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“I Won't Tell If You Won't” by Kate Rucker

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“Hey.”“Hi!”“…So…Lisa…”“Yes?”“Would you wanna--"“Yeah?”“Maybe--"“Uh huh!”“I don’t know--"“Sure.”“Stop that!”“…”“Do you wanna go out?”“YES!”—————“Woah.”“What?”“You look—I mean…you are….you’re beautiful, Lisa.”“O-oh! Thank you…Jack.”“…”“Do you wanna hold my hand?”“Please.”“…”“Is this okay?”“Yeah! Of course, you asked first anyways…haha.”“Right. That was kinda silly.”“No need to be nervous, Jackson. You’re with the 3 year running St. Gertrude wrestling champ, remember?”“Ha! Of course, how could I be so silly, no need to worry with you around.”“Y...

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“Save My Child” by Sue Marsh

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Save My Child Suzanne Marsh "Sue, Sue hurry! The Mexicans are upon us. Grab the babe, hand her up to me then jump on the horse behind me." "Almeron, go, go! I see the dust toward the south." "Yeah, Sue those are the Mexicans!" "Why can't I stay at Musquez house, I know we would be safe there." "Sue, Santa Ana is nearing, if he found you or the babe or both he would kill you. You both are safer in the Alamo. We have a room in the chapel. Please don't make such a fuss. There are other women in the Alamo. You'll make friends. Sue, we are going ...

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“Music” by Briana Spring

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“You’ll do great!”“I’ll call you as soon as it’s over, I swear.”“I’ll be waiting.”“I have a feeling it’s gonna be fine. My first words when you answer will be: It was perfect! and then I won’t have to worry about it until they get back to me in a month.”“Oh, God, I’m probably more nervous than you are right now.”“I know… Well, five minutes left, I should be on my way.”“You’ll crush it. I can feel it. Break a leg!”***“Maya? I—”“What’s wrong? Didn’t it go well?”"…"“Alison.”“I— I fucked up. It was— It was disastrous. It’s the worst performance ...

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“Contenders” by Rajesh Patel

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‘’I have been sitting here for twenty-two minutes. Where were you? Now, don’t come up with an excuse. When I said 2:00 PM sharp, I meant 2:00:00 or a little ahead of time. Not 2:01, not 2:05, not 2:10…’’ ‘’Look, we all have a buffer of twenty minutes when a time is set for a rendezvous. It is an unwritten rule.’’ ‘’Are you serious? Okay, if that is the case, you are late by twenty minutes from where I am standing. And from your standards, you are still late. By two minutes…’’ ‘’Look. Ther...

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“Dictionary” by Chris D

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"Where did all the donuts go?" 'What donuts?' "Is that- are you all wearing donuts as halos?" 'Maybe.' "I brought those donuts to eat, Lucifer." 'There's no sign that says for eating only.' "There shouldn't have to be. They're donuts." 'You multiplied fish. Just multiply the donuts.' "I- fine. I will get more donuts." 'Thanks bro.' "Don't call me bro." 'Yes ma'am.' "Did you just take all the donuts to make more halos?" 'No.' "It's rude to talk with your mouth full." 'It's rude to accuse people of making donut halos.' "I can see your demons w...

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“Aliza Truman” by Neveah Afternoon

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"This is the last Freak I'm giving you this week, and if you don't pay me two gold pieces, then you'll be losing your most trusted supplier." "You know the Knights are picky about the Freaks people bring in nowadays. It's not easy for me to just hand over one like I used to before. Aliza, I'm telling you, you should think yourself lucky for getting seven silver pieces. The Hunter that you just walked away received one bronze piece." "Listen, Xander, this Freak is different. This Freak can form objects out of light, and I've seen ...

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“Stars in our Scars” by VinceiyVenus Claridad

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Stars in our Scars“Papi.” Deenoh came in, panting, tears drenched his eyes and pink crumpled his face. “Yes, son?”, he replied after a round of seconds, in a calm, unruffled voice. He was preparing dinner in his favorite blue apron. Deenoh heard the pleasant clattering sound of frying pork. “She,” he sighed. “She failed me!”, he blurted into tears. “She slathered my love away!”It was a rather tranquil night, Melanie, his mother, was out of town for official business. She’d be home in a couple of days. It is evident that the man in ...

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“Milk” by Laura Ash

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“Like this?” “Just like that. That’s really excellent.” “That’s a first. No one’s ever said that before. Do you think she’s comfortable?” “I should think so. Now, just gently, bring her towards you. That’s it. Like that.” “Hold on. Let me just get my t-shirt out of the way.” “Don’t worry about that, just, that’s it. There we go. Can you see? She’s opening her mouth.” “She’s never done that before.” “That’s great. Now, just give it a few seconds. There we are and...ooooh, Evie.” “She’s crying.” “That’s ok.” “She opened...

