Write a story that solely consists of dialogue. (No dialogue tags, actions, or descriptions. Just pure dialogue!)

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“Confession” by Jeff Stone

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confession “Let us start with a prayer, Miss St. James — heavenly Father, lend your favor and blessings to your loyal servants as we conduct Melody’s first holy confession and reconciliation; in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.” “How long will this take, Father?” “I’d normally say, ‘as long as it needs to,’ Miss St. James, but we do want to get to all of your classmates today, don’t we?” ...

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“Attic Talk” by Celia Miles

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Attic Talk “Hey, look at this. I was some kind of cute back then, even with that beehive hairdo.” “You were flirting with the damn photographer. On our honeymoon.” “In one second, one glance, you can tell that? You didn’t even look–” “I looked. Is this trash going? It’s nothing but old cards and stuff. My God, you must have saved every card you ever got.” “Everyone WE ever got. And all four valentines you gave me.” “I was working overtime those first years. And a valentine cost about as much as my lunch, if you remember. You didn’t have ...

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“Bright Light” by James Scott

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“Welcome back to the land of the living! Now that you’re awake, sit up and put your seat belt on lad. There’s still a long road ahead.”“Wha…Dad? Is that you? Where are we?”“Heh! That must have been some nap! Give yourself a minute to come around.”“Is this…this is my car. Why are you driving? I never let anyone drive…my car…”“Don’t I know it! Yep…she's a little beaut. They don’t make them like this anymore…a VW Golf is a perfect first car, especially an old one like this. She’ll serve you well and keep you safe. You’ll learn a lot from your s...

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“Jailbird Blues” by Amanda Wisdom

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“Say something, or I’m going to hang up—”“No, please don’t go. Not yet. Tell me about school, about English class. What book are you reading?”“Dad, just stop. What happened? Why does this always happen? Mom is a wreck, and the boys, they don’t know what to think.”“I know.”“Do you? Because you just left us. Again. You have no idea what you put us through every time this—”“It doesn’t matter. None of that matters anymore.”“Of course it does! We need you.”“No you don’t. You’re better off without me.”“Don’t say that. Please don’t say that. You’re...

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“Momma, can I have a cookie?” by Lily Finch

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“Cookie, Momma?” “No, honey. We’ll be eating dinner in a few minutes.” “Momma. Please. Cookie.” “Maya, it’s time you listened and understood what the word “no” means.” “Why Momma? Why?” “It will ruin your appetite for dinner.” “Dinner? But I want a cookie, not dinner.” “A cookie cannot replace dinner.” “Who says?” “Adults say.” “Why do you drink and eat cheese and grapes before dinner?” “We’re not discussing that right now. We’re discussing you and your inability to eat cookies before dinner.” “Momma, you love me?”&nb...

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“The Punishment for Time Travel” by Samantha Jones

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“Go get your brain checked.” “Excuse me??” “Ask mom or dad to take you to the doctor, and get your brain checked. Get an MRI” “Do I know you?” “I meant, ask your mom or dad. To go to the doctor, and get a brain scan.” “Are you crazy? Have you been following me this whole time?” “You have a brain tumor. Or, if you don’t have one yet you are going to develop one very soon. If you can catch it when it has just started, the doctors can remove it, without harming your brain. It’s slow growing. But you need to get it removed as soon as it ap...

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“Outside The Brewster” by Peter Wallace

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“Excuse me…”“Me?”“Yes. I’m sorry to bother you, but are you, by any chance, Sophia?”“No. Sorry. I’m Gabby.”“I wouldn’t say so. Not excessively, anyway.”“What?”“I was making a joke about your name. You know, being ‘gabby?’”“Oh. Yes. Of course.”“My name is Clark.”“Oh.”“You may ask, ‘Hmmm… Clark… that’s an unusual name. How did you come to be named Clark?’”“Let’s say I did ask that.”“Thank you. It turns out that back in the 60’s there was a commercial for Clark candy bars that showed a giraffe saying, ‘I want a Clark bar’ in a way that made my ...

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“The Art of Digital Division” by Shuvayon Mukherjee

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8/10Do not eat that biscuit.Really? Why not? It looks pretty normal to me.Just don’t. Are you saying there’s something wrong with it? Yes. Fine. What about the tea? Can I have that? It’s chamomile. It smells so damn good and I’m really thirsty.No.ARE YOU ALRIGHT ANNA? YOU HAVEN’T TOUCHED YOUR TEA.I’m not allowed to have any.I PROMISE YOU, THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT’S JUST CHAMOMILE TEA. YOU WATCHED ME MAKE IT FOR YOU LIKE FIVE MINUTES AGO.Don’t drink it. Sorry, I can’t drink it. OKAY, WELL I’LL LEAVE IT HERE I...

