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Two Old Women: Book Review

One day, I was browsing the bookshelves of my local library looking for something interesting to read. There’s one particular shelf in an adult section of the library that I like to browse all the time, and it’s one that has books of myth, folklore, and fairytales . I eventually found a book that I had never heard of or read before; Two Old Women . Two Old Women is a book written by Velma Wallis . It is an Alaskan legend of the Gwich’in people that Wallis’s mother told her after they had finished collecting firewood (p. xi). According to Wallis, her mother had told her this story because of an earlier conversation they had while collecting firewood (p. X.) Wallis was amazed by the fact that her mother still collected her own firewood despite being in her early fifties, and despite the work being physically difficult for her (p. xii) According to Wallis, the elders amongst her people would work until they couldn’t move or until they died (p. xii). After talking about these things, her ...

30 Backstabbing Dialogue Prompts



Need writing inspiration for your next story? Here are thirty dialogue prompts for you to use!


1. “I thought he was our friend!”

“I didn’t. Am I the only one not surprised by this?”


2. “They—they left?!”

“Well, duh. Joining my evil empire doesn’t seem so bad now, does it?”


3. “I’m sorry. I had no choice.”

“Yeah, keep telling yourself that.”


4. “Now, I know this may come as a surprise to you, but—”

“Don’t make me laugh. Did you really think we were that stupid?”


5. “I hate you!”

“The knife in my back makes that quite clear. But thanks for stating the obvious.”


6. “Is—is that the murder weapon?”

“No. But it’s about to be.”


7. “I trusted you!”

“Yeah, I know. Trust is sort of an important component for deceit.”


8. “I—I can’t breathe!”

“That’s unfortunate.”


9. “Let me guess, you’re gonna betray me too?”

“Depends. How much will you pay me not to?”


10. “Who stole it?!”

“Who do you think, Mr. Everyone Deserves A Second Chance?”


11. “He’s going to backstab us!”

“That’s what I’m counting on.”


12. “Your name should be Judas Iscariot.”

“You know, it’s funny you mention that. My real name is Judas.”


13. “You abandoned your friends to help me? I thought you hated me.”

“I do. But I hate them more.”


14. “You said you were on our side!”

“I was. But things got boring.”


15. “Why does the king want your head on a platter? I thought you were friends.”

“I mean, we were…until he stole from me.”


16. “We can’t do this. They’re our friends. Family even.”

“Don’t give me that. You know it’s too late to back out now.”


17. “They’ll call me a monster.”

“No! Maybe. Probably. Okay, yeah, but I’m sure it’ll be worth it.”


18. “I knew I couldn’t trust you.”

“And yet you did.”


19. “I know this is bad, but let me explain.”

“Explain what?! Why you destroyed everything we’ve been trying to protect?!”


20. “You took everything. What more do you want?”

“Ha! That’s the question of the day, isn’t it?”


21. “Why didn’t you go to your friend’s party?”

“I wasn’t invited.”


22. “He was supposed to be here hours ago.”

“I’m sorry to say this, but I think he ghosted you.”


23. “I didn’t want to say anything, but you should probably check his phone.”

“What? Why?”


24. “They told us not to open the safe.”

“They also lied to us multiple times. We’re not obligated to listen to them. Do you want to do the honors?”


25. “You told them?! You promised not to say anything!”

“I know, I know, I’m sorry.”


26. “The evidence! Where is it?!”

“Maybe your ‘friend’ knows where it is.”


27. “I can’t believe you framed her for murder!”

“I didn’t frame her! It was an honest mistake!”


28. “I don’t trust him.

“Neither do I. But I have an idea.”


29. “I knew he was lying.”

“I mean, it was pretty obvious.”


30. “So, do you want to talk about it?”

“Talk about what?”

“The fact that you backstabbed me but ended up getting backstabbed by your boss in the process.”

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