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The cool kids
I don't hang with the cool kids.I'm rather behind on the times, so I don't know where the cool kids hang.Do they still hang at the roller rink?Do they still hang at the drive in?Do they still hang at the malt shop?That's kinda dated, I admit.That's
Weekly Challenge #944 – PICK TWO Express, In my hand, Expected, Cut and dried, Desiccation, Blocker
Lizzie RichardSerendipidy Norval JoeTom Planet ZThe next topic is Blood is thicker than waterNORVAL JOEThe tree, struck by lightning, burned and sizzled as rain and wind slashed against the window of Sabrina's room.The
The night sky
My grandfather loaded up the boat with our fishing gear, and we went out on the lake."The lights in the sky are real," he said."They're stars," I said. "They're planes. They're helicopters.""No," he said. "The other ones."And he'd offer his flask, and
A liberation of sorts
The bloody body of the dictator was shown on television."Liberation!" said the headlines. "Everyone rejoice!"People wanting to see the body went to the palace and joined a queue, and then were ushered into waiting rooms.After a few minutes, they walked
The dream weaver
Got bad dreams?Hire a dream weaver.Dream weavers come to your house with a case of tricks.Candles, chimes, and aromas in jars.Pills of strange colors and various sizes."No, that's not a pill," says the dream weaver.Meticulously curated music playlis
Torches and pitchforks
A crowd gathered in the town square.Some had torches.Others had pitchforks.Bob had a pitchfork on fire.The others mocked Bob."They ran out of torches, and I really wanted a torch," Bob told his wife after the gathering."Someone with a torch could ha
Fireball pitcher
Smithy was a fireball pitcher.After ten seasons without a World Series ring, the eleventh was the same futility.He demanded a trade to another team hot in the race for one.Come November, he flashed that ring around his new city like there's no tomorrow
The mad wooden boy
After escaping the whale's belly, Pinocchio and Gepetto fell off of their raft and washed ashore on a small island.There were plenty of trees and vines to lash together into a raft, but they had no tools.Instead, Gepetto used vines to tie down Pinocchio
Weekly Challenge #943 – All our tomorrows
LisaLizzie RichardSerendipidy Norval JoeTom Planet ZThe next topic is PICK TWO Express, In my hand, Expected, Cut and dried, Desiccation, BlockerLISAAll Our TomorrowsIm not sure if it was the heat from the fire, or
First marriage
Having Asperger's and parents who were in denial about it will mess you up.They were proud of my perfect brother, but ashamed of me.My father would tell people that I was from his wife's first marriage, so don't look at him.My mother would tell people