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Start your story with one character trying to convince another that they make the best grilled cheese in the world.

Posted in Middle School on Nov 1, 2022

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First Date

Submitted to Contest #162

“I make the greatest grilled cheese you have ever tasted.” “You think to seduce me with a grilled cheese sandwich?” “First of all, I said the greatest grilled cheese you have ever tasted. Secondly, why are you assuming I would be seducing you, rather than the other way around? I don't typically sleep with someone on a first date.” He smiles as he says this, and it gives me a little shiver. I like his confidence and the way he says it, not cocky but with a note of challenge. He lights the burner on the range and moves a cast iron over to i...

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The Final Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Submitted to Contest #162

The Final Grilled Cheese Sandwich: “A grilled cheese sandwich? Then I AM your guy!” The words lingered with the full confidence in which they were spoken. “Trust me I am known for the best-grilled cheeses this side of the Atlantic. Hell, the world even.” The words came out quick yet not rushed, Tom the self-proclaimed grilled cheese sandwich king, was becoming out of breath, sweat had left dark ovals on the armpits of his red t-shirt. The room was hot, sweltering even and Tom’s large size exacerbated this fact. Plus his girlfriend of three...

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Sourdough

Ryan Murphy

Submitted to Contest #162

“The key is low heat. Slow and low,” I said. “And if you leave the lid on the pan - like this - it will melt the cheese more efficiently. That’s what you’re looking for, really. A grilled cheese should be crispy and gooey. Most people only know how to make it one way and these people are really missing out.” “I want a divorce,” Stacey said. “I can’t do this anymore.” “Look, see?” I said. “See how the bread is crisping evenly like that? That’s because I took my time spreading out the butter. Too many people just slop the butter on. ...

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Shared Experiences

MB Campbell

Submitted to Contest #162

Page heard the noises coming from the kitchen, but she didn’t consider them particularly important. The only sounds that mattered to her were those that came from her tablet or from her baby brother. At seven-years-old, she could unconsciously prioritize one sense over others. Doubt and paranoia had not yet replaced wonder and imagination. Clank. Ping. Tia, the nanny, heard it as well. But for her, the noises were too intentional to ignore. She was middle-aged and had long outgrown wonder and sadly her imagination had been replaced by pa...

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Dining With The Damdykers

Kathleen Papageorgio

Submitted to Contest #162

Lu Lu waddled into the living room where her husband was lounging on his worn-out and patch-worthy Easy Boy watching cable TV. She stood in front of him with her hands on her hips and pretending to be impatient. Lu Lu was hungry. But her appetite craved grilled cheese. But since Lu Lu didn’t know how to cook, she had to somehow get Big Al to prepare it. So the persuading began. Knowing that Big Al thought he knew everything and could do anything better than anyone, Lu Lu aimed a barrage of compliments at his bigger than life ego. Lu Lu beg...

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Paper Doll Dreams

Anna Frayer

Submitted to Contest #162

“Manchego. That’s the secret,” Cobb declared.“What the hell is Montego?” asked Brooks.“Manchego. It’s a cheese. And it’s the secret to the world’s best grilled cheese sandwich.”“Everybody knows grilled cheese is made with yellow cheese.”“What kind of cheese?”“You know. Yellow cheese.”“Yellow is a color, not a cheese.”“Sure it is. It’s cheese…that’s yellow.”“I don’t care if it’s purple. You haven’t lived until you’ve had my grilled Manchego with honey butter. Honey butter is the secret.”“I thought Montenegro was the secret.”“Manchego.”“Would ...

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The Big Grilled Cheese

Zach Martz

Submitted to Contest #162

Tony Abbott was having fun telling his story. “So I told her, ‘Rebecca, Sweetheart, I may not be the best man in bed, but I sure as hell can make a yummy grilled cheese sandwich!’ And the look in her eyes suggested that she didn’t believe me. So I put my pants on, turned off the dirty movie and marched to the kitchen to prove her wrong.” Rick Smalls shook his head with a mixture of disgust and glee. “Tony, It’s admirable that you’re willing to own your shortcomings in the sack, but you cannot compete with me in the department of sandwich c...

