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Elizabeth Etzwiler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

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Trick or Treating Gone Wrong

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #93

It was Halloween, and everyone was excited in Mayontown. The adults would take their kids to each house hoping for the best for each of the child so they aren’t sad that their child came home crying because they got suckers instead of chocolate. No one wanted their child to come home with less than any other child because they would have to hear it at the annual Mayontown Halloween party every year and everyone knows that the Stevenson family gets their children the most candy. Everyone thinks that they put extra in there, but...

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Nervous to Have Fun

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #93

As Anna, sat pouring sweat from what seemed like every orifice. She grabbed a paper towel to pat down the sweat so it didn’t make her smell. Anna put so much deodorant on she didn’t think she couldn’t smell for a whole month. On top of that she put her make-up on and was afraid to pat that and have to start again on that trying to apply some here and then there. Anna had on the best outfit she thought she could buy from the store. She was so nervous from going to the party that she’s going to ruin the dr...

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Joyce's Revenge

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #93

COME ONE, COME ALL! TO CHANGLINGS CARNIVAL! SURPIRISES FROM EVERYWHERE! CARNIVAL FOOD AND GAMES!! PRIZES TO BE WON!!! U DON’T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS FUN!! FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!! THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY NIGHT FROM DUSK to MIGHNIGHT “Hey Wanda do you see this?” John asked “Yeah, I saw one of those signs at the store earlier.” Wanda replied “Well, do you want to go?” John asked “I don’t know. Carnival's kind of scare me. You know, clowns everywhere. Fire...

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Tidy, Tidy

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #93

“Ok, kids were heading out don’t forget we will be back on Sunday night at the latest and will call every night to make sure you’re okay.” My mom said to us like we were five. “I know Mom. You’ve said that ten times and the emergency numbers are on the fridge and if we want pizza or something some extra cash is in the left cabinet. Don’t go crazy with it and don’t be throwing huge parties in the house while you’re gone.” I replied “I’m just glad you’re listening.” Mom answered back instead of being stuck in your p...

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No One to Someone

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #93

Sitting in the back of the class I don’t have to worry about getting called on all the time for the answers to the questions the teacher asks. I love sitting in the back of the classroom. Not to mention, I despise people sitting behind me so being in the back of the class is perfect. I get good grades every year it’s just I don’t like half the people in the class. They like to make fun of people that aren’t like them or do awful things to them and so to stay out of it I just go to the back of the class...

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Fine to Failure to Finally the Light

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #92

I always had a pretty good life I thought. Even though the things didn’t start to well, I tried to finish it the right way. I love my life the way it is. When I was young, I would go outside and play with my brother and sister. We actually got along then. We were young we didn’t hold grudges. Well, one day we were playing and I told my brother to toss me the ball. He said I needed to back up. I backed up and right into a cactus bush my grandma had grown in the yard. I was not too...

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Darkness Abound

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #92

All the days run the same anymore to me. If my son didn’t have school, I wouldn’t know what day it was, really. It’s the same thing every day of the week it seems like unless someone has a doctor appointment or my son has karate to go to. Our days kind of go sort of like this: Monday: Wake up, go to the bathroom, get son up to go to school, put him on the bus, get dogs their food and water, walk the dogs, give dogs their treats, get a nap in if able, get laundry or whatever else ...

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Someday You'll Learn

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #92

This story you will never believe because I didn’t believe it for about, oh, 5 years and when I found out it killed me. I had been with my now ex-husband since I was a Junior in high school. He was already graduated and was my best friend's brother. I fell head over heels for him because he had the long dark hair and muscles at the time. He was real nice looking. All that was kind of wrong with him was he liked to drink, but being a young girl, I could try alcoholic drinks before anyone else. Once my schooling was don...

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Are you there

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #92

As we drive the kids are wondering if we are ever going to get anywhere and I’m wondering if they really care because they are stuck in electronic land anyway. As we drove the all I could do is imagine how I hope that the kids will enjoy where were moving to, but I know that all I know the wife are going to hear is complaints. I went from the freeway to the off ramp and my daughter sat up like she was in shock. “Are we finally there?” Macy asked “No.” I replied, “This is only the off ra...

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Sunburnt

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #92

I sit here day after day watching time pass me by. I hate that I get to see every one outside enjoying themselves not worrying about a thing. I go to look out the window and it feels like my eyes are going to burn out of my head. “Don’t open that door!” I said to Wanda “Why not?” She replied "Girl, I told you a million times why not to let that door stay open.” I said back to her “Okay, and how about you tell me a million and one then?” Wanda asked again “Okay, because you know I have a sun allergy be...

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Tied to a Drawing

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #91

“Hey, get back here that’s mine!” screamed Raymond “So, what I have it now what are you going to do about it?” argued the punk that stole his book “I don’t have to do anything it’s a library book so the librarian will get you for it.” Raymond said At that point the punk got bored with the book and tossed it down at Raymond’s feet and went to bother someone else. What the punk didn’t realize is that Raymond had bought the book from the library a while ago at one of the library yard sales they ha...

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Light Switch

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #91

“Good morning, Georgia, it’s 5 am time to start your day.” sounds the alarm Georgia arises with no problem because she knows how her day will go. Go to the gym, come home have a nice breakfast with a couple eggs and dry toast with orange juice, then go to work at the local grocery store where she’s the manager, come home make some kind of supper, take a shower, and head to bed. As she heads to the kitchen to make her a protein drink to keep her energized, she can easily find everything because she has it ...

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Noise Below

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Now that everyone has left the fun can begin! “Why did we have to hide out in the bathroom though?” asked Monica “Because we would get kicked out for being here after hours, duh.” I replied We came out of the bathroom and the library looked totally different at night than it did in the day time. It was dark and spooky. All the lights were off the book stands looked like something else. Marsha said they looked like ghosts and made us all scream. We went looking around for the lights, but when we turned them...

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Scorned in the Wrong

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #91

“You two again? Be quiet!! I told you to be quiet or get out! So, either be quiet or leave!!!” Librarian Jessica yelled at us Paul and I are the worst two kids in the library of all time! Jessica hates when we walk through the door. We used to be such good kids, but it got so boring. Sitting in the library being quiet, listening to all the rules, checking out our books, and then leaving. Well, then we thought why be so good it could be fun to get in a little trouble, right? So, this is how our good stre...

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Triumph through Terror

Elizabeth Etzwiler

Submitted to Contest #91

I swear I am trying so hard to get this book back to the library because it has been due since a month ago, but so much stuff has come up it isn’t funny. I once, tried to have my brother take back books for me, but he left them in the back of the van. I asked him if he took the books back and he’s like oh my goodness I’m so sorry I forgot they’re still in the van. So ever since then I just wait for myself or my mom to take them back because I will know they will safely get there. First, I tried to call and see if they w...

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