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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020
Submitted to Contest #37
When I was ten, Daddy left to join the U.S. Forces. everyone was sad, of course, and fearful. Some more than others, but we all were. Mommy especially. Daddy made sure to spend some time with all of us during the last week of his being home. I knew he was going to Afghanistan. We had looked it up in the map at school, and it seemed like a very far distance to me, but I will never forget what Daddy said when we told him about it. He said, “No distance is too far when you are bound together by love. Remember that, Elizabeth, every ti...
I opened my eyes slowly. I was in an unfamiliar clearing, and there was a small stone mound in the middle of it. The sun shone down on it, forming a clear, golden circle around it.I crept away from it, not wanting to be seen. I would follow my instincts now, for I had learned to trust them thoroughly. As I scanned my surroundings, it seemed as though all the brush and tangle were merely there to cover up the dangerous animals, like wild bears, that I knew lived here. I slid to a standing position, leaning on a tree so that our shadows blende...
Laina stared at me, letting the words sink in. Then she burst into tears and got up from her chair, moving away from me.“How could you forget? After all these years... How?”I could only look at the floor, trying to hide my smile. To look at her would only make her more angry. I knew that, in a little bit, she would see its funny side and laugh along with me.“I’ll try to fix it as soon as I can. Honest!”Laina and I had been happily married for almost sixteen years now. We had made our vows to each other in front of family and friends on the 2...
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