Brooke Woodworth

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Matriarch” by Brooke Woodworth

Submitted to Contest #133

(Mentions of child abuse, and inter-generational trauma) A dark wood entertainment center sits unused in a living room with no source of light other than the broken sliding glass door, shielded by the awning of a hurricane-weathered porch. Inside the entertainment center (where a heavy box television once belonged) is now a cluttered mess. Amongst the Wi-Fi router, and an unused generator, is white heart shaped box. It is deep enough to hold all the burnt and dehydrated molecules of a human being. The box is empty, now. But you remem...

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“Late Night Thoughts of A Runaway Ego” by Brooke Woodworth

Submitted to Contest #132

(Brief mentions of child abuse, mental health issues, and inter generational trauma)Finding God isn’t a chronological event. Finding God is cyclical; a collage of experiences that unite into one brilliant and terrifying mosaic.My grandmother died in my sophomore year. My mom, a chronic case of untreated, anger-issue-prone narcissist, experienced a great deal of distress from this. My grandmother was the one person who loved her unconditionally. Not just because she was her mother. Meme was kind, and didn’t deserve the suffering this world br...

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“Afterthought” by Brooke Woodworth

Submitted to Contest #131

(Non-explicit sexual content, mentions of suicide, a racist character) As far as first impressions go, he struck me as incredibly kind. I was a barista; he was a barista. A romance waiting to happen. We worked at the same shop. I hadn’t considered him as a romantic interest until my manager, Geraldine (who goes by Gerry), suggested that we might make a good couple. She didn’t even like him as a person. He’s the kind of person who preps food with one hand and goes really slow to milk the clock, and that’s something a manager notices before an...

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