Laurie Curtis Larmon

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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3 Stories

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“Payback” by Laurie Curtis Larmon

Submitted to Contest #94

Ashley went to her room, sat down on the bed, and rested her cheek on her knees as she hugged them to her. A single tear hit the denim of her jeans. Suddenly she turned angry. Is this what you want for me, God? To lose everything? She pounded her fists on the bed and grimaced. Well, I’m not going down without a fight! She swiped at her tears raising red marks on her cheeks. She got up to take a shower. Better to do it now before Chelsea comes in. She grabbed her towel and her pajamas and went in the bathroom. She undressed and turned the w...

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“I Feel So Inclined” by Laurie Curtis Larmon

Submitted to Contest #77

Mildred sat in her favorite chair by the window. In her lap was the afghan she had been crocheting for the last two months. She held it up and examined her progress. It was for her niece’s birthday in March – plenty of time to get it finished. Outside the window, a male and a female cardinal vied with an angry chickadee over the sunflower seeds in the feeder. The bright sun on the snow was blinding and made her eyes hurt. She went back to her crocheting. Her husband, Harold, had been outside puttering around in the shed. He suddenly burst t...

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“We Meet Again” by Laurie Curtis Larmon

Submitted to Contest #56

The heat rising from the tarmac took her breath away as stepped from the air-conditioned cabin onto the top of the stairs. She didn’t remember it being this hot the last time she was in Key West. Seems like before there had been bright sun but cool breezes that made it seem like paradise. Maybe once she got away from the airport on the center of the island and nearer to the beaches, she’d experience that once again. “Liz! Over here!” Her friend Madelyn jumped up and down and waved frantic...

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