Cynthia Cronan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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““What Now?”” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #58

REEDSY.COM 11SEP2020 Writing prompt #58 Write a story about someone feeling powerless. “What Now?“     by clcronan 2020 He’s eyes refused to open, he was unable to move any of his body. He could hear, and after a few moments deduced he was lying in the hospital so this wasn’t his imagination. What exactly had happened he could not recall. He passed out from that much excursion. She sat in the barbarically uncomfortable chair, tucked in amongst the myriad of beeping and clicking and pumping and pulsing machines...

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“The Greatest Ever Shit Show” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #57

REEDSY.COM  04SEP2020 Writing prompt #57 Write a humorous story about the descendant of someone remembered for an insignificant act. The Greatest Ever Shit Show      by clcronan 2020 “Listen up, losers, cuz this is gonna be the best story you ever heard. It’s about poop!” “Frankie, straighten up or sit down,” said Mrs. Foster. It was shorthand for, “You and I both know that I’ll be calling your mother later, don’t make it worse than it already is.” “But Mrs. F, it’s a real true story about my great-grea...

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“Disaster Buddies” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #56

REEDSY.COM  28AUG2020 Writing prompt #56 Write a story about two people meeting during unusual circumstances and becoming fast friends. Disaster Buddies   by clcronan 2020 The entire morning had been monstrously difficult. She felt as though nothing in the world was safe or normal. But finally, Angel boarded the inbound bus, and took a seat next to a woman just slightly older than herself. Angel blurted, “Wow, she has such beautiful eyes!” “Yes, they are one of her many attributes.” “How old is she?” Angel continu...

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““Can You Keep a Secret?”” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #55

REEDSY.COM  21AUG2020 Writing prompt #55 Write a story that either starts or ends with someone asking, “Can you keep a secret?” “Can You Keep a Secret”    by clcronan 2020 “Can You Keep a Secret?!” the scream echoed off the walls off the empty corridor. The corridor was dimly lit, and looked worn and tired. One hundred years of chaos and sadness branded into too many layers of paint. A sad, faded, filthy, soft green paint was uppermost, and was 31 years old now. ***** “This will be your office. Keep the door closed ...

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“Second Chances” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #54

  REEDSY.COM  14AUG2020 Writing prompt #54 Write a story about a TV show called "Second Chances."   “Second Chances”     by clcronan 2020   High marks from the critics that previewed a new comedy series to be released on Netflix this fall. “Second Chances” is a reboot of â€śRaising Hope” and sees Trace Garcia, son of the creator of the original series, (and also the actor who portrayed Young Jimmy,) returning to his roots by producing this reboot. He does so with the blessings of his dad, Gregory Thomas ...

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“A Dance for Eototo” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #53

REEDSY.COM  07AUG2020 Writing prompt #202 Write a story about another day in a heat wave. A Dance for Eototo by clcronan 2020 She was certain she would not die. Every time the creator, whom she called Grandfather, tried to dry her up like bones bleached white in the desert sun, then Grandmother, the soul of the natural world, would blow the whisper of a breeze, or she would bring a hot rain shower, or even better, a cool one. Wa-ti would do as she had always done, and spend the day moving her chair slowly around the outside ...

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“Shim” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #52

REEDSY.COM  31JUL2020 Writing prompt #52 You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor. ***** Shim      by clcronan 2020 “B” looked up from her book, out the large pane window covered in advertising posters, and let go a low moan, “Oh, noooooooo.” She was forever losing track of time when she read. That fact went back as far as she could remember. She had known for days about the blizzard due in, and it...

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“Birthday Star” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #51

REEDSY.COM  24JUL2020 Writing prompt #51 Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars. Birthday Star     clcronan2020 He knew water this cold could kill just as easily as a hundred other things he’d faced so far. He clenched his jaw tight to try to keep from shivering, and he searched the sky for his star. The one his mother gave him. He wondered if it could really be just three weeks ago that she left him, and he left her. It had always been just the two of them. They had been s...

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“William’s Treehouse” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #50

REEDSY.COM  17JUL2020 Writing prompt #50 Write a story about a summer afternoon spent in a treehouse. William’s Treehouse     clcronan2020 William stood back and surveyed his latest achievement. The way it looked to him was that he had learned a lot and still had a lot to learn. That is how William saw everything.  The treehouse reflected the building skills he’d been developing since he was 8 years old. He was 12 now, and this latest addition was built on the same trusty old oak tree as the teepee tha...

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“The Queen of the Night” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #49

REEDSY.COM  10JUL2020 Writing prompt #49 Write a story about waiting — but don't reveal what's being waited for until the very end Queen of the Night    clcronan2020 Some myths and legends show themselves only when the time is right. The Queen is just such a legend. She is both a wonder and a tease. She lives for the game, and only for the game. The legends that try to describe her are too varied to offer any clarity, but it is just that ethereal quality that creates her power of seduction. The Paiute tribe say that wh...

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“I HUG!” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #48

REEDSY.COM  03JUL2020 Writing prompt #48 Write about someone who has a superpower. I Hug   clcronan2020 When the nurse finally handed the baby to me, I felt my heart grow. The love overwhelmed me. I looked up into Adam’s eyes to see if he felt it too. He did. He was teary eyed. He met my gaze and we let out a collective gasp. We did it. She was finally here. She was tiny, and beautiful, and she was crying. It was a raspy little noise that sounded like it was difficult to make. The nurse indicated I should try to nurse ...

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“STOP” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #47

REEDSY.COM  26MAY2020 Writing prompt #196 2nd Person - "Just say it," you silently reminded yourself. You knew you'd regret it if you didn't. STOP     by clcronan 2020 “STOP!” You heard yourself shout the command. You had told yourself you needed to shout the command. You even picked up the butchering knife from the chopping stump to arm yourself against its aftershocks. He stopped. He turned to you so slowly that every one in the yard could feel death close in on that spit of dry land between the two of you. He...

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“Funny No More” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #46

REEDSY.COM  19JUN2020 Writing prompt #195 Write a story about someone having a lightbulb moment of writing inspiration. Funny No More    by clcronan 2020 I took his picture. I made sure the banana peel was in the shot. Then I sat down on the curb and waited. He’s been my best friend for the past 20 years and I knew without him to banter with I’d be lost but I guess I finally had my story. A mostly funny story, that ends badly. Somewhere in our 20s we met at the pub. We were on opposite sides in a fisticuffs tha...

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“It Matters” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #45

REEDSY 12JUN2020Writing prompt #194Write a story about solidarity, activism, community, inaction and change.It Matters   by clcronan 2020Oh, so here you sit, on my porch, tryin to tell ME somethin? You don’t know nothin. Don’t be tryin to preach bout duty and all that when you don’t know from nothin. I was 12 years old (1948) when President Truman signed a paper said it weren’t right to segregate the army. Well, he missed savin my Uncle Titus from workin graves duty through his time serving ova in Italy durin The WW Two....

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“Phobias that Fly” by Cynthia Cronan

Submitted to Contest #44

REEDSY 05JUN2020Writing prompt #44Write a story that starts with a character revealing something unusual about themselves.Phobias That Fly  by clcronan 2020You won’t believe me but I’m going to tell you anyway. I am a professional portrait painter, I paint my fears. That in itself may not be interesting, but my phobias make it ever so challenging. I have a Atelophobia which is the fear of imperfection and that leads to three sub categories: which are cacophobia the fear of ugliness and teratophobia a fear of disfi...

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