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August 27, 2015 by Melanie L.
I never owned a crystal ball. Even if I did, I can assure you that I would have seen nothing in …
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Category: Dating, Divorce, Non-Fiction
| Tags: daily post, dating, desitny, divorce, dp prompt, fate, irony, loneliness, love, nonfiction, postaday, self-fulfilling prophecy
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December 17, 2014 by Melanie L.
It drained from me at the pace air escapes knotted balloons: imperceptibly until the external pressure to grovel carved a wrinkled …
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Category: Micro Stories, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: gargleblaster, independence, marriage, micro non-fiction, micro-nonfiction, micro-story, postaday, relationships, yeah write
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November 14, 2014 by Melanie L.
As a child, my parents loved the handmade gifts I made for them. Or, at least they let me believe that …
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Category: Non-Fiction, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: art, Daily Prompt, DPchallenge, friendship, mirror, mosaic, postaday
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September 3, 2014 by Melanie L.
Twenty-one years ago, my boss, the assistant manager at CVS/Pharmacy store #813, expected me to come to work everyday with a …
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Category: Non-Fiction, Parenting Anecdotes, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: challenge grid, DPchallenge, job, jobs, labor day, motherhood, parenting, postaday, single mom, Weekly writing challenge, work, yeah write
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August 18, 2014 by Melanie L.
Silhouette
Category: Photography, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: child, postaday, silhouette, slide, tunnel, Weekly Photo Challenge, WPC
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August 12, 2014 by Melanie L.
I was scared sh!tless. I was scared because the labor of my second pregnancy was nothing like my first. …
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Category: Parenting Anecdotes, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: challenge grid, Daily Prompt, delivery, DPchallenge, epidural, motherhood, natural birth, parenting, postaday, pregnancy, 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