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Michael J. Barron

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Two Penny Saga: Cookies vs. Vegetables

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 23, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Thank you Kate for this opening line.  She crunched away at the delicious treats she found at the most unexpected location and she wondered if she would always be so…

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Two Penny Saga: And In the Darkness the Kittens Wait

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 21, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Thank you Chris for giving me the opening line so I could turn it into a story.   The Quantam Chaos Expansion Guide, Fourth Edition, had warned Conrad the black holes,…

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Two Penny Saga: And By The Fury Of My Pillow My Enemies Shall Meet Their Doom

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 17, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Thank you Karen for suggesting the following line.  I took it and turned it into the following story.   When I make a pillow, I do it right.I am not like…

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30 Things I Have Learned Since Getting Married

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 16, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Yesterday Kimmy and I celebrated our ONE MONTH wedding anniversary.  In no particular order here are 30 things I learned at the wedding, on the honeymoon in Hawaii and since…

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Two Penny Saga: What would YOU do for a quarter?

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 16, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Thank you to Karen for suggesting the opening line.  I wrote for 5 minutes and this is what I got.   At the signal, she started putting nails in her…

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Two Penny Saga: The REEEEEEALY Bad Breakup

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 13, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Heather gave me the opening prompt.  I wrote for five minutes and this is what I got.  Frugglesby didn't think his life would come to this: Fun Dip dust down…

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Two Penny Saga: Not Appropriate for School

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 12, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

My cousin Karen suggested this opening line to me.  I wrote for 5 minutes and this is what I got.  Mr. Barron returned to his classroom after break ready to dispense…

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Two Penny Saga: Punch a Clown, Become a Man

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 9, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

 My cousin Geoffrey suggested this first line.  I wrote for five minutes.  This is what I got.     "Hit me! Come on hit me, don't tickle me! Hit me like I…

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Two Penny Saga: She was the one who gave me Directions!

  • Post author:Michael Barron
  • Post published:October 6, 2012
  • Post category:Uncategorized

My Cousin Jay gave me this first sentence.  I wrote for 5 minutes and this is what I got.  Michael rowed his boat ashore, except this wasn't Sandusky, Ohio.“Where are we?”The…

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