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Arizona Foster

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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Bargain Chances Are

Submitted to Contest #83

The warm sun on my face and the sound of crashing waves in the background were enough to lift part of the heavy load I'd been carrying lately. Just a few more steps to a stress-free weekend, I thought to myself as I took a deep breath of salty sea air and walked into the main lobby of the hotel I'd booked for the next couple of days. The tall white columns and royal blue carpeting directed me toward the reception area, where a long, dark-haired lady about my age waved me over to check-in.The thought of going on a vacation alone never so...

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A Visit with My Best Friend

Submitted to Contest #65

It was a familiar, homey scent that reached my nose first and made my eyes flicker open with hope. Could it be true? Was I back home with my favorite person in the whole, wide world? I looked around cautiously, unsure of what would greet me first. I felt like I had been in a haze of sorts. Things weren’t quite as I remembered them. Nothing I knew as a cat made any sense lately. Not that I could articulate what I experienced recently; I only knew it wasn’t like it had been during my time with Bianca.B, as everyone so lovingly referred to...

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Autumn at the Corner Cafe

Submitted to Contest #63

When the door to the corner cafe opened to let a chatty couple out onto the sidewalk, their hands full of coffee take out, an unexpected plume of pumpkin and spice rushed to greet me. I took a deep breath to let it consume me and smiled with glee. It was officially autumn - my favorite season.Autumn always held a special place in my heart. When I was little, my parents, my older sister, Lydia, and I all piled into my parent’s blue Mercury Sable and drove out of the city toward the mountains to see if the tree leaves had changed colors yet.&n...

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Wait. What?

Submitted to Contest #62

My skin felt like it was barely keeping every emotion bottled up as I made my way down the hallway to my sister’s office. My interview with Margery Grant, the hiring manager for a legal proofreader position I applied to, went extraordinarily well. For the first time in a long time, I felt like maybe my life was headed in the right direction. “Hi,” I greeted Lydia with a contented sigh. I drifted into her office to one of the two chairs facing her desk as if I floated in on a cloud. “Hi,” she replied, a curious eyebro...

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Just Deserts

Submitted to Contest #59

The first date, if you even considered it a date, didn’t go exactly as planned. Which was why we decided to try again. However, one glance in the mirror and uncertainty slowly crept back into my mind and twisted my stomach into knots. I worried about everything from the soft waves I added to my hair to the black flats I chose over high heels. Not that it was different from any other day. On a typical day, I worried about things like if I needed to take an umbrella with me or if a hooded jacket sufficed. Hair up or hair down depe...

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Down to Meet You

Submitted to Contest #58

The ticking of the clock on the wall to the left of me was almost deafening. So many thoughts raced through my head as I waited for my sister to come back to her office. Lydia said this guy was nice and very charming, but what did she know? According to her, Lydia’s only worked with this guy for a little over a month. Not to mention, she’d been out of the dating game for far too long to know how everything worked. I’m not even sure I’d caught on yet. I twirled a long piece of my auburn hair around my fingers while I circled my e...

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