Stories tagged “balloon”
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Wicker and propane
I reached up and wrapped my fingers around the bright red valve. Before I could turn it, a delicate hand brushed against mine, and I turned to look in the eyes of my beautiful wife, Eleanore. Her message was clear: everything we did, we did together. S...
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"Well, He's Gone"
It was some big sales event in some convention center, with used cars at low low prices. Mom and Dad were getting a great deal on a van. Boy and Best Friend, however, were terribly bored and dreaming up amusements. Somehow Best Friend had come into pos...
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Bumblebee Balloons
i am four. i am small. my room is BIG. and large, and vast. the ceiling is so tall. i feel little, like a bug in a big room. my bed is big too, i am sitting near the top and the bottom is far away. but in my room, it looks small. my room is not usually...
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Choices in Escape
The past chases at a leisurely pace yet does not waver. Carried along by the winds of chance a balloon proffers itself as good a means of escape as any. Clear days bring slow travel. Stormy weather speeds progress until spelling its doom. Thus Girard t...
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Heart-shaped Balloon
(another sad attempt at a song) Our love is a heart –shaped balloon Full of hot air that’ll deflate soon Poke it, it’s fine, it’ll bounce back and rise But hold out a pin, it’ll be its demise Step back baby, think you should beware I’m know...