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You Do What You Can by
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Prompted By Favors

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She had been taken to the ER after attempting suicide, and would be in there for some days. Would we take care of her dog?
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DIS Exit by
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Prompted By Is Where I’m From Who I Am?

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New Jersey has a bit of a reputation problem.
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On This Winter’s Night With You by
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Prompted By Dangerous Deeds

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Early in the relationship, back when we were both freshman college students, back in New Jersey, my First Love’s parents decided, for various reasons, to hate me. Virulently.
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Walking on Eggshells by
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Prompted By Short Fuse

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Cousin Brucie never seemed angry at anyone.
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A Laundry Tale by
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Prompted By Laundry

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Gina's graduate student stipend was not really enough to live on. Certainly not well.
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What Happened in Jersey…. by
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Prompted By Ex-Friends

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My best friend in grade school is now a registered sex offender.
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The Definite Articles by
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Prompted By Prejudice

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My maternal grandfather was my first exemplar of bigotry.
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In the Night When There’s Nobody There by
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Prompted By Daydreaming

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Is it daydreaming if it's dark out?
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Delta Echo Whiskey by
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Prompted By Veterans Day

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Occasionally I learn that they are dead.
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Drilling Down by
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Prompted By Talking to Strangers

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"Do you always share such personal details with strange men in coffee shops?"
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