The station had a resident mechanic, who proceeded to put the station wagon we were in on a lift. In time the problem was diagnosed. The necessary part(s) had to be delivered from another location and then installed. Sooner or later. Turned out to be later
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Suprise Me
Them’s the Brakes. Or not.
Prompted By Car Trouble
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The station had a resident mechanic, who proceeded to put the station wagon we were in on a lift. In time the problem was diagnosed. The necessary part(s) had to be delivered from another location and then installed. Sooner or later. Turned out to be later
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No Choice
Prompted By First Day of School
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A five-year-old does not think about choices and, of course, she hasn’t any.
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Hooray for Hollywood
Prompted By What We Watched
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The first time this prompt, “What We Watched,” appeared, I wrote a story about the television shows I loved growing up, TV shows of my youth. That was the very first story I posted on Retrospect, and it started me on a wonderful adventure which has continued through 60 stories so far, with many more yet to…
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Can You Spell Hello?
Prompted By Spelling
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Okay, I admit it. I’ve always been a lousy speller. Though one might not expect this from a straight A student, it is true. I can’t account for it. Perhaps it has to do with lack of ability to visualize abstractions in my head. I don’t know; it just is true. In fifth grade (the…
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teachers
Prompted By Teachers & Mentors
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All aboard! Next stop, Bellefontaine!
Prompted By Planes and Trains
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“Where’s the bowl, Daddy?”
“You don’t need a bowl. Watch this.”
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Please don’t judge me harshly as I’ve never been on Jury Duty but …
Prompted By Jury Duty
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… I really liked watching No one asked me but I liked I like Raymond Burr in Perry Mason so much and later Rock Hudson in McMillan & Wife that I just accepted their chosen lifestyles with no judgements whatsoever.
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Wisdom in the Weeds
Prompted By Retirement
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Wisdom in the Weeds When I retired friends asked me what I would do with all my free time. ”Oh, I don’t know,” I told them, “probably just more of the same things I enjoy – theater, travel, tennis.” ”Why don’t you try something new, try gardening,” one friend suggested, “it’s great physical exercise and surprisingly…
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Leaving Home
Prompted By Home
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At some point, almost everyone experiences leaving home.
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