Write about two people who just can’t seem to understand each other, no matter how clearly they think they’re speaking.

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“ He Thinks he knows...” by Fiza Ilyas

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On one frosty night in January there was a handsome young man whose name was Jim and who was roaming in the streets of Mall Road. He seemed to be a well-groomed gentle man. His hair was sleek and shinning and he wore side burns. He had thin mustache. He wore a brown overcoat with a cream colored half opened rose in his button hole. A white silk scarf was knotted at his neck. One of his hands was in a pocket and in the other hand he was holding a cigar. When everyone was shivering from the cold and freezing air of that night that guy was enjo...

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“Resolution” by Greg Gillis

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“What did you say?”, Joshua questioned as he pulled the earbud from his ear. His mother replied, “I asked you why you had not taken out the garbage yet? I told you before I left for work this morning that I expected it to be done.” “Sorry mom, I just got busy.” “Busy? Busy doing wha...

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“For Once ” by Jocelyn Fryer

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“Oh, dahling, I’m still in my robe! Let me go and make my face...” Angelique waved her hand as she turned on her heels back indoors, leaving me to hesitate in the entrance hall before coming on through. Without pause for a proper hello. Even in her robe, Angelique was the very picture of feminine perfection. A sky blue silken kimono robe with billowing sleeves, covered in purple and orange blossoms so authentic the honey bees themselves had confused them with the real thing on occasion. Her hair a perfect mop of ...

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“Opposites ” by Samaira S.

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The sound of the the chatter and laughter pounded through her ears and the music pulsed through her veins. Kaira squeezed her eyes shut before opening them again, trying and failing to paste a smile on her face. Thankfully, no one was looking at her. But then again, no one ever did. Gulping down another gulp of some unknown drink that had been shoved into her hand at some point during the night, Kaira turned around to go get something stronger, keeping her eyes trained to the cheaply tiled floors so as not to draw attention to herself. She h...

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“Chills of the Wind” by Sincerely Cezlie

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The wind chime clinked together outside on the balcony. The winter air gave a wispy chill by the looks of the goosebumps on her arms. She never wore a long sleeve tee, her arms needed no restriction. She wrapped herself with a tartan cotton blanket and immediately felt at ease as she sat crossed-legged on the brown coloured sofa. It was her favourite show on the tv, Bargain Boyz. The show revolved around buying and selling goods at a bargained price. The two bald men on screen, one short, one thin, holding a vintage record player. Th...

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“To Puerto Rico And Time” by Priscilla Taiwo

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The news displayed images of a deadly convict who escaped prison the night before. Anna threw clothes into her bag, one eye on the TV. Her phone buzzed and she ignored it, guilt gnawing at her soul. She had never felt so stupid in her 5 years career.In a jiffy, her bags were ready."I'm so sorry I'm late." Anna Stevens said over the phone, running out of her condo in her dove-gray slender gown, her black hair flapping in the air behind. "I'm on my way. Give me thirty minutes."Her face was white as she descended the elevator. She counted the n...

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“When The Bigot Speaks” by Aris K

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-I have had enough of these damn foreigners stealing our jobs. I am done with them! Finally the new president will send them packing in the filthy place where they came from! Good riddance! It was a cloudy Tuesday morning in Oakley Cove and Bailey was ranting obnoxiously loud as usual. His wife would occasionally nod like she agreed, but it was painfully obvious that she didn’t. The terrified look in her eyes and the constant tension in her facial muscles revealed how much she was afraid to speak her mind. But after all, how can a fawn stan...

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“" Between Two Hearts " ” by Miruthulla Vaani

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Between Two Hearts Yes, as much as I’ve had people laugh at me, shout at me and patronize me, there is perhaps nothing more rude than an eye roll. To the middle-class, middle-aged lady in the hipster pizzeria in East London who rolled her eyes at the Polish waitress: Shame. On. You. Eye rolling is rude in all circumstances, not just when you’re speaking to somebody who isn’t fluent in your language. Your waitress was kind, good at her job and clearly trying her level-best to communicate with you despite your incessant whining. She r...

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“Two Year Old” by Bonnie Clarkson

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THOONK! The horn yanked my gaze from the window to the windshield, now almost full of a semi-truck and trailer. The sight compelled my lungs to suck in deeply. The driver barely missed us by swerving around us. Mother swerved to the right and slammed to a stop. My mother had driven halfway into his lane. “Didn’t you see him coming?” I fumed. “It’s incredible we didn’t have an accident.” While Mother’s hands were still glued to the steering wheel, I lunged toward t...

