Fran Hirschel

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

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“The Dress” by Fran Hirschel

Submitted to Contest #269

The Dress I grew up in a modest apartment in Astoria in Queens. Our block was made up of mostly 6 story apartment buildings, although there were three single family homes. One of them had a magnificent magnolia tree that bloomed each spring in brilliant pink and white flowers. I walked past that tree four times a day when I was in elementary school: going to PS 5 in the morning, returning home for lunch, and then going back to school for the afternoon session and returning home again after school. Today it seems foreign; ...

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“Hurricane Hugo” by Fran Hirschel

Hurricane Hugo The evening before, the skies were blue and the sunset was a dazzling mixture of yellows and pinks. It was so beautiful that our teenage son was making a film with the video camera he had received a few months earlier for his birthday. It felt so calm; it seemed impossible that the predicted storm would be that fierce. Nevertheless, we folded the lawn chairs and stored them in the shed, then reluctantly left the sunset to have dinner. As we were eating our meatballs and spaghetti, we could hear the wind pick u...

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“When Heathrow Closed” by Fran Hirschel

Submitted to Contest #265

This story makes reference to pregnancy out of wedlock and substance abuse. When Heathrow Closed Jenny was returning home from her European vacation. She had spent three weeks visiting the cities she’d heard about all her life, and it had been exhilarating. Her traveling companion, Liz, was staying on in London to spend a semester studying. Looking forward to seeing her parents, she was dismayed that the departures board at Heathrow kept reporting that her flight was delayed. She was concerned that she might not be home t...

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