Carol Carll

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

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“The Game” by Carol Carll

Submitted to Contest #107

The Meeting. The belief that he would kill still sent spiders down my spine. I wrapped my fingers more tightly around my cup of coffee. 2 "No wonder my fingers are stiff and sore. I'm clutching everything tightly." We had played Truth or Dare with Jen and Joe, Colleen, and a John, we didn't know. We played it at Joe's, as usual . That night it was quite different. We met :-)the end of last winter. I was walking home with two paper bags, with paper handles, and groceries. The sn...

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“The Longest Day” by Carol Carll

Submitted to Contest #99

The airport in Portland was so quiet at 4:00 am. I guess not that many people were traveling at 4:00 am on January 30th, 2021. The echo of my phone ringing bounced off the empty walls, floor, and window. The call I dreaded, more than any other, in my seventy-five years had come. I knew who it was calling and headed for a bench. “Hello,” That word began the longest day of my life. My sobbing granddaughter stuttered out the most hurtful words of my life. “He’s gone, Grandma!” I was weeping as I went into a merciful fog ...

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