Graci Melbourne

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2021

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“Blue Moon Summer” by Graci Melbourne

Submitted to Contest #184

Trigger warnings: cursing, discussions of abortion (non-graphic), light drinking. “Hey, Houston, we have a problem.” Adam stands behind the screen door, head hardly visible behind a shedding ristra. His drawl is twangy and slow. “Dry off and get in here.” “‘M finishing my drink.” “I’m sure any woman in the next mile will finish it for you.” Adam, normally high and smiley, frowns. His curls are twisted and crunchy from the chlorine, kinky like the ties on a bread bag. “Come on, Jesse. For real.” “Gimme a sec.” Jesse takes a sip for emphasis...

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“But Soft, Sad Little Boy” by Graci Melbourne

Submitted to Contest #183

Trigger warnings: cursing, light drug use, attempted suicide, light violence.I thought it was hot when you paid off the theatre teacher.“They spelled it wrong,” you said, when we were necking on the hood of my dad’s Pontiac Phoenix. You were yanking on the beads poorly applied in my hair, biting my collarbone with your vampire teeth, and I was like hot damn.“Theatre is spelled with an ‘re,’” you said. I said I didn’t care, and you slipped your hands up my shirt and I put mine down your pants.Sometimes, I take the Julius Caesar playbill from ...

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Author bio

Graci Melbourne is a senior theatre major with a minor in creative writing. She's an avid Shakespeare/queso/Bake Off enthusiast; she also happens to have a dog, Lola, who taught her everything she knows about anything. Thanks, Lola.