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Jim DriesenMary AndersonSusan Stories 04-07

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  • Chasing Life
  • Finishing the Task
  • Gurn, Baby, Gurn
  • The Betwixtmas Escape Plan of '22
  • Chasing Life

    I had Daffy Duck in my car one time. I know, you’re raising an eyebrow in disbelief. A cartoon character, you say. Yes, that’s what I said. You see, your life is not like mine. I’ve been subjected to a Hell on earth all my life, or at least since I started driving around age 18、 You don’t say no to Daffy Duck when he jumps in your car at a red light and demands you “follow that car”. That car, by the way, contained what appeared to be gray and pink bunny ears sticking up in the back window. The chase went on for an hour, careening around turns and out into the forest where Elmer Fudd was waiti...troone door

    Finishing the Task

    Tabitha walked quickly away from her twin. She almost stomped as anger seethed from every pore. “We’re just too different,” she called over her shoulder as she continued down the path away from their home. Shouldering her backpack as she walked, she briskly brushed the tears away from her eyes, took a deep breath, and slowed her pace to a gentle stride. Her jeans swished as her legs passed each other with each stride. The countryside had never looked so bleak. The dead of winter never showed off the place to its advantage. Too far south for snow, but not far www.onedoor.ccenough for lush vegetation. Brown ...troone door

    Gurn, Baby, Gurn

    To gurn: to snarl as a dog; to look savage; to distort the countenance.The evening before the world gurning finals, I was looking for a reasonably priced restaurant in Egremont, Cumbria, when I peered through the window of a curry house and saw Barry Jenkins scarfing down a bhuna. Distractedly, I perused the menu, but I knew I wouldn't be dining at that particular restaurant, because he was there. Anyhow, the menu was full of inauthentic anglicised fair; curries that had been adapted for milder palettes, with dishes like Tikka Masalas and kormas making appearances. Not my sort of thing. Barry ...troone door

    The Betwixtmas Escape Plan of '22

    The Betwixtmas Escape Committee Meeting Minutes of '22Attendees: Charlie Potts, Head of Operations; Rachel Huffington-Hill; Strategic Planner; cousin Charlotte, junior Family Representative (minute taker); Aunt Matilda, elder Family Representative (Chair). Apologies: Royston Rockall, Head of Delivery. Venue: Back Room at The Old Chimes Bar and Grill. Date and time: the evening prior to Betwixtmas.The meeting was declared quorate by Aunt Matilda with apologies from Royston Rockall noted. AM welcomed the Committee members present and asked if anyone was aware of the reason for RRs absence. Charl...troone door

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