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Write about someone who hates pranks and spends April Fools’ Day doing good deeds instead.

Posted in Holiday on Jul 27, 2021

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“Prankman Forever ” by Aburrow Marsh

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Prankman perched unflinchingly on a ledge above the city, his eavesdropping equipment in tune with every cell phone and social media account in use below. Clad in black, with a paraglider affixed to his back and all manner of ninja-like paraphernalia on his person, Prankman clenched his jaws, ready to act.His thoughts flitted ceaselessly to his childhood, and the terror some people -- friends, family, bullies -- had inflicted on his psyche. April Fool's Day was the worst day of the year, bar none, and Prankman had the scars to prove it.He wa...

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“April fool day at Sakyamuni Buddha Gaya Temple, Singapore” by Miss Aruna Gohil

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This was in 1999 I travelled to Singapore on package tour of 15 days solo for the first time. The package was booked with a renowned travel company. Five Days each at Singapore, Mauritius and Thailand. Started my tour from Bombay on 28th March midnight and reached Changi airport early morning. The anxiety, excitement and thrill of a first overseas trip were slowly gulping on me. At the airport I saw Alicia my pick-up taxi driver, tall; lean lady may be in her early thirties waving at me with a broad smile. She had a play card with my na...

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“The Peggy Sue Jones Show: Helpman VS Prankster” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

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This podcast is reflects the views of our freelance collaborator, Peggy Sue Jones, and her views only. Monitor the City Post blog for further updates. At first, New Yorkers struggled to believe there was truth to the story published by the City Post. It sounded like the stuff comic books are written about. A superhero against a supervillain, the usual story. A week later, however, a television crew capture proof of their existence, live. They waged a fiery battle in Central Park, destroying a great portion of the Bethesda Terrace in the pr...

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“An April Fools Day I will never forget.” by Wayne Njoroge

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Argh! Another April Fool's Day, thought William. Before today, he was oblivious as to how fast the years sped through. But when April 1st came. He sighed, knowing full well what was in store. During his moments of deep thought, he always wondered how this day could be a holiday. He relished the advancements that mankind made so far but saw this 'holiday' as a blemish that will forever remain in history, despite its unknown origins. It seems this day has its origin cut across multiple cultures. But there was one he was familiar with.&nbs...

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“GOOD DEEDS FOR AN OLD APRIL FOOL by Robin Simon” by Robin Simon

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April Fools is not one of my favorite days. I came up with good deeds for the day instead of being around those that enjoyed seeing others scared out of their wits or finding ways to embarrass everyone you canInstead I thought about spending my time helping others and doing good on this day. Such a beautiful spring time and did not want to spend my time figuring out ways to out do everyone. I took off work to just focus on doing things going on in the neighborhood and around the community. But I was not going to get off that easy. It was Apr...

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“The Good Doctor” by Durba Kushari

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"Oh God, I'm already late, seems like I'm going to miss the very first appointment with my new boss", it was the first thought that came to Dr. Shahin's mind when she looked at her hand-watch while entering the elevator on the ground floor. Dr. Shahin Mirza, a 27 years old intern in the gynecology department; bold, ambitious, good-looking and smart enough to impress her new boss though she grew a little anxious about the upcoming appointment which had already been delayed. The elevator took her to the second floor; she almost ran towards the...

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“My April Dove” by Daniella Umeh

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It was January 2007. We were in the final semester of Engineering. One day one of our classmates was teasing one of my friends. I was somehow irritated by that and decided to teach her a lesson. I decided to fool her on the fool's day itself. She was selected to a famous company in campus interviews (I am replacing the company name with ABC). I sent out an email with carefully drafted content: Hi there, We are happy to inform you that we are conducting a workshop on C and Embedded Systems. For this, we have planned to include some selected f...

