Before I tell you my name, or my age. Before I tell you anything great about me, any accomplishment or good deed. Before I let you know me, I have a secret that you should hear.1
Its not a good secret, nor is it a bad one. Its just a fact. But the thing about it is that it must remain a secret.2
I have wanted to tell someone forever, and when I tell you then you take it upon yourself to protect this secret as I have.3
You can wrte it in your books, you can whisper it when you are blind in the middle of the night. Say it in a prayer. But keep it secret.4
It might kill me if anyone knew that would use it against me. And I know they would, something like this...anyone would5
You must know by now what this secret is, you must have guessed it from all that you've read. And you must have known from the very beginning that I would tell you.6
My secret, of course, is that I am a liar.
Author notes
ok, for the contest I'm entering...
One of my pet peeves: When people call Sign Language "Hand Crap" or something like that. I am an interpreter in training, I am friends with many deaf people. DON'T CALL IT HAND CRAP!!
For the song bit: does it count if I use my brain to move my fingers to tap the keys on my laptop'skeyboard and search for the song?? That is using only my brain...technically
if it does count then your song is called Song of the Soul and its by Cris Williamson
A contest entry
- While we're waiting, tell me your secret. I promise I won't tell. by Noisome..
300 points, ended September 13, 2008, 16 entries
Honorable mention
• next story in this contest, remove from contest
got comments??
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I Like It
This is another strange but very interesting piece by you, Ms. Corvis. very simple and very well done. And as for not putting Diary of a Liar on Storywrite, well that's too bad. It has a very catching first page, but I'm sure you already know that.
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, ending: 5.
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If you looked it up online, then no, it doesn't count, but you are the first to pay it any attention. Good sleuthing.
On another note, this piece was so short and intriguing. I read it through, once, and was slightly enchanted, but, upon reading it again, I was probably enamored with it. The writing is simple, descriptive and the last line is a breathtaking little twist. Not really a twist, nor is it a shock, but it just gives off that effect, and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the entry, I liked it a lot.
-Sarah.
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I had to try, didn't I??
Thanks for reading it, it was originally for a short book I was working on called diary of a liar, it was the first page. I just remembered it and thought it fit your contest very well. The idea was you would never know if anythign in the diary was true, and some o it wasnt. I dont think alot of Diary of a Liar will be put on storywrite though.
Again thanks for reading it.
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