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Write about a character who gets called an Einstein ironically.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 26, 2022

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“Oh, the Places I’d Go! (If I could Find my Keys)” by Sharon Hancock

Submitted to Contest #137

    I took my meds this morning. (She says, confidently). Wait…I  mean…Did I take my meds this morning? I think I took my meds. Didn’t I? Yes. Was that this morning or yesterday morning? (She stares off into space and forgets what she was saying.) My brain says it wants to look at Disney World vacations instead of writing this. It’s cold in here. I’m hungry. I wish those meds would kick in so I can focus. This is like wrenching words out of my head with a crowbar, but first I have to catch the words an...

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“A Soldier's Story” by Thom With An H

Submitted to Contest #137

The first time I saw Schmidt was my first day of basic training. We were transported in “cattle cars” to our new home away from home in Fort Benning, Georgia. When the doors opened, there were what seemed like an infinite number of drill sergeants—although in reality, there were only eight. They greeted us using names many of us had never heard before. We were “maggots” and “shitheads” and “faggots.” We were all devastatingly scared—all of us that is, except for Schmidt. It seemed that no matter how much the drill sergeants tried t...

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“Cat in a box” by Chris Campbell

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               “What happened to the cat?”         “What cat?”         “The cat in the box.”         “There was no cat.”         “But… you said that the experiment calls for a cat.”         “It’s a hypothetical theory.”    &nbs...

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“A Mediocre Conversation” by Daniel Roueche

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“They call me Einstein,” Henry says. “That’s great, my boy! What a compliment,” Albert replies. “They say it when I miss a math problem or stumble over my words or forget to wear pants. It’s humiliating!” “What’s humiliating?” “When they call me Einstein. I just said that.” “Oh, I thought you were referring to the pants. Funny story, that happened to me once too. So, it was right after I moved to America—” “I wish I could just disappear.” “That is physically impossible, son. We are made of matter and matter can’t just go away.” “You ...

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“Gee Einstein” by Howard Seeley

Submitted to Contest #137

Strange, how bearing such a famous name can bring such hardship in one’s life. Take Gilbert, for instance. He was just an ordinary child, like you or me, but what made him special was his last name, Einstein. Since Gilbert could remember, his mother and father told him stories about how brilliant Albert Einstein was and how he was like him. Though he wasn’t related to the great Einstein, Gilbert was fascinated by him, and called him Uncle Albert. Day after day, he would corner his mother or father and ask as many scientific questions a chil...

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“Becoming Einstein” by Mike Panasitti

Submitted to Contest #137

      Isaac stood at his position as guard to the walled and gated community, rifle slung on his shoulder. It was the night shift, from 10 p.m. to 6 in the morning. The Lamanites were most active during the early hours of the shift. That was when they went out scavenging. In most urban areas, they had taken control of the night, and it was under cover of the night that they did what they could to survive.  With the imposition of martial law, Nephites that had remained in the cities faced...

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“Art Is Hard.” by C.B. Oates

Submitted to Contest #137

Philbert Einstein Fulbright is Eakin Stinkers’ best friend. They sit next to each other in art class.Dr. Craig Kaiser Krause is the Art teacher here at Trapton School for the Unlearned. He makes us all pronounce his name, especially the doctor part. There’s a plaque on the wall that he points to when we don’t get it right. We are allowed to sharpen our pencils between 9:20 and 9:25am in Krause's classroom. Today, Philbert made the mistake of sharpening his pencil at 9:19. Kaiser Roll, as Eakin likes to call him, strolled over to Phil wi...

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“Storm on the Horizon ” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

Submitted to Contest #137

When Godfrey Eilenstein started on the germline editing research being done at Kayline Research Laboratories, he never envisioned himself becoming a whistleblower.  “What is it?” He asked his assistant Penning Walbee.  Penning had been his assistant for over twenty years and Godfrey placed his entire trust on Penning. Putting his eye to the electronic microscope.  He raised his head and looked at Dr. Eilenstein and replied, “I have no idea.”  “We cannot afford to put that into our prototype, now can we?” Godfrey crosse...

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“ After He Turned It On” by Nick Cevennes

Submitted to Contest #137

"Long time no see, Mr. Vence. Is there anyone I can hook you up with?" A well-mannered gentleman approached Kennis. "What a coincidence, Eck. I didn't expect to meet you here. Sure, if it's no trouble. I'm right now feeling a little lonely,” answered Kennis. He looked at the other man: Eck Vincennes, from Strasbourg, was a classic self-made man who was extremely concerned with appearance, even on the beach. "It's all right, Kennis. It won't happen again like last time." With that, a third man – a stocky man with prominent cheekbones – ...

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“Keep Your Eyes Open Einstein” by Scott Christenson

Submitted to Contest #137

Filled with a mixture of excitement, ambition and trepidation I headed into the first day of my first ever internship. The administrator from HR went through the company policies quite sternly, then said the pay was $7.00 an hour, I said ok. This was more than I had ever been paid. He showed me my cubicle. I sat down. It was the first time I had ever sat down at a job, It felt like heaven. Before this I had only worked in very physical retail jobs. Things were not easy in Milwaukee heading into 1990.I was introduced to my new boss Michael, w...

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“Criminal for Life” by Jordan Williams

Submitted to Contest #137

"Listen Einstein, you just gotta keep the engine running and keep an eye to for the cops okay?" Casanova said. He had pulled a balaclava over his face and was checking that his shotgun was loaded.  Shelly nodded and checked that the engine was running. It was. She had a gun too, but hers wasn't loaded, when they had given it to her first with a full clip Ceaser had snatched it from her hands and asked if the others were fucking retarded.  "She can barely string a sentence together, don't give her a loaded piece you fucking ingrate....

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“Tinkerbell Kill's” by Shannon Ramos

Submitted to Contest #137

I wipe the knife on our bedspread, watching as the crimson color of my husband’s blood drips on the cloth, mixing with the fabric. I loved that bedding set. My beautiful, white down filled comforter, lying across white cotton Egyptian sheets. I shouldn’t have bought it. The cost was more than I’d ever spent on a blanket or sheets. I knew David was going to be pissed at me again. In his bitchy voice, “We have enough blankets!” Screw him. I don’t give a shit anymore. I wanted it, so I bought it. I stopped caring about how he felt o...

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“Hey Einstein” by Brian G

Submitted to Contest #137

“Dispatch to 34.” “34. Go.” “34, start responding in the vicinity of the parking lot in front of Lenny’s Market, 1278 Mission Street. We’ve got two calls on a report of a dispute between an employee and a customer.” “34 copy. Show me responding from 11th and Elm.” John put the mic back up on the dash board of his patrol car and looked down at his phone. He was in the middle of writing his wife a text when the call came in. John erased it and wrote in its place: Call just came in. Prob late. Will let you know.  For John, it w...

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“Never Judge a Book” by Valerie Preston

Submitted to Contest #137

There is always someone who gets picked on in life. When I was at school it was Jeremy Longbottom. He was a mountain of a guy, ginger hair and freckles. His teeth stuck out way beyond his lip and consequently he couldn’t pronounce his ‘L’s so if you asked him to say ‘lovely lollies’ he would end up saying ‘wovely wallies’…much to the amusement of all the kids gathered around, who found it extremely funny no matter how many times we made him say it. We were all so unfair to him. But we were just all kids. Jeremy Longbottom had another proble...

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“Better Late Than Never” by David Elkind

Submitted to Contest #137

       BETTER LATE THAN NEVER                                               By David L. Elkind                  About a Character Who Ironically Gets Called an EinsteinBill Jensen thought...

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