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Prompt: There was
a time when
There was a time
when she laughed at everything I said and now the laughter is dead, dead like
the light that's gone out of her eyes as she sits at the table drinking tequila
and telling me "Vete, pinche comedian! See if you can make HER
laugh!"
Prompt: Keeping secrets
Cops popped in to
the washateria to ask if Paquito was around. He was wanted for a break in. Rita
said they hadn't. When the cops left, Maria opened the lid to the washer where
they'd squirreled the boy. The sisters were good at keeping secrets
Prompt: What would
have happened
"Have you
ever wondered what would have happened if Dad had made that big break in
college?" I asked Mom this as Dad played trumpet on the balcony. She
smiled and had this faraway look in her eye. "You wouldn't be here,"
was all she said.
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Prompt: Where do
you go to escape?
Crystal sat on
the roof of the brownstone, looking out across the night, the city lights
scattered like fallen stars. He had texted her earlier, "Where do you go
to escape?" She almost texted back "here" But she knew if she
did, she would be caged.
Prompt: 3AM confessions
David and Scott and Matt and Mike were glad to cut out of
the reunion and find a table at hole in the wall called the Raging Lion, where
they could have a few beers and reminisce about their high school days were
filled muscle cars, mix tapes, and 3AM confessions.
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