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What I Did on my Summer Vacation by Dawn DeBraal

November 26, 2022 admin

“On my first day of summer vacation” was always our first writing assignment when we got back to school. This year I had a doozy of a story, and no one will believe it.

I started my essay by saying …

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Anonymous Letters by Dawn DeBraal

September 19, 2022 admin

Oh, Liz, who are you to be so bold as to write to total strangers touting Jehovah’s ways? I don’t know how you got my name or why I was chosen as the person you anonymously write to every few …

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Walkaway Wife by Dawn DeBraal

June 21, 2022 admin

He’s a used car salesman, and I bought a lemon.

Dawn DeBraal has published over 500 short stories, poems and drabbles.…

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Pet Peeves by Dawn DeBraal

September 30, 2021 admin 1 Comment

I am perturbed with a particular selling company asking me, “Did the product you ordered meet your expectations?”

I ordered a gasket.

“Please tell us about what you like or don’t like about the product.”

Likes: It’s brown, it fits, …

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Telemarketer Triumph by Dawn DeBraal

September 6, 2021 admin 4 Comments

Watching my husband handle telemarketers is a sight to behold. The phone rings, there is silence for a moment when I hear him say,

“I haven’t had knee pain since I had my leg amputated,” silence again; then he resumes the …

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The Colonel’s Last Stand by Dawn DeBraal

February 22, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Patrick McFarland was emotional as he watched the final spike being driven, joining the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads in Promontory Summit, Utah, in May of 1869. He was proud of the work he’d done on the most ambitious …

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Wedding Dress by Dawn DeBraal

February 20, 2021 admin 2 Comments

For Sale: Little worn wedding dress. I showed, he didn’t.

Dawn DeBraal lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, Red, two rescue dogs, and a stray cat. You will find many of her stores, poems, and drabbles in online magazines and published …

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Chicken Vooley by Dawn DeBraal

July 6, 2020 admin 2 Comments

My husband of forty-four years purposely mispronounces words to get my goat. I have especially noted this during our safe at home time. I have come to believe this is a passive-aggressive move on his part.  He will ask me …

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In the Arms of the Maple by Dawn DeBraal

May 24, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Vera climbed into her favorite spot behind the house, the branches of the large maple tree, a place of solace. Birds sang, the wind blew through the fields of grass surrounding their property, she breathed in the smell of blooming …

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How Can You Tell If Your Buttermilk is Spoiled? (And other unanswerable questions) by Dawn DeBraal

April 21, 2019 admin 2 Comments

Sally Knaak, (the “k” is silent, why?) had so many questions about life, about boys, about adults, about sex, about the life cycle of a cicada. No one seemed to have solid answers to questions, especially the one she asked …

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