Loretta Moore

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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“Where Could I Be” by Loretta Moore

Where Could I Be By Loretta Moore     A wall of water washed over me, thirty-year-old, single Larry Jackson and I struggled against it as it pushed me downward toward death’s cold embrace. I fought hard to hold on to life but found myself drifting into a frightening, dark watery mass...

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“A BLACK MALE IN AMERICA 'NEVER' BREATHES FREELY” by Loretta Moore

“A Black Male in America ‘Never’ Breathes Freely”    “Mom, I worry about how I’m seen. I feel insecure every time I’m visible, anytime I’m outside, even outside to care for my yard I feel vulnerable. I always feel...

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“THE HANSLEYVILLE MURDER MYSTERY” by Loretta Moore

  THE HANSLEYVILLE MURDER MYSTERY   Hansleyville, Delaware’s location, with its strong link to the past is perfect for the manifestation of ‘Mystery.’ The dead body of Earl Hansley Aldridge was found on the grounds of his estate. How his death really occurred remains on the minds of everyone.         Looking back in time, then landlord Earl Hansley Aldridge promised a large reward for Roy Mills’ part in his boot...

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“PARTS OF DELAWARE DESCRIBED” by Loretta Moore

“Parts of Delaware Described”  The Delmarva Penisula, the region about which I’m describing in my journal took place in 1980 when I drove there from Pennsylvania, where I’m from. Immediately, coming upon the eastern shore of America I sensed something mysterious, metaphysical, and mystical about the watery environment seeming in command: histrionic and universal qualities with Aegean and Arcadian components cast brooding shadows on the surroundings-the deepest shadows appearing across the...

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“OUT OF A CHILLY FOG” by Loretta Moore

              OUT OF A CHILLY FOG      The winter of 1976, in Hansleyville, Delaware, under the cover of a chilly fog, tall, brown-skinned Charles Whitney began a solitary stroll across his 250-acre of corn, barley, soybean and wheat fields....

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“DELORES' LOVE, IKE” by Loretta Moore

DELORES’ LOVE, IKE       Around 1960, the most prosperous business in Groves Place, Delaware’s Black community has for a long time been Wright’s Funeral Services, owned by fifty-nine-year-old Herbert Wright. His grown sons, Douglas, Leonard and Louis are co-owners of the family business. Delores, Herbert’s wife and mother of their children, is an attractive, well-bred woman. Delores Wright has everything, but regrettably...

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“LOVE AND LOVERS” by Loretta Moore

LOVE AND LOVERS   Forty-year-old Salome Ughani realized the power she had over young diplomat Eddie Ramsey, just twenty-seven. Romance between them crystalized from the moment she walked into his office at the Embassy one day and they locked eyes. The older woman and much younger man became lost in a sea of love. There were times when she could not bring herself to that disposition, when she felt stripped of all reason because of her compelling love, a married woman for another man, and someone ...

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