Ellyn Quiggle

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

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2 Stories

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“Into the Light” by Ellyn Quiggle

Submitted to Contest #20

I wondered if there would ever be peace. People joke that you have peace when you're dead. Maybe so. Leaving the house was against the rules between 1 and 1:15pm, on option expiration days. Maybe this time he would not notice. "I told you I am losing money and cannot be distracted, so here you are again. Why can't you stay out if my way?" I meekly replied, "I have a doctor's appointment and must walk the dogs before leaving." "You're an asshole." At what point did I give up my self worth to be with a man who had nothing nice to say or do? I ...

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“The Buttonholer” by Ellyn Quiggle

Submitted to Contest #18

I fumbled through Grandma's old sweaters, recounting all the time we spent in her cramped mildewy sewing room, her teaching me, and later, our working on projects together into the wee hours. A few short shifts materialized, clunky a-line sweaters, with huge round plastic buttons from the 1930's; it was a wonder they were still there. Sadness went through me like a wave, as I embraced them, which were like sagging flags heralding grandma’s life of hard work and suffering during the Depression, then World War II. Would she be displeased if I ...

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