Stories tagged “dinner”
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Light On, Lights Out
Mrs. Light stuck her head in her daughter’s room, “Ezzie, are you…” “Oh! Mom, hey mom! Yes, mom, hi, mom. Yeah! Hey, you look great, great. Great? Great! Mom…” This kept going, and all Mrs. Light could do was r...
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Anniversary
“Wine?” “Do you have something stronger?” “Not with me.” “Then wine’s fine.” She took the glass, and set it down as best as she could on the table in front of her, stealing a sip in the midst of the...
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Fantasyland XVI
Harold’s werewolf problem had not eased, in fact it was worst. The pair were creeping about each other in a weird dance made more so by the fact that neither Harold nor the werewolf were good dancers. Every time the werewolf lunged, Harold moved....
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Good Moods are Nice
My mother was in a good mood when she got home. She came up to check on me right when she got home. She told me about this guy she just met and how she had a date tonight so she wouldn’t be home until late. Then she asked if I was okay enough to ...
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Something To Get Through The Day
I blocked my thoughts as I leaned against Nathaniel’s strong shoulders. I felt my body flood with relief. The school day was deffinately not what I wanted to deal with. Not with out something to look forward to. I took a deep breath and asked, &#...
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Supreme Cuisine
Step I’m a bit closer to the long table. I can see the backs of those seated, enjoying their meal. Step I’ve been in this line two hours now for chair 42 . Behind me stands a line a hundred strong, before me, only 4 stand in my way for dinn...
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She Protected The Innocent
“Hey I invited my roommate up. She’s never seen this movie.” The tall, dark haired, Jewish girl announced. “Dude, you serious?!” Cute guy No. 1 said. “Is she hot?” Cute guy No. 2 wondered. “Hey, I’m...
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Rose Garden Part II
“Now come along, you wouldn’t want to leave Fran waiting now. Leave your bags by the door, and come along.” The small group of students hurried past Charles and walked into a great big hall. Pictures hanged from the walls, dating back to the 17 h...
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Self-Eavesdropping and a Fruit-Laden Tale
With a steadying breath, Edna launched into her list of provisos, scarring experiences, and assorted baggage. Her own voice quickly felt distant to her, as if she were eavesdropping on a nearby table. “…only wanted me for one thing, which w...
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A Toast...To the Happy Love Triangle!
As the grandfather clock in the dining room struck 7, I took a seat at the middle of the table, next to my cousin Paul and my Aunt Ethie. Christabelle sat opposite me, her eyes never meeting mine, and concentrated on her silver cutlery. Other family me...
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Breakfast for Dinner
“We’re having breakfast for dinner.” “What about the ham?” “Your dog ate it. How do you want your eggs?” “Fido ate the whole ham?” “Well yeah, I guess the dumb dog did! It was sitting on the c...
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The Truth of Our Assumptions
“Is he misbehaving again? Let me talk to him.” A man in the next booth over spoke loudly into his cell phone. I looked at him surreptitiously. He was ropy and disreputable looking- dirty jean jacket, stubble, and hard eyes. “What̵...
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Guess who's coming to dinner?
Tucker took off his boots outside then entered the kitchen door. Brenda was setting a small basket of biscuits on the table. “What was all that about?” “I don’t know,” Tucker said walking to the sink to wash his hands. ...
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We need to talk
Brenda screamed as a large gust of wind blew in past the glow into the kitchen. “Get the kids outta here!” Tucker yelled as Brenda ducked, grabbed the kids and ran out of the kitchen into the living room. Tucker grabbed a steak knife and he...
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Here's lookin' at you kid
Tucker rubbed his eyes as he laid there on his kitchen floor, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. The world was still there, his kitchen, his family in the next room, his farm, but it all looked different. It was as if someone or something tu...
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You came at a bad time
“What the hell?” Tucker was angry, he felt like this “thing” was violating his wife by appearing just like her. “We do apologize Tucker, we thought being in this form would be easier for you,” Fake Brenda said. ̶...