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Write a story about a character who would be described above all else as "logical."

Posted in General on Mar 28, 2020

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“Human of the Year” by Zilla Babbitt

You walked, a pedestrian, on Broadway, noting to yourself how broad your steps were, how broadly your lungs stretched when you breathed in deeply, how broad the street was. On Broadway.Your suit was too tight. You did not notice. Your hat was too large. This you noticed, but didn’t mind. Your cane made you look old, and this pained you. You were not old.You heard a horrific screech from the corner of Broadway and Kim. Aghast, knowing what it was, you ...

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“The Problem with Eyes” by Clementine Beck

Once you begin to strip off, everything becomes okay. You do it systematically, layer by layer: first the cashmere sweater, brown and low-hanging; then the black cotton jeans that hug your skinny legs and always, always feel just cool enough against your skin. After that, off come all parts of your underwear, and the knee-high woolly socks. There. You pull a thermometer out of the bathtub. Thirty-eight degrees? You decide it’s perfect for today. Steam is tickling you face, just the way you like it. The surface of the water is almos...

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“Let's not Panic” by Mia Hunter

Matt’s POV“Oh… no…” was my first reaction....Profuse palpitations to Himalayan heights was my second.I will explain- try to explain what happened, to the best of my ability… but I am not betting on your understanding.Betting… yes, that is where it all began.Steve was a dear friend from the office. We grew close when I hit the office lottery. In fact, he was so sweet that he introduced me to the wonderful w...

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“Bleak Midwinter” by Marte Van der linden

It will be my first Christmas alone. I’ve hardly left my room today. There’s nothing outside that I particularly want to do and no place I want to go. Mum says she understands why I’m not coming home, but she doesn’t, not really. I’ve tried to explain to her that I can’t afford to be sentimental. My student loan is growing at an exponential rate. And besides, I could use the two weeks of uninterrupted studying time. So I sit inside and read until my eyes hurt, hoping that understanding will trickle into my brain. So far, quantum mechanics...

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“First Recurrence” by Arthur Tiberio

In the end, the matter was resolved in the same manner with which it had been initially pursued, to the acceptance of all and the satisfaction of none. However, since it was generally agreed upon that there could really have been no other conclusion, and since the failure came at no great cost to any person still living, even that shortcoming was destined to be forgotten.It happened like this.Two weeks and over five hundred miles ago, there came to the door of Aureon Mane a tremulous knocking, followed by a portly figure in ...

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“A logical rejection” by Emily Clark

I felt sick as I stared at her. How did I get into this position? I always (and I mean ALWAYS) analyze the situation. I’m never confused, I stick to facts, real things. So, logically explain to me how I just got rejected by my crush! It just doesn’t make sense. I calculated every possible outcome, and the probability of each outcome’s occurrence. I hardly ever make mistakes, but I guess asking her out was one of them. Despite my best efforts to think about something else, the scene just keeps r...

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“The Adventures of Malachi Norton: A Matter of Vengeance” by Lee Kull

There are many fine mysteries I have observed Malachi Norton solve over the many years I have known him. I chronicled several of those cases as you may recall; changing names and places with due respect to the wishes of those concerned, of course. Never a man have I encountered with more formidable mental powers than he, and he never ceased to astonish me with his skills of observation and deduction.He maintained a practice as a private detective for over a decade, and quite successfully I might add. I, as his friend and colleague,...

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“Mere Sentiment” by Talor Wilding

The man woke in a sea of wildflowers.   He didn't note how the wind blew the yellow petals against the grass. The whole field seeming a writhing mass of yellow stars in a green sky. The only thing he did notice was the blood on the flowers.  His own blood.  It was crusted on his head and hands.

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“Chasing Foxes” by Waverley Stark

You walk down halls that are silent, the only sound the click of your footsteps. The halls are silent because you made them silent. You and your rising career. It’s quite still. It feels as though the whole building is holding its breath just for its master. You smirk at the thought.

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“Look Closer” by Terry r Barca

It was one of those jobs that you really hate; clearing out a dead person’s house. That’s where we come in; we specialise. We get a call from some rich bozo who’s grandma just died, and he's going to sell her house, but he wants to make sure that he also gets to sell anything of value. He can’t be bothered doing it himself, so he hires us.Big Bill, who never leaves the offices these days, started the company just after the war with two of his army mates. In those days they would do most ...

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“Logical Genius” by Yihan Wang

It was the first day of Grade five in his boarding school, and Ethan was walking silently towards the front gates of the school. He didn't get why people sometimes talked while walking. It wasted your energy, you could breathe in cold air, and sometimes talking distracted some people form focusing on where they walked, causing them to bump into things. No one in Ethan's family bumped into things. They were a logical family, they said. They didn't make fools of themselves. They did not make frie...

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“THE ALIENS” by David D'ettoreuser

THE ALIENS            It was pitch black that night so the lights we saw from our campsite glared brightly.  At first, we thought they could be aliens since a beacon formed each head of the three bodies that stood atop the mountain, divining rods held tightly in their hands to feel their way and perhaps paralyze their prey.  It brought to mind what my mother used to tell me.  Don’t go into ...

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“A Perfectly Normal Thought Process” by Keri Dyck

I wonder if anyone else thinks like I do.Of course, thought processes are different in every person because of external reasons, such family, age, and gender. “And sometimes I speak.” I laugh at myself in the mirror, sticking my tongue out at my reflection. Girl, you look good today! Some things could be improved. And my eyes are still too small. Don’t get cocky. A knock sounds on the...

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“But I Called Him John. ” by Rima El-boustani

People forget, when they die, that they have left someone behind. Someone who cared. Someone who loved them. That was true for Jane Doe. Her mother left her. Her father left her. And then her husband left her. Those were the only people in her life. Their names were Susan, Albert and Samuel. Everything had been normal. Nothing and no one could have predicted the outcome. That they would all leave. The only thing she had, in the end, was the baby boy she was pregnant with when her husband died. Cancer took them all. But no...

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“The End of the World as Eve Knows It” by Melody Cooper

The way it had always been done was the way that makes the most sense. No one is allowed to change the way it had been done, not at the cost of sanity. Eve cricked her neck to the side. Feelings should not get in the way of progress, she thought as she puttered around the kitchen. The world was ending. Humans were ruled by their hearts. Eve needed a cure. She could not let the madness take over. She carefully wiped the scalpel on her lab coat and hummed gently. It was something in their blood. She was sure. Something...

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