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  • Dunya, Dunya

    Dunya, Dunya

    It’s time for Cyranny’s Word of the Day Challenge. Today, our prompt is “disposal.” Forgetting what had happened last time, Dunya stuck her hand in the garbage disposal while it was running. “Why, Dunya? Why do you do these things? “I’m sorry, Mama. It won’t happen again.”  Dunya vowed. “I promise.” “You promised last time.

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  • Fifth Grade

    Fifth Grade

    There are many songs I could write about today. I could tell you how Dean Martin’s “Everybody Loves Somebody” evokes images of my mom ironing in the kitchen, singing along with the record player.  We had to keep a book of matches on its arm to ensure the record wouldn’t skip. Yeah, I could do

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  • The Anomaly

    The Anomaly

    Today’s Sunday Writing Prompt over at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie is Beautiful Mistake. Did you choose the wrong partner, but developed boundaries and self-confidence that prepared you for the right one? Did you accidently knock your coffee over your written manuscript, but when you re-wrote, it turned out even better? Did you take a job you ended

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  • The Cute Cop

    The Cute Cop

    “Sherri!” “Mom?” Sherri sighed. She knew what was coming, and turned the TV down. “When are you going to clean up your room? It’s a pig sty; I don’t know how you find anything in that mess.” “What’s wrong with it?” Sherri joked. “Oh, for Cripes sake Sherri. You’re impossible!” Sherri knew her mother was

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  • A Cherita: Shy Valentine

    A Cherita: Shy Valentine

      If you insist… I suppose one kiss would be okay on second thought another kiss would be very okay.       The Daily Post

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