Elaine Leet

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

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“No Regrets by Elaine Leet” by Elaine Leet

Submitted to Contest #48

“Start a garden,” they said. “It’ll cheer you up,” they said. “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,” they quoted Audrey Hepburn. I was carrying some weighty regrets from the past. They smiled, a lot. I would like to smile more. “A nice little plot in the community garden. You don’t have to dig up your lawn, and it’s already fenced to keep rabbits and deer out,” they said. “That rich soil the Davis Brothers brought in from the river bed grows great stuff,” they said. I gave in and planted four ...

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“Excerpts from Chance’s Diary” by Elaine Leet

Submitted to Contest #23

Day 1 Dear Diary, In my dreams I move like the wind through a crispy bright world that I cannot remember when I wake. Mama says not to worry. They are ancient memories our family is born with. I will understand someday. I’ve got my doubts.Day 90 Dear Diary, Every day the world below the blue is more green than gray and brown. The sunshine warms my back and my head when Mama takes me out. Most of our great extended family seem happy with this change, but Papa mourns especially when he warms himself in the sun and watches me ...

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“A Whole New World” by Elaine Leet

Submitted to Contest #22

Frankie gazed down from a second-floor balcony overlooking the ballroom. Her burgundy evening gown, that cost a month’s salary, flowed above her new satin slippers. Her gold necklace complemented the blonde highlights in her auburn hair. For nearly a year she had worked to create a New Year's Eve bash that would get environmental scientists rubbing shoulders with the financial powerhouses of the United States. The location had been a sure shot: the most exclusive hotel on a California beach north of Monterey. The oceanside amenit...

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