Write a story that includes a character using the phrase “swings and roundabouts.”
Posted in Thanksgiving on Nov 1, 2022
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“as She watches” by Brynn Helena
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“There's Something Under Our Bed!” by Daniel R. Hayes
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“This Friday Morning” by Molly Barlow
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“The True Meaning” by Brian Bywater
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“Just the two of us” by Whitney W.
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“Wrath of the God of Dance” by Graham Kinross
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“Swings And Roundabouts” by Kev Neylon
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“This is No Ordinary Life” by Marie Mckenzie
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“Where the Flame Passes” by Dhruv Srivastava
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“Time To Go” by Amy Jayne Conley
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“At Our Round Glass Table” by Honey Bates
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“Dancing in Drizaloo” by Hamzah Malik
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“The Human Scale” by Glenn Holt
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“Swings and Roundabouts, Baby.” by Terri Carter
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“On Set” by Stephen Patmore
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