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Recently someone wrapped up in the political arena made a comment about how focusing on all that is going on is a burden. This person confessed that to combat the oppressiveness they have begun going home to watch Hallmark/Lifetime style movies.
The proof is in the pudding, as they say, and this was proof to me that even the most hard core characters have a soft spot for the mental break that a heartwarming story offers. The revelation reminded me of a few stories I’ve written and I decided to notify readers here of where they can find them.
The majority are themed around the holidays and they are short reads, originally designed to be read in three minutes. One of my personal favorites is The Unexpected Gift and another is Christmas Fudge. Each story has links to others in the series if any are interested in reading more.
As a bonus here, No Second Thoughts is semi-related to a holiday, but it is not the typical feel-good tale. If you take the quiz additional input on them can be left in the comments below. Feedback from readers is always appreciated.
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Question of
Do you ever enjoy warm, fuzzy stories and movies?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you prefer a story or a movie?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you use short stories to take a mental break from reality?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you think sentimental entertainment is useful or a waste of time?
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Can be useful.
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Is mostly wasteful.
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Very exciting Pre-christmas poll! My answers were “yes”, “yes”, “yes” + can be useful. And let me do my bit in your Christmas mood – https://virily.com/item/christmas-decor-devoted-mans-best-friend/
Thanks for joining in on the poll. Your decorated dog is a cutie.
I very much enjoy reading short stories … on this page I read a lot of interesting short stories from which I also learn something new
Thank you for stopping in.
I love reading short stories.
Thanks for checking this out. If you read the stories linked here it would be great to have feedback on them.
This is why I wish we had an edit option after posting. But it’s ok.
I enjoyed your post as always.
Thanks kindly! Getting the option to edit after a post would be great, but only if everyone would use it honestly.
Proofing well is really the solution but as humans we make mistakes. If we can smile about them and go forward having learned from them we’ve at least gained a good lesson. The question is, have I now learned to proof more carefully?! :- ) The proof will be in the pudding… ;- )
Okay folks. I goofed on the second question. It was posted immediately after submitting so I hope readers will realize that the yes should be for stories and the no should be for movies. Proofing our work well is so important…
Don’t worry about that! This is a lovely poll idea, and thanks for sharing links to the stories!
I think options for question 2 aren’t correct
Yes…I own it. It was posted immediately after submitting so I hope readers will realize that the yes should be for stories and the no should be for movies. Thanks much for stopping in. It’s too bad we do not have a way to make quick changes once something is posted.
That was what I thought 🙂
Thank you! Merry Christmas!