Carolyn Sternes

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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“Things we do for love” by Carolyn Sternes

Submitted to Contest #55

I feel a tremble race down my spine and internally scold myself at the idea of having even a flash of excitement. I stare at the window on the little white stick and pray for those two little pink lines to appear. I know that staring at it won’t make it happen any faster. I put it down next to the basin and take a breath and step away. “Please,” I whisper. “Please let this be the one.” I thought about the cute pregnancy shirts I had in one of my online shopping carts but had not been able to check out yet. I pace the few short steps from on...

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“Sophie's Scrambled Thoughts” by Carolyn Sternes

Submitted to Contest #36

Monday, 28th JuneDear Diary,Apparently doing this is going to help with things.... I don’t see how. Making some notes in a book that’ll cure everything. Not likely. Never mind forget it. Thursday, 21st JulyDear Diary,My therapist wasn’t happy with my entries to date so now I have to write about feelings and other garbage to keep her happy. Trouble is I don’t exactly know what I am feeling. It’s like I am in some kind of suspended animation. It’s strange how everyone else is reacting. Like this is all some big thing but I am not feeling ...

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