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I entered a dancing contest. I learned that the judges really liked splits. I practiced all week to try and do a cool split. During the contest, I fell on my face in front of everyone. It was so funny that I won the contest. |
Gillian didn't like going in the sun. She was very fair and it made her skin freckle. That summer she was working outside every day. She bought a huge hat to protect her face. But it didn't make a difference and she had tons of freckles anyway. |
Carlos was happy to learn that his article was published in the paper. He wanted to celebrate being a published author. Carlos decided to smoke a cigar to celebrate his achievement. After having a few puffs, he felt great. He was proud of being published. |
Matt poked the fire trying to stir the embers. He made a log fall over instead. The fire was choked of oxygen. As the fire went out, Matt panicked and threw on leaves. The leaves were wet and smoke rose up from the fire. |
Jon was driving to work. A dog ran in front of the car. Jon stopped short. Jon's coffee spilled all over his lap. Jon turned around and drove home to change into clean clothes. |
Dana had a blind date. It took her hours to get her hair right. Dana's blind date drove a convertible. Dana's hair was whipped around by the wind. She decided to put it in a ponytail instead. |
Tina's best friend was studying abroad. She was going to Paris. Tina was happy for her but also sad. She tried reaching out to her. But her friend ignored her totally and Tina thought it was over. |
Ryan climbed the long set of stairs to get to the water slide. He was excited to try it. But when he looked down he realized how high it really was. He took a deep breath, hopping in. It was even more fun than he expected. |
Lisa was in college. And she was quickly trying to get to her next class. There was a path down a hill that was blocked off. But Lisa decided to try to cross it. As she descended down the hill, she sprained her ankle. |
They said high school would be the best time of my life. I'm in my freshman year, first class of the year. I walk into class and four of my friends are in it too! This year is going to be so awesome. We are all trying out for the baseball team. |
A deli owner had his employees wear funny hats one day. A cowboy wearing a cowboy hat can into the store. One of the employees remarked that the cowboy had a funny hat. The cowboy was not amused and yelled at the employee. The cowboy threw his hat on the ground and left in a huff. |
I had a big chemistry test coming up. I studied night and day for a week. The day of the test arrived my nerves were on edge. Luckily I sat next to the smartest person in class. So I used his answers to make a good grade after my mind went blank. |
Beth was ogling the new car. Brad had just pulled up in a new BMW. It was the fanciest car she'd ever seen! She asked him if she could have a ride. He drove her around town with the windows down. |
Will really needed a new car. Will went to his local car dealership. Will narrowed his choices down to either a BMW or Prius. Will finally decided on the BMW. Will drove away feeling pretty awesome about his new ride. |
Cathy decided to walk through the pet store today. Cathy loved seeing the various animals at the pet store. Today, Cathy saw the cutest puppy she had ever seen. Cathy decided she would purchase the cute puppy. Cathy was so excited to be the owner of a brand new puppy. |
The Reece family wanted to go to the Town Fair. The four of them hopped in the car for the half hour drive. As soon as they got there they got their tickets. The children then started running towards the kiddie rides. By the time the day was over, they had ridden 12 times. |
Jill thought she would never spend her time watching TV all day. But she did use her computer a lot. She ended up watching Youtube videos about food and cooking. And she quickly became absorbed. But Jill sadly realized it was just like watching TV all day. |
Yesterday I bleached my hair. I loved the way it looked. When I woke up in the morning though, my hair was dry. I was rather upset. I would never do it again. |
I swear I would not wish Visual Genomes on anyone. I wouldn't force them on my worst enemy. I insist only tenured professors isolated in academia think it's OK. I assert only they are content paying desperate humans slave wages. I fervently hope some day they will be destroyed by their creations. |
It was my turn to provide food for poker night with the guys. They came over and I browned up some meat for Sloppy Joe's. When the first guy took a bite he spit it out saying it was terrible. I felt pretty embarrassed. We wound up ordering five pizzas from Papa John's. |
Neil loved sightseeing in Germany. But he was a Jew and he wanted to make a somber detour. He joined a tour to the site of Auschwitz. There, he prayed for the Holocaust victims. When he left, he felt sad, but glad he had gone. |
I was first on the leaderboard in a game I was playing. A competitor was trying to oust me from my first place spot. We competed furiously in the game, each trying to outdo the other. Eventually, I was unable to maintain my first spot. He got 1 more point than I did, and claimed the first spot. |
Larry and Bud went for a walk. They found a bank envelope with 500 dollars in cash inside. They were honest, and they took the money to the bank. The manager said that they could have it if no one claimed it. They waited six weeks, and when no one claimed it they got the money. |
Susan's friends all liked to play tennis. Susan did not know how. Susan took tennis lessons all winter. She became a good tennis player. Susan had fun playing tennis with her friends all summer! |
