Mattea Cone

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2024

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“Husband and Wife” by Mattea Cone

Submitted to Contest #280

“Tell me what you’re thinking.”“I’m not.”“You’re not?”“No.”“Are you alright?”“I guess.”“You’re not giving me much to work with.”“I don’t know what you want me to tell you.”“Something. Anything.”“I want a divorce.”“Why?”“I just do. It’s not working.”“What about Clara?”“She’s old enough.”“You’re not thinking.”“I told you I wasn’t.”“This isn’t fair.”“Why not?”“I love you. Don’t you love me?”“Yes.”“So, why are you leaving?”“I don-” “Stop it. Stop with whatever you’re about to say.”“You wanted an explanation.”“I just don’t think I’m ready to hear...

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“Just Friends” by Mattea Cone

Submitted to Contest #276

Piece includes subtle mentioning of an abusive relationship + mental health. Reader’s discretion advised.I knew it was wrong for me to let it happen. When he walked through the library doors where I worked, something shook within me. His face was somehow new to me. Something lost in time to me. Could this be a face I knew from seven years ago in middle school? I had wondered. But this story really begins with that day. When I had realized I was giving in to a decision that would alter all I thought I knew.Suddenly, the old draw to hang ...

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