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Njakins's avatar

I don't know if I would like to go back to my younger days sometimes you just have to move forward and never look back. Excellent short story.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

There are some experiences I would like to relive, if only to appreciate them more, but I would never want to go back permanently.

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Tom Pendergast's avatar

Oh yeah, this one is really great--took my back to my own youthful weirdnesses. This one felt very evocative.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thanks Tom! I definitely had a lot of youthful weirdness, but things like video game arcades gave me a fair bit of happiness. They still do when I can find one 😁

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Claire Walster's avatar

Oooo that was a fun one. Makes me want to take a trip down my own memory lane...

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thanks Claire! Being in the arcade was definitely an excuse to relive some nostalgic memories 😁

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Justin Deming's avatar

Great story, Brian. I love the “slips” between different realities. The phone number on his hand at the end was a great detail. Makes you wonder...

And the next time I go out for ice cream, I’m choosing something red! 😄

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thanks Justin! It does make me wonder what realities are in those other colors. Although, if I knew red would take me back to the arcade then I might choose the same 😁

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J. C. Paschal's avatar

Intreaging story

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Pauline McFadden's avatar

Really liked your storJust goes to prove the present is way better than the memory of the past.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, Pauline! I agree -- I have fond memories of the past, but I would not give up what I have now to go back, even knowing what I know.

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