Lisa Carpenter

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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“What Happens When the Power Goes Out” by Lisa Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #58

What Happens When the Power Goes Out Collective groans as the flat screen that was just showing a movie scene from Mulan went black. The overhead fan was slowing down, all of the lights flickered then the family was plunged into total and complete darkness. The house robbed of all of its mechanical hums was a loud all-encompassing silence. As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, they could see their reflections on the sliding glass doors adjacent to the flat screen mounted over the fireplace mantle. The mirror-like im...

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“How I Became Famous” by Lisa Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #57

How I Became FamousMorton steered his car around the winding road that leads him home. The 25-year-old car was held together with hope, a prayer, and a great deal of duct tape. Knowing that his turning signal only worked when it was so inclined, he flicked the lever in the upright position but the windshield wipers were engaged instead. The driver speeding on his bumper behind him grew impatient as Morton’s brake lights came on as he maneuvered his jalopy in between the narrow opening of two trees flanking the driveway. As exp...

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