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Will It Go ‘Round In Circles?
Prompted By Swimming
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I was never a great swimmer, but I had the rudiments.
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Well, a Snow Morning, At Any Rate…
Prompted By Snow Day
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As luck would have it, big snowfalls have not had much of an impact upon my life. There was one snowy day that sticks in my memory, though. The story was originally written for the “Parking” prompt. Snowbound
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Something Completely Different
Prompted By Comedy
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I have been told that I have the soul of a Borscht Belt comedian.
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024 Was NOT the Driver’s IQ, Thank You!
Prompted By My Car of Yesteryear
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Something pretty funny did happen IN that car, though
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No Going Back
Prompted By Turning Points
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I experienced an epiphany, in the James Joycean sense.
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You Do What You Can
Prompted By Favors
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She had been taken to the ER after attempting suicide, and would be in there for some days. Would we take care of her dog?
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DIS Exit
Prompted By Is Where I’m From Who I Am?
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New Jersey has a bit of a reputation problem.
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On This Winter’s Night With You
Prompted By Dangerous Deeds
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Early in the relationship, back when we were both freshman college students, back in New Jersey, my First Love’s parents decided, for various reasons, to hate me. Virulently.
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Walking on Eggshells
Prompted By Short Fuse
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Cousin Brucie never seemed angry at anyone.
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A Laundry Tale
Prompted By Laundry
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Gina's graduate student stipend was not really enough to live on. Certainly not well.
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