We would go to Bloomingdale's and Saks and try on all the hats in the hat department until the sales people threw us out.
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Suprise Me
Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat
Prompted By Hats
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We would go to Bloomingdale's and Saks and try on all the hats in the hat department until the sales people threw us out.
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I Watched The First Moon Landing
Prompted By Writer's Choice
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Retrospect – I Watched The First Moon Landing By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 My world was built on the foundations of science fiction, a landscape where imagination reigned supreme. Long before the grainy images of lunar dust and human footprints filled our television screens, I was navigating the vast, uncharted territories of…
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The Perfect Nanny
Prompted By The Twilight Zone
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“The Perfect Nanny” is a song from the movie Mary Poppins, in which the children describe the characteristics they want in a nanny. You must be kind, you must be witty Very sweet and fairly pretty Take us on outings, give us treats Sing songs, bring sweets We were lucky enough to find our own perfect…
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Phantom of the Opera
Prompted By Do You Believe in Magic?
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Our hearts all skipped a beat, so you can imagine the child’s terror, her scream piercing the waiting area.
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Eastside Goose Chase
Prompted By Writer's Choice
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It was a warm, sunny Sunday morning in the city and I decided to do some neighborhood chores before the temperature rose. We fill our prescription meds at the Walgreens pharmacy chain where the pharmacists can pull an RX from any Walgreens branch. That’s come in handy when we’ve been away and have forgotten to…
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Betrayed by a Church
Prompted By Betrayal
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Ironically, being betrayed by a church led to the creation of an early childhood program based on values to which religious institutions should aspire: community, inclusion, acceptance, caring, kindness, and love for children.
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Prompted By Children's Books
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Shortly after she began, I heard a soft sniffle from somewhere in the lecture hall. A minute after that, another.
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Listening to words
Prompted By Brain Games
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Every Sunday I listen to this amazing, funny, and very challenging game show that involves words ...
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Waiting Rooms
Prompted By Waiting Rooms
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My earliest experiences with waiting rooms were rather non-existent. That is to say, at 3, my parents rushed me to the ER when my pinky finger was tightly lodged in the fold of a folding chair. I remember the extraordinary pain and leaving with a splint on the finger. If I waited, I know it…
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The Poppies Grow
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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