Suprise Me

Cruising with the Flu (Hot, Hot, Hot) by
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Prompted By Honeymoon

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If I still was feverish, I couldn't tell once we went outside in the steamy Caribbean.
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Silence. by (3 Stories)

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They said silence is gold…but they lied, Silence is the reason you care, don’t deny! Something up there is walking untold, Something up there is walking powerfully broke. It’s the slowest punishment, It’s that echo that screams and you shout. Silence takes more power than just some words Silence breaks you apart, tears down, leave…
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It’s About Time by
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Prompted By Yard Sales

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Ric was a seasoned picker. He taught me to keep an eye out for those special items that spoke to me.
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A Farewell to Paradise by
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Prompted By Refugees

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This is not my story. It is the story of my friend and longtime neighbor, “L”. Last year L approached me to ask for my help in documenting her story of escape and struggle. A refugee’s story. In 1959, at age nine, L and her parents fled Castro’s Cuba. It is a story I never…
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Canoeing vacation with an exciting intervening rain by
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Prompted By Rainy Days

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Namekagon river, Wisconsin What could be more glorious than a weekend on the Namakagon River in Wisconsin? A group of female nurses, myself, my 12-year-old daughter and her friend, Emily,  drove under a bright sky across rich agricultural land through the St. Croix river’s national forest finally stopping at a roadside rest over the river.…
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The Club No One Expects to Join by
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Prompted By Cliques and Clubs

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Loving a child with disabilities grants you membership to a club which people never aspire to join.
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Kiss Your Ass Goodbye by
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Prompted By Cold War Coping

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All of us of a certain age remember the “duck and cover” drill, as if ducking under our desks would shield us from nuclear fall-out. We labeled it the “kiss your ass goodbye” move. After World War II, as more countries, particularly our mortal enemy, the Soviet Union, obtained nuclear capability, some built their own…
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Sunrise, Sunset by
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Prompted By Family Myths

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Our cousin Betty, before she became a celebrity to the pre-school set, was in a Broadway musical called Cafe Crown.
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Day Dreamer by
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Prompted By Daydreaming

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(Note; this was first written for the prompt BOREDOM on July 27, 2019. I have made a few, minor changes). I get lost in my thoughts, day dream, or fantasize; no time to be bored. My mind wanders back to a happy time that I want to re-live and cement in my memory. I will…
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This Little Light of Mine by
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Prompted By Traditions

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Chanukah has always been my favorite holiday. Not because of the gifts — my parents actually gave us our gifts on Dec. 25th when the rest of our friends were getting theirs — but because I loved lighting the candles, singing the traditional songs, playing dreidel, and eating Chanukah gelt (chocolate circles wrapped in gold…
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