Cara H

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

Stories (51)

51 Stories

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“Strange Days” by Cara H

Submitted to Contest #30

Strange DaysNovice reporter Larisa Saito couldn’t believe the day she’d had. To be offered an exclusive interview by one of her lifelong music idols was an opportunity beyond the twenty-year-old communications major’s wildest dreams, and things had only gotten more amazing as the afternoon progressed.Paul Clifford might have been rock and roll royalty, but he was like a sweet, overprotective uncle. He had taken Larisa under his wing from the moment they met. There was an innocence and hopefulness in his manner despite the sadness in his unus...

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“Bonds and Betrayals” by Cara H

Submitted to Contest #29

OnePaul Clifford held the phone away from his ear as if it had been dipped in a caustic substance. His sister-in-law’s angry voice blared from the receiver. “Do you ever bother using your brain, Paul?” Anne demanded. “Gerry’s the sick one, but I swear that you’re the one who ought to be institutionalized.”“Well, that’s right nice, innit?” Paul fired back. “Did someone surgically remove yer tact, Annie, or were you just born evil?”“I’m not the fucking idiot who told reporters which care facility Gerry was staying in, you fat-headed horse’s as...

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“Worse than Bad” by Cara H

Submitted to Contest #28

Worse than BadI almost didn’t write this.I slagged off my ongoing story project while arguing with myself about whether I should write this. I’m sick of wasting my own time.Whenever people see a prompt like “write about a date that was so terrible that you’ll never forget it,” everyone expects comedy. They expect to hear from the gal who was under the impression, judging by her date’s profile picture, that he bore a strong resemblance to Tom Selleck. However, instead of being her deliverance he had a strange resemblance to a cat named Franke...

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“The Cliffords of Crouch End Part 1: The New Family” by Cara H

Submitted to Contest #27

The New FamilyThat it rained in London’s Crouch End borough on the night of Saint Patrick’s Day 1963 was nothing remarkable. That a new Scottish family was moving into one of the decaying houses being given free to immigrants willing to earn their keep was naught to raise eyebrows. That said Scottish family’s surname was Clifford was nothing astounding. The fact that one of the family’s grown sons was David Clifford, a twenty-year-old up-and-coming troubadour with an outfit called The Southside Blues Exchange did catch the attention of some....

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“An Obituary for Henry Kalmar” by Cara H

Submitted to Contest #26

IntroFrench Quarter Scene Magazine, February 2014Welcome, dear readers, to our special Ghoul Patrol issue, featuring an exclusive article by series creator and longtime FQS contributor Placid Calms, plus a reprint of his obituary for the one and only Henry Kalmar VI, our beloved Rainbow Brother forever. We hope you will enjoy this inside look into what we believe is going to be an exciting and deeply meaningful new television program with the potential to change lives. Ghoul Patrol will be filmed right here in New Orleans and will feature mu...

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“An Obituary for Henry Kalmar VI” by Cara H

Submitted to Contest #26

IntroFrench Quarter Scene Magazine, February 2014Welcome, dear readers, to our special Ghoul Patrol issue, featuring an exclusive article by series creator and longtime FQS contributor Placid Calms, plus a reprint of his obituary for the one and only Henry Kalmar VI, our beloved Rainbow Brother forever. We hope you will enjoy this inside look into what we believe is going to be an exciting and deeply meaningful new television program with the potential to change lives. Ghoul Patrol will be filmed right here in New Orleans and will feature mu...

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Author bio

My stories are interesting. I'm really boring. I'm not really active here anymore. I will leave the stories I've previously published here until I publish them elsewhere and then remove them.