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Prompt 15: Your Voice Will Find You: The Fall of the Alhambra
It was magnificent. It was situated at the end of a street. When you approached the theater at night, spotlights shined on a facade that…
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An Explanation ( of sorts)
I am participating in an on-line writing course through WordPress. It has been challenging at times, sometimes fun, but always interesting. The course gives you…
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Prompt 14: To Whom it May Concern: A Farewell
Dear Information, I must admit, when I first met you, I was intrigued. There was so much to you! You entertained me,…
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Prompt 13: Serially Found: My Wallet, My Life, Part 2
The alarm went off. Much too early for Saturday. I reached over and hit the snooze button, then I remembered the Friday night disaster. I…
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Prompt 12: Dark Clouds on the (Virtual) Horizon : The Interview
When I graduated from high school, I decided I would save my parents some of the cost of a University education by completing my freshman…
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Prompt 11: Size Matters (In Sentences) : The Family Homestead
When I was nine, my family moved into a house where I lived until I married and moved out. It was a brand new house…
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Prompt 10: Happy Sunday Dinner – Recipe for the Future
My family on both my mother’s side and my dad’s side, were farmers. I don’t mean that my parents grew up on a farm, although…
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Protected: Prompt Nine – Point of View: Rashomon Revisited (Kind of)
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Prompt 8: Death to Adverbs: A Life With Purpose
The epitome of relaxation, she lay flat in the chair on the back deck. Head slumped down on her front paws, back legs turned slightly…
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Bill’s Birthday
We will always remember your quiet presence, your keen intellect and your wonderfully sly sense of humor. We miss you and think of you…
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Prompt 7: Give and Take, Left and Right
The Old Jogging Shoes circa 1990 “Left, right, left, right! I love that saying. Shows how important I am,” said Lefty. “Why in the…
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Prompt 6: A Character Building Experience
It was early in the morning when she came into the room. She was wearing pink scrubs, a stethoscope around her neck. She smiled and…
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