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“A Romantic Reunion on a Child's Birthday” by Stan-Collins Ubaka

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Outside Junic lodge, a male and a female dog growled and barked. Inside, Mr. Matthew sat in the swivel chair by the window flipping through the pages of the book he was trying hard to read. He was distracted by the dogs' incessant growling and barking. The dogs growled and started barking again, something they had been doing intermittently for God-knows-how-long. It wasn't the sort of barking made when a dog sees a new person around their territory. The barking was as if they were fighting for something and it was disturbing the ...

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“Double Digits” by Patti Santucci

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“Yeah, I can come!” Brittney said. “This is going to be so frickin’ fun!” I held the cell phone tight to my ear, dangling my feet over the edge of the dock, the cool water licking my ankles. I just couldn’t keep it a secret any longer. “Brit, we’re goin’ to have over sixty water balloons. It was supposed to be a surprise but –“ “I bet Robbie throws all his balloons at you!” she interrupted. Only Brittney knew how I felt about Robbie....

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“Why do I do it?” by Word Wizard

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I have a secret to tell. I have too many children to remember the dates for the birthdays so I end up having to notify myself. I don’t know why I do it because none of my children want these parties. Anyways, I always insist on them regardless. The most recent notification that popped up was Morty’s birthday is tomorrow. Truth be told I don’t know why I wait until the day before to start planning. Since it always stresses me out, I should probably set the notifications a few days earlier or stop having the parties. I have a su...

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“Mia's Bloody Birthday” by Ricky DS

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Today is chaos. Planning a child’s birthday is harder than flying a man to the moon, in my opinion. So much can go wrong and probably will, but as a mother, I will try and pull off a great birthday party. Being a single parent, working full time, and raising a child has its difficulties, and today is one of them. Today is the only day I’ve had to prepare, which is horrible because my daughter’s birthday is tomorrow. Tomorrow! The first thing is buying all the necessary supplies from the shops. I park my car at the Westfield parking lot in ...

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“Everything is fine!” by Sajna Abdul

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Mary was watching her baby on her lap, he was sitting on her lap breastfeeding while twirling her hair with his small fingers. She can’t believe he’s turning one in a week. He was so small when they brought him home. Now, he’s a walking little man. Soon, he’ll stop breastfeeding. She’s going to miss these little moments they have together. Instead of appreciating the immense gratitude she felt at that moment, her mind began reeling. Did I order enough balloons? Will he like the colors I ordered? Will he like the cake? Did I go a little ...

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“Kath's Special Day” by ALYCE CAMPBELL

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Kath leaned against the table, fascinated by her “almost six” daughter playing on the floor. Kath smiled. Minda, an inventive child, could spend hours entertaining herself with the simplest of items. Today some worn-out sneakers served as hand puppets. Floor…a grand name for what was under foot. The walls of this shelter above the gulch were stone covered by thick wood panels hauled up from the abandoned depot. The floor was layers of poly tarp lying on cobblestones and packed earth. Minda was waggling one shoe at the other shoe, taking bot...

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“A Life Like Lemons ” by Unknown User

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Lemon. Lemon had always been Andie’s favorite. Marta Walker nodded and stopped the whisk attachment on the stand mixer with a flick of the side lever. She grabbed a lemon from a brightly painted Mexican bowl of assorted fruits. The lemon was a little wrinkled from sitting out, but only just. As she searched for a zester in her cabinet drawers, Marta made a mental note to buy new groceries soon. Soon but not today. Maybe tomorrow or the day after. Yes, that sounded right. The day after tomorrow. She gripped the lemon ti...

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