Diane Chalifoux

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2025

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“A Nice Cup of Tea” by Diane Chalifoux

Submitted to Contest #293

A Nice Cup of Tea Maeve is going to have a baby. A baby she doesn’t want. And now here, on this train, seated across from her closest friend, she feels she is on the brink of something terrible. Something she has no control over.Lucy reaches across the table for Maeve’s hand, but Maeve pulls back. She is about to tell Lucy something she knows Lucy will never forgive her for, but they are conveniently interrupted by a conductor who has come to verify their tickets. Immediately afterwards, an attendant appears with refreshments.“A nice cuppa ...

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“The Yellow House” by Diane Chalifoux

Submitted to Contest #292

The Yellow House      After the dust had settled and the Yellow House was razed to the ground, we all blamed each other.    â€śYou lived the closest!” scolded Minette Simpson in an accusatory tone, as if I alone was responsible simply because of proximity.  Minette’s home was the furthest away and therefore, according to her, she was exempt from all blame.    There was no point arguing with the outspoken Minette. With her teased hair and excessive make-up, she looked like an...

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Author bio

I am a registered nurse, working full time. My time to write is early morning, often 5 am, before starting work at 7! This is the time I'm most creative, that beautiful sweet spot before the crazy, busy day sets in. My thirty plus years of nursing have exposed me to many different personalities, situations and stories that I use in my own writing.