Write about a relationship that has been greatly impacted by a movie.

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“The Big Break” by Howard Halsall

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Patricia’s not been the same since she shot that intruder a year ago. She’s not prone to violence, although she’s passionate. We’ve had heated exchanges, but they’ve never ended in bloodshed. This shooting was on cue, in the heat of the moment and in the name of art. It feels funny saying ‘in the name of art.’ I’ve always viewed films as commerce rather than art, but I’ve never been a movie buff, unlike Patricia. #When we got married, everyone said, how on earth did you pull her, Ted? No one thought we’d last. They said I was old enough...

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“A Lifetime of Love” by Aeris Walker

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His sticky hands snag my fur, but I don’t mind.Ben’s room has transformed into an island, and I am stranded at the base of an erupting volcano. The rug is lava, this cardboard box my vessel. I’ve been bound by the ruthless one-armed tyrannosaurus rex who has cast me in this shoddy boat and left me to fate. It is sinking, lower and lower into the molten rock.“Oh no!” My boy voices my need for rescue with a falsetto squeal. “Help me, someone help me!” Ben maneuvers my head so it appears I’m yelling.My boat is tipping; I am inches from the bubb...

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“Bagheera and Me” by Suma Jayachandar

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Pa got his transfer order to move to Secunderabad Cantonment in the spring of 2016. I remember Ma breaking the news to me with a serving of chocolate cake, grinning from ear to ear. She was a city girl, and after two and a half years of being stationed at Dinjan which was nestled among the tea gardens interspersed with gigantic trees, with very rare trips to nearby Tinsukia, must have been relieved at the prospect of moving out. In the following months, she had packed her crockery with great care, placing everything that tinkled and sparkled...

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“Brotherly Love” by Yvonne Clarke

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Emily didn’t like going to Mass with her Mum every Sunday. It lasted too long – sometimes over an hour – and it was in Latin, which she didn’t understand. So, when her Mum took her to another church with a shorter service, in English, things started to look up, not least because there was a shop at the back of the church. Though she was only nine, she was a sucker for retail therapy, even if the items on sale only consisted of holy water, statues of saints, rosary beads, prayer books and holy pictures. Brother Eugene was the friar who ran t...

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“Falling For Her” by Graham Kinross

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Sandra Bullock hurtled towards the Earth, screaming. Screaming was all we heard as we kissed. It was awkward with the armrests between us. At that point we didn’t care about anyone around. We were in the back seats and the screening was nearly empty. We came to see Gravity yesterday but with the same result. We started kissing a few minutes in and neither of us saw anything. It sounded interesting. Dates six, seven and eight were just us sitting through films in the cinema and kissing a lot. For the cinephiles outraged that we didn’t pay...

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“Billy Jack to the Rescue” by John K Adams

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There she stood. How many thoughts crossed Kyle’s mind, in that moment? Daphne. He loved her. Everyone knew it. Their off and on friendship, over years, never kindled as he hoped. He gave up. Had it been a year since? Her complicated life wouldn’t accommodate him. He couldn’t bear her indecision. Not a stalker, he never expected to see her in the big box electronics store named Fries. They sold neither make-up, nor clothing. Why would Daphne go there? Kyle went in, grabbed the needed computer part, and meant to get on with his life. Go in....

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“The Documentary” by Simrin Dhillon

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TW: Mentions of death The first change in my marriage was the way that he looked at me. Our glances had always been wistful and filled with love. Whenever I felt at my most strong and confident, I could feel his gaze on me with adoration and obsession. His eyes were always dripping with lust and love for me, and this made our relationship a love for the ages. Now, he looks at me with suspicion. Rather than flirty winks, I receive narrowed eyes filled with distrust. His stares are sharp and judgmental rather than sweet and longing. He’s b...

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“Film Club” by VJ Hamilton

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They sat in the flickering darkness, watching the final credits. For two hours, Mark Dirac had shared part of the universe with Blanche, breathing in her scent, listening more to her small creaturely noises than to the Japanese movie, After Life. Two hours of bliss. Oh sure, he had worried a little about his body, about not mouth-breathing and not tongue-smacking, and not being overcome by the occasional hardening that he had learned to disperse by thinking about solving first-order differential equations. But unlike other dates, he hadn’t w...

