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Start your story with the line “I’ve got a plan”.

Posted in Dialogue on Nov 8, 2022

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Trips Not Traveled, Flights Not Flown, and Roads Not Walked

Submitted to Contest #170

“I’ve got a plan,” I told my fine companions, “Let’s all take a trip together!”Well, first, there was the weekend away we’d scheduled last July to the New Jersey Pine Barrens, aka the Pines. It’s one of the largest and last remaining Atlantic coastal pine barren ecosystems. The term “pine barrens” connotes an area with acidic, sandy, nutrient-deficient soil. Residents refer to their soil as sugar sand. It was also said to be the home of the fabled Jersey Devil, who back in the day was allegedly born the 13th child of Mrs. Leeds, a local woma...

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May Day

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“I’ve got a plan.” “NO!” “What do you mean, no?” “In the same vernacular of No more plans, no.” “Why not?” “Because your plans are shit!” “For example?” “Take a look around, genius…” Tom Daly and Eric Watkins had been friends since boyhood. Mates in school, drinking buddies at their local pub, and currently, failed partners in crime, as the two compadres visually surveyed the box-like bank vault they had inadvertently trapped themselves in. “How was I to know the door shut automatically?” Eric unapologetically pointed out. Tom remained silen...

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Guiscard Lescot and the Wolfish Bedevilment of Klöpz

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“I’ve got a plan.” Those were the words that doomed Guiscard Lescot, just two days ago.He reached for the next branch and pulled himself higher up the tree, sweat cascading down his face. Not only did it sting his eyes, his stupid chapel de fer kept sliding down too, making it impossible to see. When he finally wedged himself between two branches he took a breather and adjusted his helmet. His whole body was on fire and his heart stampeded in his chest – worse even than when he faced a cavalry charge on foot.Two days was all it took for him ...

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Odd Pilgrims at the Church of Hate

Submitted to Contest #170

TW: Swearing, gangs, guns. I’ve got a plan. It’s vicious, perhaps even cruel. That’s part of the fun.             They gather in a giant shed. From the outside it’s halfway to a church. White wooden walls. Tall thin windows. They don’t preach the word of God here. They worship hate.             A project I have laboured on for a week is coming to fruition. Every night I sealed up every possible vent for air in the side of...

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Violets

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I’ve got a plan. My pale fingers folded around the small bouquet of Violets grasped in my cold palm. Death had a way of distorting things, of changing perceptions. Here I am bringing you flowers and yet just because I killed you everyone thinks they’re better than me, that I’m the lowest of the low. I don’t see any of them bringing you flowers. Well, they probably did in the beginning, but it’s been a whole life sentence since then and the only remaining petals are grey and crisp with dying veins running through them. But you understand, do...

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Lovers and other Liars

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I’ve got a plan.” Marcus looked at his friend with a mixture of intrigue and doubt. He had known Rendon for his entire life and had been his best friend since middle school. Marcus took another sip of beer and laughed at Marcus with mild amusement. Rendon always had some cock-eyed plan, and they never worked. They did, however, provide Marcus with a lot of entertainment. “And I’m ready to help you out, buddy. Tell me whatcha got,” Marcus got up and retrieved another beer from the refrigerator. He knew this would require beer, but then again,...

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The plan

Submitted to Contest #170

I got a plan. I wish it was just as simple as that though. Breaking and entering isn’t a easy job to do, but with my 3 step plan I’m sure we can break into any secure building and get away with it. First, we need to scope out the place we plan on entering. Second, we dress like custodians on the night shift. Third, we walk into the building. Sounds easy enough right. This full proof plan has gotten me into millions of government buildings over the past few years. They never learn to make sure their “custodial staff” is actual custodial staff...

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Jamie's Got a Plan

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“I’ve got a plan.” “Your plan is what got us into this mess!” I looked around the room looking for some way out of this. It was a mess. The chair next to the vanity was overturned, the mirror was smashed, and a naked man in his 40s sat slumped unconscious, but still breathing, on the floor between the bed and the wall with a large butcher knife in his chest semi covered with my bedspread. My original plan was to get the naked guy, who used to be my best friend Renee’s step dad, over to my house, get him in a compromised situation, and then...

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You’re Kidding

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“I have a plan.” Roach looked up when Martin spoke. The din of shouting men echoed constantly off the prison’s concrete and metal surfaces. Whispers would be lost. “To escape?” “You crazy? I’m getting out in an hour. Why escape?” Roach sighed. “I hope you don’t mind my saying, but you can get impatient…” Martin paused. He didn’t want to feed his friend’s delusion. “Urgency demands action, Roach. That doesn’t mean I’m impatient. You could catch fire and take a nap.” A sense of déjà vu washed over Roach. “…Your plan? Going on vacation?” Marti...

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Normal

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"I have a plan!!" Mika squealed, her eyes brimming with excitement. Her hair, braided by the caretaker was now in messy shackles, and her tiny hands, now was almost covered by the dusty white chalk powder. Grandly unveiling the board she had just minutes back covered with an old blanket, she smiled proudly at us, her elder brothers. It was a lazy saturday afternoon and yes, we were too tired to fake a smile, let alone an excitement. The fire cackled loudly as if mocking us for being such unsupportive brothers. Quickly, Jay and m...

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The cliffs

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I’ve got a plan. I have defined it carefully, day by day, night by night. I have studied every detail and marked out my steps so as not to make a single mistake. At first, it was just an idea, but it has slowly taken over my head and now my whole life revolves around it. It all started about seven years ago, on November 1st. I parked my car near the cliff, to get closer to the sea and photograph the waves. A storm was approaching and the white eddies bouncing over the rocks, wrapped in a wild murmur of water and salt, totally captured my att...

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The Fool Circle

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The Fool Circle “I've got a plan”, I coughed into my hand. The Elder Bishop-Dromo looked up and said, “Eh?” All faces around the round table turned towards me. I froze, I was where I always hated to be: in the spotlight. My neighbor took my hand in his hand and that was enough; his clammy hands could even warm up the dead. I rearranged my facial features to portray an air of contemplation and plod on, “I have a plan to take care of our complaints.” This air of contemplation was crucial because I was the youngest in our team of Elders and th...

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Fate Unexpected

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“I’ve got a plan,” he murmured near her ear, “and it’ll only be nice for me!” With a shrill cry, the woman grabbed at her hair as she was dragged down the hallway. The man ignored her as her neck whipped and jerked for freedom. He could hear the heavy breaths of struggle escape her lungs rapidly, and it fueled him. There was no greater trophy than the streetwalkers. Lonely, young, but easily missed, they were the perfect candidates for consumption. Something that always fascinated the Vampire Lord was just how quickly they begged...

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My plan

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I've Got a Plan. My plan is simple. Wait for a few days and gain her trust then... BOOM. I'Il hit her with my new invention, The sting ray, no not the fish. The gun, also no not the rifle. My new invention which comes with automatic reloads and flour bombs mixed with fart spray.  I know what you're thinking right now. I'm a mega huge big brain who needs to be recognised. Well sadly I'm only ten but soon I will invent something that can change the age so that I, Cody Mills can grow up and be a recognised genius scientist. Wait no, c...

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The Man With No Plan

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“I’ve got a plan,” he said with utter conviction. He always said this sort of thing with utter conviction and for so long I believed him. It wasn’t just that delivery of his of course, I wanted to believe him. I was so invested in him. He’d made sure I was invested, that was how he kept me in the game, and it was a game. It was all a game for him. The problem was that that was all it was and nothing more. It was so much more for me. It meant some to me, always had. Now I was beginning to realise that that counted ...

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