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“Shallow minded approach” by Philip Ebuluofor

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“See, we swallowed our pride as a nation to even sit down facing each other in the name of negotiation. I don’t know how many organized nations that will agree to stoop so low like we did just for peace to reign. We want an end to this conflicts and release of all the school girls and they held hostage since two years now. The demand of one billion naira and release of all your members without conditions cannot work, one billion for what?", he querried. "From the look of things, we are not sure that they have peace in mind. These guys are t...

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“SPELL IT OUT” by Lerato Moeketsi

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“ When you arrived in the office this morning and found the safe door open, what was the first thing you did?”“ I don’t have access to the safe keys or keys to any room for that matter.”“But then did you notice that the safe door was open?”“Was I the only person arriving early this morning?”“No, you may not be the first to arrive but what did you do?”“ I did what I’m required to do each day in the office.”“So, you did not take notice of the open safe?”“Is there a problem when people arrive early to work Matt? Are you not the one responsible ...

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“Dead Position ” by H.K. Slade

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“He’s terrified. You at least understand why, right?”“No, James, I really can’t.”On the table beside them, Vincent the Prodigy checkmated his opponent. They shook hands, Vincent made a quip at the vanquished player’s expense, and a new challenger took the empty seat. The process was as ruthless as natural selection.James’s eyes never left his game. Focus. That was his watchword.“I find that hard to believe, Marty,” he said, and pulled his bishop back under the protection of his knight’s pawn.Marty took a long pull from his water bottle. Back...

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“All Because of a Remote” by Rahma S

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Suzan paused her show and got up from the couch to go get a glass of water from the kitchen when she heard the front door open. “I’m home,” said her husband Jim’s voice. He had just come home from his trip to Venice for his job. “Hey welcome home” Suzan replied as she greeted him from the kitchen. Jim took off his shoes, hung his coat, and went to sit on the couch in the living room. “What are you watching?” he asked as he sat down. “Just a romance show sort of thing” Suzan answered. Jim picked up the remote and changed the channel. Suzan wa...

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“Chronim Tzyleph” by Roth Sassin (inactive)

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Dylan Volity"We're almost at the landing strip."The taxi driver takes a puff on his cigarette, blowing smoke into my face. It's environment friendly, of course, but its fumes still make me cough and choke a little."Ya gotta place in mind.""You aren't very professional," I point out."Never said I was. Now, ya gotta place in mind, or will I have tuh shove you off the ship.""The Schaltej Market, if you please.""Gotcha."He takes another puff and my eyes water. "Can you please stop smoking?""Can't." another puff. "It calms me down.""I'm givi...

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“Alone Behind the Glass” by CM Jewell

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Lucas rolled to his side, hurling bloody vomit as he did. He had never remembered being hit so hard before; the entirety of his body ached as if he had been dragged across the earth for hundreds of miles. He painfully lifted himself to his knees and opened his eyes. The room he was in was filled with harsh, white light, all around him, engulfing him. The floor beneath him was coarse like sandpaper, grey and cold. A large metal door stood in the wall in front of him, locking him in, Lucas slowly got to his feet, his joints cracking beneath hi...

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Write about two people who just can’t seem to understand each other, no matter how clearly they think they’re speaking.

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✍️ 79 stories

“ He Thinks he knows...” by Fiza Ilyas

“Resolution” by Greg Gillis

“For Once ” by Jocelyn Fryer

“Opposites ” by Samaira S.

“Chills of the Wind” by Sincerely Cezlie

“To Puerto Rico And Time” by Priscilla Taiwo

“When The Bigot Speaks” by Aris K

“" Between Two Hearts " ” by Miruthulla Vaani

“Two Year Old” by Bonnie Clarkson

“Shallow minded approach” by Philip Ebuluofor

“SPELL IT OUT” by Lerato Moeketsi

“Dead Position ” by H.K. Slade

“All Because of a Remote” by Rahma S

“Chronim Tzyleph” by Roth Sassin (inactive)

“Alone Behind the Glass” by CM Jewell

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Write about a character who’s always thinking of things they’ll say to people, but who ends up saying very little when they finally get the chance.

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