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The Rocks Like a Baby in the Cradle
Nearly 10 o’clock. Jimmy Jones stared at his 5th grade homework assignment. “Write a very short story of 100-300 words, using the title prompt: It Rocks Like a Baby in the Cradle. Oh crap, why did I wait so late again? He put his pen to paper and began to…
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