Start your story with a character saying “Are you there, God? It’s me…”

Posted in Dialogue on Oct 25, 2022

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“I Would Have Missed ” by Cindy Joyner

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Are You There? by Cynthia Joyner "Are you there, God? It's me..." You know this age stuff just kind of crept up on me. I look in the mirror and sometimes don't recognize the lady looking back at me. I wonder where the young woman went with so many hopes and dreams and exciting adventures in front of her. It's like I fell asleep one night young, strong, and spirited and awoke tired, lost, and sort of pushed off to the sidelines of my life. I once knew my purpose. I was a mother of five children, a wife, a nurse, and then a grandma and neede...

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“Throne Thrown” by Bryan Kost

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"Throne Thrown" by Bryan Kost -------------------- Are you there, God? It’s me, Satan. Just checking in. Sorry it’s been a while. Man I’ve been busy. Busy on man, I’ve been. Running a pandemic takes a lot! Sure you understand. Seriously, though, I’ve been thinking. I wanted to get your thoughts on something. On us. Our contention, the stakes, the score, the future of it all. Our relationship. Okay, I’ll just put it out there: Maybe we could hit a ‘...

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“We need eachotter” by Andrea Rivera

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We need eachotter Are you there, God? It's me, you know, just hanging out at the foot of my bed, drinking a glass of wine, and it's my first one all week, so don't get all judgy on me. It's been a long week, and it's Friday night, well almost, but I have a "nothing to do" Saturday morning tomorrow, so don't worry about it. Great, Amelia thought, I'm in my pj's, talking to myself out loud, like a crazy person, and sober. You already know all of this, right? I mean, you must know, given you're all omnipresent and stuff, I ...

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Start your story with a character saying “Are you there, God? It’s me…”

Submissions are closed

✍️ 108 stories

“I Would Have Missed ” by Cindy Joyner

“Throne Thrown” by Bryan Kost

“We need eachotter” by Andrea Rivera

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story where a character is exploring their religious or spiritual identity.

Write a story about a couple with fundamentally different beliefs.

End your story with a character saying “Thank you, God. Thanks an awful lot.” (sarcastically or not).

Write a story about a teenager whose family is moving.

Contest #132

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$250

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