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Book Review: The Bakery Dragon

The Bakery Dragon is a children’s fantasy book written and illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz. It was published in 2024 by Alfred A. Knopf (Penguin Random House is the parent company). The story is about a little dragon named Ember who, like all dragons, loves gold more than anything. Problem is, he doesn’t have a hoard of gold like the other dragons (who are much bigger and intimidating than him). While the bigger dragons can spew out fire and scare people into giving them gold, Ember can only spew out a small flame and cannot scare villagers into giving him anything. In his search for gold, he comes across a kind baker who teaches him how to bake tasty “gold,” and he learns that this tasty gold is even better when it is shared. I enjoyed the story, as well as the moral about sharing with others is much better than stealing and hoarding. The writing is good, but since this is a children’s book, I feel the biggest strength is the illustrations. The illustrations are beautiful, and Devin E...

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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