"When Anastacia was six, a first grader at Ulloa Elementary, she watched a movie that forever shifted her worldview."
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Suprise Me
Five Points of View
Prompted By Potpourri (Writer's Choice)
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"When Anastacia was six, a first grader at Ulloa Elementary, she watched a movie that forever shifted her worldview."
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I Should Have Stayed Home
Prompted By Snowy Days
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I Yam What I Yam
Prompted By Is Where I’m From Who I Am?
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I Yam What I Yam By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2023 So, ya wanna know if where I’m from defines me? Well buckle up, cuz here comes a geography lesson straight outta Beantown. First off, let’s get this straight: I ain’t some Hallmark movie character where my hometown paints a quaint mural on my…
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Who’s Yer Daddy?
Prompted By Genealogy
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Yellow Gingham
Prompted By In My Mother's Closet
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This prompt brought back powerful memories of a yellow gingham skirt my mother made in the 70s. She and my father took square-dancing lessons for a while, the outfits were wild. He had western style shirts with ruffles and mother-of-pearl buttons. She made skirts and wore them with ruffled blouses. She also made very puffy…
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You’re a good man, Charlie Brown
Prompted By Comedy
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Peanuts came in two varieties as a kid: one to munch on at the circus, and the other to devour in the comic strip by Charles Schulz. I liked the latter better.
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Knock Knock
Prompted By Random Acts of Kindness
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Possibly a loner by nature, I never mixed with the neighbors much, just a cool wave and a smile if I spotted one as I backed out the driveway, a word or two when we’d pass while walking our dogs. I’m not the kind to borrow a cup of sugar. Since we began sheltering in…
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Liver & Onions
Prompted By What We Ate
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My father appreciated every meal my mother prepared for him as if it were the best meal he'd ever eaten.
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breathe, smile, move slow
Prompted By Meditation
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The buddha smile will follow you.
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Food Tech Tutor
Prompted By Prison
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Technically, we're not allowed to have the fresh vegetables, but most guards tend to look the other way.
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