Suprise Me

Avoiding the Boot by
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Prompted By Parking

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The traffic going into London for the morning commute is insane.  The roads in London are impossible (and no GPS then).  Finding the cute little hotel in the Bloomsbury District would have been a challenge if we were awake and oriented; we were not. 
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Garage Sale by
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Prompted By Shoppers

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It was stressful to have the sale as it reminded me of the pain of packing everything up and moving. But it is a pleasure to see people walk off with their new treasures.
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Too Many Covid Changes by
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(25 Stories)

Prompted By Pandemic Summer

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All my plans change due to Covid. Yosemite, Seattle, Pennsylvania, and G
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Summer’s my Favorite Reading Season by
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(298 Stories)

Prompted By Beach Reads

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As an educator, however, summer was always the reading season, and old habits die hard.
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You Will Survive by
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(298 Stories)

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Losing a pregnancy is a very low time in any woman’s life. I’m writing to tell you that you survived, and you thrived.
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Back to the Garden by
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(90 Stories)

Prompted By The Garden

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The minute I saw the prompt, I heard Joni Mitchel singing...
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The Artist, Age Three by (3 Stories)

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As I returned home, all I could think was that I had just met a real artist, age three or perhaps four, but a real artist nonetheless.
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Ghosts of Fallen Towers by
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(170 Stories)

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How do you remember what you never forgot?
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Olympic Hopeful Adjacent by
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(165 Stories)

Prompted By Olympic Hopefuls

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At best sports were a minor part of what really mattered in life.
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Jill-Sharon by
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(359 Stories)

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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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