Lila Weiser

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

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“To the Hinge Date who took me to the Portland Art Museum” by Lila Weiser

Submitted to Contest #242

Medium: Art MuseumArtist: Two young adults- strangers- on a first dateCa: Early September 2023Title: The first question you had asked was what is your favorite type of art? I stuttered, said I didn’t know. (Give him nothing, girl!) I wasn’t expecting that question.You still liked me, though. What did you see in me? (That I can’t see in myself?) I don’t think I have a favorite type of art. I’m not sure.The guy(s) I previously had(n’t) gone out with had never asked. (I had only gone out with them in my head).I was wearing my white Ni...

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“Nate” by Lila Weiser

Submitted to Contest #233

I go on a date with a man named Nate. I giggle to myself on the way there: a date with Nate. We’re going to a fancy bar in the west end. I don’t drink. Over this, too, I giggle to myself, though it’s less a whimsical giggle, as with the rhyme, and more a self-deprecating giggle. I suggested the bar. I told Nate I don’t drink. He did not suggest an alternative. Bar dates are just what you do, I think.  I was home...

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In middle school, I joined a club called Power of the Pen. We had 40 minutes to write a short story each week, which were then judged in a tournament that went up to the state level. To re-inspire myself, I decided this year I will give myself 40 minutes to write a short story each week. Enjoy!