Melissa Temen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2024

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“Next Time, Perhaps” by Melissa Temen

Submitted to Contest #286

“It's been a long time,” she said, “but I'd know that face anywhere.”He smiled knowingly, slowly looking up to meet her eyes. “Hey there,’ he said, “You look nice.” She let out an uneasy laugh. “No, I don’t but thank you. Life has not been kind to me. I never found my place. I’m starting to think maybe I just don’t have one.”He gently touched her face. “You will always have a place with me, my love.”“What is worse?" she asked him, "To never belong and to be alone all your life? Or to be forced to be something that I am not? You know I c...

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“I Had Nearly Forgotten His Name” by Melissa Temen

Submitted to Contest #278

I hadn't thought about him in about a year when the letter arrived. It was a rare occasion that I received a hand-written letter, so it caught my eye immediately when I pulled it from the box. The name seemed familiar, but I had to take a pause before it occurred to me it was him. Once I realized who he was, my heart began to race. After we ended 10 years ago, I cut him off completely. If I hadn't, the cycle would just keep going. We weren't ever friends... it was always something just a little north or south of that. We'd break up, somethi...

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