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July 31, 2014 by Melanie L.
“Your husband passed out at the bar. Can you come pick him up?” the bartender asked. “Oh, and be sure …
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Category: Fiction, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: alcoholism, attic, baby, challenge grid, crickets, DPchallenge, fiction, flash fiction, lake, mother, night, noun list, Ray Bradbury, relationships, separation, speakeasy, Weekly writing challenge, wife, yeah write
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July 22, 2014 by Melanie L.
“Wait. R.E.M. and waking stages combine? Sleep paralysis invades while supine causing visions of strangulating hags or threatening assailants while …
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Category: Fiction, Micro Stories, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: Dan Rather, fiction, gargleblaster, history, insomnia, Kenneth?, news, news anchor, nightmare, poem, R.E.M., sleep, sleep paralysis, What's the Frequency, yeah write
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July 15, 2014 by Melanie L.
I, lovestruck, swooned upon receipt. He even remembered my favorites! But, I tossed them all, including those two-toned roses. They should …
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Category: Fiction, Micro Stories, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: flowers, gargleblaster, infidelity, love, relationships, yeah write
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July 10, 2014 by Melanie L.
Once upon a time, before I was married and then divorced, I had an online dating profile. My dad had …
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Category: Uncategorized
| Tags: coming of age, date, dating, DPchallenge, first date, introspection, late bloomer, online, online dating, single, Weekly writing challenge
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July 8, 2014 by Melanie L.
“Are you sitting down?” Four little words each one of which is innocent enough to be found in children’s beginner …
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Category: Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: cancer, death, diagnosis, friendship, loss
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July 6, 2014 by Melanie L.
One half a queen gained. One pillow reclaimed. Two bedrooms shed along with three dressers, a title, and winner of …
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Category: Micro Stories, Non-Fiction, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: divorce, gargleblaster, indendence, yeah write
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July 5, 2014 by Melanie L.
I woke startled by the unfamiliar surroundings. Panic set in as my heart quickly outpaced my racing mind. I peered …
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Category: Non-Fiction, Parenting Anecdotes
| Tags: America, birthday, Daily Prompt, Independence Day, July 4, postaday, vacation
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July 1, 2014 by Melanie L.
I screwed up. I secured a career, got married, had two kids and only after I accomplished all that did I find the love …
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Category: Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: challenge grid, dating, first impression, flub, mistakes, screw-up, yeah write