Melissa Rea

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Bargain” by Melissa Rea

Submitted to Contest #188

Two hundred feet below the earth a dark figure stood in a black Italian suit, waiting. His shirt was black silk and his tie crimson, just for fun. It wasn’t a color he particularly liked, but it he thought it expected of him. He did not like to wait. Someone was going to be disciplined. The door slid open with the whoosh of an airlock. The blast of warm air hit his face and he closed his eyes with the pleasure of it. The girl behind the door dropped the papers in her arms when she saw him. ...

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“The Gondolier” by Melissa Rea

Submitted to Contest #179

Amanda didn’t really want to drown herself in one of the lovely canals of Venice, but the pain in her heart felt as if it might tear her in two. How could she have been so stupid? Sitting beside the Grand Canal had always been her dream. This last evening of the year, with the setting sun painting the bobbing gondolas silver in its fading light, she could no longer see the beauty. “Another cappuccino, Senora?” said the waiter in his gleaming white jacket and black tie. “Sure.” Did calories really matter to her anymore? ...

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“A Fly On The Wall” by Melissa Rea

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #164

A Fly On The Wall Where I come from is dark, dank and no one lives longer than a day. Except for me that is. My name is Roscoe T. Fly. I am a fruit fly, by trade and watching humans is my game. Those whose faces I now find reflected in the shiny red facets of my compound eyes, are far more interesting than most. Perhaps you will watch with me a while? I can’t read human minds, but a fly sees things and learns. I think one of the...

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“Being Martha” by Melissa Rea

Submitted to Contest #161

Being Martha Martha Evans knew she shouldn’t have made the second pecan pie. Louella Davis being dead only required one pie for the visitation. The only reason for the second one was her own sweet tooth. Dr. Watson was going to have a blue blazes fit when she saw Martha’s blood sugar numbers next week. Eighty seven years might be enough time on this earth and if pecan pie was going to kill her, so be it....

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #164

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