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Kim Smyth

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

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That's What Friends are For

Submitted to Contest #29

That’s What Friends are ForEver since the day you saw her through the chain-link fence in your back yard, in the summer of ’68, you knew she would be your bestie. From the elfish grin to her long, blond hair you felt you’d found a friend to the end. You somehow made an instant, life-long connection with this person, even at the tender age of seven, you could feel it. No matter her first words to you should have been taken as an insult (are you Chinese?) because of the shape of your eyes as you squinted in the sun, your heart opened up and le...

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The Color of Love

Submitted to Contest #28

The Color of LoveThe day I left my parent’s home to strike out on my own, I never expected a life-changing encounter like the one that happened to me. I had been raised to love everyone, and to me, that meant regardless of race, color, or creed. Not to infer that I set out to find a man that my parents would so vehemently oppose, it just happened that way.Firstly, everything about my short time in the military was a struggle. I had to fight to get into the Army due to my gender and size, I fought every day to overcome issues like simply marc...

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What The Conductor Saw

Submitted to Contest #27

What The Conductor Saw "Write a short story that takes place on a train"Jack and Marsha Dore boarded the train along with one hundred other souls that day, he forgot just what it was that made this particular couple stand out in his mind. The conductor kept noticing them though throughout the four-hour trip, and the police would later be grateful for his excellent attention to detail. As they made their way to their seats, he followed them so he could take their tickets. Jack was perspiring even though the day was cool, something like sixty-...

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Angel of Arvada

Submitted to Contest #23

                                                                 Chapter 1                   AvalancheHuddled inside their warm...

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