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Danielle Roach

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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The Boom-Boom-Caw

Submitted to Contest #143

“Fred!” Bang, bang, bang. “Fred, you home?!” The startling noise of a ten-year-old's balled up fists beating down a friend's front door is a very impressive display. When he adds his young, impatient voice into the commotion, it would be a wonder if someone didn’t hear him. “Golly, Sam. Quiet down!” Fred hollers down from the second-floor window. “I’m coming, geesh!” He loudly shuts the window and Sam, upon hearing his friend's response, begins pacing on the porch as if he’d waited a lifetime. When Fred finally opens the ...

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When She Remembers

Submitted to Contest #140

*This story includes some mild language Helaine I am asleep, and it is peaceful. The peaceful sort that makes me feel heavy when I wake, and I have a hard time pushing it away. Had it not been for the unspeakable way in which I was forced to waken, I would have stayed there, in my slumber, for some time. But it is not so. Intruders are here. They are loud and they are frightening. They bang on my door and demand it be opened. They call me by name and that agitates me greatly, for I do not recognize their voice...

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The Growth Doorway

Submitted to Contest #139

“Growth is an often missed and unmarked thing, yet surely and utterly undeniable.” -Danielle Roach For as far back as Katherine Scott could remember, she and her siblings had visited her Grandma Nellie in the hills of Oregon every summer, and it was the most exciting event of the year for Katherine. Amid the memories of playing in the yard, eating grilled cheese, selecting candy from a flower-patterned tea pot, and running around like crazy with the cousins, Katherine would remember one very specific memory during her last visit ...

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