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“Set your story at a dinner where two or more people share the table. Each is carrying a secret, or hiding something about another person in the room.”

Posted in Character on May 15, 2026

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Mr. & Mrs. Bright

Weekly Contest #355

It was a lovely restaurant. The same old stereotypical candlelight dinner with two people who love each other as if it was their life's work. As if holding each other, eating together, smiling at each other was their soul reasoning for existence. As if.____________________________________________________Vaughn Bright was going to be in deep, deep trouble when he finally got to the Pierre’s for their date. It’s not his fault that everything went to hell so quickly. Nor was it his fault that he hit every single red stoplight in twelve miles. “...

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The Way Out

Weekly Contest #355

**SENSITIVE CONTENT: themes of trafficking, incest, drug usage/dealing, and prostitution** She woke to the sound of her boyfriend’s phone going off. Next to her in bed, he’s slumped over the side, wearing a pair of boxers with a hole in the left cheek and a cigarette still hanging out of his mouth. She takes a breath before getting up, suddenly thankful to be alive, and then her mind wanders to what she hid in the bottom of the bathroom garbage can. Reality sets in and she knows she’s got to get going before he’s up. The resentment for him a...

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The Secrets we Keep

Weekly Contest #355

Vivian set out the China humming tunelessly. Each teacup placed just so on her best lace doilies. It had been weeks since the last brunch and she wanted everything to be perfect. She fluffed the wildflowers in the vase, the one good thing that came from her daughter’s weekly visits. Darlene was such a dull girl. She chattered away week after week about her Pilates classes, her fish-tank, and her husband’s job. What did he do again? Something in banking? Vivian never bothered to remember, he was as colorless as her daughter. Darlene always en...

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"Sam's Secret"

Weekly Contest #355

CW: Some sex, fraud, arrest Natalie and Judith saw themselves as independent college students aiming to be more than just girls. Natalie dreamed of becoming a talented writer and a skilled artist. She was determined not to fall behind like many talented women who wanted passionate romance and a carefree attitude.A blond-haired man approached her at a club and asked her to dance. He was slim and occasionally clapped his hands. When the song ended, he said, "Dance another one. That was too short," and so, they did. He pressed against her, and ...

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