Suprise Me

In Vino, Veritas by
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One day, in my late teens, at a family wedding, Mom was drinking as she usually was back then...
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Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat by
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Prompted By Hats

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We would go to Bloomingdale's and Saks and try on all the hats in the hat department until the sales people threw us out.
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Knock Three Times by
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Prompted By My First Apartment

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I lived in my first — and only — apartment building the summer after my sophomore year of college. I had snagged a great summer job working for Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co. in Boston. My dear friend Kit, who was part of my Comstock Hall crowd, had a job as a research assistant for a…
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Evolution: Electronics Edition by
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But wait, there's more detritus; calculators, voice recorders, and an electronic dictionary.
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Saving the Best for Last by
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(90 Stories)

Prompted By Anniversaries

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May 1st was Garth’s and my 10-year anniversary. It’s a milestone for any couple, but for me, it was extra special. It marked the very first time I’d been with a partner for ten years (and counting). We’ve always gone somewhere special on our anniversary, sometimes overseas, but this year…well, Covid. Instead, we enjoyed a…
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I Vant to be Alone… by
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It was introvert heaven! For a couple of months.
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So Much History by (1 Story)

Prompted By 1968

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This is my first story prompted by Betsy Sarason’s memories of Interlochen (National Music Camp). My parents made me go there even though I liked my old camp, I loved it and they used to remind me “Aren’t you glad we made you go”. Of course my brother Johnny, a talented pianist, had gone there.…
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Art Lessons by
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Only now does the sheer phallic audacity of that picture make me chuckle.
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The LocoMotion by
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Prompted By Planes and Trains

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I took my first airplane trip long before my first train trip, but I love trains so much more.
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Reconstructing a Tribe by
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Prompted By Finding Your Tribe

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"This is the weirdest, most interesting group of people I've ever encountered," I thought. "I fit right in!"
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