Kat Palmquist

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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ā€œHave It Your Way ā€ by Kat Palmquist

Submitted to Contest #243

I remember when this place used to make me the dinner-time savior. Back then, a man could become a hero to his family just by clutching two greasy-bottomed bags of Burger King on a weeknight as he walked into his house. The wife would put out and the kids would shut up after a stunt like that.Ā  But I doubt any of these people -these kids- could even fathom a time when this building used to be anything but the F.E. building. They sit here glumly in white plastic folding chairs scrolling their phones and waiting for their number to be cal...

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ā€œReverse Happy Hour ā€ by Kat Palmquist

Submitted to Contest #237

Applebeeā€™s was certainly not Lupeā€™s first choice for dinner tonight; she was going for more of an Outback Steakhouse or a Texas Roadhouse vibe for the proposal. Something with ā€˜houseā€™ in the name seemed fitting for starting a life with Maria. But, Maria wanted Applebeeā€™s on Valentines day, so Applebeeā€™s it would be. So that is how, on a chilly Tuesday night Lupe and Maria found themselves trekking through the pockmarked parking lot outside of the casual dining chain for reverse happy hour. Maria knew that the appetizers were half off from 9p...

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Author bio

Hello Friends! I sell my soul to the corporate overlords Monday-Friday and regain my sanity on the weekends by writing short stories, reading and watching movies. I'd like to become more involved with the writing community and thought I'd start here!