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Submitted to Contest #101
HONK IF YOU DON’T EXIST By Mimi Mazzarella The traffic light turns from green to amber. I’m in a hurry to get to my mom’s. If the white Kia Soul in front of me speeds up a bit, both of us will be able to make it through in more than enough time. “Come on! Move it!” I yell inside my Chevy Sonic – not that anyone can hear. But way before the light turns red, the driver slows to a stop. I want blare my horn at him in disgust – and even roll down my window to holler a few choice nouns – but in deference to my great-gr...
Submitted to Contest #92
IT ROLLED DOWN THE HILLBy Mimi MazzarellaTHE OCCURRENCEAt first, all I heard was a grumbling, a sort of discontent. I guessed it was distant thunder that had slightly shaken the walls of my small, gabled-roofed cottage. I went to the front window, opened it, and looked out. The air was warm, and there was a light breeze. The moon – a waxing crescent – was a small silvery illumination on one side, and a faint but discernable shadow on the other.Staring up at the powdery clouds that softly drifted across the darkening sky, ...
Submitted to Contest #76
CONVERSATION FROM HELL AND BACKBy Mimi Mazzarella “Yes, may I help you?” asks the nasally operator. “HELL-oooo? Is this 411, Information?” gruffs the Prince of Darkness into the cell phone. “It certainly is, sir. Whom are you trying to reach?” “The Lord, King of kings,” says the Devil. “Seems I can’t get a direct line into Heaven.” “That’s because it’s a restricted number.” “Well, unrestrict it! I wanna speak to the Head-Honcho upstairs, Mr. God Almighty.” “An...
Submitted to Contest #58
ENDYMION Endymion was not a wise bird in the way that wild grackles are wise. He possessed virtually none of the innate skills that most of his species, namely "Quiscalus," possessed. This was because he had been stolen from his nest by Fred, a sadistic, preadolescent who entertained himself by mutilating and murdering innocent animals. Fred took delight in telling (and sometimes showing) his “circle of followers” how he pulled the legs off spiders, hammered in the shells of box turtles, and shot BB’s at squirrels...
Submitted to Contest #56
DID YOU MAKE IT TO THE MILKY WAY?TIERRA:Why did I allow Halley to convince me to meet this guy? Now, I’m stuck here outside the Galaxy Bar on a Friday night – freezing my butt off. A few days ago, my friend, Halley Tolymie – a science teacher from the Newton High School – asked me if I’d like to go on a blind date. Naturally, I declined – after all, set-ups like that never work out! However, when she casually added that the thirty-one-year-old guy was “tall, gorgeous and incredibly interesting,” I asked her where he worke...
Submitted to Contest #55
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? “Can you keep a secret?” blurts out Liz the instant Gabby's father answers his cellphone.“I’ve no time for games, Elizabeth,” Joe mumbles, rising from the sofa in the living room. “Just spill it.”“Our baby brother’s in JAIL…again.”Even from the kitchen, Gabrielle, can hear her father exhale sharply. "No big surprise," he snaps. "What’d the moron do now?”“Petty theft. He stole a case of tequila from Free Spirits Market along with $150.”Joe rakes his hand through his graying hair. “You mean to tell me,” he...
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