Melissa Lee

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2025

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3 Stories

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“Love is Brewing” by Melissa Lee

Submitted to Contest #290

JakeA bell jingles when I open the door to the coffee shop. The rich and nutty heavenly aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafts toward me as I take in the quaint, eclectic space. Light spills in the large windows, a circular table holding a group of elderly patrons laughing over their morning coffee sit to the left, and a large bookshelf dominates the wall in front of me. I don’t immediately see the counter to order coffee, but hearing the espresso machine whir, I start walking down the hallway on the right towards the back of...

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“Stolen Memories” by Melissa Lee

Submitted to Contest #289

The room is unfamiliar. I don’t know how I got here. Groggily, I blink the remnants of sleep out of my eyes and look around, disoriented. The room is sterile, like a hospital room, devoid of color and life. The walls are stark white. A small desk sits in front of the bed scattered with a few picture frames, but the faces are blurry from where I lay. A wooden rocker sits next to the bed with a soft blue afghan draped over the back. Dappled sunshine flits through the blinds as I continue to glance arou...

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“The Escape Plan” by Melissa Lee

Submitted to Contest #288

Outside the window, the garden sits in repose. A squirrel climbing up the tree is the only sign of life in the otherwise gray February landscape. Addison sits at the kitchen island with a feeling of exhaustion and apprehension. Everywhere she looks, there is something that needs done. The monsterera plant needs watered. The kitchen counters need cleared of the clutter from her busy family. The dishes in the sink need washed. But she continues to sit and stare out the window. The coffee she dran...

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