Cynthia Crawford-Roach

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“Stroke By Stroke” by Cynthia Crawford-Roach

Submitted to Contest #235

When I woke up that morning, I couldn’t speak.I called to my daughter to wake up for school, but the words came out in a jumble. Why couldn’t I speak properly? I stood at the island, feeling the cold, smooth surface of the counter beneath my hands, trying to figure out what was wrong with me. We were in the middle of major renovations: no sink, no cupboards, our living room was now a partially constructed bathroom and dining room, everything was upside down. Our house was a construction zone.I had just turned fifty in June. I had no health p...

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“The Birth of an Angel” by Cynthia Crawford-Roach

Submitted to Contest #232

Lara left her shack on Ragged Ass Road and trudged along the snow-covered gravel towards Franklin Avenue. It was 8 a.m. but dark. Living in The Land of Midnight Sun meant amazing summers, like sitting on the deck of a pub and realizing its 2 a.m. when the sun dips behind the horizon. It also meant very cold, very dark winters.  She met the honey-bucket truck as she turned the corner. There was only one proper house on Ragged Ass Road; the rest were shacks- or cabins as her grandfather insisted she call her abode-and each one had a hon...

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“The Box ” by Cynthia Crawford-Roach

Submitted to Contest #218

Clothes smother me. I am in a box. Tires roll through wet concrete and water splashes against the side of the vehicle. The sound of the rain on the rooftop is somehow soothing, blending into the symphony of urban noise.I spent the last several months propped on a musician’s couch. It was a late snowy winter afternoon when he found me on my side, leaning against a garbage bin on the sidewalk outside a café. As soon as he laid eyes on me, he stopped in his tracks, his e...

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Author bio

Cynthia Roach is a stroke survivor who lives by the sea with her husband, daughter and cutest puppy. Cynthia loves to run by the ocean, curl up with a book and indulge in baked treats, usually in that order. She has three picture books published under the name CJ Crawford. Check out her blog at cynthiaroach.ca.