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Submitted to Contest #300
"Lost time is never found again"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEEP*WEEP*WEEP*WEEP*WEEP*Sonny swung his closest arm with numb hand attached towards the offending sound.--swiiiing annnd miss---WEEP*WEEP*WEEP*With another missed attempt, his useless hand knocked the glass with his dentures in it to the floor.DODDAMIT he barked through gummed mouth...WEEP*WEEP*WEEP"DODDAMMIT - VERNA!!!? Det in here and thop that thupid ......"WEEP * WEE --Iverna stuck her head in the door and hit the snooze before he could finish his ...
*Round1 7:46 am “Oh what a beautiful morrrrrning, Oh what a byoo-tee-fulll dayyyyyyy” ~the little singsong voice breaks sleep’s fog as I open one eye hesitatingly- begrudgingly. “Another sunny day Hildie! Hear those little birds? I bet they’re at the feeder we put up outside the window …. Let’s get up and open the blinds. Let the sun in!Ok! ….heeeeeeere, we go…..! Just sit up and open that blind! On the count of three…. ONE - TWO - TH———-” RRRRRrrrrMmmmmm…..sleeeeeeeeeeeep. Blankies. Sleeeeeeeeeep. No light yet. Thaaaat’s it Hildie, just ro...
Submitted to Contest #116
Way back in the 1940's, I vaguely recall getting a ticket for something that had to do with parking. It's been so long ago now that honestly, I've forgotten all other details regarding the incident except that my dear husband Saul (godresthissoul) thought it amusing that I'd gotten so out of sorts about the simple infraction. He'd paid it off immediately with no further comment, though I'd insisted we should contest it. Besides that one unfortunate ticket, in all my 91 years I've steered clear of any trouble with the law. ...until today...
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