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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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“Just Dishes” by Jake Kempster Male

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I don’t know how this started. I don’t even know when it’s going to end. But I know who started it, and it definitely wasn’t me. It was my illustrious, saint of a roommate, Maximus Walter Bennett. Or Max, to his friends. But in this argument? I’m using all three names. “So, are you going to do the dishes?” Those were the words that started a cacophony that slowly descended into the screaming match that’s probably keeping all of our neighbours awake. I feel sorry for poor, sweet, old Ms Rosie next door. Hopefully she has her hearing aid t...

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“True color of life” by Ameen I

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The fleeting colors of the dusk began to fade away. The glowing sun slowly started dipping below the horizon. Sam and Dan sat in their usual spot to have their evening drink in the balcony. Sam, a charming young man with dark eyes and a broad face. And, Dan rough guy with brown eyes, long nose, and round face. They are friends working in the same company but in different sectors.  One cannot miss that stunning view of the sunset from that spot.  Mr.John, their neighbor was returning from his walk, he looks younger than his age wi...

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“Minowa” by Reese Barwick

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“Okay, be honest with me, which color do you think works best?” “I don’t know,” she grumbles, not even looking at the swatches in my hand.  All my life I’ve had this idea of how perfect everything would be after we left mom. Needless to say, this isn’t what I was expecting. “Minowa can you at least pretend to care about this?” She mumbles something angrily under her breath and lays down on her bed. “I’ll take that as a yes!” I say with fake enthusiasm. Minowa is the kind of person who you’ve gotta be upbeat around. Otherwise, you’l...

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“The Descent of Gracie Gray” by Hannah Carter

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Trigger warning: depictions of self-harm and attempted suicide      There was about to be a rocket launch inside the living room of my tiny apartment.      Breathe in. Breathe out. Be a good wife. No regrets.      “Answer the question. Why. Are. You. Going?” I licked my teeth to keep from spewing out anything else that might throw gasoline on the fire.  I am a good wife. I am not a wife-zilla. Don’t slip up.      Just breathe.    &n...

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“Reactive Attachment” by R. Becca

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From Harlan, he receives the following: "She's a real bitch," delivered with all the gravity of a terminal diagnosis. Alistair chases her outside and down the alley. She disappears around a corner; when he reaches the turn she has vanished. He waits, listening: there, a muffled sob from behind that fence. He pushes open the gate. "Betsey?" he whispers. She's leaning sideways against the fence, facing away, knees drawn to her chest. In the moonlight he can see the line of her spine sticking out through her thin shirt. It's a cold nigh...

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“His Dinner.” by Martine Butcher-Campbell

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Soft, heatless curls bounced over my shoulders as I strutted around the kitchen, my apron tied around my waist. He loves this hairstyle. Slow songs played gently through the speaker, and a glass of red wine stayed glued to my hand as I finished up serving his favourite meal, steak, sweet potato fries and mac and cheese. Sugar plum scented candles burned on the table I had set out for the two of us, filling the room. All lights were dimmed low, creating the perfect mood. All that was left was to get into role. I’ll admit, it had been some ...

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“The Unremarkable Sandwich” by Sarina .

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Efil lived an unremarkable life. Born to an unremarkable family in an unremarkable town, she went to an unremarkable public school and eventually graduated with a business degree she used to get a job at an unremarkable office, where she stays from nine in the morning to five in the afternoon and she had done this for the 20 years she had been out of school. On Weekdays she takes the train home and watches reruns of  the Bachelor with her cat, Kensington. On Saturdays she goes for a long walk around her neighbourhood and on Sunday she b...

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“Dying to be Normal” by Radia Al Rashid

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I hate kids! Sounds like there's no proper explanation for that but I do, I do have proper explanations for the hatred. I hate them because I can't stand the mess they create, I hate them because they are meant to be handled in a certain way which is so hazardous to me and not in my level of tolerance, I hate them because I just don't want a little human being to hold the center of everyone's attention where all my, an adult's achievements, sorrows or other emotions are naturally blocked out, I hate them because they are the most stubborn li...

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“Sometimes its better to let go....” by Ashmita Ghimire

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Fifteen hours long ride to a completely new city, away from home to the unknown place for nursing placement for a whole month. The best option was taking two days of road trips with a group of seven people in two cars. We were the group that did everything with lots of craziness and fun. We were close to each other. So everyone was really happy to make a road trip with each other. " Let's rock this placement and enjoy to our fullest." Everyone was content to spend time before we depart from each other after graduation. We all were a little...

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“Selective Moment Memory” by Morgan Henderson

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Do you ever feel the echos of a small snippet of time when life seemed unreal for a brief moment? A picture like a screen shot flashes in my mind, and the feeling of that moment hits every part of my physical and mental being. I stop breathing. And just as quickly it appeared in my mind’s eye, it’s gone. I still feel that slap, those moments, all of the good and the bad completely involuntary. I see a flash of sun kissed grain fields from the vantage point of being in the passage seat of his car. But that’s only the image. The real memory ...

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“Marka and Daneen” by Billie Wade

Submitted to Contest #50

The manmade lake at Beech Park rippled as a wind gust passed over it, and brilliant sparkles in the sun created a display of soundless light. Marka Williams sat in the new spring grass at the water’s edge. Another warm gust of wind scattered waves across the murky water. A fish flipped above the water’s surface and disappeared below. Little activity pierced the relative serenity. Marka gritted her teeth and rolled her head from side to side and popped her neck. Would Daneen ever show up? She played the practiced scene in her head once ag...

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“Help Momma” by Angel Umez

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It was barely 7:00 am as the cold biting breeze reminded me it was Christmas season once again. I tucked myself in my blanket, my hands finding my inner thighs as I sought warmth. It was always my most anticipated holiday and even though it were two weeks away, it was worth every letter in the word Christmas. We always had to put on the hoodies sent by Aunty Nnenna from Australia, we wore lip balm and couldn’t help but smack our lips as always if not we could face the "cracked lip syndrome" which we dreaded so much. I was going to see Chris...

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“A Day Out” by Kaelan Rylei Ferreira

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“No. I shan’t be going with you tomorrow because you shan’t be going anywhere yourself. Even if you do take her, she’ll be imbecilic for going – in fact, she may just decide to go because it is the foolish thing to do. If she does go, I refuse to be trapped in an incubator with her.” For some reason rooted within the strictness of foundational education, and maternal upbringing to match, Ji always found an over-eloquence when in argument. It is the same when persons of multiple languages are angered in some manner and end up reverting to the...

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“Man Boss” by Phillipa Royer

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Ronan sat at his desk,"{| in the little closet that he called his office. The desk had a huge grease stain, his laptop, a desktop phone, and a“Man Boss” desk plate. A flickering bulb hung from the ceiling. Without it, there would be no light in the room. His eyes were squinting, he forgot his computer glasses in his car, as he looked at the screen.“Goddamn 18-19 business taxes,” he muttered to himself. 5 minutes into filing the taxes and he was sick of it. He shut his laptop and propped his legs up on the desk. It was nearing the end of the ...

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“The Weight You Carry” by Rhianna Gately

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Unable to ignore the heaviness of humidity any longer, you slowly bend down to carefully place the heavy box on the little square landing in front of you. Hovering over the package draped with a lemon-coloured, fleece blanket, you fold into a hunched squat. You place your elbows on your knees and rest your chin on your hands; fingertips just barely brushing your lashes as you blink, covering the dark shadows under your tired, heavy eyes and leaving only the bright blue iris and pale skin visible that hasn’t yet started to wrinkle. With one b...

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