Holly Cook

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Galápagos” by Holly Cook

Submitted to Contest #92

After years and years of fangirling over nature documentaries, volunteering at the local wildlife sanctuaries, and a zoology degree later I realized I needed a bigger change. And that change was a trip farther than I had ever gone before, solo that is. Freshly out of undergrad, I made the best decision of my life: to go volunteer abroad on the Galápagos Islands, with none other than my favorite animal, giant tortoises. I set up this grand adventure, with some strategic travel planning, to make my way over to one of the smaller inhabited is...

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“An Unexpected Encounter” by Holly Cook

Submitted to Contest #86

Sunbeams streamed through the window, a subtle breeze with displaying hints of sweet onion and sounds of song birds returning back home after a long, brutally chilling Pennsylvania Winter. Olivia rubbed her eyes awake as she stretched, waking her sleepy muscles out of stupor. Another glorious day to be alive, she thought to herself. Melody, her calico cat sprawled in a similar stretch, letting out a long yawn with claws fully extended. “Well, good morning there, Melody!” Olivia sang. Melody replied in a high trilling sound, now alert and r...

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“Cleveland Nostalgia” by Holly Cook

Submitted to Contest #85

That’s the thing about this city… everytime I come home, every so often, it’s the same old roads and stomping ground I remember growing up surrounded by. Since I was a baby, I lived in the same house on Bostwick Crossing. My siblings had one house before that they experienced as a home, but that place was never really a home for me; apparently they just threw the crib in my dad’s makeshift early 1990’s home office, disorganized and clearly on the precipice of a budding business venture. Anyhow, the streets in our neighborhood were new, as bu...

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Author bio

Avid animal lover and writing hobbyist