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“Write a story about a character who's too polite to tell someone they don't like a gift given to them.”

Posted in Funny on Oct 26, 2022

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A Lesson Taught Is A Lesson Learned

Weekly Contest #33

“Okay, guys. We are going to try something new this week.” Mrs. Larson said. She was the adviser for the National Honor Society “So, I have a bucket filled with names. I have recorded these names from lunch observations. These are kids who sit by themselves at lunch. I want you to get to know them. Be nice to them and sit with them at lunch for three weeks. Then, tell me about your experiences.”She handed the bucket to Clover and she drew a slip from the bucket. Clover grimaced and passed the bucket to Ron and so on. It was my turn to pick f...

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Your Move

Weekly Contest #33

“Wow, I don’t know what to say,” I tell Arthur.“Are you sure?” Arthur asked. He seemed very nervous about the whole thing and to be honest, this was the first time that a grown man had ever given me macaroni art as a gift, or at all for that matter. It wasn’t that it was particularly bad, but it wasn’t something that you’d find hanging in the parlour either.“Yeah, of course I’m sure, it’s really something,” I told him, “Come on Arthur, it’s your turn.”Arthur stroked his chin, and surveyed the board. He moved his knight to A3 and then looked ...

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The Beast on Her Back

Shortlisted for Contest #33 ⭐️

The enchanting night that lay sprawled before Rosita only moments before, offering itself up for her pleasure, perished with a seemingly simple request from her beloved Abuela.Earlier that afternoon, Rosita had caressed the satin of the dress that flirtatiously tickled her knees and hugged her chest exactly as it should. It was certainly the most captivating garment she had ever owned. The color was that of daffodil petals, and she smiled when she considered hers must echo a butterfly’s feelings when it first spread its wings and was mesmeri...

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Donum Ex Deo

Weekly Contest #33

“Well, what do you think?”“Uh…”“You do like it, don’t you?”“Well…”“Wonderful! I’m so glad you’re pleased. You know, I was wondering about whether it was the right gift or not, and — you know — you can never tell!”“Right…” As the word tumbled from my mouth, the box in my hands shuddered a bit. Not much, gosh no, but enough that I noticed it. And… was that a little squeak? I couldn’t be sure of that last one, because they kept talking.“So, what do you say?” interjected one of the ones with wings. I got the distinct imp...

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The Necklace

Weekly Contest #33

Disappointment. Embarrassment. Fear. Those would be the words that I used to describe the feelings I had about the necklace. It was beautiful, don’t get me wrong, absolutely astonishing. But it was all wrong. I couldn’t wear that thing. No way. My friends would ask questions or make fun of me. God, don’t even mention how that would make me feel. It had taken two years to get over Andy. I couldn’t. I couldn’t wear that necklace and be reminded of him all over again. I couldn’t walk down the street knowing what was around my neck. But I had to...

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How I told my mom I definitely didn't like her cooking

Weekly Contest #33

My mom is a terrible cook. I will say, however, that she does what she can. She grew up in a typical Mexican household where my grandmother would cook every day. Simple things, mind, nothing fancy. Beans, corn, a little bit of meat on the side to make sure her four kids got some protein. The typical dish at any family-owned Mexican restaurant, except that's a very average family meal in an average Mexican neighborhood. Tortillas go unmentioned because they are just there, as part of the table as the plates the food is served in. An impo...

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Peach Yoghurt Sky

Weekly Contest #33

She had a dream that they were standing with their backs together, against a wall. Everything was painted in the same precise shade of lightly tinted cream, like a peach yoghurt. Even so, somehow a bright sun shone down on them.The first time it was her birthday after they had started to date, he bought her a dress that surpassed her wildest expectations. That is to say, it was the worst garment she had ever seen in her life. The wrong colour for her skin, far too revealing and sexy. Something she would never wear.“Oh,” she said, when she ha...

