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Charm Elizabeth Merchant

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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A Dream Come True

Charm Elizabeth Merchant

Submitted to Contest #54

“Hey, you! Yes, you,” A man in a suit and displaying a huge smile, enthusiastically shouts to the viewer from a YouTube commercial. “Do you ever look back on your life and say ‘if I could do it again, I would do ‘x’ or ‘y’…?” Alan rolled his eyes, thinking just another gimmick, and got ready to click the ‘Skip ad’ notification, but the ‘if I could do it again’ line intrigued him. “Well, this is your chance. Join those who are happy now after coming on our show to get that ‘second chance’ to do whatever it is they did not get to do the fi...

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Waiting For Words Unsaid

Charm Elizabeth Merchant

Submitted to Contest #49

My life spiraled out of control because I waited… …for those words that every kid deserves to hear from the ones that brought them into this world. I often asked myself, why can’t she see me? Once in drama class, the teacher posed the question: If you could have one unusual ability, what would it be? One girl said to make herself invisible. I already knew what that was like. From a young age, my bones harbored the writing bug, starting with my first journal, then short stories, and even poetry, that by the time I transitioned to high school...

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Going Against the Grain

Charm Elizabeth Merchant

Submitted to Contest #45

“You again? My answer is still no.” Zander Lawson already knew what the man in the slick, sharp, dark suit that just walked into his grocery store was going to ask. It would be the same question he had asked last week and the week before that. Are you sure you don’t want to sell the shop? We can negotiate a real nice deal for you… No, he did not want to sell his mini family-owned grocery store, which had become a staple of the neighborhood for over fifteen years. Why should he leave? The multicultural community was home where kids still...

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A Long Way from Lavender Hill

Charm Elizabeth Merchant

Submitted to Contest #44

I could hardly still my quivering stomach, as I tried to eat my breakfast. I wanted to go back to my bed; go back to the familiar.“Are you all set for your first day, honey?” My mom, displaying her usual cheerful self, inquired, as she poured her coffee. No, I’m not ‘all set’ and I never will be, but of course, I didn’t say that. Instead, I just said, “I guess so,” then I sulked, continuing to twirl my spoon in my cereal. Why couldn’t she and dad see that they were ruining my life? There was nothing wrong with Lavender Hill, my old school, o...

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An Unexpected Evening

Charm Elizabeth Merchant

Submitted to Contest #42

“Alright then, let’s get to work,” Mrs. Sharecourt announced first thing Monday morning. “I will give you today to continue working on your assignments. Find your partners please.” As everyone scrambled and chairs were being pulled from desks, Mark checked for Elisabeth, his partner. He spotted her making her way over to him, shoulder-length dark curls bouncing, notebook in hand and her bag secured over her shoulder.“Hey there!” she greeted in her usual cheerful tone, making herself comfortable in the seat beside him. “Hey,” Mark responded, ...

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Savannah Brought Us Together

Charm Elizabeth Merchant

Submitted to Contest #41

“Where are you?!” Rebecca, teary-eyed, called out. She had searched everywhere – her whole apartment twice, under the kitchen table, even rattling the little toys that were on the floor, in the hopes that her furry little friend would come running. Rebecca then took a look outside, frantically scanning the well-kept building grounds, and for a second, she caught a glimpse of movement, but then her heart dipped when she saw it was only a squirrel scampering by. Once back inside, she zoomed up and down the stairs to the various floors knocking...

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Star-gazing

Charm Elizabeth Merchant

Submitted to Contest #39

“You’re quiet. What are you thinking about?”Andy and I lay on the grass, holding hands, as we gazed up at this dark, vast canopy sprinkled with millions of diamond lights. So mesmerized was I by the sight of it, my voice took on a dreamy tone when I answered him.“I was thinking back to when we first met.”“I remember it very well,” Andy...

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