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“The aroma from the donut #shop was irresistible to passersby, as children gaped at the delights behind the glass.
The half-price hour before closing was near, when the day’s goods were priced to move, and patience was rewarded. A dollar could go a long way for a hungry man.”



A few years ago, I stopped in The Magic Shop for holiday gifts. Was the tiny shop magical, or did it merely sell magic tricks? A wizard in a Santa hat helped me shop room after room. We climbed stairs to higher floors. The shop’s dimensions grew. I have never found my way out.



Back when we exchanged Xmas gifts, we all shopped together on Coventry Rd, a 4 block strip with a record store, bookstore, import shops from Peru & Asia, & a vintage toy shop named Big Fun where you could find anything from a joy buzzer to Star Wars figures. Time in stores: 2 hrs.



#Spoutories #present
Spoutories - Stories in One Spout! @SpoutoriesToday’s #Spoutories prompt is #present (word or inspiration)08:21 AM - Dec 08, 2023
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Chan #beamed at the sea of Stay, #wet perspiration #sparkling on his skin as the #music began for the last song on the concert #schedule . Their eager response gave him an added #boost as he and his Stray Kids #burst into the final encore of the tour.



Bob lived in the past. He'd touch an item, & I'd see him go somewhere else, often for hours. He said he spoke slowly because he was always getting tugged by memories. I lived in the future, planning, striving. Then he passed, & time stopped. The present is mine now. I breathe.



The man’s #present state of mind is such that he wants to write autobiographical stories. Another part of him says “enough is enough” and this time he chose not to write.
Spoutories - Stories in One Spout! @SpoutoriesToday’s #Spoutories prompt is #present (word or inspiration)08:21 AM - Dec 08, 2023
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People associate 'present' with gift. I've decided to be present in the moment when I'm with family, especially my 101-year-old mother. Too often I find myself thinking ahead to my to-do list. I'm going to do my best to just be there to truly listen with my mind — and my heart.



The crowd roared, "We will save the planet, end inequality, bring sanity to gun laws, & preserve what remains of democracy.."
Then they stripped off their face paint, drove home, watched the game, and wrote a note remimdimg themselves to say "present" on Election Day.



I am a person of high passion, though I try to not let my emotions run away from me. One thing that can get me #flustered is an overload of sounds or sights. This usually happens outside where you cannot control the noise or movements around you. I prefer a peaceful environment.



I no longer give #presents , things bought and wrapped in paper, boxes or bags. The people in my world have an overabundance of things and I cannot in good conscience contribute to their continual wanting. I will give of my time, of my knowledge, of my care.



I can never forget the Christmas #present my mother gave me around the age of 10. She had a wrapped box sitting there for weeks. Once I finally opened it, I was touched by what she had bought for me from Target: a Ninja Turtle plush doll (Raphael, to be exact). I still have it today. 🤗



Spoutories - Stories in One Spout! @SpoutoriesToday’s #Spoutories prompt is #present (word or inspiration)08:21 AM - Dec 08, 2023
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I am present. I am tense. This is the present tense. My last attempt at wit as I stare at the menacing line of shoppers waiting for me to wrap their presents. How did I get this particular seasonal job? I am not even a decent wrapper. Impending holiday doom is very present.



“His pitch to the studio was an AI version of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ but with sci-fi characters in place of Muppets. ‘Picture the Ghost of Christmas #Present played by Roy Batty from Blade Runner, who burns bright but for one year. And instead of ‘tears in rain,’ make it snow!’”



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#Spoutories #flustered
Spoutories - Stories in One Spout! @SpoutoriesToday’s #Spoutories prompt is #flustered (word or inspiration)09:14 AM - Dec 07, 2023
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“He believed himself a rational, level-headed man, most of the time. But the recent week of robocalls at all hours hawking extended warranties for his car and home left him #flustered and testy. He thought he was on a no-call list, then wondered if that itself was a scam.”






Spoutories - Stories in One Spout! @SpoutoriesToday’s #Spoutories prompt is #flustered (word or inspiration)09:14 AM - Dec 07, 2023
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One time in elementary school, I had a homework assignment where I provided the definitions of words listed. One of them was "beflustered." Not #flustered but beflustered. Nobody could define it, as the word doesn't exist. The teacher later admitted she made a mistake with that item. 🙂
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In 7th grade, I was in the band. At lunch a girl asked me about my flute. Being young and shy, I was incoherent and #flustered . Immediately after, my buddies made things worse by teasing me about my “girlfriend.” The girl never spoke to me again. This I recall a lifetime later.
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A few weeks before she passed, my mom described some of the things she saw appearing: plants, vines, ferns, ornate decorations, a skylight. She wasn't flustered, only curious. "If I'm going to hallucinate, I might as well have something of consequence to look at," she said.



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#Spoutories #burst
Spoutories - Stories in One Spout! @SpoutoriesToday’s #Spoutories prompt is #burst (word or inspiration)09:08 AM - Dec 06, 2023
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The cat #burst into the kitchen. It had the zoomies after going to the bathroom in its litter box. The litter had a nice pine smell until the cat did its business & then it stank. The smell dissipated & the cat calmed down but not before it ran up & down the stairs, landing on the sofa.



