Mia Berkstresser

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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2 Stories

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“Life and Pickles” by Mia Berkstresser

Submitted to Contest #75

“Come in, Ms. Fletcher.”  I moved from behind the desk and pulled up the comfortable chair.  “Would you like something to drink?  Water, coffee, pickle wine?”  I walked to the coffee bar underneath the window.  The window made the wood-paneled office cheerier, but it tended to fog up at times because I still used one of the old manual coffee makers.  Easier to make it to your liking, in my mind. “No, thank you.”  The woman glanced around the office and sat down, not really looking at me in particular.&nbsp...

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“Your Watch” by Mia Berkstresser

Submitted to Contest #47

You looked out the window and, not for the first time, thought about how wrong the weather forecast had been.  Last week they’d predicted that awful purple gel again, only for it to be clear and sunny, and consequently everyone had been running around all day looking like idiots in their protective gear.  Today, it was supposed to be clear and sunny, and yet here you were, watching the gentle fall of cornflakes.  Freaking cornflakes!  Were they never going to get it right? Well, no matter.  Today was the big day, an...

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Author bio

Mia is a extroverted college sophomore, an Atheist with a fondness for starting debates occasionally, and an instant coffee addict. You can find her on social media under the same name if you so desire.