Sean wanted burgers. He fried some patties on a grill. He covered buns in condiments. When the patties were done, he dressed them with cheese and veggies. Then, he ate the burgers. |
Drew eats one apple a day. It is a routine he started when he was a child. He only eats red apples. He thinks his sugar gets low if he doesn't eat an apple. It is an interesting quirk about a person. |
The kids were excited. They were going to visit the zoo! They walked around to eat exhibit. They saw tigers and lions. It had been a really fun time at the zoo. |
Eddie decided he needed some Jeans. His old jeans had too many holes in them. Eddie decided to go to the mall to buy some. He decided to pick up some new Levi's. He purchased two pairs of new jeans. |
Julie was nervous. The patient beside her was bleeding from a bad needle stick. She hoped that the technician did a better job for her turn. Luckily she had a different technician. It only took two tries for the IV needle to work. |
Zach asked Nate if he would get him a glass of water. Zach said sure and went to the kitchen. Instead of water Zach filled the glass with vodka. Zach then returned the beverage to Nate. Nate took a big gulp and began choking on the vodka. |
Terry screamed. Everyone in the office looked in his direction. His boss asked why he screamed like he did. Terry screamed again and showed his boss his lottery ticket. Terry had just won a million dollars. |
Pam was a librarian. One day, someone was being very loud in the library. Pam shushed them. They shushed her back. Pam didn't know how to react and left them alone. |
Val saw Ali go to the bathroom. Val and her friend Kris followed her. Ali froze when she saw Val. Val was going to pummel this brat. Just when Ali's friend June came in and saved Ali from a fight. |
Anna was in labor. She was struggling! After hours and hours, her doctor made a decision. He performed a c-section on Anna. Soon her baby was safe in her arms! |
Ziggy the dog did not like strange people in his house. He would bark non-stop and sometimes try to nip them. For this reason, Ziggy's family hardly ever had guests. Tired of this, they decided to take Ziggy to the vet. The vet prescribed prozac for Ziggy's anxiety. |
I went on Skype to talk to my gaming friends. All of a sudden I got a lot of friend requests. I thought it was people wanting to join our gaming group. Instead, it was spammers who want to sell me medicine. That was the last time I used Skype. |
Lucy wanted to cook the zucchini she picked from the garden. Her grandma helped her chop it into cubes. Lucy was scared of the oil in the skillet. She was brave so grandma wouldn't know. When they finished, she was just happy she hadn't burned herself. |
Jill heard the school bus approaching as she walked to the bus stop. She hurried her walking. Jill saw the bus pull away as she reached the stop. Jill ran to the street and waved her arms. The bus stopped for Jill. |
Mary loved to see the sunrise. However, she always woke up too late. She tried going to bed early, but it didn't work. Mary bought an alarm clock. Now she was able to see the sunrise every day. |
Tom was driving a friend. They couldn't decide what to listen to. They both wanted their own playlist. Eventually the driver had to take authority. Tom picked his own playlist and his friend was forced to listen. |
Sue had never gotten in trouble. One day she was talking in class and her teacher noticed. Sue was given a warning. She kept talking. Sue finally got her first detention ever. |
Jess wanted to see the musical Hamilton. She called the box office to purchase tickets. The ticket agent said the show was sold out. Jess found tickets available on craigslist. Jess saw Hamilton and loved it. |
Erica went to her hometown bar. She saw a lot of people from high school. Erica didn't like the people that she ran into. Erica left the bar after a short time. She doesn't go to that bar anymore. |
I went to work yesterday. I began to cough. I went into the bathroom to clean up. I saw that I was very sick. I went home early from work. |
The couple was going through a nasty divorce. They had to go to court to divide their assets. The judge gave them his ruling. Both sides were angry and bitter. It had been a tense hearing. |
Sue had a routine physical at her doctor's office. Her doctor suggested that she get a blood test to know she is healthy. Sue thought this was a good idea and agreed with her doctor. Sue went to the Blood Bank and gave blood the next week. The results came back and she is very healthy. |
Tanya's neighborhood doesn't have a recycling route. Tanya hates seeing trash, that can be reused, get thrown away. She took it among herself to start her own recycling bin. The other neighbors joined her efforts. Now Tanya and her neighbors recycle all their reusables. |
Jade watched the sky. He saw the beautiful birds flying. He saw them spread their wings. The wings were filled with feathers. Jade went home thinking about how special wings are! |
Abby was about to go for a quick run at night. Abby's boyfriend immediately told her to change her clothes. After explaining why, Abby changed into a orange shirt. Abby's boyfriend laughed, because the shirt was very bright. Abby was glad that her boyfriend could laugh at her bright shirt. |
The woman was designing her new house. She wanted a big stone fireplace in the kitchen. When the architect was finished with the drawings, she loved them! They got to work right away. The fireplace was the first thing they started to build. |
