LAURA Spiritualquest@earthlink.net

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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4 Stories

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“Paralyzed with Fear” by LAURA Spiritualquest@earthlink.net

Submitted to Contest #110

A huge dose of gratitude has been flooding me for the past 36 hours. They always say bad things happen in threes. We are fine, but we had a scare coming into the Teton Mountains. It was my idea for us to come through the Teton Pass as a short cut down into Jackson Hole, Wyoming even though the elevation was 8,300’ and we were towing a 36’ Montana fifth-wheel. We both felt sure our dual-wheeled Dodge 3500 could handle it. We’d been through Loveland Pass at 11,300’ a few months earlier with no problem. But there didn't ...

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“Pea-Soup Fog” by LAURA Spiritualquest@earthlink.net

Submitted to Contest #108

Pea-Soup Fog The cold salt spray stung my face, keeping me awake. This 60-degree ocean is no place to be without a wetsuit on. How long have I been in the water and how did this happen to me? ...

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“DAD DIED” by LAURA Spiritualquest@earthlink.net

Submitted to Contest #36

1040 words Dad Died Laura Lee Perkins, MS Dear Diary – Day 1 - Today was my 17th birthday. I got this diary as a gift today. Mom thought it might help if I wrote out my feelings. My father wasn’t here; he’s been dead for a week. WHY did he die now? Where is he? Why can’t I find him? I’ve been begging for some kind of sign from him. How can I know he...

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“A Quiet Wonder” by LAURA Spiritualquest@earthlink.net

Submitted to Contest #35

A QUIET WONDER 1265 words Laura Lee Perkins Perched on a large granite boulder near the water’s edge, I was near Acadia National Park in the community of Seawall. I’d promised myself that I’d make the 50-mile drive this year on the first day of spring! And here I was. The temperature was perfect; the sun glinted off incoming waves as silent sailing ships ...

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