Suprise Me

Word Games by
50
(90 Stories)

Prompted By Games People Play

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This time I was prepared. I knew what they wanted: not only smarts, but big energy, personality plus.
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Roy Chitwood by
200
(359 Stories)

Prompted By Waiting Rooms

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One hot summer day in July of 1978, I flew into Terre Haute, Indiana. I must confess that Terra Haute had a peculiar oder. The airport was full of larger-than-life photos of their hometown hero, Larry Bird, who grew up down the road in French Lick. I rented a car, got directions and began my…
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Spare Me The Quaintness by
25
(40 Stories)

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I’ll take a clean, business-like, functioning, reliable, no nostalgia Hilton Garden Inn anytime/anywhere.
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The Zen of Perfect Stillness by
100
(170 Stories)

Prompted By Silence

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We lay in bed, listening to the wind scream around the sturdy little cabin
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Adriana on Jeopardy! by
100
(194 Stories)

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A. Adriana, my close high school friend. Q. Who do I know who was on Jeopardy!?
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The Devil is in the Details by
100
(141 Stories)

Prompted By Dating

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Boticelli could not have painted an angel more lovely than Angela.
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A broken spirit, a repaired life by
50
(50 Stories)

Prompted By Changed My Life

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Sometimes an interstate exit can lead you to a new life, even in the midst of tragedy.
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Comics at Tony’s by
50
(88 Stories)

Prompted By Hair

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My family had a rule: No comic books.
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What’s My Name? by
25
(40 Stories)

Prompted By What's in a Name

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My birth certificate name is "Jonathan David", relatively common among English-speaking Ashkenazi Jews, and prevalent among sons in my father's ancestral line, anecdotally descending from a 19th century Vilnian rabbi of blessed memory, named, via transliteration, Nosson Dovid.
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My Special, Special Day by
25
(26 Stories)

Prompted By Weddings

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Princess Di, I can relate.
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