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Suprise Me
Drifting Away
Prompted By Ex-Friends
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I don’t really believe in “ex” friends. There is an ebb and flow to friendships, but once established, they can usually be revived, even if dormant. Some can be intense for a while, then circumstances change – one of the parties moves away, changes jobs, or life interferes (I have seen an instance where politics…
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The Computer Date Dance
Prompted By Dating
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Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a high school far, far away, there was a computer date dance.
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Books That Inspired Me (To be a writer)
Prompted By Books That Inspired Me
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You ever meet someone who brags about not reading? Like, it’s some kind of badge of honor? “Yeah I haven’t touched a book since I finished coloring in those dinosaur pictures at school. Turns out, crayons are all the education you really need!” Reading is not some punishment for getting bad grades, it’s a portal…
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What is “late for school?”
Prompted By Quiz and Game Shows
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When I Look in Your Eyes
Prompted By The Eyes Have It
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In the late sixties I was drawn to a song by British composer Leslie Bricusse, “When I Look in Your Eyes.” The music was haunting, the lyrics discomforting. They spoke of a depth of feeling and life experience I did not have. Sometimes now I’ll hear teens debate the “best” eye color—hazel? blue? green? brown?—or…
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The Thin Green Line
Prompted By Recycling
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The Thin Green Line Although it can be time-consuming and a hassle, I conscientiously recycle and I try to support organizations and legislation that advocate for environmental action to fight pollution and clean up the planet. I’ve been haunted by images of polar bears on melting ice caps; and dead whales washing up on…
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