Christian Monee

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

Stories (3)

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“Out of Serendipity ” by Christian Monee

I was running on 5 hours of restless sleep and room temperature water as I pulled into the Advanced Data parking lot with less than 5 minutes to spare before my 8am shift. The lot wasn’t full at all; since we could make our own schedules, people rarely showed up for work on Mondays unless they were newer to the company and were required to work at least one or one of the tenured employees who received an extra dollar an hour for working Mondays. I hurried to the building’s entrance with 3 minutes left on the clock. I had recently been moved ...

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“Vanessa, You're Glowing! ” by Christian Monee

Submitted to Contest #25

Vanessa walked out of work and wrapped her arms as tightly as she could around her body. The wind stung her face and even with her heavy bubble coat and thick scarf, she shivered walking through the parking lot of the Spruce Shopping Center. She eyed the Joe-Betty bookstore. In there, she’d be able to warm up and there would be places to sit and relax; that would be her place of refuge. As she walked through the doors the warm air caused her glasses to fog up and the smell of coffee whirled around her head. She felt like she might be sick fr...

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“Love's Heat ” by Christian Monee

Submitted to Contest #23

'You're listening to Hyper Drive with DJ Doe! Drive safely everyone!'  The radio show host's voice rang in Chelsea's ears as she stared out of the window. She shifted her petite frame in the heated leather seat of her girlfriend’s Jeep and tried to settle in. It was going to be a long ride home in the traffic; all she wanted to do was climb into bed. Kelly sang along to the radio and tapped her steering wheel. They were playing It Never Rains by Tony! Toni! Tone! and Kelly was into it. She had taken out the bun she'd worn to work tha...

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Author bio

Black. Queer. Lover. Born and raised in Cincinnati, OH. I'm a 20 something learning to walk in her true power.