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Hobby of changing hobbies

Submitted to Contest #78

Me and my best friend Samantha, have been friends for as long as I can remember. If you ask me I'll say we were friends before we were even born. My mother tells me it's impossible that we were friends before our creation, but I don't agree with her. Me and Samantha do everything together, you hardly ever see one without the other. Samantha has lots of wonderful qualities wonderful things about her. She's not afraid to try anything and she's always following her dreams. I admire that about her I admire her she's my best friend. But there's o...

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Wooden Whistle

Submitted to Contest #78

Wooden Whistle By LuAnn Williamson            Cold! It had been so cold a few minutes ago, when icy sleet had soaked through their lightweight coats and shoes. But at last she was warm. The survivors had found a small clearing in the forest where the trees had sheltered them from the weather. Better yet, it had sheltered a scattering of fallen tree limbs.            As she drifted off to sleep, Kate realized the...

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WITCH AND WATCH

Submitted to Contest #78

Brian purchased the small four room house in west Texas in 1983. It was equivalent in size to a two-bedroom apartment, but it came with three conjoined half-acre lots, a large storm shelter, numerous pecan and pear trees and a water well. The ground was rich and productive. It was a dream for Brian, a single male in his late twenties and a farmer at heart. “It took me five to six hours to cut the grass yesterday,” Brian remarked to his new neighbor. “The original house stood on this far lot. In 1953, a tornado ...

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Expectation vs Reality

Submitted to Contest #78

I was going through my school yearbook, where I came across this chubby face girl’s picture by the name of Shalini Pinto. I remember her as this girl who was crazy for animals and who would also take care of the street dogs and make sure they got adopted. I recall a day where she was brutally scolded for kissing a dog on the street out of love. She ended up getting a lot of rashes on her face and an injection for her infection too. Now, after all these years I really got curious, which made me wonder what she might be up to these days. So I...

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I can't pay attention (story of an ADHD person struggles)

Submitted to Contest #78

My name is Annie and I have ADHD and ADD and OCD and bi polar. My parents want me on meds, but I don't want to be. Meds might help me find a hobby. I am hoping I can find a hobby to keep my mind busy. I have tried coloring and can never focus long enough to finish a task. ADHD is hard to overcome at this point. I am eager to find a way to keep myself focused not involving meds. I am failing in school due to my ADHD, ADD, and OCD. My teachers say I am distracted easily. One minute I can be doing something and then move to a different task, I ...

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It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game

Submitted to Contest #78

I drop to the floor in pain. I didn’t think my first class would be this brutal. Maybe kickboxing isn’t for me? I pick myself up off the floor and get back into my fighting stance, sweat dripping down my forehead and into my eyes. The saltiness of the sweat stings and I blink to refocus. My partners hands are up and ready for me to unleash the combo - Jab, cross, left kick…jab, cross, left kick – I did it! I look to my partner and she seems impressed, maybe not impressed, maybe more fascinated by my coordination (or lack of). I stand in fron...

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LESSONS FOR THE TEACHER

Submitted to Contest #78

The day had arrived. My job on this day required skill, nerves of steel, determination and the ability to be myself. As I stood touching up my makeup, going over the topic, checking for spots on my clothes, not that I could have done much about that; I acknowledged that I was nervous.  Leaving the ladies room, I had one of two options; I could push on knowing I was well prepared and risk not doing as well as I hoped, or I could give up entirely, and would definitely fail. More than that, it would be a lost opportunity, an...

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Navigator

Submitted to Contest #78

“Navigator” “Geez, Charlie, when I told you to find us a car I meant something that would get us there and back not a piece of crap like this. Where’d you find it?” “I got it at the Circle K. The guy left it running when he went into the store and I was standing right there and I figured it was easier than trying to hot-wire another car. I’m not so good with wires. I was scared shitless but I just jumped in and beat it out of there fast.” “This job needs to go like clockwork or Manny will never give me more work. Without the money I make o...

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The mystery of the forgotten hobby

Submitted to Contest #78

One mysterious day a girl called Astrid had been doing some art in her very cluttered bedroom and suddenly…  ‘ring’ ‘ring’, Astrid picks up her phone quickly and she hears her friend Clea on the other line.. “Hello Astrid, how have you been doing?” Asked Clea intrigued. “Hey! I’m doing fine! Is there anything you wanted?” I asked in curiosity. “Actually, yes.. I was wondering if you could help me out…?”Clea asked sympathetically. “Okay..” I continued. “So basically since the lockdown started I’ve been trying out new hobbies and well I f...

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PET THAT?

Submitted to Contest #78

"I am telling you Mad Jim....I swear it...He's got this "pet" he brings in here every night...They go and sit around that table , there...And he points to a darkened corner of the Buckets O' Blood Saloon, in Omaha, Nebraska..in which a table, and a few old chairs, was leaning partially into the light, otherwise shaded in darkness...I tell ya...one time I was taken my boot off...wore the dam leather right through on the right one....I was trying to figure out if I had to get new boots...or if I could use that old army trick....since we are al...

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Otto's Dirty Book Store

Submitted to Contest #78

Hubert was hungry. He was doing his pitiful wailing thing whilst waddling about the apartment.“I’m hungry too but there is no food so stop pacing about and let me finish my work.”Hubert, as usual, paid no attention to Nell and made his way to the spot behind the sofa where he liked to sit.She tried to ignore the feeling as she stared at the laptop. Her stomach had stopped complaining several hours ago, presumably accepting the fact that there would be no more food today, so the growling protests had ceased.The only thing worse than not eatin...

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My Hobby; Your Hobby

Submitted to Contest #78

My Hobby; Your Hobby      I have a few hobbies, but there is one I like the most. Baking. I absolutely love to bake. I bake all kinds of things, including cookies, cakes, muffins, scones, and truffles. My favorite types of cookies are snickerdoodles, classic chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, and peanut butter. I also love making blueberry and cinnamon swirl muffins. The only con I would think I would say is that my brothers eat them all in two days. They have no self-control. Sometimes I also share them with our bible ...

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Boundless Lamb

Submitted to Contest #78

“No! Argos, Please! You can’t go!” cried a boy. The wolf struggled to lift its head as he became weaker and weaker. Nuzzling his head into the boy’s chest, tears dripped onto his fur. He lifted his paw and sat it in his friend’s hand. “Argos you can’t go.  I need you here. We have so many more adventures to go on!” sobbed the boy. Argos whimpered and panted. “You have to save him!” screamed the boy. “Cassian, look at me. There is nothing I can do. It will be alright,” whisper a soft, tired woman. “He is my only friend! I can’t lea...

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Not enough interest

Submitted to Contest #78

I jokingly told my sister that I had lost my job. I had no prospects. The recession was not going anywhere fast. I was broke. My unemployment benefits had lapsed. I had nothing in the reserve. All my savings were wiped out to pay off a salary that was no longer direct deposited into my account. My employer closed plants and moved overseas!I sat on my dining chair one morning and jotted down what I considered to be my best traits. If life were to come to a standstill and no more jobs or salaries were ever going to return to our lies what woul...

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Options

Submitted to Contest #78

When you pass by Magnoila Street you may see an old brick house with half stained glass, flowers and weeds growing together in the garden, and various paint cans hanging from the tree branches, you may think is fun and colorful, and full of personality. A good story for friends. However, Patricia Nelson from next door would huff and puff and complain every few days when a new project would pop up in the front yard yet again. To this day she still brings up the pyrotechnics incident from two years ago at every town meeting. Granny Callie from...

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