Linda Juliano

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

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“Countdown Surprise” by Linda Juliano

Submitted to Contest #22

Dalia freezes mid-step when David walks through the door. Her heart pounds in her throat so violently she can’t swallow. The New Year’s party at the Chelsea’s mansion is in full swing, everyone singing, dancing and laughing, drunk on free-flowing champagne and their hopes for what the new year will bring. Dalia wrings her hands together, hearing only the pounding of her heart between her ears. David stands in the archway, hands buried in the pockets of his tuxedo pants, surveying the room when his gaze lands on Dalia. He glides toward her, h...

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Linda Juliano won runner-up in the Booksie flash fiction summer contest (2019), is a winner of a Writer’s Digest Magazine contest, and she has short stories published in online and print magazines such as Books ‘N Pieces, Across the Margin, Adelaide and Literary Juice. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Goodreads and lindajuliano.com.