Jim decided to walk to the store down the road. It was very hot and Jim soon began to tire. Jim decided to turn around and head back home. Workers doing road work saw Jim was hot and gave him water. Jim drank the water and was able to walk back home. |
Rachel bought two sweet guinea pigs. She housed them in a pet store cage. She loved them so much that she did research about them online. It was then that she realized that their cage was much too small. Rachel built the guinea pigs a bigger cage. |
I have been writing stories since 2005, off and off. I stopped writing for several years. I took up writing in 2011 while recovering from a stroke. I wrote several short stories, totalling about 50,000 words. I enjoyed writing, even if I never get published. |
Sarah always loved tater-tots. Those little balls of fried potatoes really made her happy. She knew it was a silly thing to be passionate about. One day, Sarah's friend gave her a present. It was just a giant bag of tater tots, and Sarah had never been happier. |
Pim wanted to go horseback riding. He had never even petted a horse before. Pim's friends told him it was not a fun thing to do. Pim defied their nay-saying and booked a lesson anyway. Pim had a great time and mentally devalued his friends' advice. |
I was in a study abroad program in college. I went to France. I did not have a car while I was there. I walked everywhere instead. I lost twenty pounds from walking everywhere in France. |
Kaylie was on a road trip. She stopped at a Krispy Kreme and bought a dozen donuts. Then, she threw the box in her car. Later, she stopped at a hotel. When she went to grab the donuts she realized they were smashed. |
Ricky had just gotten a new puppy. He wanted to get a fence installed at his home for the dog. He drove to his hardware store. He bought wooden planks and nails. He built the fence by himself in a week. |
Kyle was excited for an upcoming video game. He had worked hard for his father to earn some money. Kyle bought the game the day it released. However, Kyle was disappointed it did not meet expectations. Fortunately he was able to refund it for full price. |
Charles met a friendly guy in geology class. He invited Charles on a hike with more students. They took a three-mile hike up a mountain and stopped at a cliff. The students wanted to climb down the mountain. But Charles was too afraid he wouldn't find his way back to the car. |
On vacation in senior year, Amy got a tattoo. She hid it from her mom. But one day her mom came in to wake her up. She caught a glimpse of Amy's tattoo! Amy was busted! |
The winter of 1993 was bad in Boston. I could not bicycle to work, and rode the trolley. My station stop had a store. I ate a lot of muffins while riding to work that winter. As a result I gained twenty pounds. |
Jo had been having back problems. She could not figure out why. She finally decided it was her bed. She decided she needed to buy a new one. Jo was happy about her investment. |
Sam was a funny boy who always made his friends laugh. This was sometimes a problem though because it got them in trouble. Sam didn't know the right time or place to make his friends laugh. Sam's teacher got his friends and Sam in trouble for playing. Soon Sam learned that making his friends laugh in class was a bad idea |
Yesterday, Mary wandered into the forest to collect butterflies. She spent 2 hours trying to find butterflies. As she looked for the butterflies, she came across a lost puppy. She found playing with the puppy to be very enjoyable. Mary decided to take the puppy home with her instead. |
I decided to take a magnesium tablet. But I didn't immediately notice any effects. But when it was bed time, I couldn't sleep. I wondered why I had so much energy. Then I thought it might have been the magnesium tablet. |
We decided we will spend tonight watching movies. We have picked out several movies from the 1980s. We talked about baking cookies beforehand. We went to the store and bought peanut butter cookie dough. We also bought popcorn and drinks. |
After the zoo, they went out to eat. They chose a steakhouse close to home. They ordered steaks and ribs for dinner. It was expensive but delicious. They all had a good time. |
I went to a baroque music concert this year. The singers were rather large. They sang very well. The conductor's wife said the large size helps the voice resonate. I never knew this musical fact. |
Brian wanted to go to a concert with friends. His boss would not let him have time off. He decided to switch shifts with a coworker. Brian went to the concert and had a great time. Brian now owes his co worker a favor in the future. |
Jack wants his family to spend at least one weekend night together. His children get to pick out what movie they want to watch. The three children usually want to watch an animated film. While the kids decide, Jack and his wife pop some popcorn. Movie night is something that they all look forward to all week long. |
Mike called himself the snowball king one day. He made a crown out of snow and wore it. When he saw someone come his way he threw a snowball at them. The person ran away from Mike. Mike laughed at the people he called his snowball peasants. |
Tonight I played 3 games of speed chess with Tom. We play 5 minute games. I won the first game and lost the second. I won the third game by a checkmate. Tom stopped playing as his dinner had arrived. |
Tim was baking. He was making peanut butter pie. However when he took it out of the oven, the dog ate it. He was so frustrated. He decided to take a pre-baked pie and spread peanut butter on it. |
Nita was terrified to fly. She trembled as she boarded the plane. She closed her eyes during liftoff. But then she opened her eyes and looked around. She saw that flying wasn't so bad, after all! |
