Marquita Reed

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“The Pearl of the Universe” by Marquita Reed

Submitted to Contest #241

The Pearl of the Universe I come from a place in the night’s sky on the waist of Orion the hunter.  Like an accessory, the planet of Montoya dangles from his belt and no one on Earth knows it but me.  I get a deep longing between the months of November and February when the heavens open up and I see my world looking down on me.  Clearly, I see them seeing me and I look up into the sky and I remember.  It’s always when I remember, that I see the rolling hillsides and fresh waters.  Blades of grass in different color...

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“The Way of the Wind” by Marquita Reed

Submitted to Contest #240

Note: This story contains themes of death by disease and may be deemed sensitive in its nature and/or expressions. Water rushes forcefully into a white porcelain bathtub filling to the brim with essential oils and rose petals floating around.  The scent of relaxation fills the small bathroom in an even smaller apartment on the west side of a big city.  A thick, feminine hand opens the bathroom’s window and places a binder between the window and its pane to hold it open.  A train screeches past, rattling the entire room and...

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