Hope Flinchum

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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“The Center of Attention” by Hope Flinchum

Submitted to Contest #276

“I don’t care if you hang out with him, but I won’t be around if you do.”The only thing that matched the heat of my anger was the depth of my confusion. Ruthie had been there. I couldn’t fathom why she wanted to hang out with Blake, who was the single most obnoxious man to ever disgrace the halls of our school.Let me set the scene. It was the fall semester, and my best (and only) friend and I were sitting in the student center, studying.Enter man: he’s five-foot-ten, dirty blonde hair, and a smirk that says he’s looking forward to the fight ...

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“Taco Night” by Hope Flinchum

Submitted to Contest #273

It wasn’t supposed to end this way. That’s what everyone always said right? Somehow in the grand scheme of the universe we have all managed to live our lives with no regard for the consequences for our actions. We always assume things will work out in the end, and we always assume that the resolution will be less horrifying than the means that bring us to the bitter end. We are wrong to assume. People will fight wars and end lives in the name of peace and somehow, through it all, they still convince themselves that they are the her...

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