Write about a character who goes by many different names throughout their life.

Posted in Character on Oct 26, 2022

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“...with kindness.” by Gavin Croghan

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She’d always wanted to see the promenade in spring, but we are getting ahead of ourselves. We still had a long drive to Riverside and to Turner’s way.This is where ‘the promenade’ sits. The only one that mattered. The one by her grandmother’s second home.Where she’d read old books in oak rocking chairs between stories of her father’s father or how growing up here felt.Most pleasant were her father’s stories of Turner’s way in the springtime. The annual porch parties were about to start. The award-winning flowers would be blooming in time for...

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“All these long years ” by Lauren Brown

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I used to be called Carla, I think. To be honest, i dont remember who i was before i became who i am now. All i can recall are four very white walls and that terrible despair that filled up my lungs, closed a fist around my throat and held me close. I dont try and remember all my names either. Call me what you want to, it doesn't matter to me. Sometimes it hurts. I know I will never fall in love or know freedom because I am trapped in this place with this name on my chest and this thick woolen cloak wrapped around my shoulders. My body is ...

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“Honor Among Thieves” by Stephanie Nosikovsky

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People often say there’s no honor among thieves, but I know, firsthand, that ain’t true. Hell, one of the most honorable men I’ve ever known was a thief, and an outlaw. But he was a good man at his core, and the best friend I’ve ever had. He had a conscience, and a heart. I could see that from the moment I met him. He’d gone by a lotta different names since goin’ on the run. The few I can remember included Jim Dalton, Casey Monroe, Bob Calloway, and Pete Jackson, and there were many others. The folks down in Louisiana had names for him as we...

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“Wigs and Wings” by Tammy Radecki

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Wigs and WingsTime is on her side she thought this time. Hiding behind her wig, she places the long eyelashes on and dashes some eyeshadow and lipstick to quickly disguise herself. No more running, and as she looks at herself in the mirror. It is as if the mirror talks back to her nodding that it is tim...

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“The Lerenak of Eid” by Joshua Wagner

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Staring into the mirror, Eid saw beaming blue eyes staring back at him. The almost-white hair and slight creases in the face betrayed the man's age. The scars on his face revealed more. The man staring back at him had been Koran - a warrior and a hero. Eid sensed that Koran had been on an important mission, one that would shake the world. Would have shaken the world. Koran was tired now, or was that Eid? The new scar he found on his calf didn’t help his mood any. Ah how spry he had been before. Back when he was Arvis. He felt he must b...

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Write about a character who goes by many different names throughout their life.

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✍️ 50 stories

“...with kindness.” by Gavin Croghan

“All these long years ” by Lauren Brown

“Honor Among Thieves” by Stephanie Nosikovsky

“Wigs and Wings” by Tammy Radecki

“The Lerenak of Eid” by Joshua Wagner

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