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Grace Schmid

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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Familiar as Breathing

Grace Schmid

Submitted to Contest #53

The drive up to the lake was as familiar to Claire as breathing. The family had made the drive so often that she knew every twist and bend in the road before the car even took them. Claire knew exactly when in the drive to anticipate the sharp left turn in the road and the moments when she’d need to hang on tight to the book in her lap and drink in the cupholder. She knew exactly when the Watertown water tower would be visible over the trees. She always recognized the foliage covering the sign for where to turn into the cottage’s driveway no...

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Be a Star

Grace Schmid

Submitted to Contest #51

Sara stepped out on the front porch to get a view of the night sky. She left the lights off so her view of the stars could be unblemished, as clear as possible. Without the light pollution the stars truly did light up the world around her. Stars reminded her of a guest lecture she attended once in college for the opening of the new Department of Astronomy observatory for public viewings. The stars through the observatory’s telescope were like nothing she had seen before that night. They were a proof of a higher power she needed at that momen...

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You got this.

Grace Schmid

Submitted to Contest #50

Okay if I fall asleep right now, I will get 7 and a half hours sleep. That’s good. That’s fine. I take my deep, regulated breaths. The ones I’ve practiced before for just such an occasion as this. In for 4, hold for 7, out for 8. Again. Again. Again. Okay if I fall asleep right now, I’ll get about 7 hours of sleep. That’s doable. Totally. I go through my plan again for the morning. I know exactly how my day will go. How it should go, barring any unexpected circumstances. You never can plan every detail, for any part of your life, but plann...

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Waiting through a Window

Grace Schmid

Submitted to Contest #49

My whole life has become a waiting game, living with my spouse. Waiting for them to respond, waiting for them to get ready, waiting for them to make a decision. I knew I loved them very soon on and I had to wait for them to say they loved me too. I knew I was ready to marry them and had to wait until they knew. I knew that I was ready for kids and again, was the one to be left waiting around for them to be ready. “What time are we meeting there?” “7:30 pm. Sharp. Not 7:40 or 7:31. 7:30.” “Okay.” “We have a reservation for 7:30 ...

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