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Mending Fences: An Exercise In Futility by
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(92 Stories)

Prompted By Mending Fences

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  Right, friendships. Those things we forge in the furnace of youth, fueled by shared baseball card collections and a desperate need for someone to understand our Nirvana obsession. But then, like a dodgy takeout of Indian curry, they often leave a sour aftertaste – only this time lasting far into adulthood. Why? Well, let’s…
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COVID-19 and the Cursed Princess by
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(194 Stories)

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What a bizarre intersection of a vacation from hell with a pandemic-stricken ship.
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The Computer Date Dance by
100
(165 Stories)

Prompted By Dating

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Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a high school far, far away, there was a computer date dance.
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A Christmas Discovery by (2 Stories)

Prompted By Holidaze

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How my effort at "early present discovery" backfired.
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Pet Rock by
25
(25 Stories)

Prompted By Fads and Trends

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The Pet Rock, my favorite fad.
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Yad Vashem by
200
(346 Stories)

Prompted By Finding Your Tribe

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Yad Vashem I’m not a religious person but I’ve always been proud to be Jewish and deeply connected to my faith – and moreso when I’m in Israel. The summer before he graduated from high school,  my son Noah spent 6 weeks there at a scouting program run by the Israeli army called Chetz V’Keshet…
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Songs My Mother Taught Me by
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(359 Stories)

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Mother was very insecure and depressed. She didn’t like to cook, had a maid for much her of life, didn’t know how to do laundry or iron, wasn’t good at domestic chores. She got by. Her entire life, she never drove on a highway. She didn’t like her own looks and projected that displeasure and…
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The Name Game by
200
(302 Stories)

Prompted By Nicknames

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Shirley, Shirley Bo-ber-ley, ba-na-na fanna Fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley, Shirley! No, that's not the name game I'm talking about.
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A tale of wash day danger by
50
(50 Stories)

Prompted By Laundry

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Trying to take his jeans out of dryer dubbed "the green monster," a young athlete's life is changed forever.
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Over the Rainbow by
200
(359 Stories)

Prompted By Theater

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Like so many very shy youngsters, I was drawn to the theater at a young age as a way to hide myself by exploring other identities. Elaine Zeve, my dear second grade teacher, saw something in me and encouraged me to explore other characters to become more self-assured. This story will be a pictorial review of…
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