Brittney Duenes

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2022

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“Rumor Has It” by Brittney Duenes

Submitted to Contest #204

The wails of the widow traveled across Bandera like bells on hightailing cattle. The streets were empty of people, all smart enough to hide behind their shutters or go about their indoor business as if their hands didn’t tremble from doing the same mundane activities they did every day. I’d been caught in a pretty precarious situation before I knew the Gunslingers had rode in. As I knew, my mother would have told me, ‘Don’t get your knickers undone before the cow patties come flying.’ Basically, don’t screw around because bad things could ha...

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“A Kiss At Midnight” by Brittney Duenes

Submitted to Contest #179

Dorothy scrambled to get the rest of her things. Keys—check. Purse—check. Shoes—check. Phone
 Where was her phone? She tossed the throw pillows off the couch and ran to the bed to do the same. She checked the common places: bathroom counter, entryway table, charging stand in the corner of the kitchen. No luck.  Snapping when it finally hit her, she rushed back to the bathroom and shoved open the shower curtain. The phone was sitting nicely on the waterproof holder she used to watch YouTube as she showered earlier this morning.&nbs...

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