Makereta Brown

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Opening” by Makereta Brown

Submitted to Contest #14

The gallery is packed. Isobel is the only one of Andy's siblings who has never treated him like a nuisance, a stupid baby, and a total loser. She maintains this stance despite the fact since childhood he has done very little to disabuse his family of the notion that he is all of these things.He doesn't know why his half-sister should extend him this courtesy. His own mother did, after all, pilfer Isobel's father off hers. And Andy's own birth effectively usurped her position as Baby of The Family. Nevertheless, the moment the assertive ...

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“The Heart-Shaped Frame” by Makereta Brown

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #11

I wasn't sure how Gerda might react after all this time, but I needn't have worried. She peered out from the door-frame with that frail hesitation that age and declining eyesight create in older folk. Then she uttered a little cry and threw her arms around me. Gerda was slightly stopped now and her frame carried the brittleness of advancing years. Still, her hug was surprisingly strong and I returned it with the sudden relief of a child returned home. When she finally stood back, she told me how tall and glamorous I'd become. And then ...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #11

The Heart-Shaped Frame – read story