Write about a character who’s always thinking of things they’ll say to people, but who ends up saying very little when they finally get the chance.

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“Vanilla” by Sahara Carter

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There are only so many faces in this world. I see them all, banded together, waiting to devour me. The ambiance of the lobby does not suit the guest the size of a dragon, who stands above me with only the counter between us for protection. I smell the caramel candy tucked in her cheek, clicking from tooth to tooth while she spits at me I need to talk to your manager. The air outside is dark and frigid. My manager hides in her office with three space heaters tucked under her desk. She is afraid of the guests, who only want to t...

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“Soon to be” by Sara Blanch

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The old 80/20 rule applied to basically all aspects of my life, especially when it came to work matters. Unfortuntely, due to the nature of my work, it meant that the public and private sectors of my life often blurred together and thus I was left spending 80% of my life preparing and 20% of my time actually doing anything. As the heir to the Fae's throne, every move I made was watched...every statement I was made was quoted and spun around with the potential to bite me on the butt someday totally out of context. It was this fact alone that ...

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“She Said Not” by Zahra Momin Taj

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Mara Elyees had tears quickly pooling around the corners her eyes as she bit back the snide remarks that begged to be left free. Now is not the time, she told herself as she grabbed her galaxy backpack and fled for the streets while her mother screamed behind her. Teach us to care, teach us not to care. Teach us to sit still, she prayed to herself, quoting Dean Koontz on her way to freedom. Illusion of freedom, the voice behind her natters near her ear. As she reached the rundown shop, heaving a sigh that neither of her brothers was ...

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“New life massage ...” by Amazing World

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New life message ... Here he is walking down the street, turning right and continuing, then turning left and walking forward, but why is he turns and walking so strange? Is he afraid, is he looking for something, will he hide now, to this degree? It looks different, but will it change? And when? Will Mark remain careful, your life is difficult, man, with all this complexity and instructions in your brain, it will be difficult for you to deal with people, you say that in this way you will not make any mistake with your words or your actio...

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“The Crown and its Dress” by ForeverThando Mnguni

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The image to me is so vivid, that morning when the school holidays just begun and my brother, at his tender age, 7, had gone to visit my uncle and I chose to stay home. Time was quiet and the sun was tainted by clouds. Its a fantastic morning to be in bed, I thought to myself. Although my family considers themselves a priority in my life I missed no one and enjoyed being in my solitude. A voice pierced through my distant daydreaming."I should go jogging with you one time, eh? Abiodum suggested enthusiastically. I looked up to him w...

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“Words Fall Out” by Yashua Miller

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Words Fall Out“For two years you have done nothing else but put all your attention, effort, and motives into meeting this girl. For TWO YEARS you’ve been filling your head with the cheesiest and Hollywood-brand romantic daydreams and keeping yourself awake at night thinking about her. Raz, for two years I’ve endured all your wishful babble about how you’re gonna propose to her, when you’ll marry her, and what names you’re gonna name your children. I’m your best friend, Raz, and your wing-woman! But all you did for TWO DAMN YEARS is attempt a...

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“A Half Lucky One” by Ben St. Onge

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Content warning: PTSD He loved his parents and he loved his wife. Gerry even loved the baby Marla was expecting that hadn't yet come. Two months before he would have his first child, a son of all things, there was so much he wanted to say to the lot of them, not to mention also his pals in service, those who were now back home like him and others he's met like himself since his return. He had a lot to say to his doctors and the many nurses and experts he had encountered, especially those hard working rehabilitation specialists doing their be...

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“The Volunteer” by Nora Barth

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"Stop! I hate vanilla," groaned Regan. Selina glanced at her nervously.The high school kid behind the counter paused, metal scoop halfway to her plate. "Uh... okay, then. Do you want chocolate?"Regan pouted, thinking. "Nah."Snatching up her plate from the counter, Regan flounced off to sit with her friends, brown ponytail swinging.Selina felt bad. The high schooler had probably signed up for some sort of service project and landed up serving lunch at a middle school cafeteria.She hefted her book on the Ancient Romans under her arm, moving he...

