Harlie Smith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The Branch of a Willow Tree” by Harlie Smith

Submitted to Contest #105

CW: Kidnapping, death. Time stopped soon after I'd awaken here, hoisted high above a concrete floor. My body folded in a such a way I think I'd rather be dead.From a poly rope, I sway. Imprisoned in a dowidly handcrafted crate of polycarbonate and steel. The front piece differs from the rest, a material comparable to high-density polyethylene, yet it's withstood each attempt at being torn.I run my fingers over the ridges I've created in it, longing to feel even the smallest amount of fresh air.Maybe the heftiness of this piece isn't an ...

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“Without Words” by Harlie Smith

Submitted to Contest #105

As the rays of morning sun dance through the window, I head to the kitchen where I put on a pot of coffee for my husband. I prepare my daughter's lunch and set today's newspaper on the table.No words are exchanged as Steve moseys in, taking the seat adjacent his coffee mug, and reads the the paper.Neither of us budge as Bella hurries passed, with five minutes to catch the bus. She peeps into her lunchbox and shoots me a sideways glare. "I'll eat at school," she says.Out the front door she goes, leaving her lunchbox behind.Steve stands and ta...

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“Table Number Four” by Harlie Smith

Submitted to Contest #104

It's been six years and five days since I found my husband with the girl next door. No, not in some casual encounter neighbors frequently engage in. This was a full-blown makeout session, in our bed, in the home we shared.Conclusively, he's no longer my husband. And if that experience isn't enough to keep me from the dating scene for good, my introverted personality and severe drop in self-confidence surely could.Two days, approximately. This is the time elapsed since my best friend, Breanne, became single. Luckily for her, infidelity in her...

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