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Write a story about an argument that seems to be about one thing, but is actually about another.

Posted in Dialogue on Oct 26, 2022

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“A day at the Zoo” by Madisson James

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Nan eased the covers away from her body and looked at her infected hands. It had been three days now. Things didn’t look any better. Susan came into the room with one eye open while rubbing the other. It was 7 am. “Need any help mom?” Susan was 12 years old now and the champion of the Lightbourne ‘Zoo’. She was a pleasant child; the kind that remembers even the worst of things fondly. Out of Nan’s three children, Susan was the one to seek out mother and assist her during this unusual time. Nan was a recently retired school teacher. She now ...

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“Don’t Call Me Stupid” by Samantha Salomon

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“Karen almost shot a man before. She told me that in the moment she could have pulled the trigger and felt nothing.”“She is such a weird lady.”“Not really. Let me finish the story. One day, after Karen had just got married, she was out checking on the cows, and a truck pulled up. It was a matte color grey like the paint had all been sanded off and it was left with just a base coat. You know what I’m talking about. The truck had a white stripe up the center of the hood. It’s something you would have recognized a mile off. There weren’t doors ...

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“GALWAN” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Kuppusamy was shocked to read the newspaper. On opening the newspaper in the morning, the first thing that struck him, the very headline was maddening. As many as twenty Jawans were martyred. There was a hush-hush news about it yesterday night in his colony. He ignored it thinking it could be about someone testing positive on Corona. He refused to put on TV and have a first-hand ‘Breaking News’ on it. Daily he had been hearing about COVID-19. No wonder, he was deadly tired of listening to the menace called COVID-19 all the time. It was some ...

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“Dinner And a Movie ” by Matt Render

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“Terrible” says Dennis.  “Yet another classic example of someone's overly sentimental, pixilated and simplistic view of American culture....” Here we go, I think Another one of Dennis’ diatribes...  Another dinner and a movie with Dennis. Another Wednesday date night. I feel the frustration building inside me. Why does it always end up this way? The most perturbing part about it all is that somehow, I actually still care. I actually wore my new earrings for this. Nevertheless, I try to maintain my civility. Maybe the ...

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“Light Bulb” by LeighAnne Ferreol

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Jenny felt around in the darkness, looking for the bathroom switch. Her fingers finally brushed against it. Click. The room stayed dark. She tried again. Click. Nothing. Click. Click.  “You’re gonna break that thing if you keep flipping it like that,” Greg commented. “It would have to work first before I could break it, Greg,” she snapped. “I told you, the switch is fine. I just need to replace the light bulb,” he sighed. “Then why don’t you change the light bulb, Greg?!” She asked angrily. “Hey, calm your ass down. I’ll get to it...

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“Incomplete Symphony” by Aritra Banerjee

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The clock on the wall pointed to 56 minutes past 21 hours. The room was a large, spacious one. It was evident that its owner was a person of considerable wealth. The wall on one side had been replaced by glass, and one could see the entire city from here. The furniture in the room was scarce, but a large number of books adorned the bookshelves. In the middle of the room was a table, and on opposite sides of it, sat two men. “Mr Francis, I still think Ivan is too young to be involved in something like this.” Francis shifted his gaze from the ...

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“The Tragedy is the thing” by Michele Duess

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“So, Susan,” Bill asked, “How do you not like Shakespeare?”  “I’m just not fond of him,” Susan said. “I’d prefer Hemingway if you’d like to know.” She played with her silverware, wondering why they were in this overpriced restaurant. They probably shouldn’t be here even though they’d hardly seen each other all summer, and this was their end of summer reunion dinner. Still, she had just gotten through buying her books, (three hundred dollars for one stupid textbook for crying out loud!), paying for her dorm room, and a pair of two-h...

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“Don’t Leave Me!” by Elizabeth Burrows

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“I HATE YOU!” The words were still ringing in the air even as everything around them came to a complete halt. The only sound was the deep breaths coming from the offending mouth. They were just three words. Only three and yet they were like a bullet. A bullet that pierced the strings of their already tattered relationship. Only three words yet they were full of meaning. The implication of the words were tremendous. A tension filled the room weighing heavily on the hearts of all who heard those three words. ...

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“Light Into the Nations” by Ella Bartal

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David Levi sat on the edge of the couch in woe and distress. Next to him was his girlfriend Emma, who he have known since middle school, and had a crush on her since the moment they met. Emma wrapped her arms around David's still body. "So", she said in the high pitched voice she does when she's excited, "we are going to be parents! A mommy and daddy! What do you think?" Her eyes were glowing from excitement, but David's face showed signs of fear and anger. David turned to Emma, placed his right hand on her thigh and said: "Emma… W...

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“black MAIDS OF PEACE AND POWER.” by Joanna Pixie Dust

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Colette ran her skinny fingers on the luxurious carvings of a giant coffin, her hand melting in the dark shades of fine wood, she gazed down at the mirrored face on its surface. Soft brown skin, long coal-colored hair, high cheek bones and dazzling olive eyes with a hint of brighter seaweed-green flecks drowned inside them. At age fourteen, she was indeed very young for a servant. Despite the fact that she now worked at one of the largest, most luxurious palaces in France, still, she was treated to hard bread and leftover food every day...

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“Redemption” by Rodrigo Juatco

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A man bearing the burden of a hard day’s labor upon his shoulders, DEREK REED, slowly makes his way down a dark hallway towards an apartment door. The thought of his warm bed and sleep, sweet glorious sleep, were the only things that kept him on his feet. The weary man inserts his key into the lock of his apartment door. But before he could open the door, a sound from behind the closed door assaults him like a sharp SLAP to the face. He pauses, apprehensively, while listening intently. What he hears is a woman, with a pleasant voice, singing...

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“The Bigger Picture” by Iyanna Watson

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Reva was beyond exhausted from work. Getting back into the groove of things was harder than she thought it would be from taking some much needed time off. She was too tired to cook dinner tonight. She ordered takeout instead. Now sat up in bed relaxing. Flipping through the pages of a book, she forgot she didn’t finish reading it. She heard the sound of her husband John’s car alarm chirp. She waited patiently for him to come upstairs. “Hey, Baby,” Reva greeted him with a slight smile. Though her day was stressful seeing him made her a bit ...

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“My Navy Sky Blue” by Fani Kerr

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                             The Blue I can’t even imagine how irresponsible you are. Babe... I’m sorry what!!!!?? Look i gave you one simple instruction and you messed it up. Wait... What!!!! One simple task with instruction even a toddler can comprehend….unbelievable and you have the audacity to ask what do i get in return. If this is how you are going to operate you know exactly where the d...

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“The Real Price of Shoes” by Kay O'connell

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He didn’t like the shoes. They were too small in some places and too big in others. He wasn’t even sure how that was possible, but there he was with shoes that were somehow both too big and too small. Glaring at them, he ran his hand down the sole, right leg propped on his left knee. It was mocking him. No shoe should be that uncomfortable. It was like being tortured, but slowly and so cunningly, in a way that the world couldn’t see.  “So, what do you think?” she asked. She had this way of entering rooms that was all but silent. With h...

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“Are u listening?” by Jr. Romars

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The house was away from the highway. It was small , three room house. But it was big enough for one man. It was filled with the silence, until they entered with the bang. Soon, the silence disappeared and the house filled with their voice. Slowly, like someone fills air in the balloon.        Anybody could have easily heard them if they had just put their ear on the small, brown door of that house. But not a soul would dare to stop on the highway . Especially if its midnight. Forget about visiting the house...

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