Stories tagged “lesson”
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Hideaway and Lullaby
“Pity,” Miss Schumann signed, frowning in a good-natured way. Harold made his cross face and signed back, “What?” Smiling as she looked around Harold’s room, his new room, his perfectly sound-proofed room, “You regai...
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A Swing Lesson Tab
“Swing Dance Lessons!” The poster rather amused me when I saw it; one of the last things you would expect to see on a café bullitin board was an ad for swing lessons. Then again, considering the eclectic nature of said establishment, it sh...
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Humbled
Lost in moments Of self-realization Of past lives Of present communication I can’t really say what I think Because it changes with every breath I take And though I’m walking on a separated line Between right and wrong Between friend and foe...
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A Blessing but a Curse
Lift this curse from me! I realize now that I was wrong, and if I could undo the damage I have caused, then I would wish it so! Why did you feel the need to teach me a lesson like this? There must have been a million other ways you could have rebuked m...
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Christmas Memoire
The thing about desire, we will make what we want happen, happen. Even if something seems silly to others, if it is important enough to us, we will beg, borrow or steal to get it. For instance, I was determined to get my boys a Christmas ornament for t...
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Lesson Time II
I hated myself for agreeing to it but I was scared of what he’d do to me if I refused. He didn’t look the kind of man to be messed with. As I slipped out of my clothes a wrenching occured in my heart. Cut off, this final step was going to s...
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2009, My Lesson Part 2
Falling in love taught me more than any teacher could even begin to teach and staring out the window a smile crossed my lips. Knowing in one year I went from tears to a smile, feels remarkable. I know now that 2009 was the best year of my life. It was ...
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With Lips Stained Red
The Candidate looks in horror at the form of the Master, which twitches then stills in the snow. From the sidelines, their faces white, their noses red, the Accepted watch the cold training yard in shock. A steaming sigh replaces their jeering taunts. ...
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In and out
On the third day, Verdie took a lesson on the command deck. “What do you know about the Kuku’s? " “They’re bandits that attack our ships and colonies. They have some kind of cloaking device that hides them from our scanners and use aba...
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Halitosis Prayers
In the land Of Sugar Free A fetid secret The Church of Rot. The Candy Man preaches Of bittersweet lies And blows a kiss At Tooth Fairy Land.
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JUST SAY NO-old poem
Children learn from their parents From what they say and do, So from observing your many attributes Here is what I learned from you, I’ve learned how to abuse my family How to cheat and scour, I’ve learned how to take advantage And to use all my r...