Amanda Mitchum

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Eccentric's Heir” by Amanda Mitchum

Submitted to Contest #33

My aunt Ann was one of those odd people you might call ‘eccentric.’ Her quirkiness ran the gamut of weird religious practices, natural home remedies, analyzing the purpose of life, and nonconformity to most norms. She wasn’t the best in social situations, and her place at the table for Christmas dinner was usually between my mom and her youngest sister so that they could shush her if her ideas got too strange for company. She never had a family of her own so she doted on me most of the time.As a kid, I couldn’t get enough o...

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“Shoes Forgotten” by Amanda Mitchum

Submitted to Contest #32

Steven flicked his hand and the scene around him started to change. It was a slow movement at first - the sun returned to its peak in the east, all was dark, and then the moon rose from the west. It sped up, and soon, the moon was gone and the sun rose in the west. Time was moving backwards as the sun and moon did their dance so fast that they blurred into a straight line across the sky. Light dimmed and brightened in turn as the grass underneath him changed into gleaming white sand. And then, as quickly as the unnatural movem...

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“Spiteful Panties” by Amanda Mitchum

Submitted to Contest #31

George often went on weekend trips with his friends to the casino about an hour away in the town of Cherokee. It didn’t bother Maggie too much because she didn’t really want to go. She just didn’t see the point of working herself to death only to spend her paycheck gambling it away. So, when he’d leave, she’d busy herself in the garden, do some scrapbooking, or play with the kids. They had a pretty good relationship by most standards; not much arguing, date nights out, vacations with the kids, and occasional flowers. ...

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“A Hero Adoption” by Amanda Mitchum

Submitted to Contest #31

Peter straightened his glasses as he stared blankly at his computer screen. Several times he'd attempted to produce a healthy chunk of text only to delete it in frustration. The only words that stuck were the title - ‘Adopting A Pet Can Change Your Life.’ Fluff news like this bored him to tears, but somehow he always managed to get stuck writing articles that nobody really cared about. In his two years at The Hatteras Post he’d never been picked for a front-page story. “Cat got your tongue?” Thomas grinne...

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Author bio

Just a little fish in a big pond trying to make some waves. 😁