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Cheryl Fulks

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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Mourning Dove

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #63

Mourning DoveEmily sat on the steps of the funeral home kicking up rocks. She didn’t want to be there, her mother never expected her to attend. She did out of love for her mother and to say one last goodbye. She had done everything in her power to keep her mother alive but she was too frail. She made sure her mother took her medicine every few hours, and tried to get her to eat but the past few days she refused. Emily was now left with extreme sadness and guilt that she was having difficulty shaking. Had she don...

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Tammy’s Game

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #62

Tammy’s Game Tammy picked up her I Phone and started searching for the man that she saw talking to her friend Mike in the coffee shop. She thought there was a good possibility that they were friends on Facebook. If Mike didn’t set the privacy settings on his profile, there was a good chance she would be able to view his friends lists. Tammy was satisfied with his appearance and thought he looked the part with good genes and strong facial features. She could make it work, she thought, she hoped this search was successfu...

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Candy Corn

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #61

Candy Corn Katy stuck her head in her boss office and told him she was done with her report and would be leaving early. Mr. Madison smiled and asked her what she was in such a hurry for. Katy grinned as she told him she wanted to pick up dinner so she would have time to get home and dress up for the trick or treaters. Bill Madison, her boss told her he tried to avoid at all cost the commotion of the night and was going to make sure he worked as late as possible so his wife, Nellie would have to give out the candy. Ka...

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LD 50/30

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #60

LD 50/30Sally looked down at her watch realizing she only had 30 minutes to prepare dessert before her in-laws arrived. She wasn’t looking forward to Ralph and Edith’s week long visit. She knew Edith would snub her nose up at the tiramisu and explain what she had done wrong. Michael was no help, she thought, he never defended her to his family and walked off like a little puppy with its tail between his legs. The sooner the visit started, the sooner it would be over.Jodie ran in and grabbed a cart ahead of Sally and headed off...

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The Beholder Chronicles

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #59

Nancy Grace put on her microphone and started the interview. She told her audience that she had as guests today Sherry and Charlie Whitaker. Nancy told her viewers that they wouldn’t believe the couples struggles after they recently returned from their life long dream of moving to the country. It all started, she said with an excursion to a small town in Southern Alabama by the name of Pansy. As you will see Sherry and Charlie both had very different and extraordinary experiences which we will thoroughly discuss in grave ...

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Crumbs of Passion

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #58

Crumbs Of Passion Waking up from another dream, hot and sweaty. The tornados were everywhere as well as the snakes. Night after night the same dreams. Out of control weather and vicious poisonous snakes on the ground everywhere you step. Melanie couldn’t get past the dreams. She stayed up as late as possible until she thought she was exhausted enough to fall into a deep sleep; but she found it didn’t matter. The nightmares were waiting for her as soon as she closed her eyes. Melanie hadn’t always had the...

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Final Jeopardy

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #57

Final JeopardyI Barnibus Hannibel Hoffmeyer being of sound mind and body do hereby declare this to be my will, revoking any previous wills. My marital status is single leaving behind no current spouses. My three children are grown and they include Barnibus Hannibel Hoffmeyer the second, Barbara Hannah Hoffmeyer, and Blake Henry Hoffmeyer. I bequeath to my children the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars. I leave each child a total of fifty dollars. Barnibus started writing his will and he knew that he wa...

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The Last Blind Date

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #56

The Last Blind DateEvan walked into the restaurant and sat down, Jonie and Steve, his life long friends, had pushed him into a blind date. They said Elizabeth was a wonderful girl and they knew he would just love her. All he could think of was a college football game that he would rather be watching. Maybe she wouldn’t show, he thought, then he could take the monkey suit off and relax for the rest of the evening in his recliner sipping an IPA.Elizabeth got to the restaurant about fifteen minutes late. She wasn't tryi...

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The Secret Keepers Society

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #55

The Secret Keepers SocietyJoe stood up and asked everyone to raise their right hand. "Can you keep a secret?" the group stood up and agreed to (The Secret Keepers Society) pledge. He continued to call the meeting to order. "Darlene", Joe asked, "could you read the minutes from last week”. Darlene stood up and told them that last week, the group unanimously voted to accept Charlotte as a member. Everyone looked at Charlotte and smiled with a welcoming gesture. The second call to order she stated was the group had agreed to...

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The Domino Effect

Cheryl Fulks

The Domino Effect"Kelly Ann, wake up you are going to be late", her sister, Cassie yelled. Kelly Ann was always running late. She refused to get out of bed until the last minute. Their mother catered to her youngest daughter's every whim and was partly responsible for her lack of ambition. Cassie managed to wake her sister up without handing her clothes under the covers so she could stay warm while she got dressed. Their mother always did. Kelly Ann started yelling, "where's mom and dad". They are working, Cassie tol...

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Popsicle Promise

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #53

Popsicle Promises“Alright“, I can't believe you really have banana popsicles. Violet was grinning from ear to ear because she hadn't had one since she was probably a small child. The food truck attendant handed her a popsicle not looking amused at her excitement. She pulled off the wrapper and started licking and savoring every bite. Violet knew since the temperature was quickly approaching ninety she only had a small window to do so. Every afternoon Violet walked to the park for lunch. She watched the bir...

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Complicated Loyalty

Cheryl Fulks

Submitted to Contest #52

Complicated LoyaltyChapter 1 "Miss, would you like another drink," the pool waiter asked Shannon. "Yes, she said, trying to manage a smile behind her dark sunglasses. She had worn the glasses everyday hiding her swollen tear stained eyes while she sat poolside in St. Lucia. She was supposed to be on her honeymoon, she laughed, what an awful joke. No matter how much she tried she couldn't unsee it, twenty minutes before she was to become Mrs. Simon Anderson she walked in on her fiancé passionately kissing ...

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