Heide Rembold

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“Call Me Margaret.” by Heide Rembold

Submitted to Contest #221

For as long as I can remember, my name has been Theresa. I had never had a reason to question this until tonight when Mom called me Margaret. I wouldn’t have thought twice about it until I ask, “Margaret?” And she answers, “I meant Margaret -- Theresa!”  It hangs between us as we stand across from each other in between the kitchen and the dining room, still posed from the conversation we had been having. My eyebrows furrow slightly, lips mouthing the name again; Mom’s eyebrows rise slightly, lips parting in exasperation.  ...

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“Nest.” by Heide Rembold

Submitted to Contest #216

The warmth from the mug seeps into my hands and saturates my body throughout, opposing the cold surrounding me.  I had wanted to sit inside, but the lack of sound barriers caused every noise to bounce against the brick walls and echo to the other side – the conversations between moms with toddlers wiggling around them, the screech of the steam wand dipping into cold milk, the music that they thought, alongside no Wi-Fi, was welcoming and prompted human connection rather than staring at a screen trying to get work done.  I sit on ...

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Author bio

I’m a 20-something writer by passion, marketer by trade, and mother by blessing. I reside in Ohio (all over it, really), have two wild ones running around me at all times, and love holistic and natural living, gardening, writing (obviously), and mushroom coffee. I recently finished writing a novel, but I don’t know what to do with it, and I am releasing a children's book in Summer 2024!