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Write a story in the form of a recipe.

Posted in Short Story on Sep 27, 2024

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“Recipe for Revenge” by Becheru D. Dan

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Recipe for RevengeIngredients:1 overworked peasant (ambitious, sarcastic, and with a healthy amount of spite)1 pompous knight (Ser Jamie, whose ego is bigger than his brain)A dash of castle life (featuring endless chores and entitled nobles)1 grand dining hall (long table, lords, ladies, knights, and the lord of the castle)A sprinkle of pettiness (to taste)1 cold dish (preferably tasteless and devoid of salt)1 final punchline (best delivered with a grin)Instructions:Step One: Introduce Your PeasantStart with a humble peasant named Harold, a ...

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“How To Kill A God” by Josefine R. Dalsager

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How To Kill A GodA Step By Step Instruction.Preface: One must recognize what kind of god ones god is, for this guide is only for specific gods, see alternatively “How To Kill A Water God” or “How To Kill A Young God”. If ones God fits into these criteria : ancient - has children - punishes sinners - jealous. Then ones God can be killed with the next steps. Ingredients:One single jar of flames of a dying star.Two scales from the first fish who walked the lands.Tears, just a tablespoon, from the first born child of ones God(alternatively secon...

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“How to Make Lobster Chowder ” by Beetle Bopjun

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How To Make Lobster ChowderPosted on Witch's Today by: Chelsea SutherlandPicture the leaves outside changing colour, the days are getting shorter, you notice it getting colder based on your breath coming into shape in front of you. The bugs go quiet, the birds start to migrate, people begin to prepare for the next three months of intense holidays. In this scenario, you’re just a kid and school starts next week. The world is new to you, you have no worries. Mom and dad take care of everything so you can be a kid.That’s what I go for when I ma...

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“A Recipe for Anarchy: A Recluses’ Guide to Sewing Discontent” by Jose Gutierrez

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In my time as a practitioner of dark magic, roughly two hundred years give or take, I have come to several conclusions. The first is that I decidedly do not like people. I have been chased from village to Village by people who view my practices as profane and perverse to the natural order of things. It’s beyond fine to stand in a town square and chant in a dead language for some puffed up god of spring or some other twaddle, but spirits forbid that a young boy should peer through my window and catch me painting sigils with deer blood to prot...

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“Resurrection, Romance and Red Dragon Testicles” by Michael Palmieri

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“Welcome to Summoning for Advance Summoners Volume 3”The kid holding me looked around in a panic, “Who said that?”“I did.”He continued to look around, “Who is talking?”“I’m the book you opened.”The kid walked over, picked the book up, and looked at it curiously.“You can talk?” he asked skeptically.“I can,” I answered. I had no eyes, but I had a mana sensory gland, which enabled me to see, hear, and smell everything within twenty feet of my location. So, I was more than capable of seeing the panic on the kids face when I spoke to him. “Oh wel...

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“Your Daughter's Favorite Birthday Cake” by Zoe Jazz

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(CONTENT WARNING: DEATH OF A CHILD) For the cake:1 1/3 cups unbleached flour1 ¼ cups sugar1 ½ teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda½ cup dutch-processed cocoa powder½ teaspoon salt½ cup buttermilk½ cup vegetable oil2 teaspoons vanilla extract2 eggs1 cup decaf coffee, hot For the frosting:2 sticks unsalted butter, softened8 ounces cream cheese6 cups confectioners sugar½ cup dutch-processed cocoa powder½ cup decaf coffee, coldPinch of salt When your daughter asks for “the best cake ever” again, and even when she doesn’t ask for it—when...

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“Caregivers Pie” by Bobbie Helbig

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This is a very new recipe for me. I have not put it to the test until now! Let’s look at why I chose to make this pie. Being a caregiver can be a struggle on a daily basis. I needed soothing ingredients to formulate the way I handle what is “dished” out towards me when caring for my loved one. Baking is a stress reliever for me, and I realized that creating this recipe is much like my weekly routine as a caregiver. I have found this to be a delicious dessert and hope you all do as well.Caregivers PieTake a minute and close your eyes. Savor t...

