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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2023
Submitted to Contest #268
“I want to apologize” She just stood there. Eyes barrelling through him. He had overstepped. That’s not to say she didn’t deserve some retribution but…  As much as it pained him, he had undergone some soul searching since the incident. He spoke to friends, did some meditating, some shower thinking and had regretfully arrived at the conclusion that yes, he had in fact overstepped. “I overstepped,” he said, shoulders shamed and shrunken. “You overstepped?” she said, as her arm found a spot in the doorframe to...
Submitted to Contest #200
“Come on in,” he said, an octave too high. He wiped away the empty space with a graceful arm and welcomed her into their home. A green butler, stilted, awkward, and unsure, but in his head was only poise and grace. Appearances were crucial. She could not find out it was him. This was a fair fight.She did not know him.He did not know her.For all she knew, he was always this calm and hospitable. Unflappable. Forged in tougher stuff than she was. She was a bad mother, and her child, Grace, was a little asshole. Who cares what she does for ...
Submitted to Contest #193
“I’ll take you.”“No, thank you,” I said, drawing it out.“Stop?” “Would you? Stop. Please.” She took a sip of coffee and slammed a bite of toast. She looked at me as it all went down. I looked back. “You’re being weird,” she said. My half-sister was overbearing. She felt she had a lot to make up for. Years spent gallivanting and what not. Tattoos in Indonesia administered the traditional way. A shaman, a branch, a nail. An optimal amount of pain and a suboptimal amount of sterility. She had to fly home because of the ...
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