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Kathryn Lester

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The Naivete of a Teenage Girl

Submitted to Contest #284

The tree looks the same as it does every year; the same white, not colored, never colored, lights and the ever-constant traditional sentimental ornaments from generations past and childhood memories. That is, the sentimental ornaments and the bright yellow SpongeBob smack dab in the middle of the tree. My mom let my little brother pick it out one year when he was seven and could not be persuaded to choose a different ornament. At the time, I had thought it to be gaudy and very "off" the theme of Christmas. Now when I look at it, I have this ...

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Turned out to be the best first date ever

Submitted to Contest #276

I had recently broken up with my long-term boyfriend for a multitude or reasons, but my mother eloquently put it as, "You were just incompatible in every way that counted", which was true, but unfortunate that it took me two years to figure that out. Anyways, I was not really looking for anything specific after such a fresh break-up, so, I decided to download Tinder because, well, why not? There were tons of weirdos on Tinder and after the most recent Tinder match informed me that he was missing ALL of his teeth and asking how I would feel k...

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I've got a plan

Submitted to Contest #170

“I’ve got a plan, we can make this work.” “What do you mean you have a plan?” He hurriedly begins packing his bags and rushes to the bathroom to grab his shampoo, “I mean, I have a plan and I will tell her, Julie.” “I don’t believe you, you promised you would tell her months ago. What makes this any different than the situation eight months ago Frank? You said you loved me, you said you wanted a family with me, so what has changed since?” He stops packing and looks up for a moment, “You’re about to have our baby, that changes everything.” He...

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