My wife's company outsources its IT work. A man comes into fix the computers on demand. This person seemed sadder the other day. He told the boss his daughter had been killed in India by her husband. Everyone offered condolences. |
Kim loves to eat apples. She loved apples so much her grandmother suggested she make a pie. They worked together and baked an apple pie. Kim ate a piece of her pie. She thought it was the best pie she had ever eaten. |
Tim was visiting friends. He parked in a bad neighborhood. When he went back to his car it was missing. Tom called the cops and filed a report. Unfortunately the car was never found. |
Marley got her parents to take her to an arcade. She wanted a lava lamp prize that cost 300 tickets. She played games all day in order to get enough tickets for it. Finally she had enough to get the lava lamp! She happily brought it home to her room. |
Paul needed a new haircut. He set up an appointment with a local barber. Paul wanted to get a shorter cut. The barber spent half an hour cutting Paul's hair. Paul liked his new look and gave the barber a handsome tip. |
Ben liked to compete with his dog in Schutzhund tests. He had trained Nero, his Rottweiler, for over a year. Today was Nero's first test. Nero was startled at first but then enjoyed every minute of the test. Nero came in second place, pleasing Ben enormously. |
I brewed myself some coffee. I put cream and sugar in it. I took a small sip. The coffee was very hot. I let my coffee cool down. |
Tony got his first cell phone. He had never used any electronics. He had no idea how to use it. He went to a class on how to use it. He learned so much his friends asked him for advice. |
Yesterday Tina made a blueberry pie. She thought it would turn out great. However unfortunately the pie turned out horrible. When she went to taste it, it tasted terrible. Tina had to throw it out. |
Anna's family was not wealthy. Anna often could not get things she wanted, like new shoes. But then her class studied poverty in Africa. Anna was struck by how lucky she was by comparison. She vowed never to whine about her lot in life again! |
Ai was a sheltered child who had been abused for years. In foster care she was silent and never smiled. Then one day her foster mom brought home a new baby girl! Ai played with the baby all day, teaching her things. And one day their mom found both little girls laughing together! |
Lily loved chicken nuggets. She decided to make some for herself. She got all the ingredients and set to work. When they were done, she was pleased with her work. However, when she tasted them, she realized she still needed practice. |
Emma borrowed her little sister her favorite CD. When her sister returned it, Emma was angry. The CD was covered in scratches! She put the CD into her CD player. Luckily, it still played despite the scratches. |
Joey bought a new cell phone. He was having fun playing with the new features. The phone stopped working and the screen went black! Joey realized that the battery was dead. He plugged it in and it worked once again. |
My daughter's college roommate's father is rich. He never went to college. One day he asked what I was reading. I was reading George Eliot, which he compared to Danielle Steele. His daughter laughed at the comparison. |
Elliot was planning on hosting a houseparty. He was considering making it a theme party. He was selecting music for the party. He found great 80's music. He decided to make his party an 80's dance party. |
Greg purchased a new grill. He placed it in his backyard and prepared to cook. He lifted the lid and peered inside. He was confused to find nothing inside the grill. He had forgotten to buy coals along with the new grill. |
When I woke up this morning I was greeted by the sound of birds. Birds often sing in the tree outside my bedroom window. The difference for me is that today I had time to listen. I lay in bed much longer than usual because it is Saturday. Listening to birds in the morning makes me happy. |
Brian was playing with his video games just after his friend had left. He wanted to play a racing game, but couldn't find the disc. After a long search he became suspicious of his friend. Right then, his friend arrived at his house to confess and apologize. Brian was angry but he forgave his friend. |
My ice hockey team went to the championship game. We were up against an undefeated team. We played extremely hard. It came down to overtime. We ended up winning it 3 to 2. |
Tom wanted to walk backwards. He wanted to do it the whole day. He walked backwards through school. He bumped into the salad bar in the lunchroom. Tom never walked backwards again. |
Natalie struggled with school. She worked really hard but did not do well on her exams. Her parents realized how much she was struggling. They got her a tutor to help her with her studies. Because of the help she got, Natalie graduated high school. |
Drew has been working two jobs for 8 months now. He is in college and needs the money for his expenses. His bills are piling up still although he has two jobs. Drew has no time left after a full day of school and two jobs. Something has to go so he decides to quit one of his jobs. |
Lucy and her grandpa were driving home. Lucy was telling him how scared she was being lost. She was afraid she may never find her way home. She was afraid she would be kidnapped. She was relieved it was over. |
My mom taught me how to make scramble eggs. She showed me how to crack eggs. After a lot of practice I eventually got good at it. I can crack an egg perfectly. This is the key for making great scramble eggs. |
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