Stories tagged “favorite”
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My Happy Place
My happy place has high expectations, and it isn’t everyone’s favorite place to be. Nevertheless, it is a source of great comfort and motivation for me. It is a school. I can see the chalkboard. I can smell the pencil shavings. I fill my brain w...
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Cookie Dough, Reeses, And Female Intuition
I’m standing in line for ice cream with this sun-tanned California boy, Devon, who’s obviously more perceptive than I first thought. “What kind do you want?” He asked, distracting me from my train of thought. “Chocolate ch...
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The Moon
When the moon met the stars They sat down for the constellations The moon gave away pieces of itself To give those dots their glow And it was all for you Moon said quietly You see that one She’s my favorite The stars stared down at you And under ...
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Black Sheep.
The love can’t be shared. Why would she love me anyway? There are two sheep in the family. She is white as snow; pure, favored. I am the black sheep; ignored and rejected. I can’t measure up, and never will be able to. She claimed the title...