Ergo, the Ogre
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The Class of 51
Picture it : 1966 in Arlington Heights, IL at Our Lady of Perpetual Angst Catholic School. Mrs. Ludy’s third grade class had been designing their special Valentine mailboxes all week. Snippets of red construction paper cut with blunt-nose scissors speckled the classroom floor. Tatters of paper lace doilies and glitter stuck to clothes and jackets…
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Vulture
It’s Fandango’s Flashback Friday! This little story was originally written for MindloveMisery’s Menagerie in 2018. And here it is again. A cackle of hyenas feasted off fresh carrion near the shoulder of Route 66. Turkey vultures circled high above in the Arizona sky, waiting their turn. Occasionally, one would squawk as if to remind the…
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The Accident
Welcome to MLMM Wordle challenge where you are invited to write a post or poem using the prompt words provided by Di, our host. Try to use them all, but if you can’t manage that, no matter, and aim for at least ten.Genre and style is up to you but please keep it family friendly,…
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SLS 02/02/25 | Mine Would Be You
This week at Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams has asked us to choose a song that talks about regret, feeling trapped, or stuck. I chose one of my favorites, Mine Would be You, by Blake Shelton. The Story According to SongFacts, this heartfelt song finds the narrator questioning a lover as to what her most…
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Skin
It’s time for Sunday’s Six Sentence Story over at GirlieOnTheEdge’s Blog. This week, our writing prompt is the word close. There was a time when I felt so close to you it was as if we shared the same skin. Remember how we’d finish each other’s sentences, think the same thoughts and want the same…
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