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In the Night When There’s Nobody There by
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Prompted By Daydreaming

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Is it daydreaming if it's dark out?
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Delta Echo Whiskey by
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Prompted By Veterans Day

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Occasionally I learn that they are dead.
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Drilling Down by
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Prompted By Talking to Strangers

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"Do you always share such personal details with strange men in coffee shops?"
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Friends by
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Prompted By The ER

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We were mostly silent, except for her husband, who cried softly
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Anticipation by
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Prompted By Rainy Days

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Summer nights brought the thunderstorms.
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Art for Life’s Sake by
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Prompted By Art’s Impact

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But one work changed me forever.
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I, the Jury by
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Prompted By Jury Duty

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All of this is absolutely true...
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I Vant to be Alone… by
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Prompted By Isolation and Solitude

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It was introvert heaven! For a couple of months.
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Outward Bound by
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Prompted By Dawn

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Depending on which wreck we hoped to dive, the boats usually left the dock between 6:00 and 8:00 AM
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Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos by
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Prompted By Timing is Everything

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What amazes and terrifies me about the role that timing (or is it luck?) has played in my life is how dismayingly often my future has been determined by chance events. So many times, the course of my life has been diverted by what happened – or didn’t – at some random moment.  Planning and…
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