Laurie Bodin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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“Better Late Than Never” by Laurie Bodin

Submitted to Contest #249

Better Late than Never “Leah, what the hell are you doing? I called you twenty minutes ago to get up and get ready to go-we’re running late!” Nora tried to keep her voice calm, as she confronted her fifteen-year-old daughter, who was lounging casually on her pillows, clad in bright orange pajama pants and yellow tank top, fingers tapping out a steady staccato on her iPhone screen. “Geez, Mom, chill out, what’s the big deal, when aren’t we running late? You should be used to it.” The snarky tone in Leah’s response was the same one she so...

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“Gone With the Wind” by Laurie Bodin

Submitted to Contest #240

Gone with the Wind     “C’mon, boys, let’s go out for our walk,” Maggie called to her two large yellow labs as she grabbed the leashes hanging from hooks on the wall of the garage. Libby and Tucker came bounding at her eagerly, grunting and snorting, anticipating the freedom of exploring beyond the confines of their yard; glorious new smells, snow drifts to conquer, dead grass mounds and shrubbery on which to lift a leg or squat, thereby marking the territory as their own. The articulation of the simple four-letter word, ...

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