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  • Eternal Hannukah
  • The Horror of Tea
  • The Yellow Legal Pad New Years Resolutions
  • BETWITCHED
  • Eternal Hannukah

    It was the first night of Hanukkah, and the Goetz family was gathered around their living room, ready to light the menorah and exchange gifts. "I can't believe it's already Hanukkah," said Mrs. Goetz as she placed the candles in the menorah. "It feels like just yesterday we were lighting the first candle.""Yeah, I know what you mean, mom,"www.onedoor.cc said Yakov with a sigh. "I feel like I just finished eating all the latkes from last year."The family chuckled at Yakov's joke, and Mrs. Goetz rolled her eyes good-naturedly. "Well, at least we have seven more nights of latkes to look forward to," she said.A...ogqone door

    The Horror of Tea

    “Why don’t you come for tea?” These were the words I had been dreading ever since I moved to Yorkshire. It was a lovely day outside and I stopped on my way out for a walk to say hello to my new neighbor, who was working in her front yard. I’d left my job, my family, and my friends in sunny California six months earlier to join my English boyfriend in this quaint Devonshire village. I looked forward to wonderful museums and traditional pubs, to cozy rainy days inside and the resulting lush gardens surrounding stately homes. And all that was there, right enough. What I hadn’t counted on was my c...ogqone door

    The Yellow Legal Pad New Years Resolutions

    Warning: Mention of Self Loathing“This year will be different,” Jessica said to herself.  She sat on a stool at the kitchen island.  She twirled a lock of her blond hair with her right hand and a blue ballpoint pen in her left hand.  A yellow legal pad sat before her..  She was a lefty which meant avoiding spiral bound notebooks at all costs.  She tapped the pen on the pad a few times before writing at the top of the page in capital letters:MY 2023 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS1、 Go to the gym every morning before work.She looked at this statement and thought better of it:1、Go to the gym every mornin...ogqone door

    BETWITCHED

    Words 1,079BETWITCHED“Wow, this place sure looks different. Smells kind of funky too, like, like --”  “You mean like nothing!  Well, maybe Lysol.” Yep, the ambience is gone; that’s for sure. And this place is so goddamn clean. Not a crumb or peanut shell to be found.   “Wonder why? This always was one of my favorite haunts. “Health inspectors closed it. Vermin.” Well, that’s a crock.  “But at least we can be alone. That’s why I chose this very empty place.   C’mon, join me on the bar for old times’ sake. “ “Don’t think it was that long ago. “ “Yeah, probably not.   I get around, but hey, you...ogqone door

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