Lily Finch

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“And then I....” by Lily Finch

“Do it!” Shayne encouraged.“ You’ve always wanted to, and now you’re in a position to do it finally.” “I don’t know. It could cause a lot of unpleasantries to many.” Mindy mumbled. “Well, yeah, but you were always so sure before. What’s changed?” Shayne leaned in with brows raised.“It’s not that something has changed for me so much as I know now that soon after, people would know it was me. That’s a heavy burden.” Mindy hesitated.“For what? All of three or f...

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“If My Chip Glitched Again” by Lily Finch

[Mention of smoking Jays]So I’m driving to the university. I gave myself plenty of time as I placed my parking pass on my dash. I park. What is this now? I’m at my girlfriend's house, and we’re smoking a jay. I tell a joke, and she laughs before I get to the punchline. She’s out of control. She’s eating popcorn, but it’s still on the cob. I look at her and say, “this isn’t right. Someone is messing with me.”“Nobody is messing with you. C’mon, relax.”Suddenly I'm ...

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“Unplugged Destiny” by Lily Finch

My car tells me my schedule for the day while it drives me to work as my servapeep shaves my face, washes it and then brushes my teeth. I’ve already eaten at home from my valapeep who also dresses me and brings my car to the front door. It is the same pattern daily, with routine being the key. Timing and synchronization are merely givens as I arrive to work ahead of everyone else. Carltonpeep, the doorman, takes my coat, leaving me in my three-piece suit. Upstairs in my office, I can already hear my clonapeep taking care of business in ou...

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“Buly's Fast Food Drive-thru” by Lily Finch

“Welcome to Buly’s. May I take your order?”“I’ll have a number two with double pickles. No onions, please. Thank you.”“Ah, would you like fries and a drink with that for an upcharge of three dollars today?”“Did I ask for fries and a drink? I could have sworn I asked for a number two with double pickles and no onions.”“If you could just pull up to the drive-thru park, please? Someone will run that right out to you as soon as it’s ready. Pull up to the first windows, pl...

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“An Unlikely Marriage” by Lily Finch

“You are an absolute idiot! That’s been bothering me for a while, but I’ve decided to let’er rip today.” Jamie giggled so everyone else would not surmise what was happening if they saw the two talking.  Jamie’s desk was immaculate, while Max’s, well, nobody even knew if there was still a desk or if it was just mounds of paper discarded and meant for recycling. She was a vision of cleanliness, known fo...

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“Betsy & Boss” by Lily Finch

It was the strangest thing. We arrived home with our house door open and our alarm going off. There was no evidence that the security home system people checked out the scene, nor had they notified us about the alarm going off. Furthermore, the front step had been swept of all the snow.It was the night of my wife’s acceptance speech into the Faculty of Education as the Dean of Education. It was a big deal, and all the faculty members admired her. There was nobody more qualified than my Betsy. She also worked as a Faculty...

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“Roxy” by Lily Finch

Oh my God! There she is again! I wish I could just disappear sometimes. I can’t believe all the places she could’ve gone tonight. She shows up here, where I will be partying tonight. What are the odds? Damn! His thoughts were all about Roxy. What else was new?I guess I can’t blame her, either. We both have impeccable taste. I just didn’t want to see her at this moment in time. Not dressed like that anyway. I suddenly felt like she was going to get the attention she probably wanted, but since I came in, she t...

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“"Climb Every Mountain"” by Lily Finch

Please note: If your name is mentioned at the bottom, yes, you can go ahead and cheat. Scroll down and look without reading. That's fine. But then see how far you get with the challenge. Smarty pants! It is all in jest. If I forgot your name. Please forgive me. I have a brain injury, you know. Geez, some people's kids!Remember the Sound of Music? The nuns singing that dreadful song, Climb Every Mountain? (We're going to do that together right now. So get ready.) Try imagining that song right now. How does that m...

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“B&A. Next Door Neighbours.” by Lily Finch

The short boat ride across from the island to the mainland was all open sea, which meant the wind was downright chilly despite being on the West Coast. We three all climbed into their boat to visit their cabin that two years earlier Hank had built with his hard work, determination, and skill. Being a carpenter wasn’t his full-time job by any means, but he was that guy who could do anything he wanted, just like I was the kind of gal who could do anything I wanted. I was pushing thirty, and so were they. Nadine, his w...

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“Lilah’s Awakening; Nature Style” by Lily Finch

When the world is crashing down with no chance of making the best of what’s around, it’s time to retreat. Not to a foreign country or a vacation destination. Instead, a cabin in the far backcountry that has not seen other humans for a long time; forgets how to accommodate such a beast. Soon enough, the human will know the creatures in and around the cabin where the field mice, hare, deer, coyotes, owls, wolves, and moose run rampant, yet seem to balance their existences harmoniously in such a peaceful co-existence th...

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“No More Lady Luck” by Lily Finch

No More Lady LuckThe writing community was a big stretch of the imagination for her; someone who could not emote trying to write creatively. How could she possibly hope to evoke powerful emotion in her readers if she could no longer feel it? It seemed oxymoronic to her mind. But then she met another person who paid careful attention to her writing pieces. What luck she had! She thought.Her writing slowly went from bad to better, and she kept striving for the top. There was no coincidence these two found...

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“A Casino Caper” by Lily Finch

A Casino CaperThe bells rang loudly as the woman screamed; she won at the slot machines! Sometimes the machines did pay out but usually only after taking much more of your money than you were getting back. The fool! Everyone on this floor knew who won big because of all the commotion. She would for sure be mugged tonight. It would be a shame to miss it, but Dan was swamped with real work pulling a double undercover at the casino instead. His partner, Drake, would soon be along to play some ...

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“Lover's Lane Lookout” by Lily Finch

Music and laughter raised the roof at the annual September Dance in town. Nina and Simone were having a ball. Dancing and flirting, getting to learn some new steps. The guys were handsome and dressed for dancing. Cheer and good tidings were everywhere.   Sam and Brian were out for some fun and had had their share of dances already tonight, but they both asked the girls to dance, and the four floated acros...

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“The 12 Ouncer” by Lily Finch

 The Twelve Ouncer ‘The 12 Ouncer Bar and Grill boasts a pretty mean burger, real meat or a non-veggie kind; it also has Persephone’s Pit in the middle of the floor near the restroom doors. If you’ve had one too many and attempt to go to the restroom, you risk disappearing into the pit, so the rumours go.  But I know that every year on New Year’s Eve, one lucky recipient wins Grandma’s Yarn and an opportunity to talk to the dead. Jay, the owner, keeps the formula he uses for determining the winner each yea...

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“CHRISTMAS & A STEP OFF THE CHAIR” by Lily Finch

[MENTAL HEALTH & SUICIDE]Julie’da A Chose Julie looked around and saw nobody was left to see her for her. Julie couldn’t cry anymore, nor despair any longer; instead, Julie put on a smile and hugged and kissed all of the family who came. Julie faked what Julie could, and when Julie couldn’t, Julie was silent. Nothing is worse than to be surrounded by people and feel no warmth. Always alone. There was no answer for Julie. Her counsell...

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Author bio

TODAY: In 1899, Chinese novelist and dramatist Lao She is born.