Felicity Edwards

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

Stories (38)

38 Stories

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“Colours” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #48

Elspeth Hully was a quiet child. She doted on her Dad and loved to help him in his workshop. He, in turn, loved fixing things and woodworking. She would stand beside him, like a surgeon he said chisel and she slapped it into his waiting hand. Their time together was not silent, though. She chattered about school and things that happened to her. Then one day, she said something which made him stop and look at her closely. “Daddy, can you see colours?” “Yes Ellie, of course, I can see your dress is red, my overall is a dirty white, what brough...

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“Cotton-wool World” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #47

You look at the clock. Perfect, although time has dragged, you’ve arrived fashionably late back at the department. You are aware of a silly grin on your face, but you don’t care, David will be there waiting. He times his plane trip, so he is there just before you finish work, always waiting. You observe unusually the door to the office is closed. You are aware of a strange impression but are too sensible to give into whimsy and imagine something ominous, but that sensation is still there. You tap on the door and Muriel says to come in....

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“Look what Happened at the Writers Circle” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #46

On my first visit to the writer’s circle, the lady standing in for the chair was unsure how to make me feel welcome and get me to come again. She twiddled her hands, then her face cleared. “For homework, you could write about the writer’s circle.” It was a great homework topic, but in my case, it had unintended consequences. I thought deeply about this topic and wondered how to approach it. After all, I did not know any of the people in the circle. Nor did I know how they ran their meetings since the chair was away when I attended. Then...

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“The Only One Left” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #44

 She flew on and on until there was an ache across the base of her leathery wings. However, that was as nothing compared to the ache in her heart. At last, she saw a black shape winding between the trees. She was nearing her destination. She felt it in her bones. While still small in the hatchery, her mother told her she would leave. It was her destiny to carry out great deeds, her destiny to save her kind.None of it made any sense to her. There were at least twenty young dragons of all colours and ages. The adult dragons also...

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“Mother and Son” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #43

The divorce had gone through. The three boys seemed to adjust to the new situation. The two eldest boys, Luke and David, could cycle to the flat where their father had moved. As there was a major road to cross, the youngest boy, Andrew, could not go on his own, and the two big boys’ considered taking him was beneath their teenage dignity. However, his dad came round to the house quite often. He had to as he brought his washing every week as well as coming to collect whatever cooking his ex-felt like giving him.Everything went ...

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“Well Met” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #42

They had critiqued each other's stories for some time before they moved onto chatting via email. They quickly worked out how to manage this as one was on the west coast of the States and the other in London. The American lady mentioned she was coming to visit the UK and while there planned to attend a conference for women only. May was intrigued and it did not take her long to check it out and also register for the same conference. They agreed to meet up at the venue before the sessions started. Holly felt worried. How would she recogni...

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“Unconditional Love” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #41

 “Nurse, he’s conscious, he opened his eyes for a moment. Do you think he’s in pain?”The nurse shook her head, “No, I don’t think so.”He heard their murmured conversation and wanted to say, “Of course I’m in pain, it hurts to breathe. Please, let me sleep again.” His eyes closed. The light in the room was too bright. “Please, just let me sleep.”  The nurse opened the drip running into a vein. Soon he was back in a drug-induced torpor, temporarily released from the pain but able to dream, to relive old memories.It was...

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“A Dragon’s Tale” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #41

The four children from this world known as the Quartet of Innocence here in Quandah were seated on the grass in The Clearing in front of the magician Ozymandias’s cave dwelling. They were relaxed and chatting with their friend Lamghi. Vikram as the only boy of the Quartet, tended to talk first. He had no patience with all this stuff about absorbing the atmosphere or getting in touch with his emotions. He just wanted facts and then he could act. “So Lamghi, what kind of dragon are you? Everyone says you are the only dragon in the country, so...

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“Out of This World” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #40

I liked the little office where I had started work last week. Now they needed to move the desks around. They were cumbersome to accommodate not only the ubiquitous computers but also the materials for the patterns we made for the fashion industry. Cindy, the office manager, had been on the phone all morning trying to persuade the maintenance men to come and do the heavy work. They came up with one excuse after another. My work absorbed me, so absorbed, I did not notice all the girls going off for lunch. As I finished the design, the sil...

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“The Starry Highway” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #39

 Groping his way to the front of the enormous cave and stepping around the low individual family hearths, the old shaman carefully lifted the Auroch hide hanging over the entrance. He stood for a while gazing up at the pallid full moon hanging like a gossamer orb in the pearly dawn sky. For weeks, clouds hid the sky and its stars. Now, at last, they had drawn back to reveal this glorious pale moon and her twinkling handmaidens. It was still bitterly cold and he shivered, despite his warm fur jacket, as he silently made his way over to h...

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“Fairy Grandmother” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #38

  On the whole, Robert was a good child. Both his parents worked from home, where each had an office in the house. He loved going to his nursery school, where he was a popular child and had a large circle of friends. Normally in the school holidays, his mother would allow him to spend time with each of his friends. But now, unfortunately, that socialising was not an option at the moment and they left him to amuse himself in the house and garden. Bored, he wandered into the garden clutching his teddy bear. He sat on the little wall looki...

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“Finders Keepers” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #37

The buzz of conversation died down as the back door opened and the chairman escorted their guest of the evening into the room.“Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I would like to introduce you to John Lynn. As you know, he has been a metal detectorist for many years and is credited with many historically important finds. But with no more ado, let me hand you over and he will tell us all about his exploits.”John was a quiet man and did not enjoy this attention. However, he had agreed to speak to this small metal detector...

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“The Attic” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #36

   March 17 2029The girls looked out the window. It was raining heavily. They could see the fat drops striking the glass then sliding lazily down the pane. But thanks to the triple glazing, which muted the sounds of the storm, Dina spoke to her little sister without needing to raise her voice. “Tanya, I don’t have any virtual lessons today, do you?”Tanya slid the last of her peanut butter covered toast into her mouth, chewed thoughtfully, then replied, “Funny but I don’t think I have either, I’ll just check my diary....

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“Bluebell Park” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #35

I think I can hear the dog scratching at the door. I suppose that means it's time for our walk. Now, where did I leave the lead? It should hang on the hook by the door, but why isn’t it there? Come on, fool, think, what were you doing when we came home this morning? I better look in the kitchen. I’m feeling so mixed up. Why can't I think straight? I used to be so sharp now it's not only words I keep loosing, but things. Ah, there it is, I wonder why I put it on the stove? Just as well, I have not chopped it up for his food, but at last, we c...

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“ The Old House” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #34

The lockdown was in place. The shopping frenzy had left the shops denuded of essential items. Trying to shop for groceries online was a nightmare. There were no delivery slots for weeks, but finally, Belinda found a store that would accept her. She was busy for the next few hours, compiling a shopping cart. She felt pleased and closed everything down. Thinking about the things she needed for the family, Belinda went online a couple of days later and was shocked to find the value of her shopping had halved. Worried why that was so, she went t...

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Author bio

I love writing and since retiring due to ill health writing is a means of communication. In addition to short stories I have written a series called The Quartet of Innocence as well as The Story Teller Gene and am writing another book with a cross over theme based on shaman 34000 years ago and a modern one. I thought shamanic techniques could be incorporated into paleo archaeology. Many years ago I worked as a sub editor for a mining magazine in South Africa.