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Write a story that includes someone saying, “Let’s go for a walk.”

Posted in Dialogue on Jan 13, 2023

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“The Old Man” by Heather Sidwell

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My father had been dead for ten years when I had the dream. Family, has always been such an important part of my life; I, having two parents, six siblings and a million nieces and nephews, and they had broken into even more pieces; so to say I have a big family, and that they have been an enormously important part of my life, is a bit of an understatement...well...HAD...a big family.At the time of the dream, my mother was still alive and I, in the dream, had been invited to some sort of family function. It felt like a baby shower, or bridal ...

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“A footprint closer to Glory ” by Avery Gonzalez

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When you think of the saying “All Glory to God” what do you think of? Most would say we live to respect and to deliver the Most High, The Almighty. Creation itself is beautiful, we as people must learn to follow the creator because we too fall deeper into love with the creation. It all started on that sweet Saturday evening, when my great ol friend Tye came to town. He had said once when we were younger “Let’s go on a walk” so I as any other 14 year old boy went along with my pal to wherever he had to show me. Along the Ol Guadalupe river we...

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“Once a Revolutionary” by ALESY ORTIZ

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Once a Revolutionary By A.G. Ortiz The late afternoon was thick with humidity, the sky a blazing haze of blood reds and burnt oranges. The leather straps that bound her wrists dug deeper while sweat puddled in the small of her back and dripped into her palms.   "Abuela, ayudalos," she prayed aloud.  “Please let them be a good shot, please let them be a good shot, please let them be a good shot, please le- “  * * * In a time before the violence Kiera hadn’t thought it possible to be separated from her grandmother. The ...

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“In and Out” by Van Greig

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Clover felt like her head was going to explode. It wasn't a pounding headache that caused the sensation, the tightness behind her forehead not due to any residual illness. Her fox ears pressed flat against her skull with irritation not even caused by any loud noise. "Nib," she said slowly, for what felt like the thousandth time that day. "Stop running around like that. You're gonna fall, and I'm not gonna be sorry when -" Instead of listening to her, the little girl flashed past her with a streak of color, the wooden floor und...

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“Lets take a walk” by Afiya Brissett

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Emery stood on the sidewalk looking up the street eager to see the all too familiar red volkswagen. He had a long day of work and his vacation had officially started. He shifted his weight from foot to foot in anticipation nearly hopping as he saw the vehicle around the corner. Instead of stopping quickly it turned the corner. Recognizing the plate he  followed it to find it parked. Alex, his childhood friend, got out of the driver's seat and met him at the door. “I thought we were leaving tonight.” “We are but let's take a walk f...

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“The Road Not Taken” by Kris Sinclair

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That day began like any other in my somewhat mundane life, with a hot mug of coffee and a pen in my hand.  Intending to spend the day writing and ignoring the outside world, I’d settled in at my desk and crafted a few lines before my cell phone rang and killed my buzz.  “Hello?” “Hey, Layne. What’s up?” “Hey. Nothin' you’d be interested in,” I teased. “Actually, I just sat down at the computer to try and get some work done.” “Seriously? I swear you’re always working on something. Doesn’t that get boring after a while?” Ivy aske...

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“A Summer Night” by Ruth Ford

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Have you wondered what lies beneath the basements of the well-heeled extravagant penthouses with dizzying views? Far below the soaring skyline of New York City are secret catacombs that have flourished unknown for hundreds of years?On the corner of what has become known as W 59th Street and 8th Ave is a cluster of six massive catacombs all connected by a short nondescript dark passageway. The rooms are lit by countless black six-foot candle holders supporting tall fat white candles. The candles as unique as the surroundings h...

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“East ” by Nara R

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He spotted the tracks in the fresh snow outside of his cabin first thing that morning and immediately felt a sense of dread within the deepest pits of his stomach.There were only a handful of times that a hunter wandered onto his land in the past few decades—but all of those times he had been acutely aware of their presence; watching secretly from the corner of the cabin window, rifle tightly in hand, until they moved on— as they always did. But none had ever come near the cabin; nor had he ever remained so dangerously unaware of another’s p...

