Tag: stories
group name: fluffinnpuffin
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February 05, 2008 04:51 PM EST --
The local Native American tribe holds two powwows every summer. The location is a large meadow far from civilization, overlooked by a mighty stone bluff. Woods press close, all around, a . . . more
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July 30, 2008 10:54 PM EDT --
If only she could remember how she got here. What was this place? She knew, but she couldn’t remember.
“… I just wanted to stop by and see how you,” the blonde was saying. Heidi was the girl’s name; . . . more
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August 20, 2008 09:42 PM EDT --
Stephanie had slipped off to seek out the old woman. She had questions that needed answered about why she saw and heard the things she did. What were those half-whispered rumors that swirled about her . . . more
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April 22, 2008 09:30 PM EDT --
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April 29, 2008 01:30 AM EDT --
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April 05, 2008 04:21 PM EDT --
My best friend's 38 th birthday was on 8/8/88 and we decided that it would be appropriate for 8 of us to get together to celebrate. "Let's play Crazy Eights," someone suggested. . . . more
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February 25, 2008 05:42 AM EST --
The restaurant had been busy for a Fourth of July. It was late, a few customers were still slowly finishing off their coffee, and I was trying to politely inform them we were closing. . . . more
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June 08, 2008 11:10 PM EDT --
He was tall and (in my eyes, at least) handsome. I was flattered by his attention and eventually yielded to his wooing. We were wed, and I felt the world was a beautiful dream. We made a perfect set. . . . more
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April 29, 2008 05:11 PM EDT --
"Why are we black and white striped, mom?"
"Lots of animals are striped or spotted. It's for camouflage. The black and white stripes work especially well for hiding you in the shadows . . . more
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April 09, 2008 05:25 PM EDT --
On a Sunday morning drive we noticed a scenic property with an octagon barn and an octagon house.
My heart leapt when I noticed the For Sale sign. It would be a perfect Bed and Breakfast. . . . more
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April 28, 2008 03:34 PM EDT --
Otto has come home to us!
Our family made the 3 ½ hour (one way) trip from Amherst, Ohio to Bluffton, Indiana yesterday and picked up our boy from the champion Standard Schnauzer breeder . . . more
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January 08, 2008 11:15 AM EST --
Hey gang,
I'm happy to report I have two articles published in print mags this month. One is online and one is not. You can see the online one here at Knoxville's CityView Magazine. The other . . . more
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February 17, 2008 02:36 PM EST --
When she walked out of the hospital she knew she would never see Michele again. She had tried to convince herself she was not just taking the easy way out. She had no prospects in sight for a . . . more
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March 01, 2008 08:23 PM EST --
There was music, the kind that never went away: the Stones and the Doors, Janis Joplin, very early Pink Floyd. It was one of those evenings.
Jack listened to the old music alone in his palatial . . . more
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February 24, 2008 06:08 PM EST --
It was the first business meeting at my new job. The conference table included coffee cups, notebooks and pens by every chair. The center piece was a coffee pot. Everybody poured a cup, but me. A woman . . . more
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March 09, 2008 03:34 PM EDT --
KISMET
Her fellow students were putting on the musical Kismet and she had a white ticket. Unable to find anyone else to go with she almost didn't go.
As she sat . . . more
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March 16, 2008 02:46 PM EDT --
On a summery sunny Sunday Russ walked the dogs while I made breakfast. Breakfast was ready when they got back.
"It's bacon!" She bounced excitedly.
"I wanted sausage." . . . more
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July 19, 2008 02:08 PM EDT --
After the doctor patched Karen up he said, "Beth needs a new heart."
Karen's own heart stopped beating for a moment. She had already lost her six-year-old son in the same car accident . . . more
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August 11, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
Hailey Jo Hauer was born 08/08/08 at 8:08 a.m. weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces.
Lindsey Hauer thought the staff at Lake Region Hospital in Minnesota were joking when she learned the time of her daughter's . . . more
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August 16, 2008 04:33 PM EDT --
Her dad was so proud of the dress when he brought it home for her.
She was invited to the prom but, tearfully, she said no. She knew her dad couldn’t afford to buy a gown and she had no mother to make . . . more
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