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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“My unsaid words” by Zaynah Chummun

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Just like every day, the gift shop I worked at after school, was crowded and since there were just two of us working, I merely had anytime to breathe. Jason, my only co-worker and I were paid peanuts, but we dared not ask for a raise. The boss here was a real tyrant, a living vampire sucking the blood out of his employees, a miser who would not allow even the slightest penny discount nor raise our salary despite our hard work, a modern example of Hitler, torturing people, turning us into zombies. How I wished I could actually spit each...

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“ Little Mouth ” by Sophie P

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Geneviève is my name. Yes it is Geneviève very... how do you say it? "unique?" I guess. I live in a house of two parents and 13 siblings *I am one of the thirteen*, I often keep quiet and stay out of trouble even though I could blame someone else, just because I don't always or usually have a time to speak without someone interrupting or someone else is talking, since I never really talk because of this problem in my house hold, I am always called "quiet" and if I try to explain why I don't talk they will hush me and call me "rude". Besides...

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“The Meeting” by Maya Writes

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Her business meeting was in less than 15 minutes. She was not going to be late. She was determined to arrive first. “Hey Ari! Are you excited?” Jocelyn called as she scurried up beside her. “Not in the least bit, if I’m being honest. But this is my chance.” “You should be. You never talk in the meetings, or even at lunches. I’m just grateful you’re finally coming out of that little shell of yours.” Jocelyn opened the door and nearly pushed Ari inside. The clickity-clack of their quick-moving heels echoed through the stairway. ...

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“Ifedinma” by Chisom Igwurube

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The afternoon Ifedinma agreed to meet him in his other office, some place located in the heart of the capital city, outside the campus environment, was the afternoon her troubles began.She had politely lifted his hands from the bare part of her thighs where her gown had failed to cover and had wanted to tell him she was a Sunday school teacher and an usher in her church, but for certain reason uncertain to her, the words suddenly felt heavy to say and she ended up muttering things inaudible to even her own hearing. "You're truly an epit...

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“Thoughts in my head” by Yamini Panchaksharam

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A cheerful greeting flooded Neha's ears as she joined the online office call. They were all set for another week and would get a glimpse of what each of the team members were working on. They were encouraged to say a few words about how they were doing before plunging into work-related details, and Neha wanted to say that she had had a restful weekend. She had started reading a book, gone for a walk with her family, and had baked some banana bread. Neha had a big smile on her face at the start of the call but it started disappearing graduall...

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“The News” by Andrew Furlan

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The call came on my drive home from the cemetery. I wouldn’t usually answer whilst driving, but for the last twenty minutes I managed to only inch my car forward a metre. A goddamn metre. All it takes is a spit of rain, Friday afternoon traffic and an impatient driver, and the whole city grinds to a halt. The wheel ceases to turn. If the call came from anyone else I wouldn’t of bothered, but it was my from best friend. Well, my only friend really. After high school I left my hometown, and all the drama behind, and moved to the city. F...

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“Kicked while down” by Melissa Wolf

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People don't seem to understand why I don't tell them things. You know they wont understand and that they won't be able to comprehend how many emotions you are going through. Whether it's shame from bad things you've done, or the bad thoughts that creep in at night time cause your so lonely. you could have the best relationship, but somethings you just cant say. This time, my best friend and coworker, Avery, she says "You were ALWAYS terrible!" After my engagement gets cancelled, by him. She said "What did you do?!" I cant eat or sleep and a...

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“Sim's Quiet Rage” by Chris Lowrey

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With holding back mentioning a “jerk store” he made his way home. Still trying to perfect the comeback that he’ll say next time Jake calls him fat. It’s not that he’s not clever or mean-hearted enough; those assumptions could very quickly be put to rest spending just a couple minutes inside Sim’s head. Full of rage and regret, a miserable combo, Sim is always just a moment away from laying his opponent down in a field of dust. The only problem is the timing, which in a conversation is 90% of the effect. The most ego-shattering comment can be...

