Melanie J. Walker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Shallow Roots” by Melanie J. Walker

Submitted to Contest #91

SHALLOW ROOTS Melanie J. Walker The Hammond County Library is an oasis during the worst heat wave that’s shaken the States in the last fifty years. City living is unbearable in this stretch of days with no AC. This is the third day of most businesses being closed, including the editing firm I work for, and people are getting fidgety, some even belligerent. I trek here for solace, they must have the world’s largest generator; the lights keep shining through the evenings and the air conditioning keeps the place breathable. I’m no...

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“Tobacco Road” by Melanie J. Walker

Submitted to Contest #44

I drive the truck of a dead man. A man I met over twenty years ago. A man that became a second father to me. One that would fish with you by dawn, and tip back the whiskey with you at dusk. That’s where I met him, actually, at Woody’s Tavern down by the swamps. I was twenty-one and barely legal. He had just moved to the area, hearing the fishing was good and he was looking for a low-key place to retire to. Maybe low-key was the soul connection I was needing, what made us fast friends. We sat at the bar that night, him crying in his beer over...

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“Jackie Lee Is The Only One That Comes Knocking” by Melanie J. Walker

Submitted to Contest #43

I should have known when I saw the blackbird at the window. I should have known whatkind of day it was going to be when Jackie Lee came knocking. I should have known that hedoesn’t know all the things… but hey, I’m just a kid.Jackie Lee told me blackbirds at your window are just like the luck of heads-up pennies,or light switches going in the same direction. Jackie Lee insists it’s all in my head. He calls meMeathead Milo. I pretend not to care. Jackie Lee is the only one that comes knocking.He tells everyone that he was named after JFK. Eac...

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Author bio

Melanie J. Walker is an Indie author who has self-published a short story collection, The Ones That Live In My Head. Melanie is a self-proclaimed word nerd and book lover. When she is not writing or reading, you can find her in her studio painting portraits or creating collages while her record player spins old albums from the 60's and 70's.