Maxine Burston

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

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“Living In The Wrong Story” by Maxine Burston

Submitted to Contest #162

I don’t even know why I bother looking at the menu at this point. I know what I am going to get and the waiter does as well because I have been here every damn Friday night for the past 3 weeks. The waiter knows and I know, I am going to put the menu down look up at him, smile and ask him for the Eggplant Parmesan as if I am trying it for the very first time and hope that it is as good as I have heard. Do I need to stop coming to this place? Why yes I do. Because let’s be honest the eggplant parmesan is not good in the slightest. But the pro...

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“My Timeline” by Maxine Burston

Submitted to Contest #132

Melody stared at herself in the mirror. She didn't recognize the woman staring back at her. She had been pretending to be what fits or is acceptable for so long, that she was anything more than a collection of others' opinions and thoughts. As Melody contemplated this, a ding from her phone alerted her that she had received a message from one of the few people who could get a smile from her with just their name popping up on her phone. Opening the text, appeared one word “Starbucks?” from Dan. She expected the daily text but it always gave h...

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