Stories tagged with "retirement"
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The Ivory and the Ebony: Abrupt Retirement
by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 4 months ago
I had just turned 15, and beginning to learn a movement of a Beethoven concerto, & my mom had turned on the radio in the kitc…
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Life: It's in the Parenthesis [Ficlet CL Challenge]
by THX 0477 6 months ago
I decided to go for an evening stroll (as is my occasional want). I walked about three blocks (which doesn’t take as long as …
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Acreage (II)
by Metaphoric Spurs 9 months ago
The stark white backings of the photographs reflected the overhead light like a camera flash, bright and blinding. Turning aw…
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Acreage
by Metaphoric Spurs 9 months ago
“Not just a farm – a working farm – with chickens, cows, and crops to harvest,” the woman told her husband. She cradled the b…
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Visions of Greatness Prior to the Last Word
by busterfang about 1 year ago
Ed took early retirement at age 49 without formulating any plan as to what he would do next. So while his wife continued to w…
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The Witch's Retirement
by Batak Beatrix about 1 year ago
Like fine wines, witches only improve with age. This particular witch sat in her armchair, enjoying the sounds of the forest …
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Retirement
by khepa about 1 year ago
It was his last day at work. The new decree from the palace was announced today. He, the ultimate executioner of the Kingdom,...