Kirsten Porter

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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“The Shadchan” by Kirsten Porter

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #72

The first time Rebekah saw Eliza was like poetry. Like the Emily Dickinson description of poetry, feeling like the top of your head has been lifted right off. Eliza had blushed and told Rebekah that she was her first client. “But I’m learning from the best,” she said. “Tova has 250 married couples under her belt. She’s training me in all her secrets.” Rebekah nodded, barely aware that she was staring, and ushered Eliza into her mother’s sitting room (her mother liked old-fashioned words like that). Eliza pulled out a list of questions and ...

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“A Whole Lot of Room” by Kirsten Porter

Submitted to Contest #68

Chris came back to me late at night, exhausted and on the verge of tears.  I had been editing a stack of court reports and was glad to be interrupted for anything, so I led him into my living room.  He collapsed on the couch and hunched over, head in hands.  We sat in silence for about two (maybe five) minutes, he clutching his hair convulsively and breathing heavily, I twisting my fingers together. “She left me,” he said. I sat for a moment, waiting for the bile to rise in my throat. But it never came. “Would you like some ...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #72
The Shadchan – read story