Heather Burkett

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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“#4 - Floss Daily” by Heather Burkett

Submitted to Contest #231

December 31st, 2023 Happy New Year’s Eve! What a wonderful time for fresh starts and new beginnings! I am really looking forward to starting over in 2024 – THIS IS MY YEAR! I know if I want to achieve my dreams, I have to go big or go home, but I can do this! 1. Cut all complex carbohydrates and refined sugars. 2. Exercise for an hour daily. 3. Use my new 5-step skincare routine nightly. 4. Floss every m...

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“Flawless” by Heather Burkett

Submitted to Contest #225

“Watch your step.” The decrepit old man growls at me from behind the distressed wooden counter. The liver-spotted, crepe-paper-thin skin that covers his skull glistens in the dingey-yellow streetlights that filter in through the front window of the store. Tufts of yellow-gray hair poke out from behind and within his ears and he scowls so severely that there are deep creases that run from the sides of his nose to below his mouth. As if on cue, I step into the store, tripping over the threshold in the process. I apologize, slip...

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