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Vocabulary: Doughnut
A Lucky New Year
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Genre: ComedySetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Ashes, Choke, Clock strikes midnight, Coal, Doughnut, Good-luck charm, Lead (metal), Noodles, Pomegranate, Shortbread, Signify, SuperstitionWord Count: 2081Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyHarold has terrible luck. Bus shelters collapse on him, he makes his dates vomit, and no matter how many good-luck charms he wears, his luck won’t change. So he decides that this New Year’s Eve, he’s going to follow every tradition and superstition in the world, to see if he can change his luck around.
Have You Seen This Woman?
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Genre: Science FictionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Christian society, Doughnut, Drunk, Embarrassed, Hungover, I wish I had…, Lecture, Poetry, SurprisedWord Count: 1345Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyShe was singing. She was drunk, I think, the way she sang. Maybe she had drunk a big glass of vodka. But her singing was good. She sounded sad, but the music was good. We were all so surprised to see her there.