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Le Monstre de la Mer
Prompted By The Twilight Zone
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“When will we ever get another chance to see a sea monster?” Patti urged, sealing the deal.
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True Love and High Adventure
Prompted By What We Read
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The thrilling tale of the Dread Pirate Roberts and Rodents Of Unusual Size and the Cliffs of Insanity and the Zoo of Death.
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Rocky on the Second Ballot
Prompted By Student Activism
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Hey kids, let's put on a convention!
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Just Pizza
Prompted By Restaurants
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Patti and I simultaneously glanced up a side street, spotted a pizzeria, and nodded knowingly at each other.
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Expats in London: Summer of ’74
Prompted By Watergate
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Nixon's address would go down at 3:00 in the morning, London time. But this was history and we were not going to miss it.
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Roommate Poker
Prompted By Roommates
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The stakes were sky high: the corner single.
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Yokohama Item Nancy
Prompted By Technology
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“What does CQ stand for?” I asked. “It doesn’t stand for anything,” he answered. “It means ‘Seek you.‘”
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The Car That Smelled Like California
Prompted By My First Car
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The case of wine slid across the carpet and the bottles fell out. With a crash, one broke.
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Androgyny
Prompted By Gender Roles
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We all thought equality was a great idea, but it was not easy to translate into the day-to-day work of being married.
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Trading Places
Prompted By Trick or Treat?
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I wore no wig, no makeup, no heels—just the dress, set off by the full beard I wore at the time.
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