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Julia Kennedy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2024

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I spy

Submitted to Contest #246

"I spy with my little eye something red," Alice's chocolate eyes dance as they catch mine in the rear vision mirror, her strawberry blonde hair blowing about wildly in the wind from the open back seat window. We stop at a crowded intersection, the traffic boxing us in on every side. "Hmmm…." I wonder aloud. I can't remember the last time this car was cleaned. It's old and musty on the outside, and the boot is stuffed full of whatever. We crammed anything else we could fit into the spare seats, and Alice is squashed a large fraying duff...

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A Fear of the Dark

Submitted to Contest #245

Why are we afraid of the dark? Is it the inky blackness? The swirling shadows closing in on us? The way the light is squeezed out of every inch of our sight? Or is it the unknown that really scares us? Is it the feeling of not know what is behind you and what is to come? The feeling of being left in the dark. I have seen a lot of darkness in my life. Dark people, dark times, dark deeds. I should know that there is no black and white - there are only a million shades of grey in between. I should know that everyone has a shadow, no matter how ...

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You can't catch me

Submitted to Contest #244

The snow has piled high on my car. Like icing, as my father would say, when he used to dollop it on my mother's homemade butter cakes. A blanket of it has swept all over the small brick cottage and its withering garden behind me. With spring just around the corner, this must be the last snowfall of winter. The world was sparkling, glistening in its elegant new attire. It was practically posing for a photograph. It was crisp and white and fresh and felt like fresh beginnings. A blank page for a new life. I would not be working today. A day li...

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