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Fiction | Relationships

A Crush
January 10, 2007April 14, 2024
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A story about a crush in 55 words.

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Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

Just A Friendly Conversation
December 27, 2006February 18, 2023
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You know you really need to get out and find some sex. Are you offering? Shoot the idiot who thought that men and women could be friends. Can anyone tell me why the above conversation annoyed me? I know why….I’m mad at myself for imagining that I could have a…

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Body & Sex | Relationships

Just A Date: That Heady Ol’ Feeling
December 21, 2006December 29, 2023
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She said she was going out to dinner. Not family. Not an old friend. Not a classmate or a colleague. Not a ‘marriage prospect’. Something quite like..a date!

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Politics & Feminism | Relationships

“Excuse me…”: Approaching A Stranger
September 30, 2005January 7, 2024
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Cracking the Code: Getting to Know a Stranger. Unveiling the quirky encounters and memorable conversations that define the art of making connections.

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Fiction | Relationships

Fiction: 55 Word Stories
September 23, 2005April 29, 2024
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This was fun. It is even more of a challenge to say something in a few words than to say it in many. Sagnik tagged me so here goes…my 55-word stories. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<p align=”center”><strong>The Worker</strong></p> The sun was shining, a blazing yellow-white. Heedlessly they trudged on.“But do I have to?” he…

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Poetry | Relationships

Secret Crush
March 26, 2005September 17, 2023
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What’s my secret?

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