Suprise Me

Egrets in Morning Sunlight by
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(133 Stories)

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 by
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(24 Stories)

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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Her Story by
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(58 Stories)

Prompted By Guns Then and Now

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A picture is worth a thousand rounds.
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Brisket by
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(361 Stories)

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 by
50
(87 Stories)

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) by
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(198 Stories)

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There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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A Place of Wonder by
50
(89 Stories)

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! by
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(89 Stories)

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 by
200
(298 Stories)

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 by
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(24 Stories)

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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