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Daniel Norton

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Rocky Mountain High

Submitted to Contest #90

Maybe I should have taken a bus. When I got on this train there were only seven people in the car. Now, as we are all waiting for it to depart the depot, every seat seems to be taken and you cannot even hear yourself think. So what am I doing in thisw noisebox? I am beginning to ask myself that same question. After fifty-seven years with the same company I had finally reached that magical old age that everyone works hard to reach. Friday had been my last day. The office had thrown me quite a party. So good that it made me...

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North To Alaska-Or Not

Submitted to Contest #89

Free food has my total attention whenever or wherever. And it did when AAA travel invited me to an evening presentation on Alaska. My parents had been there twice so with nothing else to do I went to the presentation and the free food. A trio of speakers painted a picture of our fifty-ninth state that was hard to resist. Starting with a cruise ship where there were several places where they would dock and the passengers would then be treated to various land excersions as they had pruchased. The main port that was used was at Ska...

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Giving It Up For Your Love

Submitted to Contest #88

King Charles is by far the richest and most powerful king of the region, ruling the Easst Region with an iron fist. Queen Albina has been by his side since their arranged marriage when they were both only fifteen. Wounded in his last battle with the greedy King Mordor of the South Region, his wounds have failed to heal. No medicine seemed to work. No doctor was able to find out why the King's condition keeps getting worse. One morning after a particularly painful night, the king decides he had better make arrangements for the fu...

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Pixies At Large

Submitted to Contest #87

Flight 1107 lands very roughly at LAX giving all the passangers quite a jolt. It also jolted one of a rare set of twin pixies frm a deep sleep. Dina jabs Dixie. "What the hell was that?" Dixie slowly awakens. "Not sure but I know you are not supposed to use hat kind of language." "Give me a break, Dixie. You've heard humans talk and even worse their song lyrics." "So you trying to sound human?" Dina ignores the question. "Whatever you got us riding in seems to have come to a stop." "Me! You're the ...

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Give Me Just A Little More Time

Submitted to Contest #86

I was eleven years old when our Festival Park hosted the Fifth Annual Beach Music Festival. It was exciting because my parents were in charge of everything but the music. I was free to roam.Beach music in the south is totally different than bech music elsewhere. I was a big fan of rock and roll so I would have loved for it to mean the Beach Boys, or Jan and Dean, Bruce and Terry, Surfaris, or Dock Dale and is surf guitar.No such luck. Here in the South it was The Embers, Swingin' Medallions, Chairmen of the Boad, The Drifters, The Tymes, The...

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Down At Papa Joe's (A Dangling Conversation)

Submitted to Contest #85

"That's the thing about this city. You either love it or hate it.""So which direction are you leaning?""Kind of depends on which part of my life you are talking about.""Papa Joe. How about two more beers.""Right away, gentlemen.""Suppose you might as well start when you moved here since you already told me you were born in another state.""As I recall it was my second grade year. Having lived in the country where nothing exciting ever happened it was quite a change, especially for a seven year old.""Can you remember the first thing about this...

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Wake Up Little Suzie (with thanks to the Everly Brothers)

Submitted to Contest #84

1 Dinner is always a family meal when possible. John, Susan, Jackson and Cheryl have gathered for that rare family dinner. Rare since covid19 ane the pandemic had turned everyone's world upside down. "I really don't want you taking any vaccine," John pleaded. "Got no choice. The doctors all got theirs last week. This week is us nurses." "Well, I wish you had a yes or no option." Twelve year old Cheryl sounded as anxious as her father. "Are we gonna have to get a shot too?" "Not any time soon. Health care worke...

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First Time For Everything

Submitted to Contest #83

It is Friday evening. All the facilities have been cleaned and the Mango Club is gathering for its ritual Friday game night. Dave's Pub and Grill is located at almost mid Maui and the back room is reserved every Friday for the Mango Club. Mango Club members are the custodians for the schools on the island of Maui, Hawaii, USof A. Eight of us began this tradition thirty or so years ago. Some faces have changed but mine has been constant. At seventy years of age I am the oldest of this bunch. Some found better jobs and some foun...

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Early Adventure of Ann Droid

Submitted to Contest #82

They were everywhere these days, androids doing the jobs humans once did. No need for a paycheck. No need for insurance. No need for retirement. No need for any kind of benefit. They were manufacturing dreams. Where did that leave the human workforce? Living off the government as they had been doing for the past twenty-five years. The majority of these androids were the latest most advanced models. Very low maintainance which meant most companies dealing with manufactured goods needed only one or two human employees. All ha...

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Celebrating Lewis and Pearl

Submitted to Contest #81

"You know I hate these family gatherings. Those at the beach house are okay, and thanksgiving is okay, and Christmas is always great. Guess they are not so bad after all. But why have one on Valentine's Day? I wanted to spend it with Rosy.""This Valentine's Day is extra special. Do you know why?""No but I guess you will tell me.""It is your great-great grandfather, PaPaw Lewis and your great-great grandmother, MeMaw Pearl's wedding anniversary. It is their 70th. They actually met when they were about your age,"I"Is Uncle Don and Aunt Mary go...

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Time Stands Still

Submitted to Contest #80

Four year old Sammy is still half dressed and perched on the wide window ledge looking out of the window. His mother rushes through the room and sees him there. "Sammy! It's eight forty-five and you're still not dressed. We are already running late. You should already be at day care and I should be at work." "Mommy. Is daddy at work?" Sammy casually asks. "Yes, He left over thirty minutes ago. Why are you still at the window?" "Mommy?" "What!" She is getting rather angry now. "Why is daddy's office smoki...

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Where Were You When I Needed You

Submitted to Contest #79

"Strike!" yelled the unpire. "That's okay, Timmy. Your pitch is coming next." It is another great day for baseball and the local little leagures are playing against their long time rival from just down the road. As Timmy is waiting for his next pitch we find the South Hinton Tigers leading our North Hinton Cubs 5-4. The pitch finally is delivered and Timmy swings. Thwak! It is a long hit over the right fielder's head. Two runs score and Timmy ends up on third base. "Way to go, Timmy. I knew you could d...

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Lobby For A Hobby

Submitted to Contest #78

"All right, class. This is the last day of the semester so how shall we end it." "Let's have a party!" someone in the back of the room yells. "Much as I would love to I am afraid we can't. Anybody for math?" Nobody..... "How about a geography trip?" Nobody again..... "Not science," Davey yells. "That gets too gross." "How about boys," suggests Veronica. The class laughs. "No, not boys. Let me ask you a question. I know you are only fifth graders but do any of you have a hobby?" Several ...

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That Suits Me Just Fine

Submitted to Contest #77

"Son, you have got to wear a suit." "But, dad, I have only one suit and it does not fit anymore." "Guess we'll just have to to find you a new one." "Do we really have to?" "Yes and now is just as good a time as any. Mom can watch your sister while us men shop. Boy, that sounded strange." "You know I hate to go shopping." "So put a clean shirt on and let's go get this over with." Thirty minutes later father and son are in the Brooks Brothers store looking through the suit selection. "Here's a nice one...

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Anybody Famous?

Submitted to Contest #76

"This is it.....the bug city of Burnsville." "So this is where you grew up?" "Yep...now you nsee why I never come back here." "Does kinda look like a dump." "Ouch...oh, look! The Dairy Twist is still here and open. Wanna get one?" "Sure, shy not. May be the only good thing left here." "There's the old theater. Used to go there every Saturday morning.... "One blueberry concrete. What did you want?" "That flavor of the month sounds good. A meduim." "My old high school should be four blocks awa...

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