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“Ghost Left and Ghost Right ” by Hope Emilia

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Trigger Warnings: Cursing. Themes of mental, and emotional abuse. Murder, death, and beyond.“I don’t understand.” “Me neither.” “What’s going on now?” “I don’t know.” “That’s dumb, why?” “I don’t know.” “You never know these things.” “How am I supposed to know if you don’t know either?” “I don’t know, you should know!”“Stop it already! I’ve had enough of you and not knowing.” “Fine, whatever. We should look in the other room.” “We already looked in there.” “Well, maybe we should look aga...

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“Unhappy Returns” by Linda Brodsky

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"Hi. I hope you can help me." "I'd be happy to try." "I would like to return this blouse." "Is there something wrong with it?" "No." "Then why do you want to return it?" "It was a gift." "Which does not explain why you want to return it." "Well, the truth is I’m not fond of the color." "You’re not fond of blue." "Not this shade of blue." "What have you got against royal blue?" "Is that what you call this color, royal blue?" "Isn’t that what you call this color?" "I didn’t know the color had a name."...

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“The Hunt” by David Goodman

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“Where is he”, as the door flew open. Silence filled the room. “I don’t like repeating myself” Still not a sound was made. “He was spotted here not long ago.” “No idea stranger”. Came a reply “Drink, whiskey”. Walking up to the bar. “There, take it”, as a bottle with a glass appeared “You”, taking a shot of whiskey “Tell me where he is”, glancing over into the corner. “Who are you looking for”. “Tall, has a scar on their cheek, walks with a limp, last seen headed this way”. “Doesn’t ring a bell, sorry”. “Ahhh”, ...

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“Grimm Conversations In a Wagon” by John Walsh

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“Listen, you amphibian bastard! You’ll tell the rubes what I tell you and make it convincing or there’ll be hell to pay” The Ineffable Cagliostro rapped his walkingstick on the floor of the wagon. “Do you think it’s easy talking all day when you’re a frog?” said Wilhelm the Prophetic Frog. “My tongue is backwards and I have no voice box.” “You have no trouble giving me backtalk.” “Backtalk! You know I am a king.”&nb...

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“The Bigfoot Society of Scranton Monthly Meeting” by Dana Schellings

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“Good morning, everyone, and happy new year! The first 2021 meeting of The Bigfoot Society of Scranton will now come to order. We’ll start by welcoming new members Marshall and Lisa. Marshall, what beings you here today?” “I’ve been a believer ever since I was ten and my family went camping at Raccoon Creek. One night I got up to pee and I saw a large, hairy, two-legged creature walk through our campsite and disappear into the bushes. My sister says it was just our dad sneaking a cigarette but I know what I saw. She’s been teasing me about...

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“Romance Alone” by Patrick Druid

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"1547 to base""Base here. Go ahead 1547""I've got the pod about 10 yards away for the 7th crater of the Minares Plain. The probes are warming up for scouting.""10-4 1547, you may proceed""Roger that, Base. There's a good natural hole around here. I even see something that resembles a cave.""The boss had a planetary survey before coming here, 1547 and the survey team did find a system of caves underneath the surface. No surprises. Just be careful with those probes. They might lose coms if they wander too far down in there. ""Understood base, ...

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“Nate Fraser's Ordeal” by Rhonda Valentine Dixon

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“Five days, the old fool was out on the road begging all and sundry for a lift to Waverley,” Mrs Fraser declared to Mrs Muggeridge. “Good Lord,” Mrs Muggeridge tut-tutted as she stood over the back fence of the Frasers’ Manutahi Hotel. “He could’ve walked there and back in that time.” “Clearly nobody wanted a bar of him, or someone would’ve obliged,” Mrs Fraser concluded, then added, “Then he graced our threshold and insisted my Nate drive him down to pick up his money. Evidently, he had it stashed in a shoebox in the bedroom...

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Write a story told exclusively through dialogue.

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✍️ 349 stories

“I Won't Tell If You Won't” by Kate Rucker

“Save My Child” by Sue Marsh

“Music” by Briana Spring

“Contenders” by Rajesh Patel

“Dictionary” by Chris D

“Aliza Truman” by Neveah Afternoon

“Stars in our Scars” by VinceiyVenus Claridad

“Milk” by Laura Ash

“Ghost Left and Ghost Right ” by Hope Emilia

“Unhappy Returns” by Linda Brodsky

“The Hunt” by David Goodman

“Grimm Conversations In a Wagon” by John Walsh

“The Bigfoot Society of Scranton Monthly Meeting” by Dana Schellings

“Romance Alone” by Patrick Druid

“Nate Fraser's Ordeal” by Rhonda Valentine Dixon

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Write about two people who just can’t seem to understand each other, no matter how clearly they think they’re speaking.

Write about a character who is incapable of telling even the smallest lie or half-truth.

Write a conversation that takes place between two people who refuse to say what they mean.

Write about a character who’s always thinking of things they’ll say to people, but who ends up saying very little when they finally get the chance.

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