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“The Sleepwalk” by Scott Muska

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There are popsicle sticks everywhere, including my midriff.A signal something is wrong. Or at the very least not completely right. I peel one off my left tit and am disappointed that it doesn’t have a joke written on it. I shout “Buckets!” and throw it across the room, hoping it lands somewhere in the vicinity of the trash can. I roll out of bed and head to the head for my first piss of the day. Mid-stream she appears in the doorway.“Glad to see you’re pissing without laughing this morning,” she says, not looking very pleased.I am ...

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“Let's Go For A Walk” by David Baldwin

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WARNING: Mild profanity. ‘Okay, gentlemen, let’s go for a walk.’ Sgt Lewis stood in the doorway of what was once a barn. Three, wooden-slatted walls survived, as did the majority of the hay bales that were stored there, but the roof had gone and so had the gable end. The hay bales were now makeshift beds for the eighteen men of Alpha Troop. The most comfort they had experienced since landing in Normandy eight days earlier. Our job was to blow up the bridge at Pont-l'Évêque, over the river Touques to slow the German retreat and allow the...

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“Eyes Like Sirens” by Nic Silvestris

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Eyes like Sirens By: Nic Silvestris            The trailer was bereft of any semblance of fresh air. Sunlight burned through the cracks in the side panels, a devilish reminder of the summer heat. Grunts were only interrupted by the echoes of curse words reverberating off the aluminum walls when a box labeled “fragile” fell from the top of the pile. Lightweight boxes acted more like wrestlers jumping from the top rope than delicate containers.        ...

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“Life's Purpose” by Darby Bogle

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Eighty-three years. Eighty-three years of struggle and work. Eighty-three long years of exhaustion and pain, heartbreak, and devastating sorrow. Raising babies for them to wrestle with life just to produce more babies to raise. Eighty-three years and this is where she ends up. Irene looked about her in the brightly lit cafeteria where residents of Oak and Pine Senior Home ate their food, if you can call it that. The mush in front of her was supposed to be meatloaf and soft carrots, but the smell radiated that of something dead and rotting. S...

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“The Bugattie Senator” by John Jenkins

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(Note: This story contains references to the MeToo movement.) "Let's go for a walk," said Senator Feinbees, clutching his folio in his arm.  "Why? Where are we going?" said Senator Laten, appearing to anticipate a hard conversation. "Let's just walk." Suddenly Laten's perspective on life shifted. Often, living life seemed to be a little journey, some myopic quest in which the outer significance of the situation had little to do with the inner stressors of just being alive. Laten never thought that he'd be called out. he wasn't expecti...

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“Rescue” by Stephanie Milnes

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“Look - there! Do you see it?” I turn away from the window, moving towards the storage closet. My husband glances outside. A wildly flaring and flickering group of red lights is the only color in a sea of black punctuated by thick specks of white.  “Yes, I see it,” he acknowledges. “But Sonya, you can’t go out in that, it's too dangerous. You could get lost. You could freeze!” He moves restlessly towards the radio. “Maybe we can call for help.” I start stuffing my limbs into my outerwear. “We’re miles from anything out here. I can...

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“Dog Days of Summer” by Douglas Goff

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“Germie! Germie, let’s go for a walk. I want to show you something!” His friend Nattie came running up, bubbling with excitement. Germie shrugged, laying on the warm bed of the faraway Shoulder Blade Forest trying not to hear Nat as she rattled on nonsensically. He liked her plenty fine, but she had a tendency to talk constantly and with much dramatical affect. “I swear our world is flat! I’ve seen it with my own eyes,” Nattie rambled on, hardly caring that Germie was barely awake and hardly paying attention. “Went right up to the edge...

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