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Alonae Phillips

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

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It’s okay

Submitted to Contest #255

Her phone is ringing. Again. She’s sitting next to her mother in the living room of her childhood home. The vibrations are somehow louder than the sitcom reruns playing on the T.V. She knows who is calling, the subject of the call is sitting next to her. Staring at the screen blankly, the same way she has been for weeks.   “Mom. Mom? Mom!” Her mother slowly turns her head, not all the way facing her but in her general direction. “I’m going on the porch to take a call.” Her mother nods just as slowly as she turns her head but still ...

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I Think They’ll Like Each Other

Submitted to Contest #134

“When’s the last time you saw Mr. Jackson?” “Probably last week, I dropped some meals off at the door and he waved through the window.” Mom says while gesturing wildly with her hands. The fork she is holding flings spaghetti sauce onto the table right in front of me. The sauce isn't red like it supposed to be. It's brown, she put too much Italian seasoning again; it tastes kind of like eating a leaf.“I took him to get vaccinated last month,” dad says with a chuckle. “I think at this point he's just hoping that you don't leave food at th...

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