Christina Passarella

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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“A Fresh Start” by Christina Passarella

Submitted to Contest #35

Faint grey light filtered into my bedroom from the edges of the windows where the ill-fitting curtains could not fully block out the day as it broke. I had been awake to watch the light's slow progression from the pale yellow glow of the porchlight to the dingey white of dawn. My eyes felt heavy and hot, and, while I thought several times about getting up to adjust the curtain, I hadn't moved an inch. I lay stiff and straight, the blankets pulled up to my chin, my eyes focused on the ceiling tiles overhead.  It's the first day of spring...

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“Waiting for the Sun” by Christina Passarella

Submitted to Contest #34

I look up from the painfully optimistic pile of summer day debris in the mudroom--all flip flops and beach towels and pails--to the rapidly darkening sky outside the kitchen window and take a sip of my coffee. The weather forecast had said possible afternoon showers, so I had promised we’d all wake up early and get a head start, a quiet morning at the beach and home before the rain. This didn’t look like possible showers, though. The sky looked dark and steely, the clouds moving in rapidly. Painfully optimistic. I check the time. 8...

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