Write a story in the form of a landline phone conversation.

Posted in Dialogue on Jan 10, 2025

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“Markleflurry Island” by Sandy Burch

Submitted to Contest #285

The Markleflurry Market smelled of cantaloupe. It was the only store in town. The pay phone was up front next to the soda fridge, which hummed loudly in his other ear.“Markleflurry Station, this is Janet.”“Hi there Janet, this is Ed.”Despite being the best backcountry pilot in the state, Edward Stevenson III was very nervous with women and had a particular weakness for Janet. She was a small nosed redhead who's worst enemy, and most flattering confines, were the buttons of her floral print dresses. It was her attire today which had perhaps i...

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“Party Line” by N G

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Rrrrrring…erring, “hold on…I'm coming!” Yelling at the phone. I turned around cooking fries potatoes at the sound of the yellow land line that wa hanging the kitchen wall. Grabbing it quickly, holding the handset with my chin and shoulder. “Hello?” I asked while trying to dry my hands off with the dish towel. “Good morning, is this Katie Lee?” A man with a husky voice asked. Grabbing the phone from a tight chin grip “No…” A woman sounded “Hello, yes this is Katie, but hey the other woman needs to get off this party li...

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“I Don't Have A Sister!” by Lianiry Nunez

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George: Hello, I'm not interested in anything you're selling, so please delete this number, thank you. (shuffling)John: Wait! George, it's me, Pastor John!George: Wait, who? I don't go to a church.John: I'm Pastor Jonathon Freed from the Holy Deliverance Church of God down on Haverhill street ac-George: Nope, sorry, sir. Never heard of it. I'm afraid you've got the wrong number.John: No, no, George, I know this is you, I know your voice. You can't fool a child of God, hahaha. I remember the first day you entered those doors, well, forcibly e...

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“Time After Time ” by Ms. Zipporah

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The phone rings – Brrrrrrinnnnggg. Brrrrinnnngggg“Hello?”“Chanel. Can you hear me? It’s ME. Nese!”“Hold on. You don’t have to shout.”“Wait. Is that Michael Jackson’s Lady in My Life?”“Yep”“I gotta get that album. I love that song”“It’s a good one.”“I thought you got it when you brought the two posters for your wall.”“Nope. Mom and I took the bus to Getty Square to get our Saturdays pizza. I waited in line at that record store for almost an hour. By time the man in front of me reached the counter, Mr. T, the store owner yelled, ‘SOLD OUT. No ...

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“The Teenage Telemarketer” by Paul Spreadbury

Submitted to Contest #285

This story is a true. I’ve used creative license in the dialog and narrative and all of the names (with the exception of my own) are fictitious. There may be terms and subjects some might find offensive because, well, they are. It was 1967. I was a high school sophomore, summer break was coming up. I’d be getting my driver’s license soon and wanted to earn a few bucks to get a car. I answered an ad placed by a large, local cemetery or, as they called it, a ‘memorial park.’ They wanted someone to call prospective f...

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Write a story in the form of a landline phone conversation.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 80 stories

“Markleflurry Island” by Sandy Burch

“Party Line” by N G

“I Don't Have A Sister!” by Lianiry Nunez

“Time After Time ” by Ms. Zipporah

“The Teenage Telemarketer” by Paul Spreadbury

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