They were experiencing a heat wave - it only got down to -30 degrees Celsius.
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Suprise Me
Come and Keep Your Comrade Warm
Prompted By Hats
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They were experiencing a heat wave - it only got down to -30 degrees Celsius.
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Leggy poem
Prompted By Writer's Choice
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I want a poem with legs To walk around this great big world, Striding over and into Many places, cultures and times And Into the hearthstone of my Beloved fellow travelers I want a poem that can pour a cuppa And gently warm pairs of cold hands Offering comforts for the anxious movements and…
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Missed the Party
Prompted By The ER
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When Dan does something, he gives it 100% and that was the way he again took up bicycling in 2018. He had his first bike accident the day he got his fancy new bike. The tubeless tires fell apart, so that accident wasn’t on him, though he was still taken to the ER and I,…
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Milk and Honey
Prompted By Inequality
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Milk and Honey Flu Season, 3:00am HE (coughing, wakes spouse) “My throat’s killing me, I think I need some warm milk and honey.” SHE (sleepily) “Oh, you poor boy. I’ll go fix it.” She gets out of bed, puts on her bathrobe and slippers, and trudges off to the kitchen. Two Weeks Later,…
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All Four Of My Grandparents Were Refugees.
Prompted By Refugees
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We Are Family
Prompted By Parenthood
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When I was a little girl, I always imagined that when I grew up I would have three children. That’s how many there were in my family, and it seemed like just the right number to me. However, I vowed, they would be close enough in age that they could all hang out and have fun…
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Up a Cliff
Prompted By Dangerous Deeds
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Halfway up, I got stuck. I couldn’t see how to get up or down, splayed across the cliff, hanging onto tiny stone ledge finger and toe holds.
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Jill-Sharon
Prompted By Nannies and Babysitters
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I stayed home after David was born for 18 months. We had moved twice and were now in our “forever” house. In fact, 33 years later, we still live there. Two months after moving in, we began extensive renovations and I began to think it was time to go back to work. I had been…
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Shot Glass
Prompted By Collecting
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Shot Glass Ever wonder who buys those shot glasses sold in tacky souvenir shops? I confess I do, and have quite a collection. I’m not sure when I began collecting shot glasses, but probably on a vacation when looking for a souvenir of the trip, or a gift for the cat-sitter. In any case…
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Disco Inferno
Prompted By Dance Crazes
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There were men dancing with men, women with women. Aaron had brought us to a gay club—our first.
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