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Submitted to Contest #143
When you wake with a smile, every day is a good one. When you love your job, it isn’t work. When you are happy with who you are, you will always be yourself. Did I fit a mold? Oh, no! I guess my taste, my clothes, my hair, and my life was a bit eclectic. Some say I have the soul of a gypsy, the heart of a hippie, and the spirit of a fairy. I tend to agree with it all.     The birds were warbling sweet notes of sunshine. The water in the pond reflected light as though ...
Submitted to Contest #139
   It began like any other Saturday morning. My eyes opened, blinked from the shaft of light just hitting the edge of my vision. The sun was shining brightly, wisps of clouds and blue sky showed through the skylight above the bed. The birds were singing melodically in the trees. Oh what a beautiful day as I swung my legs out of bed. Ouchhhh, the cast on my left leg hit the side of the bed, reminding me that jumping up was not an option.    As I clumped into the kitchen to ...
Submitted to Contest #138
  The tears streamed down my face, leaving tracks as I quickly packed my things. I hadn’t been here long, there wasn’t much. My heart lamented silently, “I’m not good enough.” My head wondered, “Would I ever be good enough? Would anyone ever love me?”     I closed and locked the door. He would come home from work and I would be gone. My first love, my first heartbreak, and oh how it hurt. We hadn’t known...
Submitted to Contest #135
As I gazed up into the heavens, into the black velvet night sky, I observed the glittering diamonds of stars, planets, and galaxies, and I felt my excitement begin to rise. I placed my eye tentatively upon the telescope’s eyepiece. My eye was drawn to the same place I had been watching for quite some time. There it was again, that flash of reflective light. A small glint letting me know what I sought time after time, ...
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