Paulette Lundy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

Stories (4)

4 Stories

84 karma pts

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“I Want to Forgive” by Paulette Lundy

Submitted to Contest #230

Sensitive Content: Language, sexual violence“I want to forgive my mother for making me get my own switch for spanking me. I thought a thin willow branch would be easier on my backside, but it hurt worse than a big one as it sped through the air at flogging speed.”“I want to forgive my parents for spanking me after church every Sunday. I always talked and laughed during the sermon. It was so predictable that the three of us kids would be lined up for our punishment, I wore extra underwear under my S...

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“Girls Like Me” by Paulette Lundy

Submitted to Contest #230

Sensitive content: language, smoking “What if I write a story that does not mean anything? Who cares? Nobody.” I pondered. “Well, someone might. Maybe it would matter to other girls like me.” I walked seven blocks from my apartment. Gran’s house looked abandoned—peeling paint, the lawn overgrown and weedy. The door barely clung to its hinges, but the lock gleamed shiny new. I knew she was home as s...

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“River, Mountain and Valley Floor” by Paulette Lundy

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #212

Dear Majestic Mountain, I pray this letter finds you enjoying a clear sky and warm temperatures. I apologize for being so presumptuous that you might want to hear from me. You and I have been entwined for so long I felt it was time I told you how I feel. I have worked my way down your slopes, through your forests, and around your rocky shores all my life. I come from a source deep within you. I am intensely conne...

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“The Lucky One” by Paulette Lundy

Submitted to Contest #125

The Lucky One Running down the concourse to the gate I was out of breath. My shoulders hurt. I was hot. I was wearing my winter coat because it would not fit in my red roll aboard. The coat was a sail catching the wind, holding me back, slowing me down. I could feel my face and ears turning red as I sprinted. I really needed to stop and pee but every woman’s room I passed had a line coming...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #212

River, Mountain and Valley Floor – read story