Brittany Bennett

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2024

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“464” by Brittany Bennett

In five days the bank will send a person, probably young, probably with a smile on their face, to collect our keys. They like to appear polite when they’re taking your home from you. But the empathy is performative, and it’s not a thoughtful one. The New York Times would call it “embarrassing”, “0 stars for 0 shits given.” The house is just a bunch of stacked stones to them. But the converted carriage barn that has been our home for 32 years is a time capsule to us.  Its floors give to our stomping. Its walls crack to the heaves of ou...

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“To Pee or Not to Pee” by Brittany Bennett

Submitted to Contest #233

Content warning: Pregnancy/Conception | Miscarriage | Blood January 1 Raspberry seltzer tastes just like Beaujolais when poured into a wine glass. Which makes me wonder if I ever actually enjoyed the taste of wine. Turns out, it’s hard to get pregnant. I don’t need Beaujolais to complicate matters. Did you know some doctors recommend taking your temperature to best guess when you’re ovulating? But those thermometers, the ones with results you can rely on, cost at least, like, $50. My budget for my new hobby of predicting reproduction h...

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