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Hallie Blatz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

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The first time the world ended.

Hallie Blatz

Submitted to Contest #79

“You mean you actually believe them?!” My mother yells. “Yes.” I answer quietly. “And you’re going with them?” Quieter. “Yes, you can too if you want to, there’s plenty of room.” I say hopefully. “And lose everything? No, I will not be taken in by these lunatics. Obviously they’ve put a spell on you.” She says. “They’re not crazy, and I am completely in my right mind.” I say firmly. “I should never have let you marry that man.” Mother murmurs. “That man has b...

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Needle and thread

Hallie Blatz

Submitted to Contest #78

It all starts with a knock at my door. Or more accurately my door bell. I stand up and make my way stiffly to the door, I’ve been working on a petticoat all day and my body is aching for a break. I open the door to find a young woman who is probably in her early twenties. Her hair is in a messy top knot and she is dressed in a baggy sweater and yoga pants. Definitely not my style. “Are you Maude Collins?” The woman asks. “Yes, I am. How may I be of service to you?” I ask. “Wow, you really are old fashi...

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All I want for Christmas.

Hallie Blatz

Submitted to Contest #73

The house on the hill is bright and busy with excitement. It is already past noon and the party is to start at five. The busiest and brightest room is where I’ll start my story. Three girls are in different stages of getting ready. I’ll describe them to you as we watch. The oldest, Jane, is eighteen and pretty. She has dark blue eyes and hair that can’t decide if it is blonde or brown. Her yellow ball gown is trimmed with brown making her look like a sunflower. In the middle is Eliza, sometimes mistaken as the oldest or Jane’s tw...

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Things as they seem pt 2

Hallie Blatz

Are you sure this is a good idea?” Charlie asks me. “No.” “What if you get hurt? Or worse?” He seems genuinely worried about me. “I don’t know.” I shrug. After I was finished helping Thea I went to the contestants dorm to check on Charlie. The cut wasn’t as deep as I thought and had mostly scabbed over by now. He met me outside and I told him about what I decided. I’m not sure why, I guess I just want a friend. “Why did you sign up?” I ask. He looks away “Needed the money.” He smirks “And my brother ...

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Things as they seem pt 1

Hallie Blatz

Two years ago my family was middle class, almost rich, now we have nothing left. My parents had their mortgage paid off, so when the economy crashed we at least kept our house. But then the fire came. My dad never trusted banks so he always hid half of his money in our house, but physical money is plastic. It melted away or burned. No one has insurance anymore. They’ll be furious when they find out what I did. I hope they will come to understand. A year ago the last billionaire in our country started a competiti...

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Yellow, Red, and Blue

Hallie Blatz

Submitted to Contest #53

Fifteen minutes until the next rotation. Four rotations until the end of the swim. Three more swims until the end of the day. Shouldn’t be too bad. Except that it is so hot. I can’t swim until the hour is up though. I move the umbrella so it’s covering more of me and scan the water. There’s hardly anyone to watch, I don’t know how more people aren’t coming to the pool. Only twenty people are swimming and the limit is seventy five. I guess people are scared of getting sick. It’s understandable, everything on the news i...

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Part three

Hallie Blatz

Submitted to Contest #51

“What is our real mission?” Simeon asks. I turn to the director expectantly. “The organization from your training is real. They are called E. F. A and they are trying to make it illegal to use powers for any reason unless you have a permit or a direct order from the province.” He says. “But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, even if we don’t agree with their opinion they’re still allowed to have it.” Says Violet. “You are right. But when their opinion turns criminal that’s when we have a problem.” He continues...

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Part one

Hallie Blatz

Submitted to Contest #48

“What’s happening?” “I think we’ve been hit.” “By what?!” “Lightning.” The plane is falling through the sky split in half by a blast of electricity. It hurtles down, ripping the clouds into pieces. Earlier that morning... Her pillowcase is wet again. She groans and gets out of bed hoping her mom won’t be too upset. It’s her third time this week. It must be all this rain, she thinks, it’s making her go crazy. She gets dressed and makes her way downstairs. Breakfast is on the table and her younger ...

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It’s all real.

Hallie Blatz

Submitted to Contest #38

“1, 2, 3,...” my brother Ezra starts counting and I run to find a place to hide. The whole house is dark and it’s hard to see where I’m going. I’ve lived here for eight years though and I have this house pretty much memorized. He’s reached ten now but still has to count to fifty. I open the closet where the freezers are kept. This is my favourite hiding place, hopefully he won’t remember. I climb on top of the smallest freezer and then wedge myself behind the big one. There are cobwebs back here and now they’re in my hair, but...

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Laundry day

Hallie Blatz

Submitted to Contest #31

Laundry day is exhausting but it is also rewarding and I enjoy it. My sisters don’t so I do laundry while they clean the house. In the summer we do the washing every other week. The water is warm, the sun is shining and the birds are singing. I join along with them as I scrub the last of the sheets and start the drying process. For this part I have to call for my sister to come out. We twist each item and then pull to get the excess water off before hanging it on the clothesline. When everything is hung up my sister goes inside and...

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