Laura Payne

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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“WHERE TWO SEAS MEET” by Laura Payne

Submitted to Contest #240

WHERE TWO SEAS MEET   The tent flap clapped and slapped in the howling wind. Sand bit into her face and skin. They had decided to sleep under canvas that night while the desert storm picked up, rather than wrapping themselves in sleeping bags under the shelter of the stars. The Bedouin, tasked to watch over the group, had built the large white marquee during the day but already the wind had whipped up, pulling at guys and pegs as they hefted it down into the moving sand. Part of her felt sad to be spending the night inside with the...

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“EMANATION” by Laura Payne

Submitted to Contest #239

EMANATIONYou never knew that she had an infirmity until she struggled through the garden door. The limp only became distinct as she dragged her left foot slightly. The clumsy movement scraped her trainer and the bottom of her jeans on the floor. The constant pressure meant that the jeans were roughed up and frayed at this spot and the trainer clearly showed signs of being worn away. Once I’d noticed the limp I could then see that the whole of her left side sat awkwardly on her body as if it hadn’t been sculpted out fully by her maker, b...

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Author bio

Formerly a journalist, I am now a psychotherapist and poet, including Mother Scattering, published by Wildfire Words and Owl’s Pellet by Coverstory Books in November 2022. I live on the beach in West Sussex, UK, with my partner & labrador dog Wilber. I have written four books: Nine Steps to A Mindful Life, and three art history compendiums.