Suprise Me

Wow! I really loved your show… by
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Prompted By How We Met

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The princess lost her startled expression, nodded, and looked deeper. I could see her think, Is this guy for real? How does he know about German expressionism? He’s a musician, for chrissake!
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Old Dog by
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Prompted By Writer's Choice

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“We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective." — Kurt Vonnegut
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Launching my firstborn by
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Instead of a heart-to-heart talk, we sang along with a "classic rock" station at the top of our lungs.
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Remembering by (0 Stories)

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I still remember my first day in college. My dad came to drop me at bus stop and as soon as we saw our bus with the engineering college’s name on top, my dad showed a signal to stop. I boarded the bus and sat next to a girl. Out of nervousness I started chatting…
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Lydia by
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Lydia Before tattooing became as commonplace as it is today –  especially for women  – there was Lydia. And here’s Groucho to tell us all about her! – Dana Susan Lehrman
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Chocolate Pudding (& Other Delights) by
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Prompted By Comfort Food

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Some things never change. Like many of you, dear readers, I have a hoard of memorabilia. Mine includes early writing and poetry…most of it cringeworthy. That’s why it’s in my shed in a box labeled “TO SHRED OR DESTROY (without reading, please!)” For some reason I couldn’t (can’t!) seem to let it go…maybe I gleaned…
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Can’t Cut That Last Cord by
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Prompted By Cutting the Cord

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I have cut lots of cords in my lifetime as technology changed, but I’m still afraid to let go of that last cord that enables me to understand how to operate my television.
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Non, je ne regrette rien! by
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Prompted By Regrets

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I had a glimpse of the future at East Lansing Junior High--and it didn't look good. It seemed like a reprieve when our family moved to the other side of the world. I wasn't sorry.
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Back to the Garden by
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Prompted By Woodstock

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"We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon."
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Organize your Cave* by
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Prompted By Inequality

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"We must all swim in the same sea. Right?”
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