Category: Six Sentence Stories
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What I Have Been Doing in My Retirement (Hint: It’s Not Gardening)
As I approached retirement, I attended many retirement potlucks to ask soon-to-be retirees about their plans for the rest of their lives. Their answers never failed to disappoint: “I always said I need more time to work in my garden, now I’ll have plenty of time!,” “I will bake a…
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When My Number Was UP: A Six Sentence Story
It was exciting to take a helicopter ride over Alaskan glaciers; the view was stunning, and the sounds in the chopper were just like the sounds you hear in films and TV shows. I couldn’t help but feel that the pilots for these tours had to ask themselves from time…
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Red May Have Been Wrong: A Six-Sentence Story
When my youngest son got a job interview for a position at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (i.e., prison), he had to buy some proper clothes: shirtsleeves, a couple of ties, slacks, and a new pair of dress shoes. Before he left for his interview in Marin County, he showed off…
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Stephan’s Cure for Hiccups: A Six-Sentence Story
It was an elementary schoolmate, Stephan, responding to my cries of “I hate the hiccups,” who told me the sure way to cure the hiccups: swallow three full mouths of water upside down. It sounded like a cruel joke: have someone gulp a mouthful of water, bend down as if…
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“Pavement checking” Pies: A Six Sentence Story
Jimmy stopped by my house with a key lime pie for my family. When I thanked him for his generosity, he smiled and said that this was not the original pie he planned on dropping off. Before placing the pie in a pink box, he had to examining the bottom…
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Tom’s Hook and My Short Arms: A Six Sentence Story
Tom was a soft-spoken, friendly IT analyst, and I would deliver mail and intra-agency communiques to him many times a week way back in the Nineties. Another thing about Tom is that he has a prosthesis on his right forearm. One cold morning, while walking to my favorite coffee shop,…
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Rattle & Grunt: A Six Sentence Story
The last appointment Richard had with his previous primary physician was to talk about the results of his bone scan, but when the doctor looked at Richard’s charts, he noticed he hadn’t had a physical in over a year the next thing Richard knew he was bent over the examination…
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The Avocado Toast Incident: A Six Sentence Story
Stephanie was on the other side of the coffee shop counter when she greeted Daniel with a bright smile. He always ordered a croissant, chocolate if available, along with a Cappuccino, but today, instead of a pastry, Daniel ordered avocado toast. Stephanie’s bright smile brightened even more as she remarked,…
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The Hole in My Chest: A Six Sentence Story
Back in early January of 2023, I had my gallbladder removed; it was done via a laparoscopy: the surgical team made four incisions in my belly: one for a camera (the laparoscope), one for a tube to fill my gut with gas to open the surgical field, and two other…
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Perfect Rice: A Six Sentence Story
I love our rice cooker; it makes perfect rice every time, but my wife says it is a hassle to clean, but that doesn’t make any sense; she means it is a hassle to store and haul out when needed again, but clean-up is easier than scrubbing a saucepan—especially when…
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