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Write a story about a character who is trying to create art but is constantly interrupted.

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“Sister Explosion.” by Violet Anne

This is what Jeoffrey felt that Wednesday school night, at his house, with the art contest on Friday, and not a single droplet of paint on his white canvas.Mad.He fumbled with his elegant, polished, wooden paint brush, twisting it between his fingers anxiously. Riley Williams was doing a sunset over the ocean with her new watercolor palette that she got for her birthday. And Lily Stewart was doing a weeping willow. And everyone knew that Lily had a giant weeping willow tree right outside her window in her neighbor's backyard...

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“SAP-RELATED TREES AND CLINKING” by Krithika Venkatesan

When you think of prisons, rosewood doors do not exist. They exist as the entrance to the Maharaja’s private quarters. The door that keeps me in at this particular hour is rosewood, and is an unwound tornado of pinks and oranges and sandals, but I humbly acknowledge that I have not been anyone’s Maharaja so far.               The rosewood door has just now shut and locked. I assume it must have been standing for at least 25 years or so, because there is gree...

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“A Yarn about a Crafty Momma” by Gia Volterra De Saulnier

I woke with a start, dang it, it’s already 5:30 am, the baby must have let me sleep. It only took me until 3:00 a.m. to get him to go to sleep. Next thing I know, Precious is up and in the bathroom. Good, I don’t have to wake that girl up. I may have to remind her not to use up all the hot water in the house. Lord knows, living with this many children I have to stay on my toes. I go into the kitchen to start breakfast; Frosted cereal for Brady, Mandy, and Mike. Oatmeal for Louis. Scrambled eggs for Fiona and myse...

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“Midnight Morning” by Karla Conchas

Nathan glanced at the clock ticking loudly on the mauve colored wall. It was a quiet and still night in his little cottage, and with a glance at the clock, the hands were almost at midnight . Nathan was working on a storyboard pitch he had to have completed by morning. He swiveled his chair around with his hands folded comfortably behind his head. The fireplace was nothing more than glowing embers, and he had long since finished his cup of coffee. He stared morosely at the blank sheet of paper as a cool draft seemed to swirl around him. H...

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“Seeking Inspiration” by Aidan Kavanagh

Amoga sat in her paint splattered shirt, brush in hand, and a blank canvas before her. She fiddled with the slender wooden brush, bouncing it against her thigh as she chewed her bottom lip. At her side was a table covered with an assortment of colours. She had selected her colour scheme and mixed the appropriate shades together in order to achieve her desired pastel pallet. However, atop her painting stool, she found herself unable to bring the bush to the canvas. She knew what she ...

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“Orbs of Colour” by Mary Waters

‘I don’t think it’s the right colour.’Elroy sighed, shook his head and glared at me, ‘You always have to interfere, don’t you? And you always disagree,’ he said. ‘No matter what I do you find fault. There are occasions when I think you must spend all your time in contemplation of the flaws you can find in my ideas.’‘That’s all in your imagination,’ I said. ‘I only wish to help.’ I pointed to show where I meant. ‘Look at it, somehow that bit doesn’t match the rest.’‘And yet, I am the artist.’He turned back to hi...

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“Shock” by Brandi Smith

Jake stared at the black canvas. Black was what he felt. Black was what he delivered. Black, however, was not what was expected. What was expected? A 20 piece collection of new "emotional abstracts" for Gloria's "Feelings" exhibit at her gallery. 20 damned canvases full of shapes and random lines supposedly depicting sadness or glee or whatever godforsaken feeling Jake had at the very moment he painted. The true problem here was the fact Jake was pretty nu...

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“My Only Friend in the World ” by Catherine Burford

For the third time this month, I set up my easel. I had about ten mini containers of paint, five different paintbrushes, a palette to mix my colors with, and a cup of water. As I tied my blonde hair up into a ponytail, I gazed at the brunette princess Barbie doll I had propped up on a table. On her left was a mini Christmas tree with all of its ornaments removed, and on her right was a toy dragon I had stolen-I mean borrowed-from my brother. The only things I painted on the canvas were a blue sky and green hills. I was finally...

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“Forgive” by Bryn Batten

The familiar rattle of the spray paint can echoed off the walls of the alley, joining the distant car horns and music. I brushed my hair back behind my ear with my free hand, took a breath, and began to work. Baselines first, the black paint shone in the dim alleyway lamplight. The smell overwhelmed my nose, making me recoil back and cover it with the collar of my old t-shirt. I continued to paint, the curved and straight lines flowing easily from my mind to the wall.&...

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“The Confused Artist” by Aditi Mishra

Marc had another tussle with his boss. Minutes before that he had a never-ending argument with one of his teammates.The drill was not new to him. He will present his side of the story to his boss. Then, listen to what version they had for him. Then, he would acknowledge his error. And then, he would promise not to repeat it.

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“Unfortunately” by Kim Trojel

The computer started off in my office. It was one of those open rooms that are connected to the living room to kind of extend both rooms, but not really. I kept all of my books in there, as well as the desktop computer that had followed me my whole writing career. It was a wonder it hadn’t broken down yet. The office  used to be the perfect spot for me to write. It had just enough light and...

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“Art Under Attack” by Jill Siegler

It was a typical summer morning. I was at church and had taken pictures of the children singing in front of the congregation. I don't remember the event, but took pictures for a new piece I entitled Young joy. I entered my studio and went over to the closet office and selected a canvas, colored inks, and watercolor paints.In this chaotic world I felt it was nice to close it out for awhile, or so I thought. I set up my canvas and began to arrange my inks and paints and then the phone rang. "Shit who the hell is that?" As I got up to...

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“A, B, C, D, E, F & Me” by Andrezza Souza

My hands finally stop moving. “You’re tired,” says D, my closest friend. “You’ve worked a lot today.” I believe it because my body feels heavy against the chair. Still, it’s early and I could work for a couple more hours if I wasn’t feeling exhausted. Five hundred d...

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“Today Is The Day” by Satida Thipasathien

The boy disappeared behind a door, throwing out toys and books and figures. One after another and another and another. “Aha! There you are!” He came out with a huge smile on his face and Captain Hawk in his hand. “I’ve been waiting for this time to come!!! Today is the day....

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“Art Project” by Elisha Marcum

After a long day of lectures and note taking I am finally free to have some peace and quite in the art building. I set up shop in one of the many rooms closing the door behind me to keep it as quiet as I could. It took a little while to decide what I wanted to work with today. I decided on a medium size blank canvas and some bright colors. I sat on a stool in front of the canvas that fit snuggly in the easel. I closed my eyes taking in deep slow breaths just too relax myself and help the creativity flow. A sudden loud c...

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