Lauren Ford

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Tree of Love” by Lauren Ford

Submitted to Contest #90

Una loved to read. Once those squiggly lines on a page finally took shape and started to mean something, she was hooked. She couldn’t be torn away from books for a moment. Because of this, Una wasn’t very popular. All of the other girls at school thought she was too bookish and didn’t socialize enough. They thought she was snooty because she would rather read than play. Una didn’t mind being unpopular. She found plenty of friends in the pages of her books. She adventured with pirates and fairies and cowboys. None of the girls...

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“Dinner for Two, Forever” by Lauren Ford

Submitted to Contest #81

Dishes clanged in the kitchen as he prepared the meal. She always loved his pasta. She never really wanted a fancy dinner date, instead every year she just asked for him to make some of his special pasta. He had never told her, but the sauce was store bought. He always had to take out the trash to hide the can of pasta sauce. At first he was too embarrassed to admit the truth, but then it became kind of a fun game to see how long it would go on. Plus, he kind of liked that she was so impressed with his culinary prowess. From his post...

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“Rain Storm” by Lauren Ford

Submitted to Contest #75

As Kristen unlocked the front door she was welcomed by a pile of dirty dishes in the sink, toys everywhere, and a note. Sorry the house is a mess. I was in a rush this morning. Plus you just do such a good job at cleaning up and seem to enjoy it. Have a good day. Kristen crumpled the note into a tiny ball and threw it on the floor as she screamed in frustration. She flopped onto the couch and cried. All she wanted was sleep after working all night. Fighting to keep her eyelids open, Kristen began to pick up the toys strewn all across t...

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“Greatest Joy” by Lauren Ford

Submitted to Contest #72

It was a day that looked almost like poetry sounds. It was the perfect morning for a wedding. The sun was just peeping through the yellow-orange trees in all her golden splendor. The birds were singing. The breeze blew in such a way that you felt wrapped up in its arms. The beauty of the day was not lost on Maura.. This is the perfect day. I just wish she were here with me, she thought. The biggest room in the house had long been abandoned, and looked as if no one had touched it in 20 years. Dust drifted through the sun streaks and settled o...

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“The Secret Ingredient” by Lauren Ford

Submitted to Contest #71

I got to the oven just in time before they burnt to a crisp. What did it matter anyway? Everyone expects women of a “certain age” to just love baking. But I just think it’s too much work for something you can buy from the store that’s just as good. And I really hate cookies. Especially snickerdoodles. But those were his favorite Christmas cookies. And everything had to be just perfect when he got here. In 30 minutes all of my family and friends will be arriving for the “35th Annual Astor Family Cookie Exchange.” Somehow it gets bigger...

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