Nancy Graham Holm

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

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“Your Lips Are Cold” by Nancy Graham Holm

“Your lips are cold.”“No surprise. I’ve been waiting outside for you.”“Did my text message surprise you?”“Surprise me? I must’ve read it five times.” “I’m sorry, Mark.”“You’re sorry. It’s entirely my fault!”“It’s my fault, too.“No. I should have been more careful.”“Well?”“Well, what?”“What are you going to do?”“What am I going to do?”“What are we going to do?”“Don’t get angry. It doesn’t help.”“Of course. But arguing just makes things worse.”“Right.”“So, what are we going to do?”“I have a friend a...

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“Salvation: how Mr. O’Brien and my borrowed Jewish childhood gave me self-respect.” by Nancy Graham Holm

Submitted to Contest #198

I was ten years old in 1953 when the American Government executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for being Soviet spies. I went to school the next day, but nobody was there. Instead, the teachers sat in empty classrooms smoking cigarettes and commenting about “the Commie Jews” who got what they deserved. Then, they told me to go home.I remember walking and wondering about these Rosenberg people. What had they done? What exactly was a Commie? Why had I been the only child in school? I guessed it was related to ...

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“Hunger, A Love Story” by Nancy Graham Holm

Submitted to Contest #191

Hunger, A Love Story by Nancy Graham HolmHome delivery service in rural California was standard during the Covid19 pandemic, and Amelia was grateful for it, especially since the delivery boy was so attractive. Tall. Muscular. Light blue eyes framed by dark curly hair – someone her granddaughters would say is "hot."Nobody would suspect this 80-year-old woman was nurturing a craving buried in her memories. Lust. She smiled w...

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