Cynthia Dawn

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Remembering Westland” by Cynthia Dawn

Submitted to Contest #54

Jacob hadn’t wanted a lot out of life—maybe a place to call his own, a nice family and a little time to make art. He certainly wasn’t one of those people with drive and ambition, destined for big things. He was okay with a small life, as long as it was a happy one, but apparently, even that was too much to ask.He was forty-three now, and still hadn’t really settled in anywhere. He changed apartments each time another job fell through, and he did so on his own. One by one he had watched every relationship he had go sour and the small dreams h...

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“The Heat of the Winter” by Cynthia Dawn

Submitted to Contest #53

It was the hottest day of the summer, and Megan had never felt more miserable. The sun was beating down on her as if it had a personal vendetta, and the only relief she had from the heat— a single cherry popsicle— was steadily melting into nothing. Her entire body was sticky with sweat and the remains of her popsicle, which only added to her misery. She still had a long way to walk before she got home, and she didn’t know how much more of this she could take. She stared miserably at her melting popsicle, wishing she had a million of them to ...

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“Hidden in Plain Sight” by Cynthia Dawn

Submitted to Contest #52

“Gustavus, I saw him die.”“Marilyn, how sure are you it was him you saw? You witnessed something terrible, it could have been too much for you to take in.”“I saw him Gustavus, I saw him die.”“Okay, I believe you, but what if you saw someone else? What if in the shock of that you mixed things up and had it all confused?”“Cut the crap Gustavus, I'm his girlfriend. Er—was his girlfriend.” I maintained, anger swelling up in my chest.It was three days ago Benjamin was by my side, telling jokes and tickling me until the early hours of the morning....

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