Brini Zaleski

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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“No Home” by Brini Zaleski

“The French fries were cold,” Aurelius muttered under his breath. “They were cold and on the counter top.” He walked through the doorway of the house and beelined it to the kitchen. It had been months and months, might as well call it years. Cecelia had been sitting at the kitchen table, Dad had been cleaning up the kitchen and Mom had just brought in the bags from McDonald’s and placed them on the table. It hadn’t been the smoothest of nights but ended good all around. The house still smelled like burnt casserole and the dishwasher still n...

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“Snow and Wonder” by Brini Zaleski

Submitted to Contest #227

Veronica stared outside in amazement. The world was white. The big tree in the backyard, white! Her play set, white! Even where there was supposed to be grass was white! Veronica could look at it all day. “Veronica, do you wanna go play in the snow after breakfast?” her mama asked. Veronica turned with eyes wide and her hands still on the glass of the window. She nodded enthusiastically. Her mother scooped her up and took her down the stairs to the kitchen. Once placed on the floor, her feet quickly became uncomfortable. The tile was...

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