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A Christmas Letter from an Old Friend by
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Prompted By Snail Mail

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It’s several pages of blue ink on real stationery that’s crammed full of things I want to know: the health of her husband, the latest project she is working on, what her three sons are doing, and cute anecdotes about her grandkids.
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The Abortion by (2 Stories)

Prompted By The Road Not Taken

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I stopped using my diaphragm. Not surprisingly, I got pregnant.
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Exam Week and Daiquiri Parties by
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Prompted By Exams

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As exam week progressed, we could hear clack, clackety-clack, ding!!, clack, clack, from the living area and dorm rooms in the entire wing, along with the crinkle of bags of potato chips and Cheetos.
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Leaving Home by
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Prompted By Home

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At some point, almost everyone experiences leaving home.
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What Time is It? by
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Prompted By Changing Times

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Since time is an arbitrary construct, I advocate for staying on Daylight savings time going forward.
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Downtown, Everything’s Waiting for You* by
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Prompted By Shopping Local

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Two department stores. All sorts of other downtown fixtures – jewelers, women’s fashion, men’s stores, Army-Navy, hobby shops, and a Woolworth’s.
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Valerie by
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Prompted By Reconnecting

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I met Christie and Emily in 1965 in Intermediate Girls at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. We’ve been friends ever since. I moved up to High School Girls in 1967. They both remained in the Intermediate Division, knowing that they would be leads in the Operetta; and so they were. I wanted the…
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A Family Without Men by (4 Stories)

Prompted By War & Remembrance

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The men were far away and couldn’t stop them.
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Burning Down the House by
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(302 Stories)

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As you can see from the movie poster above, the name of the movie I am writing about is Knock Down the House, but I kept thinking that the 1983 song by the Talking Heads, Burning Down the House, would have made a better title. Maybe the filmmakers wanted to call it that, but the…
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The Kathy Legacy by
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Prompted By Interviews

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In walked Kathy, with flawless white skin, a nice figure, and the most amazing hair ...
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