Stories on This Week’s Prompt
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Surviving a Workplace Bully
I gasped when I realized that I was the perfect target for a workplace bully--a textbook case.
I Chickened Out !
Yep I the first time I went down to the convention center in San Fransisco, looked at the crowd then said ‘Heck [...]
Kodachrome
I do not relate to the idea that group photos are no longer in vogue. For me they are a constant in my life!
The Shelf Life of Eggs
...notwithstanding any other food fear, sentiment, fixation, longing, dream, taboo, burp, or memory I may have or ever had, [...]
Meant For Our Eyes Only
I stood there in the heavy underbrush with tears in my eyes and a broken heart....
Highway to Hell
How is the Ku Klux Klan still a thing? In old movies we see those white-sheeted ridiculous-looking figures riding on [...]
Lucky dog retro flash
When I started thinking about this prompt, I started a list of all the reasons I had to be grateful, and soon found there was [...]
Gong Ceremony
It was our friend Jack who recommended Aidan to us. We needed someone to paint the house interior, and he assured us that [...]
West Side Story
West Side Story One wintry afternoon feeling chilled I stopped at an Upper West Side cafe. I asked for a cup of tea and [...]
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Writer’s Choice
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