Suprise Me

A Regular Ray Bradbury by
100
(141 Stories)

Prompted By The Twilight Zone

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My first thought when it appeared was chagrin
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Rebellious Hair by
10
(11 Stories)

Prompted By Hair

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Hair was my rebellion!
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Rain Drops On The Trout Pond by
10
(22 Stories)

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  I was watching the tiny rain drops sprinkle the surface of the water on the swimming pool this afternoon and all of a sudden I was whisked away to a day when I was 12 years old standing alone in some green rubber rain gear by a small lake my father built for me.…
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From Scratch by
100
(170 Stories)

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You can make up your own play from scratch. It’s different from interpreting other people's words.
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Most Lost Eyeglasses Are Found by
25
(40 Stories)

Prompted By The Eyes Have It

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“Thank you, doctor,” I said via my own expressive raised eyebrow, accented by genuflection.  I went back outside.
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On Principal by
10
(22 Stories)

Prompted By Favorite Teacher

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I imagined his job consisted mainly of dealing with The Bucking Bronco Boys
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The Bay Bridge by
100
(165 Stories)

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Crossing the bottleneck of a bridge required maneuvering through a tangle of feeder lanes, timing the rush hour, and most of all having good traffic karma.
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There’s more than one way to break eggs by
50
(77 Stories)

Prompted By Prison

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He must have noticed that the word “kidnapping” shocked us. He took the time to give us the word-for-word definition from the California Criminal Code: “Moving another person a substantial distance, without the person's consent, by means of force or fear.”
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The Poppies Grow by
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(165 Stories)

Prompted By Veterans Day

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Veterans were synonymous with WWII when I was a child, the good war against the unimaginably evil Hitler but also the horror of the atom bomb.  I don’t think I was the only one who wished for “world peace” when I blew out birthday candles or participated in student United Nations.
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Welcome to Splitsville. Population; Me by
100
(141 Stories)

Prompted By Divorce

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To my shame, I tried to go along to get along
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