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“WHAT'S WRONG, JAMIE?” by Okezie Emmanuel

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WHAT'S WRONG, JAMIE? It was 7:30 am, and more than half of the three hundred seats in the lecture hall were already occupied. The remaining quarter or more would definitely be insufficient for other students who would later arrive.History class in Daisy University was one of the most crowded classes in the institution. It was because many students offered it as a borrowed course, while others had it as core departmental course. Some students didn't like to attend it, but today's was a must-attend, reason being that it would record...

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“That's exactly what I'll say ” by Armentina Loved

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As she dressed for work that day, she looked in the mirror And told herself " If they don't give me what I want ,I am just gonna quit. I'm will let them know that I don't need this job,, that I work too hard, been here too long and I am tired of being passed up!" This was the 3rd time and just as many months as you applied for a different position in a company that she had worked for for 15 years. She knew she had all the talent they were looking for on all 3 positions she knew that she was better suited for the job she knew that she could m...

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“Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect” by Brianna A.

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Cautiously, Hanna picked her way through the crowded hallways of her high school. Keeping her head down and her eyes trained firmly on the floor, she mumbled barely audible excuses to her peers as she crept past. None of them seemed to notice her, but at least with her head bowed she couldn’t see how they stared at her with their haughty expressions. Above her head, the school speakers crackled to life with the overly-enthusiastic voice of Carol Reems. “Fellow Lincoln High students! Remember that the cast list for the spring musical ...

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“My high school class” by Violet Matthews

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I sit silently at the back of the classroom, observing.I remember the days back in elementary school when the teachers used to go around the building sending every single one of us outside to the backyard, to play throughout the breaks, to not just sit around and do nothing. Gosh, how much I hated that, how much I wanted to say “I don’t want to” to their faces. But instead, I just tried to hide in the bathroom several times to get away with it. I went through so much bullying in primary school, which is a surprise, as kids like me usually su...

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“Not A Morning Person” by Donna B T

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Fred could tell it was going to be just one of those days. He’d been having the most pleasant of dreams before being awakened by the annoying neighbour two doors down. Sure, he could understand that some people had to get up early in the morning to work, but that didn’t make hearing him at 4:35 a.m. every single morning feel any better. Why did the man have to have such a noisy car? Today marked just over three months of listening to his car make a noisy racket day after day. Fred had kept his mouth shut every day, but today was the day he...

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“Marina Kersey's Journal” by Sadie Black

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Saturday 27th September. There is only one stop sign in Paris. Everything is chaotic. People are always in a rush. The middle-aged man that sprints through the streets, meandering in and out of the way of people, cars, market stalls. Skinny latte in one hand- gripped sternly in a desperate attempt not to spill- newspaper in the other. He wears a long, beige trench coat, stiff black trousers ,and shiny black shoes. Typical, I mutter. The time reads 8.39 and, ordinarily, he is late. The older woman in the blue Renault Clio. It is not the ordin...

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“IF PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE...” by Dolapo Omoleme

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“You need to step up to the plate and take back control, father!” I urged. “You need to take charge of your own home! This is your home! You can’t let that brat boss you around and tell you what you can and can’t do.” He nodded in agreement. “You taught me everything I know about being a man,” I reminded him. “I am everything I am today because of everything you taught me during our long treks through the woods. You are no longer the man I used to know, father! Who did this to you? How did you come to this?” He sighed and rocked his ch...

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Write about a character who’s always thinking of things they’ll say to people, but who ends up saying very little when they finally get the chance.

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✍️ 219 stories

“Vanilla” by Sahara Carter

“Soon to be” by Sara Blanch

“She Said Not” by Zahra Momin Taj

“New life massage ...” by Amazing World

“The Crown and its Dress” by ForeverThando Mnguni

“Words Fall Out” by Yashua Miller

“A Half Lucky One” by Ben St. Onge

“The Volunteer” by Nora Barth

“WHAT'S WRONG, JAMIE?” by Okezie Emmanuel

“That's exactly what I'll say ” by Armentina Loved

“Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect” by Brianna A.

“My high school class” by Violet Matthews

“Not A Morning Person” by Donna B T

“Marina Kersey's Journal” by Sadie Black

“IF PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE...” by Dolapo Omoleme

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