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Write a story that features an ensemble cast of characters.

Posted in Character on Oct 26, 2022

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Steve's Shirt

Submitted to Contest #12

“Wait, were you wearing that on Saturday?”Thomas directed an awkward glance to his right shirtsleeve, just a little too short for his taste, then back to Debbie.“No, I just got it. Why?”“Looks awfully familiar,” Debbie said. She cocked her jaw and chewed on the corner of her lip, squinting at his chest. Thirty seconds passed in silence. Behind her, people milled and mingled, drinks in hand. One or two threw a confused glance in the direction of the open door where Debbie, leaning on the door frame and bodily blocking the entrance, was starin...

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Echelon

Submitted to Contest #12

The pale sun lifted over the distant mountains. The vast and flat land was illuminated and the dirt and sand underneath the horse slowly warmed. It was a cut horse and the best one the ranch owner had seen in his career. It was possible that a fog had clouded the exactness of the details of his memory as it stretched over time, forming a bias of his opinion on the current horse or any one previous. The old man had been leading this present horse throughout the rugged desert terrain for a decade, rounding his cattle about. The buckskin horse ...

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Band of three

Submitted to Contest #12

"I'm sorry ma'am I don't know anything but I think I might know who." A villager says with a scared face.      "Who!" I said in a demanding tone my left hand grips my sword.       "Grabnock the kind he has been prophesied to do greatness and I'm sure he knows something." The villager says a little scared. (okay a lot a scared)      "For your sake you better hope it's true." I say viciously. With that I go to find ...

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Are you afraid of the dark?

Submitted to Contest #12

Lots of people are scared of the dark. However, I am not one of them. I am simply terrified of the things IN the dark. Now, I will tell my story to the world. It was a mid-summer morning. A wild breeze swept through the trees, scattering a few of the leaves and making them hit the ground. I stood outside, waiting. My seven friends, Emma, Ashley, Laura, Lily,Ash Alexa, Stormy, and Violet were coming. At least, I hoped they were. The big sleepover I'd been planning for MONTHS now was finally ready, and I couldn't have been more excited. It was...

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The Sky Turned Dark

Submitted to Contest #12

The sky used to be blue. It just turned dark one day and everything turned into shades of grey wherever they went. No one knew what colour looked like now. Julie always wondered about it but the thoughts often disappeared as soon as her brother appeared. He was like a ray of light and everything seemed to have colour whenever he was around.Justin was no longer there. Her world never saw any colours again. They had been together that day when he just disappeared. Julie searched for him using her connections and nothing turned up. Not a hint o...

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