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These are original fictional stories or parts of stories that I either wrote or am in the process of writing.
Her Favorite
Her Favorite It was her favorite stuffed animal. She couldn’t go to sleep without it. To be able to hug it closely gave her much comfort. When she was but 3 years old and went on her first visit to … Continue reading →
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The Real Thing
The Real Thing His name was Real. I don’t mean “Real” like the opposite of “Fake”. His actual name was Real, “Real of Tolemac”. It was bad enough that growing up, he was kidded about his name. No one ever … Continue reading →
Harbingers
Harbingers Here come the robins and red winged blackbirds. The harbingers of spring. Time to get prepared. Sweep off the decks of all the leftover leaves from the fall cleanup mistakes that were uncovered as the snow disappeared. Bring out … Continue reading →
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A Wandering Mind
A Wandering Mind While the world sleeps, the mind wanders. It takes me to places that cannot be reached in the wakeful hours of the day. There was a time when the world was quiet. There were no sounds of … Continue reading →
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The Reign of Silence
The Reign of Silence The crowd amassed in front of the stage. I was behind the curtain waiting to perform. I could hear the cacophony of sounds as the clock ticked closer to the appointed hour. Then the time had … Continue reading →
May I?
May I? Why is it in this world that we always have to ask permission. Not only do we have to ask permission, but we have to do it properly. It’s not, “Can I go out to play?” or “Mom, … Continue reading →
There’s no place like home…
There’s No Place Like Home: Well maybe The famous line from The Wizard of Oz, that everyone remembers is, “There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home.” Most of us can relate to that. At least we used … Continue reading →
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A to Z Challenge 2020: Z is for Zero
Z is for Zero Zip, Zilch, Nada, Nought, Nothing, and Nil. They all mean the same thing…Zero. Did you ever notice how useful the number zero (0) is? You can add or subtract it to anything and it doesn’t change … Continue reading →
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A to Z Challenge 2020: Y is for Year
Y is for Year Year – the time it takes a planet to go all around the sun. On Earth, that would be 365.25 Earth days. On Venus (the planet closest to Earth), that would be 224.7 Earth days. On … Continue reading →
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A to Z Challenge 2020: W is for Weather
W is for Weather According to the Whether Man, from the book The Phantom Tollbooth, “It’s more important to know whether there will be weather, than what the weather will be.” Never a truer word was spoken. We live in … Continue reading →
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