen in front of me displays the latest report that I’m trying to complete. My vision blurs, and I blink to bring the letters and numbers, the tiny boxes I’m supposed to fill, back into focus. I’ve been at this since half past six this morning, and it’s getting to me. When I joined prestigious research corporation Luminor, I thought I’d be doing something more glamorous than data entry. But every ladder h...

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The Ice Cream Truck

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RIIIING! Lawrence growled and sat bolt upright in bed. He was covered in sweat, even though he'd been sleeping on top of the covers. The air conditioning wasn't cutting it again. A glance at his watch told him it was not even eleven in the morning, and already the outside temperature was 98 degrees. RIIING! DING DING RIIIING! "It's the ice cream man," said a small voice in his head. "Just an ice cream truck! You used to love it when--" With another growl, Lawrence swung his bare feet to the floor. Last night's marathon session of ...

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The Cheese

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I did it. I ate the 3,000-year-old cheese! What would possess a man like me to do it? Pure curiosity. What did it taste like? It was about how I expected; moldy, crumbly, and generally not very good. But I felt accomplished. What I did not expect, however, was the pure darkness to follow my first bite. At first, I thought perhaps the extremely aged dairy product had taken out my eyesight as punishment for daring to challenge fate, until my phone alerted in my hand, casting light throughout the room. With my returned sight, I was able to see ...

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Oxidize

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Leo saw the apple orchard before the house. It stretched for ten acres to the east beyond the road to the driveway. Leo thought of late May, when the blooms began to unfold upon the branches, then mid-June, when the fruit emerged from its sweet cocoon and formed a green bulb. By the end of July, they were plump red planets, striped with yellow and specks of green. That’s when they’d be picked; sliced, pressed, baked, you name it.            It was September, and the grace of the summer s...

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Magic Mystery Tour Bakery

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The sign said Magic Mystery Tour Bakery. Jed and Mary had heard about it from some college friends. For two weeks that was all they could talk about.“You’ve got to try their baked goods, man. They were truly magical. After a few bites, I felt I was on an acid trip, just like my folks described. The host insisted their goods were drug free. There were a few cops in the shop buying muffins so I gotta believe, they’re on the up and up. Try their Magic Mystery chocolate cake. It will transport you to a different world.” Jake was rapturous in his...

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One Day, You Will Be Mine

Submitted to Contest #228

At a fancy restaurant in New York City, a blonde man in a sharply tailored business suit sits across from an equally blonde woman. They are pale white of skin, nearly to an alabaster, though veins are curiously not visible through the skin.  They are Armand and Esmeralda von Krauss—German owners of a horror-based carnival known as the Krimson Kharnival are having dinner.  Esmeralda is dining upon the latest meal in fashion, eating daintily at the small bites that are on her plate. Armand, for his part, eats a big plate of fried...

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Bananas for Carly

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THIS STORY CONTAINS SOME SWEARING. To get up, or not to get up? That is the fucking question. What’s today? Another stupid Wednesday, another boring day with the same boring people. I glanced over at my buzzing phone. I couldn’t even be arsed to reach over and turn it off. The effing thing was useless anyway. I had been up since 5, staring at the cracks in my ceiling. Specks of paints probably fell on me as I struggled to sleep. I was always finding that shit all over my bed.         Finally, wit...

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