M.M Parke

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

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2 Stories

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“999” by M.M Parke

[Content Warning: Death, Suicide, & Inappropriate Language]EzraNine years, nine months, nine days since you.Riding on the packed bus at night, Ezra leaned against the yellow pole, heading to the same job he’s had since high school, still stuck in the town he was born and raised in. Everyday the thought of leaving flitted across his mind, and everyday the same hope grounded him here: she might come back. He closed his eyes, and her violet eyes smiled at him, the ghostly wind-chime of her laughter sent delicious chills down his arms, and t...

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“The Gardener and the Roses” by M.M Parke

Submitted to Contest #162

August pretended reading the Dark Rose cafe’s menu, though she had memorized every sweet and savory pastry down to the bitter espresso when she found this hidden gemstone a year ago. In the downtown sector of a small farming town, the cafe sunbathed on the corner of a four-way street during the afternoon. August sat at a high table by the floor to the ceiling window, with faded remnants of children’s fingerprints. She listened to the soothing jingle of customers gliding in and out of the cafe, the strumming of the harp playing softly through...

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Author bio

A Canadian and California aspiring fantasy, romance, and thriller writer. A barista and baker by day, a mousey writer at dawn and dusk, and an outright book hoarder.