Stories on This Week’s Prompt
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IBS and Then Some
It came on with no warning in mid-March of 2003…unrelenting diarrhea, sometimes several times a day. After a few weeks, [...]
Across the Years and Channels
In no particular order: Schitt’s Creek (laugh riot) Sanditon (disappointing) The Life Ahead Defending Jacob (shot [...]
Three-Dimensional Chess. Players: Taiwan’s Martial Law, United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, Me
From 1965-67, I studied Chinese in Taiwan, Republic of China. Although I was a dedicated student, I found myself more [...]
A Man and His Water: A Chlorine-Tinged Odyssey
Swimming Ah, swimming. That timeless activity – unless, of course, you consider the few unfortunate souls who [...]
Mad Men Era
I shouldn’t be surprised that I now have such problematic arthritis in my toes that I’ve needed two surgeries in [...]
Lost a Friend, Gained a Spouse
That chance meeting ended up being the longest date of my life. It has lasted 54 years.
Blue on Blue
Once an art teacher had given our class a homework assignment to collect photos for a collage, including a baby picture. When [...]
Shorts under Skirts
I almost broke my neck sometimes, standing on one leg, making sure none of the boys could see, sheesh.
We Dance
We Dance Shintoism has more followers in Japan than any other religion including Buddhism. A polytheistic and animistic [...]
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