dailyprompt
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A rambling look at the tempting fantasy of deleting one event from history… If history came with an undo button, I imagine we would all pretend to be responsible adults for about twelve seconds before elbowing each other out of the way. One person would try to erase a war. Another would erase a heartbreak.…
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Conspiracy theories that hit close, make me wonder, and refuse to leave quietly… There is no shortage of conspiracy theories in this world. Some are so wild they need a helmet and a seat belt before you even read them. Others, though, have a way of nudging at the back of your mind and whispering,…
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We like to believe we can control life. Every little detail. Every outcome. Every twist in the road. Cute thought, right? That may be our first mistake. Uncertainty is a shadow in life that is always there… Life does not always unfold according to our carefully color-coded plans. Sometimes it takes a sharp left, loses…
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They say adulthood begins at eighteen, as if the universe hands you a cake, a voter registration card, and a complimentary stack of bills. Some people feel grown at sixteen. Some are still waiting at forty-two. For me, adulthood had been lurking in the background long before eighteen, pacing quietly through the shadows of my…
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A love letter to the places that feed both body and soul… Asking someone to name the best restaurant in town is a little like asking them to name the best song ever written, the best porch to sit on, or the best way to make cornbread. You can try to make it official, you…
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There is a peculiar little hobby most of us practice without ever signing up for it… Replaying old decisions like home movies and wondering if we could have edited the ending. We ask, What if I had known? What if I had chosen differently? What if I could have warned myself how this would all…
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Because I am never satisfied with simple… Let’s dream deeper. Some people dream of dinner with movie stars, royalty, or long-lost relatives. Me? I want a table crowded with authors, the sort of gathering where the coffee gets cold, the candles burn low, and the food grows cold. I feel that nobody would even notice…
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When strangers remind us that the world may not be so lost after all… Every now and then, a stranger reaches through the noise of the world and presses the little button inside of me that says, See? All is not lost. I grew up being told to have faith in people because they will…
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A letter, because ME is wordy and chatty, I hope finds its way backward through the smoke and fire of the world… Dear Present Me, I know you are tired. Not the ordinary kind of tired that can be fixed with a nap, a strong cup of coffee, or one of those inspirational mugs. I…
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