Lynne Street

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (3)

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“Richman, Poor Man” by Lynne Street

Submitted to Contest #69

After the three hectic days of all five adult children arriving – with partners and progeny – and moving in, unpacking, and rearranging furniture to “how it used to be”, Mom Richman – Gladys - was exhausted, physically and emotionally, after the verbal battles between her offspring. She sat on the window seat in a bay window overlooking her perfectly manicured rose garden, with the heavy brocade curtains pulled closed, h...

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“Meek to Wild” by Lynne Street

Submitted to Contest #66

 A YEAR SHY of turning sixty, Becca realised the cause of her anxiety and misery. Married, with now-adult children she rarely saw – admitting they had job commitments – she’d had plenty of time to think about her misery. And how much she hated her misery. From that realisation after suddenly succumbing to her old friend – the one-in-a-million neurological condition that had laid her low thirteen years befo...

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“How The Lake Burns _ 1st half of a bigger story” by Lynne Street

By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire. I was livid. Old Jack knew I’d promised Little Jack he would be there for the bonfire. Hell, he’d worked for it – he’d raked leaves into the yard from beyond the boundary, and helped Old Jack get them piled up into the biggest leaf pile we’d ever seen.  And Old Jack and I had promised him. He’d said nothing to indicate Little Jack would miss the fun....

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Author bio

I love writing - non-fiction and fiction - and have been responding to prompts for a fair few years now. Reedsy is a new venue for me, and I'm keen to both enter the contests and read what other writers have submitted.