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“Love of Animation” by Sheila Sarrett

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Saturday was dark and raining quite hard when Diane woke up. Diane was an adorable 5year old child who is very smart and loving. She has many friends and plays lots of games with her friends but has never gone to a movie theatre or watched a movie at home. Her mom was in the kitchen making a pancake breakfast for the family. It was Saturday morning and her dad came into the kitchen with a big smile on his face telling Diane that he had a special surprise for her as he leaned down and gave her a kiss. When the pancak...

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“The Magic Bullet” by Richard Tallman

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“You can’t recover until you know what you are recovering from.” And once you recover, complaining doesn’t help change anything. “It’s like trying to turn a pickle back into a cucumber. You are a pickle now.” Anonymous David wouldn’t have believed that he had become a pickle, but he was certain that he was in one. He had been confined to a psychi...

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“True Love Never Dies” by Melinda Madrigal

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Movies always have away of captivating you. Whether you like Science fiction, Action, Comedy, Horror or Romance. movies have this magical spell that weaves its self around you. What movies tells us is a story about life that you can instantly connect too. Movies has a way of making their stories become real, away to connect to yourself and with part of your life that you never knew existed. For me a girl who comes from a good family, who enjoys spending time with one's family, movies is away when we can all be together. There's been a ...

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“Moviestar” by F.O. Morier

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When you heard Elsy talk, you´d swear you were facing a thirteen-year-old, instead of a thirty-year-old woman. A beautiful and sweet woman with the mind of a teenager and an enthusiastic face, lost in the world of glitter and sparkle as the world of movie stars is presented in glamorous magazines. Twice a week I visited her, in her small apartment, where she lived under therapeutic supervision, to see if everything was in order and all right, and to check on how she was feeling. -"I'm leaving." She said to me one morning when she let me in. ...

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“The Last Word” by Rachael Wu

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Every buttercup drooped, sagging and flaccid in the blooming humidity. Saturated air stained floral gowns and starched suits with perspiration. Hot wind teased the air without offering relief, yet Ma-maw’s eyes were icy. She deliberately fastened another button on her crocheted cardigan as the crowd settled behind her. No back row for Ma-maw.The masses shuffled into tiny rows of tidy seating and flapped limp programs against unwavering heat. Lacquered chairs creaked under the heavy crowd, raw thighs pressed against stifling plastic. “Sh...

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“One Day” by Kelita Sim

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TW: GriefWe lie, wide awake, spooning in bed and listen with frustrated envy to our younger neighbours putting their mattress to work on the other side of the wall. It’s not lost on me how ironic it is that their lovemaking intrudes on our own. The sounds are so distracting that I feel physically exhausted just listening and suddenly the wild night we’d both planned doesn’t feel so appealing anymore.“I’m sorry,” I sigh hugging Santi’s arms wrapped around my soft middle, “I just…can’t. Not with that in the background.”Santi’s chin n...

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“TOP GUN AND JET” by Debbie Curtin

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May 16, 1986 is a moment in time not to be forgotten in the film world. TOP GUN was released and received mixed reviews from the film critics. However, in just a brief time, the theaters increased its viewing, and it became a huge hit. The ripping jet engine sounds, action from the get-go, with a little added bit of dramatic flair to keep it real, and this became a must-see movie. Fast forward to May 27, 2022 and the newly released sequel TOP GUN : MAVERICK, which is sure to be a well sought-after movie given that the actor in th...

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Write about a relationship that has been greatly impacted by a movie.

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✍️ 26 stories

“The Big Break” by Howard Halsall

“A Lifetime of Love” by Aeris Walker

“Bagheera and Me” by Suma Jayachandar

“Brotherly Love” by Yvonne Clarke

“Falling For Her” by Graham Kinross

“Billy Jack to the Rescue” by John K Adams

“The Documentary” by Simrin Dhillon

“Film Club” by VJ Hamilton

“Love of Animation” by Sheila Sarrett

“The Magic Bullet” by Richard Tallman

“True Love Never Dies” by Melinda Madrigal

“Moviestar” by F.O. Morier

“The Last Word” by Rachael Wu

“One Day” by Kelita Sim

“TOP GUN AND JET” by Debbie Curtin

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