Category: For Fun
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Fall Approaching
At 6:20 pm on October 25th, I can still sit comfortably in my front yard. The sky is a painting of gray splotches against white canvas. A few minutes ago there was a pink glow to my right. It’s now edged away. Since it left, the streetlight across the street flickered on. It got progressively…
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Sippy
Ding! The sliver of white and clear keratin that was my fingernail made contact with the Mason jar as I swung my arms at my sides. The wide-mouthed 450 milliliter glass jar took flight, aborting its comfortable spot in my husband’s hand. 50 milliliters of amber fluid was ejected from the jar, making contact with…
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Haircut
Today I got my haircut. It was lovely. I went to a real salon for the first time since I was 16 (when I had a relaxer treatment done, which didn’t work as well as I’d hoped). Today I got probably 6 inches cut off. It feels great. My husband inspired me to do it.…
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Letter to Lisa
Hi Lisa, I’m a Lisa Scottoline fan. My discovery of you was pure serendipity. I was at the small local library in Norfolk, Virginia on a Saturday afternoon, two years ago. As my eyes hovered the bookshelves, they fell upon the purple-blue cover and yellow words of Someone Knows. I have to admit, I sort…
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Doctor S
I saw him walking down the hallway as I came out of the bathroom. He was headed in the same direction as me. I assumed he was going to talk to the office manager again, about something new. He’s an altogether adorable man, the way a little girl would adore her grandfather. He is a…
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