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Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
Prompted By Sleepy Time
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She captioned the needlepoint "Hobby Time" because when I was asked what my hobbies were, I generally said "sleeping."
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Take It To The Limit
Prompted By Banned Books
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I'm not sure I've ever encountered any banned books, but if I had, I would have made a point of reading them.
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I Can See Clearly Now
Prompted By The Eyes Have It
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My vision has been bad for so much of my life, I can barely remember a time when it was good. Until now.
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Mama Said There’ll Be Days Like This
Prompted By What My Mother Told Me
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When I bemoaned some terrible day I had had, she probably did say "there'll be days like this". . . but you'll get through them.
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With a Little Luck
Prompted By Auctions and Raffles
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In a Basket Raffle, you deposit your raffle tickets only in the baskets of the items you want to win.
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Coming to America
Prompted By Refugees
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What is the difference between an immigrant and a refugee? I pondered this question while writing my story.
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Here We Go Again
Prompted By Pandemic, Year Three
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Between March 2020 and March 2021, I wrote five stories about the pandemic, my own plague journal a la Daniel Defoe.
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Photographs and Memories
Prompted By Photo Booths
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Photo booths were great in the days when we didn't have cameras - black and white photo strips preserved our memories.
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Memory Motel
Prompted By Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Hostels
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The most memorable hotel I have ever stayed at is Mohonk Mountain House, for its architecture, comfort, and -yes- food.
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What I Wouldn’t Do
Prompted By Cheating
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I will admit to cheating at cards when I was young, but it was solitaire, so I wasn't cheating anyone else.
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