Miriam P

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“A Perfect Fall” by Miriam P

Submitted to Contest #63

Rivka stood in the yard, and looked around. She didn't often manage to get up and dressed before her littles were also up and demanding her attention, but it was definitely worth the extra effort today. Fall was her favorite time of year. The leaves were just beginning to turn, and fall also meant that the fall holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Tzom Gedaliah, Yom Kippur, Sukkos, and Simchas Torah, were not far away. It made for a very busy three weeks, and a lot of meals to plan and cook, but she loved it. Now, where should they put the sukkah? They ...

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“Waiting Them Out” by Miriam P

Submitted to Contest #60

Java Leia stood in the doorway and peered into the distance. It was just starting to get dark, and there was a brilliant sunset. She stood watching it a moment longer, just soaking in the beauty. But it was her turn to check the boundaries and protections, so she finally adjusted her mask, took a shallow breath and headed out. The air quality had been improving of late, at least. That was a good thing. California had been burning for almost 70 years now, and the smoke had traveled all over the continent. The fires were finally dying down, pr...

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Author bio

I'm a fan of proper grammar, the Oxford comma, all things math, puns, science fiction and fantasy, various needlecrafts, me-made items and clothing, and my many children. Even the ones who write better than I do. (Some of them might write for Reedsy Prompts.) As I feel that Jews in general and Orthodox Jews in particular are rather underrepresented in fiction, and also because, even in fiction, "write what you know" is still good advice, many of my characters will be obviously observant Jews. Oh, and at some point I got set on maximum verbosity. There doesn't seem to be a way to reverse it. As such, I find the short story format particularly challenging. But being challenged can be a good thing.