Kim Walker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Follow the Money ” by Kim Walker

Submitted to Contest #165

Follow the Money In any instances of corruption and murder of a prominent family, they say to “follow the money.” I was just a green gumshoe in 1964 when the Morales family was discovered by the housekeeper that Monday morning before Christmas. The whole town was sinking under the heavy rain. The drainpipes can’t keep the water from coming in my back door. My family says every time there’s trouble at home I run off to work. Not planned, but that’s the nature ...

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“I Didn't Realize ” by Kim Walker

Submitted to Contest #164

I didn’t ask the question, where am I from?... but once. Until she was gone! The look on her face didn’t say: I don’t know. It said have I not done a good job? Barbara was the oldest of twelve children. So, caring for others was expected and necessary.Growing up in the thirties, her parents worked for the local market owner. My grandmother Rainey, my mom’s mother worked as a maid in the Pair’s house. As a child, I remember mom telling the sto...

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“Plane Ride 101” by Kim Walker

Submitted to Contest #163

How can I convince my friend, that she will be alright; when I too am terrified of flying? Our foolish husbands jump on and off flights like it is second nature. If I had a dollar for every time I heard “tis safer up there than driving on 295!”. Maybe but, I saw a plane crash in a field on 9/11/01. I quiver, when I think of the first-time flyers on that flight. Although I was just driving up the...

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“Death Wish ” by Kim Walker

Submitted to Contest #162

You may not believe me but I couldn’t lie about something this serious. Even on her death bed, nana as all the other grandchildren calls her, still doesn’t want anyone else in her kitchen. So, she begs me to come over at lunch time to fix her favorite lunch. When the phone rings at 11a.m. I know it’s going to be grandma complaining about whoever is sitting with her that day. No matter what I am...

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“Chasing Love” by Kim Walker

I found out that I was adopted by a mean kid on the school bus when I was 10, because his momma was mad at my mother who was the bus driver. He had been moved to the front seat for fighting. Linda, his mom tried to appeal to no avail when he boarded and the last thing she said as the door closed was “Son you know what you have to do?”. As the bus pulled away he g...

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Author bio

Hey all thanks for looking at my page. When you realize you’ve been dreaming for more years, than enough; you have to get busy. So, I published 3 books on Amazon. 1) Blessed Beyond Belief: From Childhood to Death and Back 2) Loose Purls Vol. 1: From the Recesses of a Grateful Mind 3) Loose Purls Vol. 2: Mind Dump and Volume 3: Mind Food coming before the holidays