Amy Hinerman

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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“The Jumping Chair” by Amy Hinerman

Submitted to Contest #255

The Jumping ChairA.J. Hughes The tears kept coming as I tried to fall asleep. As much as I strained to stop, blowing my nose and wiping my eyes, there was no beating down the quakes of sorrow.           I was thinking about how Dad used to get up during the night. He used that time for his true passion—writing. He was so quiet in the wee hours of the morning, but sometimes, he would get hungry. When he cooked a piece of cod in the toaster oven, its odor would wake me. For those few ...

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“Warm Brown Hand” by Amy Hinerman

Submitted to Contest #102

Warm Brown Hand by Amy Hughes Hinerman While searching through a box from the attic, I discovered my old diary. I must have been about 10 when I used it. I knew the key to open it was nowhere to be found, and lacking patience, I took some scissors to the latch. It opened. Each day was assigned to a small space with five lines to fill.          I glanced at statements like “Mom and Dad are so weird!” or, “Cindy is so mean!” (whoever Cindy was.) There were several days where I wrote about not having...

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