Melinda Bunker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“Rediscovering A Passion” by Melinda Bunker

Submitted to Contest #46

        It was a fortunate accident happening upon it again. A passion she’d left on standby marking time until it could be rediscovered. A talent buried beneath the ever-expanding responsibilities of her life. Put on the back burner as if it had no importance. She didn’t mean to forget what the words meant to her. She had just lost sight of the gift she had, extorting it only for professional purposes. The grave limitations of her work had suffocated her joy for the art. Even after she’d escaped the w...

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“The Color On The Other Side Of The Fence” by Melinda Bunker

Submitted to Contest #45

Mary gets in her car, she slumps over the steering wheel and begins sobbing uncontrollably. How could Ian be gone? He had just been here two days ago. Mary’s mind flashed back to two days ago when she was in bed waking up to her husband kissing her forehead. Ian put his arm around Mary’s waist and whispered in her ear, “Wake up, honey. I gotta go to work.” Mary sat up in bed and Ian handed her a cup of coffee. “I gotta go but I wanted to say good morning and give you a kiss before I left.” said Ian. He kissed her softly and got up to leave. ...

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“An Unacknowledged Parting” by Melinda Bunker

Submitted to Contest #44

“Is that all?” Laura asked him, wondering if he’d catch on. She knew this was the last time she’d be seeing him and he wasn’t man enough to say it to her face. That’s what he had said when she wasn’t brave enough to kiss him for the first time, “Is that all?” A puzzled look crossed his face and a moment of silence before he spoke, “Yes, that’s all.” She couldn’t insist on the honesty she deserved without giving him the satisfaction of feeling that she couldn’t let go, so she just said “okay”. They hugged and said their good byes’ before part...

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