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Joy and Arthur by (2 Stories)

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Written in response to Joy and Addis
Hi, I came across your story of Joy and Arthur quite by chance after a random google search. I married my childhood sweetheart in 1968 at St Mark’s Church on the Overcliffe Gravesend Kent England. We met when she was sixteen and I was seventeen. We only had until 1988 when she sadly died. Her…
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A Favor for the Coach by
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Prompted By Favors

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The Jane Addams HS boys basketball team with Coach Jon Ostrow (Ozzie) in the blue shirt. A Favor for the Coach I’ve shared many memories of my years working at Jane Addams HS.   (See Magazines for the Principal , The Diary of a Young Girl,  Going Back to Work , Mr October  and The Parking Lot…
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Hats Off! by
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Prompted By Manners

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Take off your hat!
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Wherein She Learns That I Am Fine With Making a Public Spectacle of Myself by
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Prompted By Embarrassment

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But I couldn't just say yes. I broke into song.
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Up the Rabbit Hole by
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Prompted By Altered States

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I wouldn’t have taken it if I hadn’t been sure of its provenance.
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Damn you, autocorrect! by
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Prompted By Spelling

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Autocorrect makes me crazy, always trying to improve on my pretty-perfect spelling. Like substituting the word ‘ass’ for ‘asp.’ Now why would it even bother?! Does it think I picked the wrong animal? And how will children ever learn to spell when Autocorrect cleans up after them? I have an editor’s eye for misspellings though…
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Freedom, Balance, and my Bike by
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Prompted By Riding a Bicycle

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Learning to ride a bike can teach you some key lifelong lessons. That's what my red rocket did.
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The Show by
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One of the mothers made these costumes. Yes, I still have mine.
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The Computer Repair Genius by
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You never know when you will need a computer repair genius.
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Handyman by
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Prompted By Home Repair

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James Taylor described himself metaphorically as a handyman.  I’m the real thing.
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