Gwen O'Connor

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Just Friends” by Gwen O'Connor

Submitted to Contest #47

You never thought that when he said, “Let’s still be friends,” that he actually meant it. After he broke your heart on your two year anniversary, he told you that as a last resort. You didn’t want to look at him without listening to “Hungry Eyes” by Eric Carmen playing in the background, remembering the night your eyes met for the first time. But there you were, an hour and a half late to your ex’s engagement party. You no longer had to hide back the tears behind your eyes, simply because there weren’t any left. You’d spent hou...

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“The Ride” by Gwen O'Connor

Submitted to Contest #46

Life works in mysterious ways. But that is not surprising in any way, shape, or form. But what always seems to need a double take is getting that one idea. The one idea that no one’s thought of -- that no one’s claimed as their own. it is a ride unlike any other, filled with doubt, fear, joy, frustration, and more jumps and surprises than a low-budget horror movie. It is like a rollercoaster. Even before you get on, you question yourself. Is this safe? Am I doing the right thing? Only you can be the one to make that call. You’re stand...

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“The Costume Party” by Gwen O'Connor

Submitted to Contest #44

“Hey! Wait up!” Aaron called from a block away. We were just leaving the cinema from the special screening of Ghostbusters at the Drive-In by our neighborhood, even though it only came out 6 months ago. I was too busy listening to The Smiths’ new album, The Smiths on my Walkman to hear him and stop walking. I had to wait in line for two hours outside the record store by my house to get it on release day, and was still enjoying it 8 months later. “Hey!” Aaron exclaimed as he jumped in front of me to stop my stride. I heard him mumble for a se...

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