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“Life's Decisions” by Mike Shiffer

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“Have you decided?”“I guess so.”“This is not a time for guessing.”“It’s not that simple.”“It is that simple. Make up your mind.”“Okay, hear me out. The consequences can be so important.”“We’ve been over it a hundred times. What’s going to change?”“Will you please just listen?”“Oh God, that’s like when you ask, does this make me look fat.”“Well, it matters. I don’t want to have everyone staring at me.”“True, but then you’re unhappy that no one noticed you.”“You just don’t get it.”“I know it matters to you. I just never know the right answer.”...

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“A musing connection” by Michael Mufasa

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"Are you busy?" "Matter of fact, yes, and you?" “Just waiting out the spin cycle so I can start the dryer." “Yep, these are exciting times here at the laundromat." “Hey, do you believe in angels?" "Excuse me?" "Angels." "What about angels?" "I saw one here, last week." "Really." "Yes, really. I came back today, but I doubt I'll see her again." "Oh, it was a her. Pretty good-looking, was she?" "That's not the half of it." "What’s the other half?" "I was sitting here, minding my own business. I'm here every week. I know everyone. T...

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“Sophie Moore and Charlie Packett Talk” by Arora Gleans

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I’m glad you finally came for dinner.Yeah, me too.We’ve been planning this for a while, haven’t we?We have. Did you enjoy the spaghetti? It was incredible, Sophie. Did you really make it yourself?Why do you sound so shocked?I’m not shocked. It’s just the pasta was delicious, I truly can’t get enough of it. Oh, well, thank you. Yes, I did make it myself from scratch. I think I might drop everything and become a chef.I say do it and I’ll be your assistant chef, or whatever it's called. It’s a plan. It’s definitely a pl...

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“No Comment” by MJ Brewer

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“What do you think? Do you think he’ll like it?”“Like it? Girl, he’s gonna lose his freakin’ mind. That dress is on fire. Now, what’s the plan for this— hair? You can’t just throw it in a ponytail and call it good. It needs style to really show the true you.”“I was thinking of pulling it up, sort of loose but elegant. Like this. You know what I mean.”“Mmm, I think I see it, but you know what would really set it off? Some flowers. Right here behind your ear. Add a little surprise pop. Trust me on that.”“Flowers? That’s… actually sort of adora...

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“A Pointless Conversation” by Perseus Patroclus

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Trigger warning: brief mentions of sexual violence, coarse language, brief mentions of mild gore, mentions of homophobia/transphobia"If you had to give up one part of your face, which part would you give up?""What.""I almost thought I would immediately- with certainty I would say an eyebrow.""But that- I'd probably give up an eye because then I can like- then I could wear an eye patch and look cool.""An eye? You would give up an eye?! I could draw an eyebrow on!""Yeah, but I don't wanna do that.""You're giving up one of your eyeballs!""Yeah,...

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“Mrs. Ellis” by Cameron Navarre

Submitted to Contest #280

HELLO! Hello, is this Mrs. Ellis? …HELLO? Hello, is this Mrs.— I CAN'T HEAR YOU! HOLD ON! …I've got my hearing aids in now. Who is this? Hello Mrs. Ellis, we’re calling on behalf of the Future Events Administration. …the WHAT? The Future Events Administration. We— Well then, what is your name? I like to know who I’m talking to, you know? Yes, of course Mrs. Ellis. Just so that you are aware, we are not a human representative. We are a virtual agent, reference number 33457-02, but you can refer to us as Aly if you would prefer. …Are you are a...

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“Fire & Ice” by Rohini Sunderam

Submitted to Contest #280

Warning: Violence - Infanticide“Hello! Is this Josephine?”“Yes, who is this?”“Do you think of me at all? Do you miss me?”“Who is this?”“Come, Josephine, or should I say Mama?”“Who are you?”“The daughter you thought you’d gotten rid of. But did you really think you could get rid of ME?” “Go away! Go away! Moshe, Mosheeey, Mosheeeey! Who was that? It can’t be! Mosheey come here, come quickly, it’s not possible!” ….“What’s not possible, Josephine! What is it? What is the matter? Why are you crying. You look like you’ve seen a gh...

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Write a story that solely consists of dialogue. (No dialogue tags, actions, or descriptions. Just pure dialogue!)

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✍️ 186 stories

“Confession” by Jeff Stone

“Attic Talk” by Celia Miles

“Bright Light” by James Scott

“Jailbird Blues” by Amanda Wisdom

“Momma, can I have a cookie?” by Lily Finch

“The Punishment for Time Travel” by Samantha Jones

“Outside The Brewster” by Peter Wallace

“The Art of Digital Division” by Shuvayon Mukherjee

“Life's Decisions” by Mike Shiffer

“A musing connection” by Michael Mufasa

“Sophie Moore and Charlie Packett Talk” by Arora Gleans

“No Comment” by MJ Brewer

“A Pointless Conversation” by Perseus Patroclus

“Mrs. Ellis” by Cameron Navarre

“Fire & Ice” by Rohini Sunderam

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