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“Illusions of contentment.” by Ananya Asthana

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Amy readied her bag and her dog. No matter what her schedule was, taking her dog on a walk was a must. Her and her dog, Rambo, headed out the door and began jogging. As Rambo sniffed around, Amy's mind wandered. She began thinking about the girl who had just moved to the neighbourhood, the really pretty one. Amy had never been one for romance but this girl intrigued her. Though these feeling of attraction were new, she had always kind of known who she was. Even if she accepted herself, she was sceptical of other people having the same reacti...

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“Words I couldn't say” by Ema Šehović

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-Is this all you have to say? -Yes. I don’t even know what to say except that is painful to look at you and not find you there. It is upsetting to realize that the wild waters inside are no longer calming by your voice. It shatters me to think about all the beginnings we embarked on together, unaware of the endings that were still loitering around. -Are you going to forget me? -Yes. I am never going to forget you completely. You are someone I must leave behind, but I keep missing trains. You are like a song I keep skipping just to ...

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“Almost” by Jas Gill

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The english language is profoundly mesmerising but equally, confusing. It’s a jungle of grammar rules, a sea of etiquette, a never ending list of exceptions and we haven’t even mentioned the impact of accents. Nevertheless, it serves to account the stories of yesterday, the stories of today and the stories of tomorrow. Each word can be carefully scripted to have an explosive impact, it’s like crafting a ticking time bomb, sometimes. You can build up anything you ever wanted, you could do it as slowly and agonisingly as possible or you could ...

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“DELAWARE UNDER COVER” by Debbie Curtin

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DELAWARE UNDER COVER Delaware became a high schooler to the nth degree long before she had a clue what that meant. Her math and physics teacher had a knowledgeable hunch that this girl was going places far beyond the average person in the room. He made sure to remind her at every opportunity to keep up and not give up. In her shyness, she could only smile, and nod to thank him for his confidence in her abilities. She never, ever, made herself the center of any conversation or the one to be singled out in class with having the right answer, w...

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“Another Day in the Office” by Brendan Burton

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Click-click-clack. Clack-clack-click. Clickety-clack-click. Neville, a squat portly man with a squashed, bulldog face typed away at the keyboard on his cheap, pasteboard desk with crushing strokes from plump, sausage fingers. He went on, and on, and on without rest or pause for as long as he could manage. A thick sheen of sweat glossed his bulbous forehead. When the muscles in his hands and wrists where red-hot with ache and cramped with exertion, he finally stopped. "Hello, carpel tunnel." Neville told himself as he stretched each digit w...

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“Teacup” by Naia Campanaro

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Screaming pain, itching wails, spine-grinding shrieks. And from that there was silence. I vowed to never speak, and my brain took this much too literally. They’ve created a name for it, this thing that I have. Conversion disorder. I hate the word. Disorder. A mess, a problem, a cluttered cabinet. It makes me sound sick, ill, and unconventionally stupid. I can’t speak. Not even if I tried. Not even if I wanted to. But...

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“Vow of Silence” by Mobarewaye Odufisan

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He had no facial hair, and for that, she regretted. A beard, a moustache, sideburns, anything really to hide the blatant weakness his face possessed, the unflattering structure it held, would have been ideal. But there was nothing, Not even hints of wispiness, sparse strands to give hope, a promise of potential growth. His face was simply uninteresting, a dull unimpressive expanse devoid of aesthetic character, and she had long grown tired of looking upon it. She exhales deeply, then turns her attention back to the task before her, having ...

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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

“My unsaid words” by Zaynah Chummun

“ Little Mouth ” by Sophie P

“The Meeting” by Maya Writes

“Ifedinma” by Chisom Igwurube

“Thoughts in my head” by Yamini Panchaksharam

“The News” by Andrew Furlan

“Kicked while down” by Melissa Wolf

“Sim's Quiet Rage” by Chris Lowrey

“Illusions of contentment.” by Ananya Asthana

“Words I couldn't say” by Ema Šehović

“Almost” by Jas Gill

“DELAWARE UNDER COVER” by Debbie Curtin

“Another Day in the Office” by Brendan Burton

“Teacup” by Naia Campanaro

“Vow of Silence” by Mobarewaye Odufisan

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Write a story told exclusively through dialogue.

Write about two people who just can’t seem to understand each other, no matter how clearly they think they’re speaking.

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