Heather Peace

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

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“Home Cooked Love” by Heather Peace

Submitted to Contest #162

Sofia gulped a little as she took the menu from the waiter. This was torture, but she was determined to go through with it. The menu made a creaking sound as it opened. The restaurant hadn’t been broken in yet, still brand new as a baby. “People do this right?” She murmured to herself.  It was not so much that she came to try the new restaurant but of what was here before this place. It was a lot filled with ghosts and memories of ghosts no matter how many times it was torn down and rebuilt.  She sighed with a slight disgust at the...

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“Silent Melody” by Heather Peace

Submitted to Contest #149

Today was the day! I smiled as I marked the last X off my calendar. The room was all ready. I was as nervous as I was excited, but Jeff and I had taken all of the extra training and had gotten our house prepped and ready. We had taken the foster parents training in hopes of eventually adopting a little child, or even a baby but those were rare for new foster parents. Today, our first foster child was coming. Her new room was filled with all of my hope and love for her. I bought some toys I was hoping she’d love–...

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“The roles we play ” by Heather Peace

Submitted to Contest #147

This girl, she always praised him made him look as best she could. It was me—I’m this girl. It sounds clichè; in the most ridiculous way. I look back over social media now, you wouldn’t know a thing except how wonderful he was. I did too good at covering it up on social media; kind of like covering up bruises in real life.  Three years have passed now since I left. Domestic violence is traumatic they tell us. What they don’t tell us is the abuse that happens after you leave as he desperately tries to keep control over you, as he moves o...

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Author bio

Widow, DV survivor, Woman and Coffee addict. Student of editing and always learning. Writer of short stories, screen plays & a memoir. progress. Published author and have won a couple of honourable mentions outside of this site.