Cindy Pham

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“It’s Not Impossible” by Cindy Pham

Submitted to Contest #45

Mom told me that the protestors are shooting themselves in the foot.  “These protests won’t change anything. Those foolish people are standing there, acting violent, letting themselves be sprayed with tear gas over a single man. How strange,” she says, while cleaning the table.  “Did compliance stop George Floyd from dying, Mom? Will not causing trouble, bring back the thousands of black lives who struggled with racial prejudice? Mom, he asked to breathe, not to fight,” I replied, looking up from my phone. She becomes silent ...

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Hello, I just joined Reedsy Prompts recently, and I have submitted one short story about inaction for #45: A Time For Action. I hope to motivate and encourage others to use their skills to speak up about the black lives matter movement. Even if one is unable to donate or go protest themselves, there are plenty of other ways you can help, and that includes educating yourself on the matter as well, and talking about it to your friends and family so they know of its importance as well!