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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021
Submitted to Contest #135
I always knew what my life would look like. My daddy told me at a young age that I’d marry a good man and raise strong boys for him. I had accepted my fate without really thinking about it because it was just what was expected. By the time I was seventeen, it was widely known throughout the town that I was next to be married. My cousin Fiona had married the preacher’s son only a year earlier and she was already pregnant, hopefully with a boy. One day after I cooked breakfast for the two of us, my daddy asked how I felt about the Phili...
Submitted to Contest #134
We don’t have names on our planet. In my head I refer to my mother as “The One I Came From”. It would be a mouthful if we spoke, but we don’t. We communicate through our thoughts. It brings us closer than your planet, which is full of wars and prejudice. On our planet, everyone is connected. We have no differences and we are at peace. That isn’t to say we are perfect. When the transmission came through, some of us thought it would be best to retaliate. I was not one of them. The transmission ignited a curiosity within me and I only wanted to...
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