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Kate M

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

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Chocolate Chips and Cyanide

Kate M

Submitted to Contest #71

Vicky should have been sleeping by now—it was well past midnight—but she was too busy looking at “poisoned cookie” recipes on Pinterest. Eventually, she slammed her laptop shut in defeat. Apparently, there were no good bad recipes on the Internet. None of them even called for cyanide! Mostly, it was just little kid Halloween cookies, with loads of orange, yellow, and black sprinkles. Darn. On Saturday, there was going to be a cookie exchange. At her house. Normally, she hated it when people came over and tromped around in...

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Under My Wings

Kate M

Submitted to Contest #70

Author’s note: For every mother (or father) who has ever watched their child drift, and for every child who has ever flown away.You were soft and safe here, under my wings. My feathers shielded you from the bitter cold, my lips caressed your forehead. You had nothing to worry about, nothing to fear. You were just smiles and big green eyes, a perfect child, happy as can be. You slept in my nest, the nest he and I built, the nest he left, the nest he never came back to. He flew overseas on strong, powerful wings, but he was lost somewhere, a p...

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The Mockingbird Bites the Dust

Kate M

Submitted to Contest #70

As of late, I have been pondering the difference between “accident” and “mistake.” Accidents are not purposeful errors. Mistakes, as it would seem, can be the same way. But I’ve been thinking, and a mistake can also be a choice someone makes, and then regrets later on. I’ve made a mistake. A big one. It doesn’t matter that I have children; because I do. It doesn’t matter that I have grandchildren; because I ...

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