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The Folly’s Dutchess

Weekly Contest #33

Fall was the first season I ever had to spend without Julia. She died at the end of August, 5 years ago. Each time Fall rolls around without her, I think it might get easier, but it never does. Each year, as the leaves die, and the weather sharpens, and she's not here with me to enjoy it, to step on the crunchy leaves, drink hot cider, and tell me how cute I look in my beanie... each fall it's worse. This year, on the anniversary of her death, I go to our old favorite coffee shop. The one I usually avoid. Sit in our usual spot by the fr...

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A Tablet For Adulthood

Weekly Contest #33

When she was younger, the sight of a pile of presents would fill Esme with joy. Now, at only nineteen, it filled her with dread. “I didn’t ask for anything though,” she said with a fake laugh to her parents, praying that they wouldn’t see through it. “What’s all this?” “Well you can’t not have presents on your birthday,” her mother replied. “But what are they-” “There’s no point in us telling you is there? Go on, open them up.” The first one was a box of chocolates, which gave her hope for the rest of them. That hope was shattered when she g...

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On the receiving end

Weekly Contest #33

Just after midnight, Jen was called to the captain’s study for the sixty-seventh time in a week.“On my way!” She stifled a yawn and looked around for her coat. Curse all officers. It had been exciting at first. Adventure, excitement, new cultures. Every ethnographer’s dream. But lately the captain had taken to summoning her at odd hours in order to pick her brains. The captain was one of the most experienced and decorated in the fleet. He had fought in the Three Years’ War and won a stunning victory while outnumbered five-to-one, but the pro...

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A Magical Moment

Weekly Contest #33

“So? What do you think?”Taylor knows what she’s supposed to think. The look of expectant, self-satisfied glee in Aggie’s eyes tells her that she’s supposed to think this is the greatest birthday gift she’s ever received. And it is, isn’t it? Her witch girlfriend is offering to cast a spell that will enable Taylor to share in her magic powers for a full day. She’s going to be magic. It’s the kind of thing that ordinary people dream about. So Taylor swallows down the panic rising in her chest and puts on her most convincing imitation of a smil...

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A Heavy Tole

Weekly Contest #33

Here I sit with my twelve dear friends, celebrating our tenth year together. I started this group because my husband and I retired to a place where I knew no one, zip, zilch and 2000 miles from our families. Amazingly our college graduate sons, came with us to this isolated place and fortunately, we all managed to adjust. My first acquaintance was Pam the owner of the sewing shop where I had replaced my sewing machine after its destruction in a horrific car accident on our way to our new home. Pam was irrepressibly positive and sup...

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“Best Friends”

Weekly Contest #33

I tried it at so many angles, in so many lights. I tried it on different surfaces: the coffee table, the center of the dining room table, the top of the break front, the curio cabinet. Nope. I sighed deeply. This gift was given to me by my best friend Kathy, not just a B.F.F, as the lingo goes, but a true best friend, one who has stuck by me through thick and thin, and who’d continue to do so in the future, I had no doubt. But the gift she gave me! It was... well, frankly, I hated it. I couldn’t display it in my home, I just couldn’t. It thr...

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Metamorphosis of the Monstrosity

Weekly Contest #33

Gwen and Martin didn’t believe in wedding present lists. “There’s something clinical about it,” said Gwen. “And cheeky,” said Martin. Of course that didn’t mean that they ruled out a certain judicious dropping of hints – some of them with the best of intentions, like making sure a friend who was in a pretty parlous financial position knew that they would really love a couple of nice bright mugs, and some of them were “Cynical,” said Martin. “Pragmatic,” Gwen countered. And it was true that Dan, who worked in a carpet...

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The Gift of The Magic Eye

Weekly Contest #33

“Do you like it?” Her face was lit up, her eyes wide. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, betraying the indecision of which way to turn.“It’s great,” he said, and he pulled off his hoodie and lifted the sweater from its shallow box to put on immediately. It scratched his face coming down and then got stuck. He reached around it and up, stretched the neck just enough and hurriedly shimmied into it.It wasn’t that bad, actually, was it? He felt like maybe he couldn’t get a good look at it, the way the bright yellow on the cuffs ha...

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