Round Robin Writing by Teresa Hockman https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0 Made with mirth en-us 2021-01-07 15:12:44 UTC 2021-01-07 18:56:21 UTC hello@padlet.com It was a beautiful day. The weather was warm, but not so hot as to raise a sweat. The sky was a baby blue with wisps of clouds as soft as cotton candy drifted lazily by. Annie knew this was going to be a perfect day. This was going to be the day her luck changed for the better. thockman1 https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063505320 2021-01-07 15:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063505320 No one ever opened the door anymore. Not since...well...since the last time, and we all know how that turned out. The door stayed closed with a heavy padlock attached to the knob. Many people walked by and stopped in front of the faded red door and wondered what was behind it. It almost seemed to call to them. The smart ones ran quickly past it and never looked back. Robin was never a smart boy. thockman1 https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063519763 2021-01-07 15:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063519763 "You're fired!" thockman1 https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063544147 Those are the words I heard when I showed up for work. 
I stood there with my mouth hanging open and wondered what I had done.  I loved my job as an assistant football couch, and our team had been doing pretty well.  Plus I needed the money.  My wife was pregnant, and we'd just bought a new house.
"Why?" I asked.]]> 2021-01-07 15:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063544147 Saying "I love you" was a big mistake. Don't get me wrong; I meant it at the time. I really did. But, well, things happpen. thockman1 https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063559873 2021-01-07 15:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063559873 Titus took off his winged helmet and slumped against the wall. He was tired of fighting crime and saving damsels in distress. He just wished he could be a normal kid, instead of "The Winged Wonder" the greatest superhero alive. thockman1 https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063586875 2021-01-07 15:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/thockman1/k25lkuj59x8umnq0/wish/1063586875