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  • Life Without Her
  • "Surrounded by Introverts"
  • To One Not Sociable
  • Cooking for Gordon
  • Life Without Her

    If you told me that the love of my life would be cursed by an ancient god years before our marriage I wouldn't believe you.But I wasn’t told that before I proposed to herI wasn’t told that before we had childrenI wasn’t told that until the god came to take her awayNow I’m hereGoing through the same routine that we both went throughWithout her by my sideI get up and head to the bathroom to start my routineDeep inside of me, I expect her to come in and nuzzle her chin at the crook of my neck as she usually doesThe brief minutes we have before the kids start waking upJust as I finished brushing ...06Pone door

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    Judith Lemmon 215 Uffelman Drive, Clarksville, Tn 37043 jalsmith021@gmail.com                            Are you coming tonight? Prompt   Introverts and Extroverts 1,781 wordsYear: 2018 Place:  Newberry State College in Lewistown, Tennessee“Are you coming tonight” I texted Laura. Why am I doing most of the texting? I thought to myself. She seems to like me. “I will be there Rosalin,” she later texted. “It won’t be rager,” I replied, “but should be fun.”  My dorm was celebrating a party for new freshman in the large hall in my dorm.My name is Rosalin Garcia and I am named after my grandmother w...06Pone door

    To One Not Sociable

    The tail lights of a Mercedes E-class blink off as it accelerates through the stone gate pillars.An exhaust pipe of a BMW 5-series coughs up a plume of fetid smoke. On occasion there is a slight wave from a Lexus RX 350’s window—a white hand, manicured nails, rings with rocks worth more than my guidance counselor’s annual salary.Finally, the parents leave and I have their sons.And why shouldn’t they leave? They’ve done their job, stroking a six-figure check to matriculate their beloved young men to a storied academic institution. Our curriculum is rigorous. Our faculty are accomplished. Our al...06Pone door

    Cooking for Gordon

    Kyle stared at the two prep cooks, wide-eyed and speechless. “Tonight? Gordon Ramsay is coming tonight? And you're just now telling me?”“Your uncle told us not to,” Joey said. “Said you would freak out if you knew.”“Of course I would freak out! It’s Gordon friggin’ Ramsay! And he’s gonna expect the food to be terrible..." The restaurants on Kitchen Nightmares are supposed to be terrible. The food is expected to be disgusting. Why did Uncle John invite the show when the restaurant was flourishing?Kyle shook his head. "Damnit, we'll have to put our best food forward. Uncle John's in tonight,...06Pone door

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