Christy Ford

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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“A Cat Named Cat” by Christy Ford

Submitted to Contest #274

Even as a young child, Mary knew that her grandparents put zero thought into naming their cat, Cat. It wasn’t indicative of their love for him though. He was a spoiled, fat cat, who ruled the house ... as cats tend to do. Mary’s fear of Cat wasn’t necessarily unfounded. Her grandparents warned her often of getting too close. He was abused at his last home by young kids, or so they claimed. He was fine with adults, but whenever a child came near, he would scratch and bite. Mary had never witnessed this, but she had no reason to not believe he...

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“That's Just Sara” by Christy Ford

Submitted to Contest #274

“Oh, that’s just Sara.” Kate’s husband said, in an uncomfortably nonchalant manner. “What?!” Kate asked. “I’ve seen her before.”“Why didn’t you tell me?”“I didn’t want to freak you out.” Two minutes before the exchange, Kate was adjusting her blankets and saw something out of the corner of her eye. She rubbed them and looked again. Nothing. Apparently, she made a face because her husband asked if everything was okay. “Everything okay?” He asked. “Yeah. I just thought I saw something.” Kate answered. “Looked like a little girl was playing pee...

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“Right Idea, Wrong Suspect” by Christy Ford

Submitted to Contest #273

The DNA results bothered Kristin. She had suspected that her dad wasn’t her biological father for a year or so anyway. The DNA matches only added more fuel to the fire. None of them shared the last names that she knew from her dad’s side. She searched through distant matches even and couldn’t find a single last name that she recognized. Worst of all, she couldn’t even find her own last name.She hadn’t had a reason to question paternity until a random night out a year prior caused her to. A drunken stranger claimed that she looked familiar an...

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Author bio

Lover of all things writing. Author of With What She Had, available on Amazon.