Which Character Will You Become?

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87.6

#21 highest-rated
Lisa
Female Adult (30-45)

Lisa is a good wife and mother, but like all women, her patience gets challenged. She thought she was in the clear when the kids were on the mend but now she deals with her hardest patient yet.

2 pages • With Reader • Written By Emily Giuffré
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86.4

#24 highest-rated
Private Pancake Popular
Male Young Adult (20-29)

Private Pancake has never been one to stand out from the crowd, save for his unfortunate last name. Generally unremarkable in every way - with a sprinkling of awkward - he's a complete and utter stranger to the spotlight. Recently he's been working on becoming a better, stronger man, made evident by his decision to "be all he can be". (Preferred Age range 18-24.)

3 pages • With Reader • Written By Kari Fabian
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84.4

#33 highest-rated
Jane Grant
Female Adult (30-45)

Jane Grant is a warm, witty, and slightly overprotective mother with a penchant for humor and playful sarcasm. She approaches parenting with a mix of affection and sharp observation, using humor as both a bonding tool and a subtle way to express her concerns. Jane is deeply invested in her daughter Emma’s life, but her approach is more conversational and teasing than authoritarian. This makes her approachable, though her tendency to turn everything into a "thing" can be both endearing and mildly exasperating.

3 pages • With Reader • Written By Renee Michaels
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82.3

#38 highest-rated
Enrique
Male Young Adult (20-29)

Enrique is a clueless blind date - clueless because his compliments are actually insulting to his date.

3 pages • With Reader • Written By Jaclyn Whitt
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73.4

#66 highest-rated
John
Male Adult (30-45)

John grew up the oldest son of his revered pastor father with the knowledge that he would eventually follow in his footsteps and inherit his father's church. Recently, his father passed away and the transition of leadership has been rocky as he deals with dwindling congregation numbers, a controlling board making decisions without him and corralling an errant brother who never quite grew up. When Jessa whirls back into his life, he seizes the opportunity to step away from it all and maybe remember who he was before all this happened. And how he ever let her get away.

2 pages • With Reader • Written By Shelly Paino
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70.9

#72 highest-rated
Andrew Chapman Popular
Male Teenager (14-19)

Andrew is a charismatic, confident guy who knows he is above school discipline becasue of his on-field accolades.

3 pages • With Reader • Written By Nathan O'Flaherty
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Derrick
Male Adult (30-45)

Derrick is persistent and way more patient than the average person. However, he has a sarcastic tone that doesn't help his situation. As the scene draws on, he gets more and more irritated, but ultimately is so caught off guard by the Clerk's demeanor that he is stunned and can't quite believe what has just happened to him.

3 pages • With Reader • Written By Douglas Smith
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