Suprise Me
Egrets in Morning Sunlight
Prompted By Hello Darkness
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The trees, bushes and brush would give me plenty of privacy to do what I needed to do.
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A Lifetime of Hair
Prompted By Hair
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When she started to see gray hairs appear as she sat at stoplights and looked in the rear view mirror, she saw the future and started pulling the stray grays out.
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Brisket
Prompted By What We Ate
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My mother was insecure in life and insecure in the kitchen. Having me around made her nervous, so I was forbidden to watch. I didn’t learn to cook in her kitchen…a story for a different day. With her limited cooking skills, she cooked the same menu every week: Swiss Steak on Monday (barely edible –…
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Harmony
Prompted By In the Band
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Under no circumstances, Kodaly told our conductor, will you rehearse anything but my Te Deum between now and the performance.
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Protected: The Early, Early Show(s)
Prompted By Children's TV Shows
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A Place of Wonder
Prompted By Libraries
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The Children's Room became my domain. This is where I first started reading about Beezus and Ramona, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, Amelia Earhart, Emma Lazarus,The All-of-a-Kind Family, Charlotte, Nancy Drew, and the magic stories of Edward Eager.
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No FOMO for me!
Prompted By Spring Break
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Back before FOMO was a thing, it never dawned on me to do anything on “spring break.” Now, what do we think about when we think about spring break anyway? Off to the beach or the slopes, depending–right? College or high school kids up to no good, shenanigans and high jinks that these days are…
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Male Cornea
Prompted By Senior Moments
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HIM, upstairs: “Do we have Alka Seltzer Plus?” ME, downstairs: “Yes, it’s in the cabinet.” HIM, upstairs: “Where? ME, downstairs: “It’s in the cabinet in the white bin.” HIM, upstairs: “Where?” ME, downstairs: “It’s in the cabinet in the white bin on the left side.” HIM, from upstairs: “Where?” ME, downstairs getting hot…
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Cadaver Lab
Prompted By Science
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Cadaver Lab Formaldehyde Shiny floors And two black bags with zippers Awaiting parturition I sought secrets revealed by the dead A sexy professor with smooth skin Pulled round the zippers And let in the light Illuminating a brain behind the skull A heart behind the breast A…
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