Heather Blank

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2022

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“The Librarian” by Heather Blank

Submitted to Contest #211

“I need to print something from my phone,” the nervous person in front of me stated. I smiled. I always smile, no matter how many times a day I hear this request. “No problem,” I say, and hand them our printout of instructions for mobile printing. They take it without a word, and I say, “If you need any help, feel free to come back. The printer is right here in front of us, sometimes it can take ten minutes or so to go through, and the machine only takes coins, ones, and fives. No cards.” They nod and wander off. The person behind them saunt...

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“The First Date” by Heather Blank

Submitted to Contest #210

The sounds grew louder as I got closer to the tree. A loud, hiss-rattle sort of buzzing, almost impossible to articulate, but as familiar as my own voice. I stood beneath the crepe myrtle, no actual shade at all to protect me from the excruciating Texas sun, wondering where it was. Suddenly, I was smacked in the face with a fierce and angry flutter, as it scuttled off higher up into the branches. “Bastard,” I muttered. “I hope my cats find you!” It hiss-rattled louder in defiance at my intrusion. “I’m just trying to water my fucking tomatoe...

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Author bio

Intergalactic mind traveler, dopamine hustler, writer of verse of the attention deficit order. Lover of music, books, dogs, cats, hedgehogs, ufos, & plants. 👽🦔 instagram.com/heatherblankpoet instagram.com/evolheather heatherbat@gmail.com