Dawn Harwood

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

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“New Belongings” by Dawn Harwood

Submitted to Contest #265

“Jennifer, hurry you’re going to miss your flight!” Mom shouted up.Mom, I thought and let those words sink in. I was nineteen and my Mom was my rock, best friend and confidant. It made this trip hard. We talked and talked till the early hours sharing our thoughts, she understood, she always did. Yet I know she feared losing me and however much I tried to reassure her and no matter how much she professed her understanding, there was that look of doubt and uncertainty which pained me no end.I ran down the stairs with my luggage almost toppling...

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“An Unsettling Discovery ” by Dawn Harwood

Submitted to Contest #258

“Mom, where do you think your passport is?” I shouted up to her, wondering why I did as my mother could not hear me talking even when I was sat next to her. I moved some more papers in the drawer that seemed to be breeding papers and items. Suddenly, I saw a photograph of a young man in a uniform. On the back was written “Ich liebe dich, Gerhard xx. 24.09.1943 xx”. I turned the photo over and noticed the German uniform. I remembered seeing this photo before when I was a teenager, snooping through the drawers. My mother had caught me and I ha...

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