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KarLynn Erickson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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The Gift of Time

KarLynn Erickson

Submitted to Contest #173

Olivia’s day was filled with calls, emails, and meetings. Her lunch was a granola bar pulled from her gym bag. A gym bag that hung on a hook behind her desk untouched all week. Her hand found her head and she rested her mind for the first time all day. The decision to stop at her favorite take out place on the way home was a no brainer. The Golden Wok became her go to her first week in town. They had amazing food and delivered which on a sleepy, snowy, Sunday was the best gift ever. Her dad l...

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The Cottage

KarLynn Erickson

Submitted to Contest #171

The Cottage by KarLynn Erickson This is adapted and updated from a previous submission. Christine strolled to the screen door and paused before opening it. The slight squeaking sound made the edges of her mouth curl upward into a slight smile. She carried her sad mood with her all the way from the city, but the more time she spent at the cottage the better she felt. A single tear escaped her watery eyes as she looked up. The evergreen grove stood tall at attention in perfect rows like soldiers ready to march. Bursts ...

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House Hunting

KarLynn Erickson

Submitted to Contest #169

House Hunting by KarLynn Erickson A jagged bolt of bright light struck the dirt road in front of Carrie's Jeep. She gasped and stepped hard on the brake. Her eyes squinted to try and digest what she thought she saw in the split-second flash, but before she could focus an ear-splitting boom made her scream. She gripped the stirring wheel and tried to slow her pounding heart. "Was that a graveyard?" She asked herself out loud. "I don't remember a graveyard in the description of this house. There must be some mistake." She wa...

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I love you, Teri Lynn

KarLynn Erickson

Submitted to Contest #101

Teri Lynn Miller was 43 years old when her life changed in a most unexpected series of events. The first event, which set off the series, was her only child, her daughter leaving for college. Lacy didn't start school until September, but she was headstrong and motivated to move out on her own. She found an apartment and moved out the beginning of the summer. Teri Lynn had been a stay-at-home mom. Her husband Jim worked as a sales consultant and was gone much of the time. She felt strongly that Lacy needed at least one parent at her dis...

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