Lavinia Hughes

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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14 Stories

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“Letter Carrier” by Lavinia Hughes

           He woke up five minutes before the 5:30 a.m. alarm buzzed its annoying buzz. It was still dark. On autopilot, the letter carrier went down to the kitchen, made himself a cup of instant coffee, which he liked despite the eye-rolling his daughter always aimed at it, and toasted a piece of bread for his usual breakfast. He got dressed in his postal service mail carrier uniform, wh...

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“Spring Equinox” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #86

SPRING EQUINOX Written by Lavinia M. Hughes 1994: PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. Ecstatic at not having to bundle up in three layers of clothing, Stephanie hopped in her car and headed for Route 6 in Provincetown from her home in Truro, the neighboring town. She didn’t mi...

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“Crystal Clear” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #78

CRYSTAL CLEAR By Lavinia M. Hughes     With a grunt, she hauled her 63-year old overweight body out of her 15-year old car. Her brother called it “a beater” which bothered Ida Bumpus not a whit. She fished her faded tote bag, the one the bank gave her for opening up a checking account, out of th...

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“Mini-Me” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #75

MINI-ME By Lavinia M. Hughes     Loretta Draper arrived home after a punishing commute of icy roads, witnessed accidents, and detours to a kitchen of chaos. The table was covered with the ruins of a pasta supper, tomato sauce dripped down the front of her white stove, and the sink was filled w...

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“The Beat Goes On” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #73

THE BEAT GOES ON By Lavinia M. Hughes     Reed zipped up his wool coat to his neck to keep out the arctic winds blowing off of Boylston Street. His insulated gloves were at least doing the trick, keeping his hands warm. He always took good care o...

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“My Sicilian Roots” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #72

MY SICILIAN ROOTS By Lavinia M. Hughes     I walked to my mailbox and took out the pile of mail within. As I walked back up the driveway, I flipped through the usual dreck that was delivered daily. No, I didn’t want to sell my house even if “inventory was down and property values were up” in my area. I didn’t want to b...

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“For Whom the Cookie Tolls” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #71

FOR WHOM THE COOKIE TOLLS By Lavinia M. Hughes     “Mom always liked you best, Nick! You’re such a goody-two-shoes. You’re so damned square, you’re practically Amish,” said Ray, Nick’s 20-year old elder brother.

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“Floored” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #70

FLOORED By Lavinia M. Hughes     It figures that my best friend Darla would let me take the rap. That’s always been a thing with her. When things go wrong it’s always someone else’s fault. Of course, I did have my own ill-advised actions to atone...

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“Lazy Boy” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #68

LAZY BOY By Lavinia M. Hughes BOSTON SEACOAST MAGAZINE, Nov. 20, 2020 An Analysis of A Wasted Life     Vincent McNulty never did like to work. When he was in grade school, he figured out that he could pay...

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“Soul Leaves” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #63

SOUL LEAVES By Lavinia M. Hughes     Victor Braley waved a cheery goodbye to his dinner guests, each happily clutching a small 24-karat gold pumpkin filled with the most delicious foil-wrapped Lake Champlain chocolates from Vermont. He turned to his stylish wife, Lucy, and said,...

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“Dreamcatcher” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #59

Lavinia M. Hughes                           Word Count: 1,766 LHughes4277@gmail.com #204 775 East Falmouth Highway East Falmouth, MA 02536 U.S.A.

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“Power Walk” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #58

    I packed up my things in my office tote bag—overstuffed purse, insulated lunch bag, and extra shoes because my new ones were tight. Digging out my car keys, I looked over at Julie, my workmate, former secretarial schoolmate, and one of my best friends.       “Julie, are you coming? It’s 5:00.       “No, Laura, she needs this typed for her early morning meeting tomorrow.”   &...

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“Where There's A Will There's A Way” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #57

  WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY   By Lavinia M. Hughes     BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS: 1989.     My name is Eva Wingfield and I’m glad to be able to tell my story. I am often marginalized as the spinster in the family.    “Oh, Aun...

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“The Cottage” by Lavinia Hughes

Submitted to Contest #53

Lavinia M. Hughes                           Word Count: 1,733 LHughes4277@gmail.com #204 775 East Falmouth Highway East Falmouth, MA 02536 U.S.A.

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Author bio

Lavinia M. Hughes, a native New Englander, is the author of 3 collections of paranormal short stories entitled "Enter Through the Crawlspace," "Enter Through the Bulkhead," and "Enter Through the Alleyway." She has also written an instructional cookbook entitled "An iGen Cookbook for the Unskilled". She is the co-author of three novels: "Newtucket Island," "Training Ship," and "Cape Car Blues." All books are available at BN.con (Barnes and Noble). She has also co-authored seven screenplays: Cape Car Blues, Freeport Fred’s Valiant Summer, Get Together, Golf Cart Ranger, Plimsoll, Training Ship, and What We Can’t Know, synopses of which are available at http://RichardGHughes.superscreenplay.com She lives and writes with her husband Richard Hughes in their Waquoit Village home in Falmouth, Massachusetts.