Laurel Derouen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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3 Stories

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“Virus Virus, go away...” by Laurel Derouen

Submitted to Contest #34

It’s 7 AM and I am lying in bed wide awake listening to the rain pelting on the windowpanes. I wonder what my kids and I will do for exercise as jogging the track is out of the question today. The gyms are all closed because of the pandemic currently terrorizing the globe. I roll onto my side and grab my phone. I scroll through twitter for news updates. Things are looking pretty grim in Italy and Spain. I feel melancholic as I watch videos of doctors crying because they have to take ventilators away from senior citizens to help the younger f...

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“Slappy” by Laurel Derouen

Submitted to Contest #30

It was a dreary Friday evening and Alexis was exhausted as she drove home in her beat up old van from her position as intern for an interior designer. Today’s client was a bit of a bully and super hard to please. He was an attorney with a passion for country décor which was not her company’s area of expertise. Every fabulous suggestion her boss made was met with rude comments from this man. Alexis was grateful she had a full day of classes on Monday and would not have to work with him again. On the drive home, Alexis turned her though...

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“The Recurring Memory” by Laurel Derouen

I woke in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, feeling afraid. My dream, it was more like a memory from another lifetime. A past life. I didn't recognize the faces, but I did recognize the souls. My current lover and I were dancing onstage together. We've been lovers before.We swirled, pranced, twirled and leapt across the stage in unison. He vigorously lifted me above, with his solid capable arms and I soared. Steadily, he swept me through the air like a swan in flight. As I descended, falling into him, he held ...

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