Corinne Arrowood

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

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“Where's Norm?” by Corinne Arrowood

Submitted to Contest #206

Where’s Norm? By definition, they referred to “it,” meaning me, if one were honest, as rare, odd, “special,” psychotic, abnormal, and my all-time favorite syndronomous (maybe a fictitious word meaning with a syndrome, but it sounds like something they would say, and if not actual, I speculate it should be a word, the way it rolls off the tongue, yes?) No matter how it’s been painted, the strokes have been cruel, unkind, and lacking introspection, definitely void of compassion or understanding. Thus, my safe zone remains under the desk, vo...

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“A Twist on The Wild West” by Corinne Arrowood

Submitted to Contest #204

Twisted Wild West Since he’d been a teenager, Adam Pierceson had heard stories of exaggeration of magnitude proportion about the mysterious Decadence, Montana. It was one of those strange tiny towns that were divided in every way possible. Half of Decadence was in Wyoming and the other half in Montana. Everything about the small town presented a dichotomy. The halves were divided by Crossed Line Avenue with an inn on one corner across the street from The RagTag Bar. The other corner provided a family-owned drug store complete with a soda b...

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“Noteworthy” by Corinne Arrowood

Submitted to Contest #198

Noteworthy “Not all teachers are mean,” he said. “I dunno about that,” I answered. “I’ve never met one that liked me.” That sinking hollow in the pit of my stomach pervaded any positivity I may have had. “It’ll be a good year; I just know it.” Ellis, my older brother, ignited my hope from the twinkle in his eyes and the warmth in his smile. I took a deep breath, filling my lungs with hope, and a glimmer sparked the beat of my heart for just a second. I remember that conversation oh so well. I started my ninth-grade year with trepid...

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