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Shopping For Eternal Love by
10
(22 Stories)

Prompted By Shopping Local

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"Bartender, drinks on the house for the entire castle!"
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Cool Water by
50
(90 Stories)

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I’m not really thirsty til I realize To my surprise and horror That I’ve left the house without My HydroFlask of water Cool clear water (water, water)   I try not to panic but I find it hard to swallow Will tomorrow ever come I mean what I am to do without water Cool clear water…
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ASPCA by
200
(346 Stories)

Prompted By Naming Pets

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ASPCA “The cancer has spread.”.  said the vet,  “It’s time to put her down if you don’t want the cat to suffer.”  So broken-hearted,  we said goodbye to our beloved Lucy Gray. Taking a walk a few days later we found ourselves in front of the ASPCA.  We looked at each other and without a…
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Spice of Life by
100
(165 Stories)

Prompted By Acquired Tastes

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My father was always a bit of a food adventurist.  He liked vinegar on broccoli, Brussels sprouts and spinach, and potato salad with vinegar and onions instead of mayonnaise.
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Freedom, Balance, and my Bike by
50
(50 Stories)

Prompted By Riding a Bicycle

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Learning to ride a bike can teach you some key lifelong lessons. That's what my red rocket did.
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She Won the Same Prize Twice by
25
(34 Stories)

Prompted By Spelling

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I have always been a voracious reader, and therefore learned to spell as a result of seeing a lot of words, although my pronouncing some of those words often caused a humorous response from my teachers. My older daughter followed in my footsteps when it came to spelling,  When she was in sixth form at…
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Black Ice by
200
(359 Stories)

Prompted By Danger

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After two warm days, January 18, 2001 was cold and sunny, prompting everything that had previously melted to freeze again. I had a morning meeting at the Rose Art Museum in Waltham, followed by lunch with an old friend who had moved to San Diego long ago, so I dressed nicely, even wearing my mink…
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For What It’s Worth by
50
(58 Stories)

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The first question is, “what if we’re wrong?”  The second, larger question is, “what if we can’t know?”
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Aunt Mickey by
200
(298 Stories)

Prompted By Aunts & Uncles

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She was the fun aunt – the one who let me do everything my mother forbid.
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Borderline by
100
(165 Stories)

Prompted By Fears and Phobias

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I still have a pang in my gut crossing any border, even when it should be benign.  Anything could happen in that liminal area.
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