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These are original fictional stories or parts of stories that I either wrote or am in the process of writing.
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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The Risktaker
The Risktaker They say that curiosity killed the cat. Well, that should have been true in the case of Corey. Corey was a risktaker. He paid no attention to rules and his own safety. So when he received the package … Continue reading →
A to Z Challenge 2020: V is for Virtual Reality
Sometimes I have trouble coming up with ideas. What the letter V stands for in my alphabet book is a perfect example…This entry was published on my blog on November 9, 2019, though the title has changed. It seemed to … Continue reading →
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A to Z Challenge 2020 – A Birthday Present (unabridged)
A to Z Challenge 2020 – A Birthday Present B is for Birthday It was Barry’s birthday. He was turning 13. He was ready for all the new things he would be allowed to do. But first, there was the … Continue reading →
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