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Halloween Parade : A Sleep Story

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  It's a chilly, rainy, autumn night , the kind of night that usually lulls you into a deep sleep. Tonight , however, you just can't fall asleep , no matter how hard you try .  Maybe that's the problem; you are trying too hard .  You abandon your bed to make a soothing cup of tea and maybe do some reading , when a noise outside draws your attention. It sounds a bit like music . Confused, you change course towards the window overlooking the street. At first, you c an't see anything through the thick fog that has settled.     A bright flash of orange  suddenly bobs through the mist. You lean closer, pressing your nose against   the glass like a child. Is that a Jack O ' L antern ?  The mist clears enough for you to see that it is indeed a carved pumpkin being worn as a mask by someone all in black, giving the illusion of a floating pumpkin head. You still can't see what is producing the music , but you can definitely hear a marc...
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For Dolly

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  As long as I can remember, there was Dolly Parton. I listened to her wonderful music on the radio. I listened as 8 tracks turned into cassettes, then CD's and still when I could stream her music on my phone .    My family watched every one of her movies that we could find. I may not have gone to Disney World as a child, but I sure went to Dollywood several times. I was even able to see her in concert twice , once when I was five and again when I was in college , which was breaking the rules my college had about secular concerts, but seeing Dolly was totally worth it .    Years later, I got the covid 19 vaccine that she funded .      It seemed as though she was always in the background of my life, like a well loved movie playing while I did my chores , and like a well loved movie, she taught me important lesson s while entertaining. In 9 to 5 , she taught me to stand up not just for others but for myself as well .    She ...
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Enchanted Carnival : A Summer Sleep Story

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  It’s almost time for complete darkness to fall. It’s summertime so it takes a bit longer than the previous months .   You leisurely sip your iced coffee, knowing you can’t begin work until it’s dark enough for the stars to shine against the sky like dropped ice cream sprinkles on pavement .    A faint bell rings in the darkness gathering behind you. “Not yet ,” you say with a smile, not turning around. The bell quiets until darkness settles over the forest clearing . It rings excitedly “Another new arrival,” you confirm. “ Let’s turn on the lights for them.”   You turn towards the bel l a s the darkness erupts with light, a carousel, a Ferris wheel , several carnival games, a hall of mirrors , all illuminate the night. The bell is joined by a calliope; it’s crashing drums and jaunty music play in time to the spinning carousel. They do not match in color scheme or even theme .    They are not even originally from the same park. T...
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