Claire Soven

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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2 Stories

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“Do you like me?” by Claire Soven

Submitted to Contest #287

"Do you think if you closed your eyes really hard, or concentrated really hard- y'know with your eyes closed- you could beam yourself into the past and tell your mom, like really, really beg your mom, not to marry?"Eyes beaming, sheepishly looking up at the man sitting across from her, over the beautiful place settings and silky cloth, Miriam thought this would be her first mistake of many throughout the evening.She quickly laughed to herself, as if to say "of course! I was just pretending to be crazy". He chuckled softly in response- mercy,...

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“Aliens With the Sweetest Smiles” by Claire Soven

Submitted to Contest #285

The Ricci Home was never cold. The Ricci Home was toasty and crackly, and smelled like candied prunes that were sickly sweet and stuck to the roof of your mouth. The Ricci Home was summer rain, with rainbows so long you could never find the pot of gold. But this year, the snow came down on the tiled rooftops and ice splinted from the cracks of the concrete. It made its bed on the flimsy swing sets, and shooed the squirrels from their nests. As she watched the sparrows brush off the powder from their tired wings, and the old ladies walk out i...

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