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bedtime

  1. from @wolfgang: he started saying, "I am leaving on the midnight train to Georgia" instead of simply "I'm going to bed." It pleased him ...
  2. from @ingridf: the phone rang and rang. she saw who was calling and knew why. the phone rang.
  3. from @cnmatthews: stories - a hoot? we'll see shortly!
  4. from @ingridf: she decided that in the absence of a cozy fireplace, her houseplants would do. ahhh... crackling warmth.
  5. from @wolfgang: when he got really drunk at parties, he would do his "Young Leia in bed, Old Leia in the kitchen" bit, to shocked and lo ...
  6. from @wolfgang: all he could come up with in terms of new years resolutions was "big honking leap of faith". It was something.
  7. from @ingridf: the skies popped like popcorn. but more colorful and less greasy.
  8. from @JSvanBuskirk: A fender-bender outside enlivened the Roberts's cocktail party, & no one saw the dog eat the canapes. A pleasant eve ...
  9. from @JSvanBuskirk: Fed up with centuries of sloppy land records, the entire village of Sutton-on-Rye decides to pull stakes & start fre ...
  10. from @Smilupe: ...and in the curious case of Joe the Jobseeker, strangely enough, sleeping til seven ten felt like a "peace" of nirvana ...
  11. from @ingridf: she ran, jumped, fell and slid across the ice on her belly like a seal, then clapped her mitts together like flippers.
  12. from @JSvanBuskirk: The meanest steer in five counties is no match for Bobby and Starlight. They load up and move on to search for a rea ...
  13. from @JSvanBuskirk: A hot dog vendor is hailed as king by a gang of orphans. Together they found a small city that becomes famous for it ...
  14. from @JSvanBuskirk: A shipwrecked accountant offered 3 wishes by a genie considers the tax implications carefully and wishes first for a ...
  15. from @JSvanBuskirk: A princess's exhausting charade as her own rescuer is uncovered & the royal wedding abruptly canceled. No one knows ...
  16. from @ingridf: he whispered, "it's ok." and she sighed and slept.
  17. from @wolfgang: and then he said to himself "but this is the only way I know how to do it", and he had to laugh. A shift in consciousnes ...
  18. from @PurpleZoe: Squinting at a flash of green and earthbrown skin, then leaning into the cupboard, the cook hovered "I see you elf".
  19. from @ingridf: she wondered if she would find napoleon or if his sneaky disguises would continue to throw her off of his trail.
  20. from @ingridf: my dad, who is 85, told me that he is still a boy inside. he hates his aging body. he fights it with painkillers.