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Jay Knowles
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I would greatly appreciate it if you would please pretend I proposed, proffered and presented a proverb so pretty, precise and profound that it has probably been proven worthy of precious praise in its previous place, politely, no pressure.

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'22

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Comedy ClubWordsmithFirst LoveOMG!The Dark ArtsNumber TwoBomb Patrol
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Jack vs. Cletus
Jack grab snacks from movie Theater stand. Jack hear woman at stand and look up see worker give him popcorn and movie Ticket. Unknown ...
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Hot Diggity
I stared intently at the hot dog as it fell and flopped lifelessly onto the pavement in front of me. With the power of the fall from ...
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Earworms
"And your wish?" the genie asked Brian. "Well," Brian mused, "there is something." "No!" Colleen cried, "Don't do it, Brian!" but he ...
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Roe vs James
There comes a time in every father's life when he has to answer a certain uncomfortable question from his son. It happened to me today ...
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
The lone robot sat on a large iron plate. Or he would have, if there was any gravity to be able to sit, so it more like held onto it ...
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The Old Dog's New Tricks
Toni's dog Goober only obeyed one command: dig! So, Toni told it to dig anytime and anywhere just to show how obedient the dog could ...
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Harbinger of Saltines
"So here’s the thing," says the crow, "if you’ve never heard of me, hear me now. I’m your least expected fortune teller. I’m the one ...
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Ladies Can Make Dad Jokes Too
The blade was inches away from her nose. She stared at it, in horror. How did she end up in this mess? And what to do to get out of ...
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Sitcom Gorgon
The strange, sandy whirlwind stayed above their heads. Some kind of a cavern was hidden under the big hot desert. How come the sand ...
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A Hot Slice of Heartbreak: Part II
She was scared to death. Nobody has ever talked to her like that.
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Mine
This mailbox is mine, and this triagonal sign, that blue balloon, the month of June, they’re mine, mine, mine, mine, mine.
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Gopher It
Something strange was going on. It looked like something was moving under the dirt, close enough to the surface that it pushed a trail ...
Icy slide of doom
The icy slide was wild! The surface beneath was so smooth I didn't feel any bumps as I slid faster and faster down the hill. The way ...
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Ensuing Unsueing
“It’s been a tough year.” Sue sighed. “A tough few years, honestly. I don’t see it getting better soon, either.” Her friend, standing ...
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What manner of beastie?
A majestic beast stands on its strong legs in a distance. Should it get too close it can easily rip limbs off any living things. It ...
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Beats, Crimes, and Strife
Yessir and yes m’am. What you see is what you get. 3 bassists, a tuba player, a dulcimer, 5 triangles, a bass tambourine, an alto tambourine ...
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Booster Blues
Even though all of you on earth call it a station, those of us who live aboard call it a ship, and therefore a she. Sadly, her orbit ...
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Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Tear in the Fabric of Spacetime
There was something moving in the bush. It made a silent rattle but it was loud enough for the guards to hear. Both of them looked ...
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Stay Buzzy
He walked towards a small platform. There was a stand and a nice gift that was promised for him. The stony floor was cold under his ...
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Brian's Song
Sleepy & hungover at a screaming child's birthday party, wearing a raggedy Pluto the Dog costume that smelled of sweat and, strangely ...
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Again We Begin
Alexandria Marie Johnson was murdered on July 23 1993-at least that was what the newspaper said. She was 16. We were neighbors. I was ...
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The Trail to True Treasure
The tower looks very tall and mysterious under the evening sun. The perimeter is empty and rocky and the wind blows dust around. Nobody ...
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Night Owls: Part II
Emma wiped the dust off her pants. I was just going to go through some things up in the attic. Grandma was a pack rat. I know that ...
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How to Catch a Fancy Gentleman
"Do these jeans make me look fat?" "No. Do these sunglasses make me look vain?" "No. Does this cheese give me bad breath?" "No. Does ...
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Dudley Dursley and the Chamber of Secrets
Dudley’s face is a horror in the frosted glass. Her lies were creeping back into his consciousness. All he had was some promise of ...
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The Unbearable Stankness of Suiting
I feel better in the bear suit. I feel like myself. It’s not a realistic bear suit, and I don’t behave like a bear when I wear it ...
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The Ballad of DJ Ty's Mixtape
Saturday night, early spring, 1988. We were bombing into the city in a 12 year old sedan, blasting our favorite mix tapes. We had no ...
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Misleading Title
He typed furiously on his phone. He was using a collaborative storytelling app called “Myline”. He added to stories every day, and ...
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The Power of the Force, Buyers Remorse, & the Ballad of Bella's Tears
Four days until Bella's birthday & Zach still didn't know what to get her. He stood in the Kohl's foyer & took a breath. He would go ...
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Slaughter Melon
There was a cold breeze blowing. She walked along the pier on her way back to his house in the twilight. A fear of the unknown ran ...
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