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Maxwell Hoffman

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Reese Guerra's Scare in the Forest

Weekly Contest #326

Reese always thought of herself as the brave one when it came to the forest. The darkness of the forest would always drive away everyone else. But one day she decided to step out of her usual routine and take a walk. She didn't seem to care the sun was going down. As she continued to move through the typical trial she could hear some rustling noises a few paces away. Oami Rockjaw, a Big Foot who has been known to do various pranks targeting hikers was surprised seeing that Reese was out this late. "Can't believe she's out and alone" thought ...

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Unexpected Johnny Katz The Actor?

Weekly Contest #324

Johnny Katz had always wanted to be a screenwriter. He had gotten a job working for a notorious producer Jeffrey Boothe. Jeffrey was always the sort of toxic boss to pick on newcomers to his crew -- he had picked on Eliott Brun who was on his way out into a better studio that'd treat him with respect. Johnny was now the go-to-person for writing the scripts and often doing the necessary edits. However, one morning as Jeffrey sat at his desk his old rival from acting school arrived -- Nash Thundercloud, a Cherokee reality television show ...

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Stranded on an Island: The Samuel Houseman Story

Weekly Contest #324

Samuel Houseman found himself as the sole survivor of a notorious plane crash. He had spent days on the island by himself. Once a promising meteorologist from a small Montana town of Savior. Samuel was alone. Samuel made the most of it by collecting bananas from the trees. "Just a little further" thought Samuel as he was climbing up. Samuel did his best, he climbed up high on the tree to retrieve the bananas -- at least five of them enough energy for him that'd last for a week. As he climbed back down, he setup a campfire. He sat by himself ...

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Simon's One-Man Band

Weekly Contest #322

Simon Babin was quite nervous about showing off his one-man band to his family. Simon lived in Oakland, California in a predominantly African American suburb. He was nervous about showing off his skills as a musician. Being a nerd, people would often laugh at his skills when it came to musical instruments. He had about three instruments he was going to play all at once -- a drum, a violin and a guitar. It was hard for those in his family to understand why he was doing this. Simon was prepared to be involved in a Battle of the Bands co...

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