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Vanessa Severino

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Who am I ?

Vanessa Severino

Submitted to Contest #230

It's true to say, I (secret character) wasn't born in your era. I (secret character) somehow missed out on communicating through a rotary phone, until the phone clicked, indicating there was an important call on the other line, requiring me to cut the conversation short. I (secret character) do not know what it is like to fight over the remote. as siblings argue who gets to watch their favorite show that evening. I own both my own phone, as well as my own tv. Even if I (secret character) was to miss my favorite program, there is a thing ...

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3 o ' clock

Vanessa Severino

Submitted to Contest #230

She woke up in the middle of the night to a strong gust of wind, as her bedroom shudders flung open. She raced to the window to pull the shudders towards her, until they were fastened shut and locked securely. She let out a huge sigh of relief. She could not help but notice a shadow of a man standing in the grass one story beneath her. "Could it be?" She asked herself in a breathless whisper. She shook her head no, pushed away the thought, and crawled back into bed, for it was only 3' o clock. Fast forward to that afternoon, she was leav...

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How The Grinch SAVED Christmas :)

Vanessa Severino

Submitted to Contest #229

One cold wintery day in early November, five close friends gathered together in their church fellowship hall over pizza and soda to discuss plans for the annual young adult Christmas party. Mr. Cynical, AKA Jake Rayes, was at it again with his yearly rebuttals, on why Christmas parties were silly, irrelevant to the birth of Christ, and a huge waste of time, you name it. Jake thought of it. Once the itinerary for the evening was planned out, the group got started on their list of venues. Every year, each of five were assigned a particular...

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Who Stoled Gramma's Meatball

Vanessa Severino

Submitted to Contest #228

For as long as I can remember, I have spent every Sunday afternoon until I was a teen, around the table at Grandma's house. However, I, the oldest grandchild Annie, had the honor to sleep over Grammas the night before. So, I had the privilege to be there every Sunday, before the rest of the family arrived.As soon as Grandma and I would return from Sunday Morning Mass at St Joseph's Parish, Grandma got started on the gravy. I know most people call it sauce, but in our family, we called it gravy!Ever since I was just two years old, Grandma wou...

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Hot Cocoa With Brendan

Vanessa Severino

Submitted to Contest #227

Once upon a time, there lived a woman named Sadie. Sadie worked as a Direct Support Professional. She had this one client. His name was Brendan. Brendan had Down Syndrome. Brendan did not use verbal language to speak, but Sadie learned early on, the Brendan still speaks. As a matter of fact, looking back at the past 5 years she spent as his community companion, Sadie came to realize that it was with her sweet client and dear friend Brendan, that Sadie experienced the best conversations. Sadie learned through working with Brendan, that ...

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Bumped into Christmas

Vanessa Severino

Submitted to Contest #227

Once upon a time, there was this young man named Ryan. Ryan hated Christmas. He hated Christmas so much, that he avoided it at all costs. Faked illnesses, faked injuries, pretended to be on a volunteer work assignment, you name it, he used it as an excuse. Anything to get out of having to celebrate the holiday. It was not just the festivities on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, that Ryan did cartwheels to avoid. Ryan also managed to escape the town's activities that led up to the holiday, starting from the day after Thanksgiving, when th...

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