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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021
Submitted to Contest #150
Army Tech Janet flipped the switch on the alarm clock, for the dozenth time in the past few months she would not be here to turn it off. She wound her long golden braid up and pinned it in place and then carefully placed her hat there, it was usually a balancing act but she had almost perfected it. Checking one more time she stared at her reflection, if she was caught, it would end her career as a US Army staff sergeant. If she succeeded with her plan she would effectively be a fugitive, she sighed and wiped at a tear that hovered in her c...
Submitted to Contest #105
Four friends came together to discuss the upcoming dance. It was a small town in the center of a farming community in southeast Alabama. Not much else went on in town and a dance was a place to take your girl, invite one you liked or survey the prospects. All four were middle teens and spent most of their time working on the family farm. James was fifteen tall, dark hair and eyes, his lean frame fooled many who had tried to bully him. He had his eye on a girl named Sadie, she was not as tall as James but above average for a girl. She was not...
Submitted to Contest #104
βSo, are you coming tonight?β Cindy frowned then sighed. βOkay, I understand, family first. No donβt worry about me, there will be others there. βSo, everyone always says, βIβll be there,β and you prepare and get excited and then suddenly the calls or now-a-days the texts start coming in and phooy.β Lisa watched her friend running around picking up things, moving them around, putting them back, she was clearly upset. She kept throwing her long, red braid back behind her and it kept sliding around agitating her. Picking a relatively slow m...
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