Stories on This Week's Writing Prompt
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Who’s Your Daddy?
I have the distinct impression of brightening light, as if the sun has just moved out from behind a cloud.
Readers’ Choice
Happy 40th!
Dan didn’t like surprise parties. He didn’t want one for his 30th, so a bunch of his work buddies convinced me to [...]
Baby What a Big Surprise
I saw the notice on facebook, of all places, where it had been posted by the mayor of Sacramento, whom I follow. The city had [...]
Surprise, You’re Pregnant
Becoming pregnant was shrouded in mystery back then. There was always an element of surprise when I became pregnant.
Surprise Party
When her husband Andrew was about to turn 40, my friend Simi decided to throw him a big surprise party and she asked for my [...]
Stories from the Previous Prompt
Ageism
Ok, Boomer
Young people are using the phrase OK, boomer to indicate disdain for folks of my generation.
OK, Younger Generations
Think of what we all could accomplish if all parties stopped eye rolling ... and lecturing ... and started working together.
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You Made Me Love You . . .
I don’t know what the definition of “crush” is, offhand. Certainly, it’s an intense infatuation, a deep, deep feeling. But [...]
Prompted By The Crush
My Celebrity Crushes
In July of 2018, Arthur Andrew Gelien died. I knew him as Tab Hunter and had his picture pasted in a scrapbook devoted to my [...]
Prompted By The Crush
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