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Grilled Cheese Distraction

Submitted to Contest #162

Grilled Cheese Distraction by: Traci L. Johnson "I will bet you twenty bucks, right here and now, that I can make a better grilled cheese sandwich than you!" He paused as he searched my face trying to connect what I had just said to his own prior declaration: He was home from school. I could tell my exclamation had puzzled him, by the confusion in his eyes and he appeared slightly dejected. It was almost as if he felt I had just dismissed his hurt feelings; leaving him feeling totally unvalidated in his emotional...

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Mel’s Diner

Submitted to Contest #162

Mel’s Diner Carrie lays longways across her couch, feet up on the armrest. After finally finishing her third double in a row in retail Hell, she wanted nothing more than to unwind on the couch. To doze off watching awful cable TV. Her eyelids grew heavy, and her breathing relaxed. She was on the cusp of unconsciousness. “Hey, Mom?” The soft sing-song voice of her daughter rang out, stirring her from her stupor. “Mm?” Carrie hummed as she began to come to, much to her dismay. “What is it, Nikki, baby, I’m trying to sleep.” She rep...

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To Die For

Zoë Page

Submitted to Contest #162

Jim’s life relied on cheese. * He woke up this morning like usual, trudged downstairs, made himself a cup of coffee to jet-start his brain, and leant lazily on the counter, sipping slowly. He hummed a perfect beat late to the familiar wake-up call of the Uber Eats advert and dreamily mused to himself about the shopping order that would arrive soon at his doorstep. He’d have the ingredients to chicken alfredo, and he’d tell himself he’d finally make it, until he found himself in the armchair at nine at night having fallen asleep five hours ag...

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Grilled Cheese Tastes Just the Same

Ashley Comstock

Submitted to Contest #162

“I’m telling you, Hun, your grilled cheese is the best I’ve ever had!” Paul’s voice sounds syrupy-sweet. “I mean, God! What cheeses are you even using? It couldn’t possibly be just American cheese slices.” I can’t tell if I want to giggle or gag. He’s being too kind about such a simple sandwich. I want to accept the kind words, but I feel like he’s hiding behind niceties. “It’s just American cheese… I used butter to fry it on the pan,” I answered flatly. He continues to rave about this plain grilled cheese. I didn’t even make ...

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Cheese of Gold to Win My Soul

Ava Blair

Submitted to Contest #162

"You know what? I'll make you a bet. I can make the best grilled cheese in the world. Win-win for you - at worst you get the best grilled cheese you'll ever eat, and if I lose, you can have my soul." "Deal," said Satan, snapping his fingers to conjure a burning scroll that flamed up into a puff of smoke once I scrawled my name. I hadn't really expected him to accept, and my palms were sweaty as I headed to the bakery-deli to gather supplies while Satan sat at home menacingly tapping his fingers on my kitchen table. Baguette, soft b...

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Angela's World Best Grill Cheese Sandwich

Submitted to Contest #162

Angela was given the task of making a grilled cheese sandwich. She knew this had to be the best sandwich she ever made to be called the world's best. She entered the kitchen and all she could think of was making the best-grilled cheese sandwich ever. Firstly, she thought I need butter. Then comes cheese and bread. I'll need a nonstick pan also. She approached the stove thinking of the best cheese sandwich you ever ate. Angela knew she couldn't get the skillet too hot. So she turned the flame to medium underneath the skillet Waiting until it ...

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Leon and His Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Lisa Perras

Submitted to Contest #162

Shirley was in the breakroom discussing lunch. She was indecisive in what to have to eat during her lunchbreak, as usual. When one of her workmates piped in, “It’s a cloudy, dreary day, a great day for a grilled cheese sandwich and a steaming bowl of creamy tomato soup.” “Yuck,” Shirley replies, “maybe some soup, but grilled cheese sandwiches are a disgusting bunch of goo made with yesterday’s old bread.” She stuck her finger in her throat, like she was going to vomit. “Wait! I don’t fully understand”, one of her co-worke...

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It Deserves to be Called "The Best"

Raule Duke

Submitted to Contest #162

It Deserves to be Called “The Best” By: Paul Stevens “Ladies and Gentlemen what I have prepared for you this afternoon is the worlds finest grilled cheese sandwich. I have gathered the finest cheeses such as Pecorino Romano from the Island of Sardinia in Italy; it is one of the oldest cheeses in Italy and was once a staple in the diet of the “legionnaires” in ancient Rome. I have paired it with the finest Asiago cheese, which I found after two months searching the various mountain villages tucked away in the Asiago plateau, located in th...

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