Melissa M Eagen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“My Father Was Good” by Melissa M Eagen

Submitted to Contest #68

My father has always been good to me.He would give me money to go to the store and a list. "Don't forget!" He would say, ushering me out the door.I wouldn't forget. How could I? I would get a scolding of a lifetime. Frankly, I couldn't even return home if I happened to forget....Mother liked to pray in her room where I wasn't allowed. She was a religious woman of middle-class stature. Not because we had money, but because in her mind she was somew...

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“My Rhapsody ” by Melissa M Eagen

Submitted to Contest #67

My room was lavishly decorated with stolen goods from all sorts of brands, the floor littered with dollar bills from the profits I had managed to collect despite being only sixteen years old. That was high school age, and already I had made enough to make the high achieving and part timely working students look like fools throwing their lives away for the good of a world that only paid them in grades and minimum wages.<...

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“What I Saw That Day” by Melissa M Eagen

Submitted to Contest #65

She peeked out from behind the door, her eyes sparkling. White rabbit ears were nestled in her hair, and she had made realistic looking paws. "I'm ready! Im ready! Lets go already!" She was my little sister, all decked out for her first time trick of treating. Mom had to work late, so she had tasked me with the job. "Poe, wear these!" My face paled as my sister pulled out a matching pair of w...

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“Halloween Night” by Melissa M Eagen

Submitted to Contest #65

It wasn't his idea. It was hers. She had wanted to do something "Different" this halloween. They had spent every halloween together, without fail-for six years straight. Well, they definitely were "chilling" to the bone. "Hey-Kara. I think we've been here long enough." Kara ran her hand through her hair, puffing out her cheeks as if the thought of leaving never occurred to her. Well, maybe tha...

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Author bio

Susquehanna student, lover of horror. Just trying to improve my writing.