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“The Mystery of the April Fools' Benefactor” by Ruth Smith

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The flowers were placed carefully on the step so that when the door was opened, the house's occupant would see them, yet the breeze caused by the door's movement wouldn't knock them off the step. Several houses in the neighborhood had flowers placed on their steps just like this one. Others had other items such as toy trucks, a baseball bat and ball, a mitt, a jump rope, a box of sugar-free chocolates, a case of Old Style beer, and maybe even a potted orchid. No one knew who placed these items on the steps, but everyone knew every April Fool...

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“Don't do it” by Like Moon

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The wind billows fluttering the black colored guys hair that's Immersed in looking at the lone purple violet flower at the corner as it's becoming wet more and more by the drizzling rain with the pitter pattering as background music his memories flashed back to the past "that day was raining too" murmuring to himself he said .....................Crouching down the silver eyed girl was feeding a beautiful curled up stray cat with a warm smile on her face not caring whether she was getting soaked with rain or not as if she was in her...

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“Made of Fear” by Sonja V.

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The advertisements that laid inside the window of the convenience store on the corner of fifth shone brightly as whoopie cushions, taser gum, electric pens, and more created a mournful expression on Demitry’s face as memories of his past shone before his empty, lifeless eyes.    The treacherous day was April 1, 2001. He was always an introvert and his face reddened so deeply that he was a tomato whenever he had to perform something even as simple as solving a problem on the board or presenting something in front of the cl...

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“April Cool” by Fatuma Abdullah

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April Fool’s day was quickly approaching, and Nalo was cracking her head what she would do for the kids this year. She loved teaching grade 1 and 2s and spoiling them whenever she got the chance. Some teachers boiled it down to her not having kids of her own. Whenever April Fool’s day came around, she would say “This was not a day to be a Fool but to be Cool.” She lived by that mantra and did it every year. Every April 1 they hang the banner on the classroom door.  Nalo was mentally frustrated the pandemic had taken over their lives. “W...

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“The Patron Saint of April Fools' Day” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

Submitted to Contest #87

If you saw him on the street, you might easily mistake him for St. Nick due to his silver white halo of hair flowing freely from his head and chin, his bulky frame hidden by the festive red color of his apparel from his pants held in place by his suspenders and loosely fitting tunic.  Despite his striking resemblance to the Jolly Old Elf from the holidays, Alppers is the Patron Saint of April Fools’ Day.   If truth be known, Alppers temperament and attitude is the polar opposite of Santa Claus.  It is said he prefers a more su...

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“Intensity of actions” by Syeda Jafri

Submitted to Contest #87

Have you ever wondered about the result of your actions? Those seemingly innocent actions that can result in catastrophe? Have you ever thought from the other person's perspective that how will your actions affect them? I think that for many of us, this would be a trifle question and we will answer it with a simple no and carry on with our lives. A seemingly innocent action has made Harry to hate the first of April i.e., the April fool’s day. He was a jolly kid back in high school, pulling pranks on others, having a laugh or two and living h...

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“April Isn't Just for Fools” by Alana Avellino

Submitted to Contest #87

In my dream my alarm blares, over and over until my eyes spring open, my fingers lazily search for the snooze button, poking and batting until finally peace and quiet. It’s 7:30 a.m. and it's April 1st, or should I say April Fools’ Day. I groan, rolling over and hiding beneath my blankets. The thought of the day ahead squeezes my stomach into knots. I contemplate faking a sickness, but that's almost impossible to pull off when your mom is a nurse. ‘My throat hurts - But it's not red. I think I have a fever - But you're not warm…’ It never wo...

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“Water Prank ” by Ziran Tang

Submitted to Contest #87

Mrs. Morine never smiles. She always frowns at us through her heavy glasses with old-fashioned frames and picks on those whose eyes begin to sag with sleepiness under her tonelessly delivered lecture. This tedious class has the magical quality where those who are within ear shot of Mrs. Morine’s voice retain nothing of the lecture and desire to fall into a deep slumber. Most will fail to beat her soporific magic and fall asleep. Julia and I are the exception; we hide our phones under the table and mock her way of speaking through text, fendi...

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