Suprise Me
Hats
Prompted By Hats
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My Funny Valentine
Prompted By Valentine's Day
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I am not a big fan of Valentine’s Day, a holiday that creates such high expectations that one is almost bound to be disappointed.
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A Spider’s tale
Prompted By My First Car
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This was a sporty Italian that a 20-something beach-blond working at a Santa Monica tech start-up could LOVE.
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Dear Diary
Prompted By Manners
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My brother Larry is a real jerk, but he has really good manners. Whenever he spends time at a friend’s house, his friend’s mother calls to tell our mother how polite he is, and she has to announce it to the whole family. Personally, I think he’s just like Eddie Haskell. Last night on Leave…
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Hope is a thing with feathers
Prompted By Earth Day
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Genuine, hopeful retreat is possible.
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Time Haikus (Minutes)
Prompted By Time
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Between tick and tock ... make each minute count.
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Looks Aren’t Everything
Prompted By Cooking
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I have some cherished stories from the times that my Mom took vacations to go back east to visit family leaving my father and I home to fend for ourselves. One time while she was gone it was my job to cook for dad when he got home from work. I enjoyed it and it…
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Yellow Gingham
Prompted By In My Mother's Closet
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This prompt brought back powerful memories of a yellow gingham skirt my mother made in the 70s. She and my father took square-dancing lessons for a while, the outfits were wild. He had western style shirts with ruffles and mother-of-pearl buttons. She made skirts and wore them with ruffled blouses. She also made very puffy…
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Requiem for a Teacher
Prompted By Teachers & Mentors
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Wesley was an important figure to me at a time when I felt excited, scared, adventurous, and doubtful. He read my words, praised me, and called me out. I felt appreciated and challenged by him.
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Revolution 1 (Flu Bee Doo Wah)
Prompted By One Year of the Pandemic
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Vaccines arrive. Like Brylcreem: a little jab'll do ya.
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