Lauren Greenan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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“A Chance to Start Again” by Lauren Greenan

Submitted to Contest #54

I wait under the cherry blossom trees on Fifth Avenue. A breeze shuffles through my coat, brushing against my bones and ruffling petals free overhead. They spiral around me, pink flushing the air until the wind drops and they drift to the ground. To be trodden on by the soulless soles of New Yorkers.He is late. My fingers tap out a salsa on my worn denims, the bitten edges of my nails angry and red. A childhood habit, brought on again in times of stress. I resist the urge to nibble a hangnail. I must appear confident. I feel anythi...

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“The Long Summer” by Lauren Greenan

Submitted to Contest #53

A bead of sweat trickles down my nose, drip, drip, dripping off the end to my chin. There it pools, stagnates. My hand forces its way through the thick air and pushes through the puddle, swiping my chin dry. My hand falls, bounces to rest on the yellowing grass. I keep my eyes closed, ignoring the demanding rays of the sun. Then: another droplet. This one falls from my forehead to my ear, tickling my lobe. I shake my head gently, but it refuses to dislodge. Before I can wipe it, my eyebrow is moist and sending rivulets down m...

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