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“The Poets” by Gloria Parker

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My mother used to tell me there were steps for falling in love. It was her favourite story to tell me – probably because she wanted me to be able to believe that love truly existed, even after the man I was supposed to call dad up and left in the middle of the night. She wanted me to believe that out in the world, somewhere, someone would be the one for me. That magic truly existed. Every Friday night, after she got home from her part-time job at the pub downtown, her second job, she would come into my room after the babysitter left, and sh...

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“Bake It Till You Make it” by Lalitha Ramanathan

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“Step 1. Today, we’re baking the perfect sponge cake! Line your tray with parchment paper and preheat your oven to 180 degrees,” your cooking class instructor announces.You find her chirpiness unsettling. She, a snow-haired woman, resembles the fairy godmother from the Cinderella storybook. Did she introduce herself? Perhaps she did, and you didn’t catch it because the thoughts in your head are noisy, bordering on cacophonic. You do not know what to call the instructor, and so, you name her Nani, meaning grandmother in your native tongue. 'N...

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“Deviled Eggs” by Sophie Goldstein

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1.    Boil water. 2.    Once the water reaches a boil, gently put in your eggs. 3.    Gently.4.    Be gentle. 5.    Even though you want to throw the eggs against the wall, be gentle. 6.    Let the water boil for 10 minutes. 7.    Even though they say not to, watch the water boil. 8.    It will help. 9.    It will help soothe your heart. 10. The bubbles and th...

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“Fishing for Something Nordic” by Susmita Ramani

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Following is Soan Papdi, a.k.a. a Recipe Designed to Catch the Heart of My New Neighbor, Jergen, Who’s Just Moved Here From Finland and Said He’d Love to Try a Regional Indian Dessert of the Sort That I Grew Up Eating.Here’s the background: Jergen showed up last week at the otherwise-boring-the-ugly-sweater-off-me apartment complex’s holiday party. I’m glad, because he lives on the other side of the complex from me, and I’ve seen him coming and going. He’s a cloud-scrapingly tall blond glass of Alpine goat’s milk with a thick accent that mak...

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“Recipe for a Perfectly Cooked Workplace” by Suzana Stoimenova

Submitted to Contest #270

A Taste of the Modern Workplace: The Recipe for BurnoutOnce upon a time, there was a small team of employees who lived in a world filled with dreams of innovation, camaraderie, and success. They were a diverse group, each bringing their own set of skills, strengths, and ambitions to the table. It was a place where the future seemed promising—a workplace that seemed like it could become the next great success story, filled with possibilities and visions of change.At first, this office seemed like a utopia. It was an open-plan space, buzzing w...

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“Just Desserts” by Margaret Kelleher

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Just Desserts.‘Good morning mirror. Another bloody Thursday, date unknown. I’m still a sad old bat living alone in a converted schoolhouse with just you to converse with and a heart full of regret to keep me warm at night. Audrey Moloney, queen of the scrap heap. You’d never think that the platinum blonde with the purple streaks, the fashionable clothes and designer accessories is also queen of concealing the fact that she’s just a selfish cow who ruined lives because it suited her.  2020 promised so much but all it has ensured is that ...

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“Making Friends” by Fredrich TheFrogdrick

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Trigger warning: mention of suicide at the end and borderline/implied violenceA recipe turns many bland, simplistic elements into something more complex, but only the best make something so interesting that people hunger for it. I hunger for books who’s ingredients include a villain, like me, who cooks. I love those characters, but most stories prefer a complex protagonist, one that’s a mix between the evil that created them and the bland perfection they used to be, though a hero will never admit that they’re two parts villain. Forever flawe...

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“The Perfect Recipe: A Tale of Survival in 90s Milan” by Lete Griziotti

Submitted to Contest #270

Ingredients:500g of Concrete Jungle, freshly harvested from the gritty northern outskirts of 90s Milan, Quarto Oggiaro, to deliver that signature bitterness, unmistakably raw.1 Forgotten Corner of Housing Projects, graffiti-stained, with a musty scent of damp walls, carrying the weight of forgotten dreams and stubborn hope.3 Tablespoons of Air, infused with the sharp tang of cheap beer and stale grappa, the streets littered with empty Birella bottles for a nostalgic, bitter aftertaste.2 Cups of Community Center Graffiti, bold and rebellious,...

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