Lauren Tobin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Pest control” by Lauren Tobin

Submitted to Contest #44

It was like a game of Clue – Lynette in the living room with the brass lamp. Except this wasn’t a board game, and this wasn’t Mr. Boddie laying in my living room floor. I, Lynette Whitesmith, just killed Craig, the pest control man.It had been so long since I’d slept this well. The knocking on the front door came faint at first and I thought I was dreaming. As it became louder, I became more aware, opening my eyes, seeing the break of morning light through my bedroom blinds. The babies would be up soon.The sound came again – a push on the d...

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“The boy in my dreams” by Lauren Tobin

Submitted to Contest #42

I dream of a boy frequently.At least once a week, I see his light brown skin, the chocolate pools of his eyes, the loose curls of his hair, hanging down near his face. I see his hands, big and strong, the hands of a boy who will soon be a man.He is a teenager with the build and bone structure of a grown man, but the mischievous spark of a child in his eyes.I see a slideshow of pictures from the time he was a little boy to a teenager. There he is in front of a birthday cake with candles illuminating his face, or clothed in a camouflage hoodie...

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Author bio

Mostly a mom, but I used to be a news reporter and fun person.