Christine Cameron

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2022

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Christmas Present ” by Christine Cameron

Submitted to Contest #284

While friends and family were excitedly preparing for the upcoming holiday season, I was packing up the house that had held all my dreams and getting ready to move into a rental. Escrow was due to close around Christmas, which I would now have to navigate alone, drowning in sorrow. The recession had sucked up more equity than the home was worth, so I had assumed a huge financial debt that felt crushing. It was one more devastating jolt to my fragile ego after a debilitating breakup that knocked the wind out of me and shook me to my very fou...

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“The Apology” by Christine Cameron

Submitted to Contest #282

How many times do I have to tell you I’m sorry? You barely ever say you’re sorry. Every time I get upset you reluctantly step up to tell me how sorry you are. You seem to think that saying it one time will fix everything that happened and make it all okay again. It’s not OK. I told you that I would say it to you every single day if that were what it took to earn back your trust. Yes, you say that and then do nothing. Saying you will do something and not doing it only compounds my frustration and adds to my pain. But, I’ve said I’m sorry m...

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“Water Baby” by Christine Cameron

Submitted to Contest #274

Like sap rising in a maple tree, fall fuels my spirit with energy and inspiration. Autumn infused itself into my DNA at birth. Although I arrived in the last dog days of summer as the sun defiantly blazed its omnipotent heat, cooler weather snuck in snapping like a twig, turning the air crisp overnight. Southern California did not have what some would call weather, but we had abundant sun, water, and wind. Once the warm Santa Anas blew the last vestige of warmth from our midst in late October, we prepared for autumn to usher in a delightful...

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“Little Bull” by Christine Cameron

Submitted to Contest #212

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“Speak Now or What?” by Christine Cameron

Submitted to Contest #190

Speak now! The words are screaming in my head but will not conjugate onto my tongue. Speak now! What can I say that will make any difference? She didn’t burn the house down. Just because the fire alarm blasted me into cognizance at 6 AM doesn’t mean she’s trying to drive me totally insane. She was just warming a bagel in a small cast iron pan on the stovetop and forgot to turn on the ...

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