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Kim Smyth

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The Many Saviors of Bethany

Weekly Contest #334

It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling and it was almost dark. Betsy staggered down the sidewalk trying to reach the hospital before her baby simply fell out of her. Her partner had not called or come home in days, so she was on her own.Later on, as she was waiting for the doctor to come check in on her, she marveled at the little girl baby on her chest. She decided to name her Bethany and vowed that her father would never be in her life. When the doc came in, she told him she was starving and he ordered her a pizza. It was rumored she a...

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Bethany

Weekly Contest #265

Bethany Once upon a time long ago in a city in Mississippi, there was a young woman who became pregnant out of wedlock, who was sent to a home for unwed mothers and had a daughter, which she gave up for adoption. This was the way things were done in the old days, it mattered not if the woman had been savagely attacked or not, she was made to give the baby up and never see them again. The woman went on with her life. She met and married a kind man who took great care of her. Her three other daughters from a previous marriage were sent to live...

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Dear Mom

Dear Mom Kara places a call to her mother. “Mother! I’ve just got to tell you about this guy I met at Valerie’s wedding!”“Oh, this I gotta hear! Don’t tell me, you’ve met your soulmate.”“Mother! Don’t be like that. You don’t understand, I really did this time!”“Okay, okay. Tell me all about it but start with the meeting. I mean, you were supposed to be there for Valerie. Maid of honor and all that.”“I know, and it wasn’t like I went there looking for him. It just kinda happened.”“So, tell me the story already, I’m babysitting you know. I do...

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A New Lifestyle

Weekly Contest #261

A New Lifestyle I’m grateful for so many things, including having the Lord in my life, my loving husband, friends, and my three boys. Lately, though, I’m grateful for our new lifestyle as newbie RV Full-timers.  It’s something else to be exploring the US in our 38ft Class-A motor home, waking up to a new view in our backyard every three months or so. See, the longer we stay somewhere, the more gas we save, so we usually spend a season or a few months at a time in one place. For the summer this year, we are in Colorado, beating...

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Done Playing

Weekly Contest #237

Done Playing(based on a true story, names were changed for their protection).Their eyes burned into each other the minute he entered the room. Her heart skipped a beat, mistaking him for a former lover. She told her girl friend that she thought so and so just walked in and how could that be? “Figure out a way to get him over here!” she whispered to Paula. About that time, Danny’s eyes sought Paula out and both guys started moving in their direction. Kendra was hoping against hope that the one she was staring at would ask her ...

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Christmas is Coming

Weekly Contest #230

“I wonder what the elves are building right now.” A writer has a great imagination, true, but this utterance in the middle of a presentation was met with some raised eyebrows and open mouths. Ella snapped back into reality as she gazed upon the faces of her clients, wondering why they were looking at her that way.  “What?” Mr. Davenport cleared his throat and said, “What on earth brought that on, Miss Clark?” In truth, Ella wasn’t here at the meeting, she was thousands of miles away, thinking of her family in California.  ...

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