Laura Zientek

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

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“The Letter” by Laura Zientek

Submitted to Contest #282

Jane had made it all the way to the door, her hand raised, before her body locked up and she couldn’t will it into motion.  She stood frozen, taking in the details of the door in front of her.  The brass knocker that no one really used.  The wreath still hanging despite the end of the holidays.  The blue paint craggy over the multiple coats layered on year after year.  She also noted the lack of camera assisted doorbell technology, thankful that no one would be witness to her indecision.  Time passed in a way th...

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“Sister” by Laura Zientek

Submitted to Contest #276

I don’t remember our first meeting but if family lore is to be believed, I was so taken by her that I offered up my most prized possession at our first encounter. The blanket was softened from repeated washings. It was covered on one side in the bright pastel emotions of the Care Bears and on the other with a soft silky fabric, a texture and feeling so ingrained in me that I will likely seek it out as a comfort for the rest of life. I have a good reason for not remembering this encounter as I was not even two at the time and m...

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I'm a teacher and a mom and a reader and a writer who would like to be a writer and a mom and a reader and a teacher.